sold-out crowd
Capacity-filling audience
A sold-out crowd is an audience that fills a venue to capacity, with no tickets remaining.
The phrase emphasizes both the size of the gathering and its commercial success: The band played to a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Often used to signal popularity or cultural significance.
- packedFilled to capacity
- full houseTriplet and pair combined
- standing-roomArea for standing spectators
- arenaVenue for contests
- concertLive musical performance
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