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In the United States, Canada and Australia^{[citation needed]}, the nosebleed section are the seats of a public area, usually an athletic stadium or gymnasium, that are highest and, usually, farthest from the desired activity. A common tongue-in-cheek reference to having seats at the upper tiers of a stadium is "sitting in the nosebleed section," or "nosebleed seats." The reference alludes to the tendency for mountain climbers to suffer nosebleeds at high altitudes.

The term appeared in print as early as 1953 when it was used to describe the last row in the end zone at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium (later John F. Kennedy Stadium) during that year's Army-Navy American football game.^[1]

Other uses

"The Nosebleed Section" is the name of a song by the Australian hip hop music group Hilltop Hoods. Contrary to the above definition, the Hilltop Hoods refer to the "nosebleed section" as the front row. The song commences with:

For my people in the front
In the nosebleed section

The song further features other references to the "nosebleed section" as the "front row" throughout the song.^[2]

References

^ Harris, Harold H. (30 Nov 1953). "Politics and People". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jun 2019.
^ "The Nosebleed Section". Genius. Retrieved 29 Apr 2021.

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[1] Harris, Harold H. (30 Nov 1953). "Politics and People". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 2. Retrieved 8 Jun 2019.

[2] "The Nosebleed Section". Genius. Retrieved 29 Apr 2021.

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+{{Short description|Highest seats of a public arena}}
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-{{for|the Hilltop Hoods song|The Nosebleed Section}}
+{{for|the song|The Nosebleed Section}}
-In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], the '''nosebleed section''' are the seats of a public area, usually an athletic [[stadium]] or [[gym]]nasium, that are highest and, usually, farthest from the desired activity. A common [[tongue-in-cheek]] reference to having seats at the upper tiers of a stadium is "sitting in the nosebleed section," or "nosebleed seats." The reference alludes to the tendency for mountain climbers to suffer [[nosebleeds]] at high altitudes.
+In the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Australia]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}, the '''nosebleed section''' are the seats of a public area, usually an athletic [[stadium]] or [[gym]]nasium, that are highest and, usually, farthest from the desired activity. A common [[tongue-in-cheek]] reference to having seats at the upper tiers of a stadium is "sitting in the nosebleed section," or "nosebleed seats." The reference alludes to the tendency for mountain climbers to suffer [[nosebleeds]] at high altitudes.
+[[File:Stanford_Stadium_seats_5.JPG|thumb|right|Nosebleed seats (upper rows) at [[Stanford Stadium]]]]
-The term appeared in print as early as 1953 when it was used to describe the last row in the end zone at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium (later [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]]) during that year's [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy football game]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/56101670|title=Politics and People|last=Harris|first=Harold H.|date=30 Nov 1953|work=Brooklyn Eagle|access-date=8 Jun 2019|page=2}}</ref>
+The term appeared in print as early as 1953 when it was used to describe the last row in the end zone at Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium (later [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]]) during that year's [[Army–Navy Game|Army-Navy American football game]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/56101670|title=Politics and People|last=Harris|first=Harold H.|date=30 Nov 1953|work=Brooklyn Eagle|access-date=8 Jun 2019|page=2}}</ref>
-==In popular culture==
+==Other uses==
-The expression has been referenced in television programming such as in ''[[Happy Days]]'' ("Fish and the Fins")'','' ''[[Seinfeld]]'' ("[[The Face Painter (Seinfeld episode)|The Face Painter]]") and in ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]''.  In music it has appeared in songs such as [[Tom Petty]]'s song "Money Becomes King", [[Hilltop Hoods]] song "[[The Nosebleed Section]]", [[Imagine Dragons]] song "[[Thunder (Imagine Dragons song)|Thunder]]", [[Gucci Mane]]'s song "P**** Print" featuring [[Kanye West]], [[Lil Wayne]]'s song "She Will" featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Post Malone]]'s song “[[White Iverson]]", Travis Scott's song "Stargazing" and [[YBN Cordae]]'s song "RNP" featuring [[Anderson .Paak]].
+"[[The Nosebleed Section]]" is the name of a song by the Australian [[hip hop music]] group [[Hilltop Hoods]]. Contrary to the above definition, the Hilltop Hoods refer to the "nosebleed section" as the front row. The song commences with:
+{{poemquote|For my people in the front
+In the nosebleed section}}
+The song further features other references to the "nosebleed section" as the "front row" throughout the song.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genius.com/Hilltop-hoods-the-nosebleed-section-lyrics |title=The Nosebleed Section |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Genius |access-date=29 Apr 2021}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-{{Wiktionary|nosebleed seat}}
+* {{Wikt-inline|nosebleed seat}}
 * [[Peanut gallery]]
 * [[The gods (theatrical)]]
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 [[Category:Seats]]
 [[Category:Sports venues]]
+{{Sports-venue-stub}}