Weird, almost all the VIP I've seen are sections off away from PIT/first 5 rows.
Maybe it's an LA thing. But if you look at Jay-Z's seating chart from the last tour in LA, VIP was behind all the floor seats, just raised up. I agree with you about the camera and PIT thing. I think the way I phrased that was a bit off. When I meant VIP was raised off on side of PIT, i meant shows that don't have pit, so it's off to the side of the seating area.
Anyways, I shouldn't have spoken in general terms. Because based on the seating charts of the various shows up, the VIP section differs from venue to venue. Like I said, last years Jay-Z show in LA had the VIP at the very back of the floor, just raised up. Whereas in other places, VIP is located differently. All I know is, if I had to choose between VIP and floor seats (in a situation like Jay-Zs show at staples), I would easily go for floor over VIP.
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See how VIP is in the far back.