Why do they call the back at a concert the 'nosebleed section'?

Question

Why do they call the back at a concert the 'nosebleed section'?

Answer 1

The phrase nosebleed section is applied tongue-in-cheek to those seats of a public arena, usually an athletic stadium or gymnasium, that are highest and, usually, farthest from the desired activity. A common reference to having seats at the upper tiers of a stadium is "sitting in the nosebleed section" or "nosebleed seats." At the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Lichtenstein Theater, the Gallery section is known locally as "nosebleed central."

The reference alludes to the propensity for nasal hemorrhage at high altitudes, usually owing to lower barometric pressure.

A similar term, nosebleeder, describes a basketball player with unusual jumping abilities.

Nosebleed in the literal sense, "bleeding from the nose," dates from the mid-nineteenth century, though the word was used as early as the 15th century for Achillea millefolium.

Other uses of the word nosebleed include "Raising the level of Congressional hypocrisy to nosebleed heights"[1] and "Interest rates that start at high and extend to very high and nosebleed".[2]

Answer 2

In most concert halls and stadiums, the back is also the highest tier.  Some people get nosebleeds at great heights.

Answer 3

lol i always thought it was called backstage

Answer 4

What they refer to as the nosebleed section or haven, are the very top balconies of a theater or concert hall, jokingly assuming that being so high makes one's nose bleed. I always buy nosebleed tickets, as they give a better panoramic view, even at a distance, and they are much cheaper than the seats in the front row, center.  Bring binoculars and you can see perfectly.