Location
Security
Screening
Dress Code
Cameras & Video
Recorders
Cancellations,
Name Changes &
Special Needs
Audience
Giveaways
Additional
Information
Windy City LIVE audience members should Dress their BEST and be camera ready! Bright colors photograph best. Avoid
wearing white or beige (or else you might blend in with the set!) Please no T-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, apparel with large
logos or writing, sweatpants, ripped jeans, shorts, hats of any kind, flip flops or any otherwise sloppy, inappropriate or
dressed-down attire--Dress Up! If you do not come dressed appropriately, we do reserve the right to turn you away at the
door. Please make sure everyone is your party does NOT wear the same color clothing.
Photography is permitted during segment breaks. NO flash photography is permitted at any time in the studio.
Videography is strictly prohibited.
By attending a taping or performance of Windy City LIVE (the "Program"), you grant WLS Television, Inc. and its parent,
subsidiary and affiliated companies, along with anyone else licensed to exhibit the Program, and all of their respective
officers, agents, employees, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Producers") consent to use your name, voice, picture
and likeness in the Program, including any sponsored material within the Program, in Program-related material, and in
publicity and promotional materials for the Program, in any and all media throughout the world in perpetuity. You also
release the Producers, the sponsor(s) of the Program and their advertising agencies from any liability for loss or damage to
you, other persons or property arising out of the use of the ticket.
On occasion, we give away items to our studio audience members. However, no such giveaways are guaranteed. Also, the
giveaways are taxable, and due to the complications of tax laws, residents of foreign countries are not eligible to
participate.
The name of the person who submitted the initial request (Lead Name) CANNOT be changed at any time. If you need to
make a name change to one of your additional guests, please email us at tickets@windycitylive.com at least 48 hours
before your scheduled taping. If you, as the lead of the party, cannot attend the show, your reservations will be
automatically cancelled. Important: If you need to cancel your reservations, please notify us at least 48 hours prior to the
taping. Remember this is a television show and the audience may be seen on camera--we can't have empty seats! Our
studio does accommodate wheelchairs and individuals with mobility issues. If someone in your party will be coming in a
wheelchair or has other mobility issues, please email us at tickets@windycitylive.com as soon as possible.
We strongly suggest that you eat well before you arrive since you will be with us for an extended period of time. Everyone
in your party must be at least 18 years old and present a valid photo ID with birth date--No Exceptions. All guest names
must match their official photo ID's exactly. Your entire group must check in at the same time. Due to production
requirements and the small size of the studio, please understand that your party may not be able to sit together.
Arrival Time &
Check-In
No weapons of any kind are permitted on the premises. Also, we cannot accept any gifts, packages, or letters for our hosts
or studio guests. Before entering the studio, all guests will be required to pass through a security screening, which may
involve a search of person, bags or packages and/or entrance through a magnetometer (metal detector). Anyone who
refuses to cooperate with these or other procedures or who attempts to carry a weapon onto the premises (even if
licensed to do so) will be denied entrance.
Please read all information thoroughly
Very Important: This is a confirmation that you have a reservation for seats at a taping of Windy City LIVE , but please understand that no
reservation is 100% guaranteed. Occasionally a taping may be cancelled. If this should happen, an audience coordinator will notify you as soon
as possible and offer you an alternate tape date. (Windy City LIVE does not reimburse for any travel or hotel accommodations.) Like most
television shows, we overbook our audiences to compensate for possible no-shows. Please come with the understanding that there is a slim
possibility that you may not be admitted into the show even if you have confirmed reservations. Confirmed audience guests are admitted into
the studio on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. You can attend a show up to once per season as the lead of a
party, guest of a party, or stand by (our season is from September to August).
Windy City LIVE is located at WLS-TV Channel 7 Studios at 190 N. State Street--just across the street from the beautiful
Chicago Theatre. Upon arrival, Please line up just in front of the studio entrance.
11:00 AM Morning Taping: Please arrive between 9:45 am and 10:00 am and be prepared to stand and wait for
approximately 30 minutes prior to entering the studio. You must arrive before 10:00 am in order to be admitted into the
studio. Expect to be with us until about 12:30 pm.
Reservation Info Sheet
