What a seat score actually measures
The 0-100 seat score, explained: how price, fees and sightline get weighed, why the number moves, and when a 74 quietly beats a 91.
Sam Kessler · August 4, 2026
Field notes
Notes on going out well — fee math, whole-day plans and city guides, written by people who plan nights for a living.
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Going out in Philadelphia: a neighborhood field guide
Where Philly actually goes out, block by block: Fishtown for shows, Old City for walking, South Broad for the big rooms, and how to get home after.
Nia Brooks · August 4, 2026
The show is two hours. Plan the other three.
A concert or theater date is really a five-hour evening. How to time dinner, doors and the trip home so the show is the middle of the night, not all of it.
Andre Whitfield · August 4, 2026
The fee math nobody does at checkout
Service fee, facility charge, processing: what ticket fees actually are, how to compare listings on the all-in number, and when waiting saves real money.
Jess Marino · August 4, 2026
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Get this planned for you
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