Or maybe the audience is dressed in chair costumes? LOL like Ed from one of the Naked Gun movies. I remember when Frank Drebin sat in the chair and Ed farted.
The guy taking the picture is sitting in 3rd row, most sheep won't sit in the front... or maybe there are 10,000 seats in the auditorium and there are 6 or 7 empty in the picture.... and kanya west wonders why management doesn't listen to bloggers on internet chat rooms....