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19.Jul.08
This week, the IndyStar’s reporters managed to take an amusing picture of some of the obstructed seating at a media tour of the new Lucas Oil Stadium. Some of the seats are somewhat more than a ‘restricted view’ and offer no hope of seeing the game . The seats are located behind the four columns in the corners of the ground.

Lucas Oil Stadium

Whilst the stadium management made it quickly clear that those seats that are completely obstructed will never be offered for sale, critics have questioned the design process that led to seats ever installed there in the first place.

The IndyStar reported:

Thanks to pillars located in each of the four corners, Colts officials say there are about 200 partially-obstructed seats at the new football stadium, and even fewer seats that are totally obstructed - which the team says won’t be sold for games.

The obstructed-view seats include Section 433, Row 13, Seats 27, 28 or 29.

The final media tour before the $750 million stadium’s Aug. 16 grand opening turned up a few of the worst seats, up in the nosebleed section and squarely behind support columns.

If you’re on the aisle, it appears you will have the ability to lean to the left or right — the way Peyton does when he calls an audible, to see around the post.

But if you’re in the middle, chances are your elbows will be in your neighbor’s popcorn if you try to lean too much.

Larry Hall, the vice president of ticket operations for the Colts, said those totally-obstructed seats are not part of the ticket program and will never be sold for a football game.

During a media tour on Tuesday, the word was that these seats are in a section that could someday go away in order to make way for more suites when the Super Bowl comes to town.

Source & Full Article: IndyStar.com

See also:
Lucas Oil Stadium on sportingsights.com
Indianapolis Colts