in my opinion, if you're that far back on the floor balcony is the way to go. of course, i'm short so anything past row 5 would not be good for me.....but yeah the good thing about balcony/arena seats is you're elevated so you're guarenteed a good view, rather then risking the chance of being behind some tall guy and not being able to see diddly squat. My seats are arena seats, first row, right near the stage/catwalk. so yeah i'm not on the floor close to the stage but at least i have an unobstructed view.........hope that helps