Seating Allocated

[Pottel]

I am happy with row 1 in rah...got slightly worse seats in Bremen as a payback, but in most of the shows I got really nice sats.  I am (again) satisfied with mkcom

[zeusjazmin]

i was on holiday when the presale started, so didnt get booked untill 2 days later,still managed to get block jj row f in glasgow so very pleased with my tickets.

[Mona Dee]

In Bremen I got row 10 in the center , places 31 and 32 , I hope I will even see the stage, because I

[dannyjun]

This is the first time I bought tickets via MK.com. Floor Sector 002, row 2, seat(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...great!!

[Barzofarhyme]

Really disappointed tbh 
RAH June 1st Arena B Row 11.Booked through MK.com and transaction was through seconds after it opened for pre-sale. First time ever in the Albert Hall after years of visiting the soul-less NEC/LG Arena in Birmingham and was really hoping to be a little closer. Wasnt expecting front row obviously but thought i might get in the first 4 or 5 rows. Still,i'm sure it'll sound fantastic whatever the seats.

[tunnel85]

Really disappointed tbh 
RAH June 1st Arena B Row 11.Booked through MK.com and transaction was through seconds after it opened for pre-sale. First time ever in the Albert Hall after years of visiting the soul-less NEC/LG Arena in Birmingham and was really hoping to be a little closer. Wasnt expecting front row obviously but thought i might get in the first 4 or 5 rows. Still,i'm sure it'll sound fantastic whatever the seats.

same story here. 
How many tix did you order ? Only one ? If so, you have the answer. 
Lets discuss

[binone]

I bought only 1 ticket  an I have  row 2, just in the middle.

[Barzofarhyme]

Really disappointed tbh 
RAH June 1st Arena B Row 11.Booked through MK.com and transaction was through seconds after it opened for pre-sale. First time ever in the Albert Hall after years of visiting the soul-less NEC/LG Arena in Birmingham and was really hoping to be a little closer. Wasnt expecting front row obviously but thought i might get in the first 4 or 5 rows. Still,i'm sure it'll sound fantastic whatever the seats.

same story here. 
How many tix did you order ? Only one ? If so, you have the answer. 
Lets discuss

No. Ordered two tickets. have seats number 9 and 10 .

[tunnel85]

I bought only 1 ticket  an I have  row 2, just in the middle.

congratulations. I'm very pleased to read that.
 
it gives hope for future presale although I don't trust Crocky's staff anymore.

[tunnel85]

My understanding of seating allocations is that someone at Crocky's has decided they want to play Tetris during 4-6 weeks.
They have a list of ticket orders and a seating map. Here we go. 

At the beginning (the first rows)  it's very easy, first in first served. Inevitably, they quickly get overloaded when too many big 4,5,6 seat blocks. All the seats must be in the same row, very complicated. Must delay to next row. That allows them to fill the previous row with whatever they want. You may get lucky. Or not.
Another strategy is to preferably put the big blocks in the middle and small one on side.
Sometimes last minute there's a guy in the crew who needs 2 great tickets to impress a girl. No problem, they have 4-6 weeks to release the seating map. Two people will disappear from 1st row  and ...  they will probably spend the rest of life wondering how come they were so quick and got only 15th row...

What I'm saying is for most people it will be first in first served and a few ones may not understand.

Two years ago, the ticket I actually got at one venue was different from the one I was assigned by email.
Not very professional and I'm weighing my words. That's one of the reasons why I can't trust them anymore, especially when I get a poor seat.
 

[man on a track]

same story here. 
How many tix did you order ? Only one ? If so, you have the answer. 
Lets discuss

I bought 2 for one night, 4 for another and 6 for a different.
All are bad; even: the more tix, the worse are the seats.

[dmg]

On two occasions I bought five tickets in a row, both times I got front row.  Alas, the 2nd time around they were right at the end and the view was terrible;  I would have preferred to have been 20 rows back, centre.  So in other words, I don't think number of seats matters.

[ingridswing]

I don't think all what is written is true. I have 1 seat in Newcastle: 1st row. 6 seats RAH first night first row. But 3 seats Cologne 7th row (but didn't have a code, which seemed to be crucial in Germany this time). So maybe my internetconnection is faster or whatever, but I don't see a connection between number of tix and seats

[dmg]

I don't think all what is written is true. I have 1 seat in Newcastle: 1st row. 6 seats RAH first night first row. But 3 seats Cologne 7th row (but didn't have a code, which seemed to be crucial in Germany this time). So maybe my internetconnection is faster or whatever, but I don't see a connection between number of tix and seats

I agree.  It's just luck.  That's why I never get great seats!

[goldenheart96]

I am going to one of the RAH shows (not going to say which one) and I've got Arena FUCKING E. Come on, how can this be? I was on time! This is so painfully disappointing I even think about not going to London at all. Flight and accomodation cost quite a lot, not sure if it's worth the financial trouble just to sit in the back of nowhere. Yes, I am still totally, utterly pissed.