I always ask to use the lift at the MEN....lol...but that's if we get floor tickets. I avoid the first tier there as I'm petrified of it! I was just looking at seetickets.com and they have a floor plan up and it looks like, according to the colour coding, that the first tier will be general admission and not reserved seating - but then again it could just be a generic seating plan they are showing. http://www.seetickets.com/Event/COLDPLAY/Etihad-Stadium/601593