The seats on the ground floor are leftovers from a...

The seats on the ground floor are leftovers from a time when stadiums were designed with the idea nobody in the world had hips.

I'm not saying the place needs exclusively extra wide seating but I know I had a sizable group of plus sized attendees didn't find out until arriving at the venue that the seats were smaller than most airlines.

It was physically impossible to sit between the arms of our assigned seating. We had to stand at the top of the stairs for half the show before a nice staff member directed us to the mostly empty section of balcony above.

And only then, I suspect us being treated with apologetic politeness was because the staff member in question was also someone big enough that they'd be unable to fit in said seats.

There is nothing on SeatGeek or Ticketmaster or the university's website to indicate the width of the seats. Not only is the arena ridiculously out of date with these late 80s seats, there's nothing to indicate they'll not accommodate anyone over a certain size at a venue that distinguishes between reserved seats and general admission.

What would've otherwise been a perfect concert experience was soured by the fear us standing in a certain place would get us yelled at by a random security or staff member and we'd have to re-litigate the situation during a concert we'd driven six hours for.