Crum stadium closes top seats
Decay shuts best view of Drum Corps event. Repairs aren’t planned.
By Melanie Hughes
Of The Morning CallThe best seats in J. Birney Crum stadium are off-limits this year to thousands of Drum Corps International ticket-holders coming to Allentown in August.
Fans who purchased $30 tickets months in advance to see the DCI Eastern Classic — one of the premier events for professional marching bands in the country — thought they had reserved their place in the coveted upper bleachers where intricate formations on the field are better identified.
A sideline view from the lower level will have to suffice.
professional marching bands — Sheesh!