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27-653: The Riveters are the sole officially recognized organized supporters' group for the Thorns, with privileges to stand, play instruments, and wave flags in the north general admission stands. Originated by a teenaged supporter and formally founded by a group composed primarily of members of the Portland Timbers supporters' group Timbers Army in 2013 as the Thorns Alliance, they adopted the Riveters name as

54-444: A general admission (also known as open seating or free seating ) scheme, each spectator has a ticket. The location where they will sit is determined upon arrival at the venue. General admission is most commonly employed in seat-less venues, such as outdoor festival shows and smaller club shows. It is also sometimes used in seat-less sections of events that would otherwise have reserved seating ( standing-room only sections, including

81-456: A Supporters' Player of the Year and present the award after the final home match of the season. General admission In live entertainment there are several possible schemes for the seating assignment of spectators, including completely unassigned seating. There are several schemes most commonly used, though there are no firm rules, and alternate or modified schemes are sometimes used. In

108-598: A festival seating area near the stage. On December 3, 1979, the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio , was the site of one of the worst rock concert tragedies in United States history. Eleven fans were killed and several dozen others injured in the rush for seating at the opening of a sold-out concert by The Who . The concert was using festival seating. When the crowds waiting outside heard

135-581: A final on August 31. In the final, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Western New York Flash 2–0 to win the inaugural NWSL Championship . Note: All teams used Nike as kit manufacturer. Players were acquired through the 2013 Allocation of national team players announced on January 11, the 2013 NWSL College Draft on January 18, and the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft on February 7, along with free agency, trading and loans. The Portland Thorns received an allocation with

162-464: A notably strong offensive record including Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair , the 2012 U.S. and Canadian Players of the Year and leading scorers for their national teams respectively, as well as a U.S. allocation (Morgan, Tobin Heath , and Rachel Buehler ) that accounted for 1/3 of their national team's assists in 2012. The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 18. Each team played

189-668: A play on Rosie the Riveter on April 3. The Riveters initially adopted many of the practices and shared infrastructure with the Timbers Army, including the creation and coordination of large and complex tifo displays and performing football chants throughout the match. Both the Riveters and Timbers Army are considered part of the umbrella organization 107 Independent Supporters Trust (107IST), named after section 107 in Providence Park that both groups use. Membership to

216-494: A purely reserved seating (also known as allocated seating or assigned seating ) scheme, each ticket is assigned a specific seat in the venue at the time of purchase. Seats are typically identified by row number/letter, seat number and sometimes by section. Reserved seating is the most common scheme used for large indoor venues such as stadia , arenas , and larger theatres . It is also common at other venues, as are other seating schemes, such as outdoor amphitheatres . In

243-401: A total of 22 games: 11 at home and 11 away. Each team played The four teams at the end of the season with the most points qualified for the playoffs. Two semifinal games were played on August 24, with the winners advancing to the league final to be played on August 31. Scores listed as home-away The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the championship playoffs. In

270-506: Is most movie theatres in the United States. General admission events may be ticketed with no assigned seat number, or it may be purely first-come, first-served, in which the first certain number of people in line are admitted (either as a free event, or paying at the door/gate). Due to the first-come, first-served nature of the seating selection, line-ups may still form for pre-ticketed events. Festival seating typically refers to

297-741: The Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), this was the seventh overall season of FIFA and USSF-sanctioned top division women's soccer in the United States. The league was (and is) operated by the United States Soccer Federation and received major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing was provided by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Mexican Football Federation . All three national federations paid

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324-479: The Riveters called for the removal of general manager Gavin Wilkinson and later also for owner Merritt Paulson to sell both the Thorns and Timbers. Supporters formed an interest group soliciting commitments toward a fund to purchase a share of the club and protested outside of the stadium, and the Riveters, Timbers Army, and 107IST organized boycotts of team merchandise and concessions. The Riveters annually vote on

351-456: The Riveters conducted by a University of Portland professor found that most of the group's members cited a desire to support women's sports and gender equity as important factors in their participation. Many also cited the Riveters' culture of both inclusiveness and its intolerance of homophobic remarks compared to men's matches, including the Timbers. A separate study of the Riveters also cited

378-493: The Riveters is open and does not require registration or paying dues, though joining the umbrella group 107ist with a donation is encouraged to fund tifo displays and organizational events. The Riveters have a strong focus on inclusion regardless of race, gender, or sexuality, with explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, and anti-fascist stances demonstrated in its matchday displays and public communications. Most of its members are women. A study of

