r/philadelphiamusic

Bought tickets during presale for Hilary duff at the mann/pavillion center in Philly but I felt so rushed that I bought tickets for a little than $300 in the balcony. Not the nice balcony box seating but the ones behind that in section 300 LOL and now I’m regretting it. I’ve never been to this venue, anyone have experience sitting in the balcony behind box seating? Does the Mann offer upgrades for a discount day of show? Is it better for me to lose some money and buy new tickets? Usually I’m not this bad at buying tickets but this time I choked and am not confident in the seating esp for my friend who’s short LOL thank you!

Just seeking any advice anyone is willing to offer for how to get booked for shows in Philly. My band (rock band with post-punk and some 90's alt rock influences) has been reaching out to other bands, booking groups, and venues via email and social media pretty consistently for almost a year now and have not had any luck getting booked as opener. We have demos up on bandcamp, some videos of us playing live in our practice space, and have hit up a couple of the open mics around town that cater to full bands. Just wanted to see if anyone with more experience playing around Philly had any advice they could offer? So far we've just been trying to offer our services as an opener. Is the move to just reach out to bands, put a bill together, and approach a venue? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, we just love playing music and want to play some shows.

I’ve been having the urge to jump around in a circle pit.