Noun
In an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring.
(Britain, rugby) The row of players who participate in a scrum with direct contact with the opposing scrum.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, row.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgWhen you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. George Carlin
Theaters are the opposite of class lectures, the front row is where the action is. Chetan Bhagat
Why did you pay twenty dollars to sit in the front row and tell me I suck? And you're a girl. That's stupid. Courtney Love
One of the many reasons I love living in New York is that we get a front row seat to the innumerable thrills that take place here - from conventions and awards shows, to parades and U.N. assemblies. But my favorite New York tradition is the annual New Year's Eve ball-drop on Times Square. Marlo Thomas
I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious. Eddie Redmayne
My first 'SNL' episode was with Michael Phelps and Lil Wayne. And if you go back and watch the monologue - it was supposed to feature Barack Obama, but we couldn't get him - it was with William Shatner. But if you watch it, Guy Fieri is sitting in the front row. Bobby Moynihan