Does anyone know why venues are so often just filled to capacity?

It's like everyone in a city/region called each other up to see how many were going, and decided to go or not to go depending on whether the crowd would be too big.

E.g., how come about 300 people show up at a concert hall that seats 350? Or 122 people show up at an Easter vigil at 4 a.m. in a chapel that seats 130?

I'm talking about events that don't have pre-paid ticketing.

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Does anyone know why venues are so often just filled to capacity? (Original post)	LAS14	Apr 2017	OP
Magic..........	lastlib	Apr 2017	#1
Probably because the venues are choosen based on prior attendance at other sites.	Fla Dem	May 2017	#2
Proper Planning	vinny9698	May 2017	#3
Meanwhile the airlines overbook?!1 n/t	UTUSN	May 2017	#4
That's based on statistics	NobodyHere	May 2017	#5

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Sun Apr 30, 2017, 11:38 PM

lastlib (21,490 posts)

1. Magic..........

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Mon May 1, 2017, 09:39 AM

Fla Dem (22,105 posts)

2. Probably because the venues are choosen based on prior attendance at other sites.

If someone is holding an event where they have regularly drawn 300 people, they wouldn't select a venue for 500 or 1000. They would select a venue that would hold at least the number who have shown up in the past with room for a few more.

As far as an Easter vigil, it's probably held in the chapel based on past years' attendance. If it drew a larger number of worshippers, it would have been move into the main sanctuary.

Just my best guess.