finally saved up to afford the tickets. We are in the nosebleeds but don’t care we are so excited!”
Roadie: “So, you’re in the nosebleeds. Is it ok if I talk to you over by that garbage can away from the crowd?”
Ashley and I: “..Yeah…?”
Roadie: “Can I ask you some trivia questions regarding the band? What is their photographer’s name? How many members are in the band? Can you name 10 songs? What are the members’ names? How many albums do they have?”
At this point, Ashley and I were getting about half right and half wrong. We are big fans, but we are more focused on the music so when the album/song questions were asked we fired off all their music no problem. We didn’t know what his agenda was, but we were ready to find out.
Roadie: “Let me introduce myself. My name is Chris and I am responsible for building the stage. Also, I am responsible for ticket upgrades. Tonight, we are filming the concert live across the world on virtual reality, and my job is to fill the first few rows with Coldplay fans. I was looking for people wearing Coldplay shirts, but I really want to give you these tickets.”
Chris: “If it’s ok, I’m going to take your 400-level tickets and give you these 3rd row seats.”
Ashley started crying, and my heart was pounding (because I don’t cry that easily).
Long story short, we fought him to try and make sure he was making the right decision and he really wanted to give us the tickets. We hugged him, took this selfie, and
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