Friday, December 6, 1996 — North Shore News - 15

problems are simple.

: Making these changes are
; Vv [- ve n u e S ul a n S a n a n S$ easy and people would have
; a better ume.
Rebyn Gray is a Grade 12
limit should change. The United Kingdom when teens — chumps. People with an X Carson Graham student
solution is simple. Have put an X on their hand to would therefore not be a enrolled in Video Production

people put an ‘X’ on their show thar they would not problem. 12 at Leo Marshall
The solutions for these Curriculum Centre.

why not have a choice?
“Having to sit by and
watch an awesome band

HAAS one of your
favorite bands ever
come to town and you
can’t see them because
they are playing at an
“over 19 location”
such as the Town
Pump, Richards on
Richards, or the
Commodore?

Or, your favorite band
does come to

playing is lame,” says North
Vancouver high school stu-
dent Sanaz Afshar. “I would
much rather be able to go
down to the floor as well as
sit.”

Groups thar play ar
venues like the PNE Forum
and UBC’s Thunderbird
Stadium have the right idea.

At the Forum there are
bench seats on cither side of
the floor.

At Thunderbird stadium
the arrangement is much the
same.

When seeing shows at
these types of venues, the
audience seems to enjov

. themselves more, making the

show even more of a success.
At the Town Pump and
locations such as these, teens
can’t see bands they are
interested in because they
are under 19 years of age.
The groups that play here
are foolish because a large
percentage of

townand you ¢ s their fans are
, By not letting under 19. By

have to sit

400 feet people come in, not letting

away,
cramped into
an undersized

people come

they are just in, they are

just losing

seat? losing listeners, _ listeners, and

- Bands

profit.

who play at and profits. ” “I can

venues with

assigned seat- ©
.- ing have the wrong idea.

* People should be able to go
to a show where they can
enjoy it from the floor, and
also be able to sit down if
they wish. Being forced to
sit down at concerts is
annoying because your Je
are cramped, and it’s hard to
just sit and watch. This may
be OK for some people, but

understand

how younger
teens can be an annoyance,
but I still chink that mature
teens should be able to get
in, and possibly a new age
limit should be drawn,” sug-
gests Jeff Owen.

Erica Shand adds,
“During special occasions
where the band applies to
teens, they should be let in.”

Places that require an age

hands. This goes back to the

drink, do drugs, or be

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