Hi. I’m going with my 11-year old son (who is beside himself with excitement) to see Porcupine Tree at Castlefield Bowl in a little under two weeks. He’s not very tall and I imagine the vast majority of people attending will be adults, so my concern is ensuring he will be able to see the stage. I gather the rear of the venue (where it’s covered) is tiered/stepped and rises above the crowd down in front of the stage. Would that be the best spot for us? If so, do we need to get there early? Also, I’m thinking toilets - I’m going to have to go with him whenever either of us need to go - I suppose we could easily lose our spot so it will be important to be near(ish) to the toilets so we don’t have to fight our way through lots of fans in a hurry to get back so that we hopefully won’t lose our spot (naturally, we’ll try to build up a rapport with some of those around us so that we can ask them nicely to keep our spot for us). Are there toilets at the rear, and if so, which side would be best. Any other tips would be very welcome, particularly around being there with a child. Thanks in advance.

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