It was not a tough crowd: A near - capacity audience of more than 2,200 showed up to hear the former VP, who turned 75, talk about his new memoir. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Hitchens, who won the vote among the 2,700 capacity audience by a factor of 2:1, characterised religion as «a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and ordered to be well» creating a «celestial dictatorship» which was «greedy for praise from dawn to dusk.» (faith.org.uk)
Three mini-lectures held on the second day attracted capacity audience. (alma-telescope.jp)