Seating capacity
Next comes the seating capacity. If the pitch is to be of variable size to cater for very different activities then the design capacity should be stated as two figures: the number of seats around the maximum pitch size (perhaps football or athletics) and the maximum capacity around the smallest space user (perhaps the performers in a pop concert, or a box- ing ring). The stadium owners will have very strong views on seating capacities as these form the basis of their profitability calculations.