Planning and running the queues at a venue entrance: barriers, separate lanes for VIP, will call and general admission, bag check and scanner placement. Its aim is to admit the crowd by show time and keep queues off the street.
Planning and running the queues at a venue entrance: barriers, separate lanes for VIP, will call and general admission, bag check and scanner placement. Its aim is to admit the crowd by show time and keep queues off the street.
See also: Doors open, Scan point, Capacity count
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The time a venue starts letting ticket holders in, usually some time before the show starts. The entry queue forms before doors open and scanning starts at that time.
A ticket that admits the holder to an area without an assigned seat; places are first come, first served. General admission areas are limited by capacity, not by a seat count.
A ticket that assigns the holder a specific seat by section, row and number. Buyers choose or are given seats at purchase, and each seat can be sold once per event.
A window, usually at the box office, where buyers collect tickets held under their name by showing ID or an order confirmation. Will call queues are busiest in the hour before doors open.
The venue's ticket desk where people buy tickets in person, collect will call orders and resolve ticket problems. On show days the box office runs its own queue apart from the entry queue.