405-580: The Saints Go Marching In" , and adaptations of popular songs, including singing the chorus of REO Speedwagon 's " Keep on Loving You " at the 80th minute of each match. In rivalry matches against OL Reign and North Carolina Courage , the Riveters also traditionally sing a "Build a Bonfire" chant. Some chants include profanity , which the group collectively allowed early in its existence despite perceptions that matches of women's soccer should be more "family-friendly" than men's. They also chant

432-593: The Thorns' first championship victory in 2013 played in Rochester, New York . In 2019, the Thorns front office enforced a Major League Soccer rule against fans displaying the Iron Front symbol during matches, sparking a widespread protest against the rule at both Timbers and Thorns matches, which also spread to other teams in the league. Despite the ban, which had been actively enforced at Timbers matches, stadium staff did not remove an Iron Front banner hung from

459-448: The ban on August 4, 2004, since the ban was making it difficult for Cincinnati to book concerts. (In 2002, the city had made a one-time exception to the ban, allowing festival seating for a Bruce Springsteen concert; no problems were experienced.) Cincinnati was the only city in the US to outlaw festival seating altogether. "Lawn seating" refers to a seating method where concert-goers sit on

486-507: The band performing a soundcheck , they thought the concert was beginning and charged the still-closed doors, trampling those at the front of the crowd. The tragedy was blamed on poor crowd control , mainly the failure of arena management to open enough doors to deal with the crowd outside. As a result, concert venues across North America switched to assigned seating or changed their rules about festival seating. Cincinnati immediately outlawed festival seating at concerts, although it overturned

513-484: The club's front office prohibited certain anti-fascist imagery ( see § Iron Front symbol dispute ). The Riveters also travel to away matches and have remote supporters' groups who support the team while the Thorns are on the road. More than 200 Riveters travelled to the 2017 NWSL Championship in Orlando, Florida , which Portland won. The traveling support in 2017 was larger than the estimated 20 who travelled to

540-517: The club's initials, P.T.F.C., punctuated with claps at pivotal points of matches. Some chants are specific to players or originated spontaneously from the crowd. Riveters chants are led by designated volunteers on the north end's rail, called "capos". The Riveters paint and hang banners recognizing players, and sometimes coaches or events, from the north-end rail. Many are parodies of brand logos, book and album covers, or pop-culture references. Rail banners are also sometimes activist-themed, such as when

567-549: The duration of play, from the team's pre-match introductions to the end of the Thorns' traditional post-match walk around the stadium. After goals, the Riveters deploy a red or black smoke bomb after the team's primary colors, and when in the lead also sing a football chant of "One Goal Beyond", adapted to match the winning margin from the Madness version of " One Step Beyond ". The Riveters' chants mix adaptations of chants popularized by other clubs, such as "Carefree" and "When

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594-427: The floor section(s) at some concerts ). In some general admission events, a ticket may assign the holder a specific section of the venue (e.g., balcony or floor), with the choice of seat within that section. General admission can also refer to a scheme in which seating is available, but is not pre-assigned. Typically in this scheme, seat selection is on a first-come, first-served basis. A common example of this scheme

621-399: The form of general admission (first-come, first-served) in which there is a large open area (generally outdoors) and all spectators must stand (unless they are permitted to bring their own portable seating). Many music acts use festival seating because it allows the most enthusiastic fans to get near the stage and generate excitement for the rest of the crowd. Some performers and bands insist on

648-555: The grass in the rear of the venue. Attendees can sometimes bring their own chairs or rent them from vendors at the concert. 2013 NWSL season#Championship The 2013 National Women's Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and

675-530: The group's organic support and queer public performance as two of its most prominently distinct and disruptive traits. The Riveters create and sell supporter-designed merchandise under the RivetGear label and share a meeting place near the stadium named the Fanladen with the Timbers Army where they sell merchandise, collect goods for matchday charity drives, and resell tickets. The Riveters sing or chant for

702-537: The league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations. The league started on April 13 with FC Kansas City hosting Portland Thorns FC . The last regular season matches were played on August 18, with the Western New York Flash topping the standings to win the NWSL Shield . This was followed by postseason playoffs, which culminated in

729-525: The stadium's north stands rail during a Thorns match and Thorns player Christine Sinclair wore a shirt bearing the Iron Front symbol when arriving to the stadium. The conflict ceased when Major League Soccer rescinded the rule in September 2019. Following the initial reports that the Thorns front office and ownership knew about but did not act on reports of alleged abuses by Paul Riley against Thorns,

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