Whether you go to a show once a year or once a month, there’s some fun vocabulary related to going to one, and we’ve done an episode all about it! In this episode, Andrew and Harp also share their experiences of going to concerts and buying tickets. Listen to this episode to find out whether you’ve ever sat in the nosebleed section. Have you ever bought tickets from a scalper? And did you know that Harp was a fan of Puff Daddy?

Harp:

When I think about tickets and going to an event, I always think about the people who get the box seat tickets.

Andrew:

Yeah. The people in the box seats. Those guys are super lucky because the box seats are absolutely the best ticket you can get.

Harp:

Yeah. It’s usually a bit higher up, so you have a really good vantage point of whatever you’re watching, whether it’s a concert, or if you’re watching a hockey game or a football game. You have, like, pretty much the perfect view to be able to see the whole field or the complete concert stage. And usually you have a waitress in there so you’re getting drinks and food served to you. It just seems so luxurious.

Andrew:

Yeah. Absolutely. You have a little table where you can eat food, and, like you said, there’s the waitress bringing you your order, and it just seems like the best way to enjoy a concert or a sporting game is in the box seats.

Maura:

Yes. And I’m sure they probably even have their private bathrooms, so that you don’t have to line up with everyone else.

Andrew:

Yeah. I was actually doing a little research into the cost of a ticket for a box seat, and they are super expensive.

Harp:

I’m sure. ’Cause oftentimes, it’s companies that actually own the full box and they take their clients there. So they’re quite expensive.

Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials:

My jaw dropped

The best seat(s) in the house

Nosebleed seats

Nuts

A free-for-all

Back in the day

Sketchy

A scalper

The last resort

On the side

A markup

Underground

A horror story

To miss out (on something)

Podcast/Learning Materials: Culips English Podcast, Photo Money Sense