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

[LAS14]

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.

[lastlib]

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

?

[Fla Dem]

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.

[vinny9698]

3. Proper Planning

The organizers know from past experiences where to book their events.

[UTUSN]

4. Meanwhile the airlines overbook?!1 n/t

[NobodyHere]

5. That's based on statistics

On any given flight there are seats that go unused. Empty seats are essentially lost revenue so you try to fill them.