AEG Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) Reviews

Omg food price is ridiculous for a 16oz soda almost $7 ,small bag of popcorn $18 too much just try to hide or drink before going in......

Beautiful venue. Say FGL there and was extremely happy!

There's never enough people to assist in the hallway to help you find the area to your seats and to direct people out after a show.

Went to RLCS and even though the event was great, the staff were so rude and berating, nothing was ever organized well as far as there opening went, kicked everyone out as soon as possible and yelled at you if you werent out within 5 minutes. Only stumbled across 1 nice staff member, dont remember her name but she worked the register at the main concession area between sections 8 and 9.

It was a Concert "PEACE BEGINS WITH ME " . It was really nice.

Great venue. Awesome staff. Devils play with all heart. Get there asap.

Possible up and coming team that is passionately supported by its fan base, sight lines within the arena are outstanding, doubtful that the ownership will invest real money in another goal scorer and a top line defender, they haven t in the past allowing prime talent to leave for greener pastures, seems that the game plan is to try to win with less, Although Newark has improved immensely in the past 30 years from an unflushed toilet to a flushed toilet, it still has light years to go as a destination, parking 40 dollars is a joke, traffic is a nightmare in and out of town, rooting for this team to become successful but it s time to built the team and scrub the town.

The best place to see Jeff Lynne's ELO. What a concert!

We went here or Blackpink concert and it's my first time so when I saw the steps I nearly choked on my own saliva! It'd very steep and narrow. So scary...

Been here several times for concerts n games...one of the best in nj city near to train n bus station...

Concessions are overpriced and the seating area we were in was tight. Other than that I ve always had a great experience at this place.

I give then 5 stars because they did find my phone and it did fall under the bleachers

Great show w ki th Toni BRAXTON and Babyface n SWV, N De Barge. Great vibes

Horrible venue for concerts constant obstructive views do to people going up and down stairs

Great place! Absolutely loved the show there. Very clean as well.

Concession stand staff could benefit from some politeness training.

A good arena to watch a hockey game or concert in. The place is always clean and the views from all of the seats is good. The one big downside is the cost of arena food. Most arenas have their food and drink prices set high but Prudential Center goes above what most places charge. They say that all of their food is local, which is nice, but the prices are unbelievable. In addition to the high prices, the service is slow. I waited 25 minutes for cheese fries! My advice is to eat before you leave the house or find a restaurant in Newark, but avoid eating at the arena at all costs! The food and drinks aside, the arena itself is nice.

Beautiful stadium for an incredible recital: Celin Dion !!!

Awesome. I'm glad I was here. I will be coming back.

The center itself is cool, but parking.... 40 is a bit steep. A beer cost 14. The stadium is nice, you can see everything and sound is good (concert)

Awesome arena for hockey! The Jumbotron is incredible HD

The suites are decent, food was good. Wish there were more drink options...

It is great, but 6 dollars for a small soda? Or 15 dollars for a hamburger and fries? I could buy those things for less at another arena.

Super ...we had an awesome time!! We parked at the parking garage right next to the arena. It was a little expensive $25, but worth it with two kids and the cold ... afterwards they even had a heated waiting area to wait for the car.

Overall good, clean venue with helpful staff, lots of food drink and dessert options and (surprisingly for places like this) clean bathrooms (compared to most stadium-type venues. Anyone unfamiliar with Newark that thinks it's a dangerous city--that might be true, but this place is a safe part of town, and especially if you're going to a special event at the Prudential Center, you won't even feel like you're in Newark. As for parking, they have an attached parking garage with covered parking, but if you want to park there, it'll cost you around $30-40 and I'd HIGHLY recommend purchasing a parking pass in advance (which you can do right from the Prudential Center's official website--both for the parking garage AND for other affiliated parking lots in the immediate area), otherwise you might find yourself in a bind if you just try to get show up for the event and get a spot. Also, there are some cheaper lots in the area (several uncovered parking lots that range from being across to the street to a couple of blocks away, and while you might looks those lots up online and see that their hours say Mon-Fri 6am to 10pm (for example), almost all of them are open on weekends AND past 10pm for special events -- they do cater their hours to the events at the Pru, so don't be fooled by the posted hours, but definitely double check on the lots hours and pricing if it's not an official lot that's listed on the Prudential website. A great alternative way to do this is a website/app called SpotHero, which you can reserve spots through, get either digital or printed out parking passes, AND they have great customer service to answer any questions you have about the parking lot in question. But DO NOT think you will find street parking, because it WONT happen anywhere in the immediate area. Also, I'd really recommend parking in the official covered garage for the Pru, because it's attached to the Arena via a skywalk AND has attendants all throughout on every level, and therefore if the weather isn't great, or if you're still worried about safety, you never have to step foot outside (unless you get there late and have to park on the very top level, which is not covered). Also, there are premium seating sections which nicer seats if you're willing to pay the extra price, as well as the lounge section which has a built-in bar and restaurant open only to guests in that section, and the view is pretty good from those sections.

Nosebleed seats had me thinking I was going to fall every time I stood up. Prices are ridiculously high. Ushers stop you from returning to your seat if the "puck is in play"

Fun venue with tons of options for food and drink. Great atmosphere for hockey and concerts. Parking in the area for events is wildly expensive.

It was horrible Parking was very expensiveThey were very On On organized there was an emergency they're getting out of there would be a disasterWould not go back there

Great venue. Beautiful suites. Very accommodating staff.

Comfortable temperature (we didn't sweat or freeze). Great bar staff.

the only reason I am not giving this 5 stars with because the parking situation was absolutely horrible. It took us 20 minutes just to turn down the street where the parking garage was. The venue itself however was very nice and the staff was very helpful.

Very nice and clean good staff newer arena and fun to watch hockey at let's go DEVIL'S!!!

Very modern and parking near by is very convenient. Enjoyed ice hockey game

The loft was comfortable. They need more monitors up so you can watch show or event while eating or drinking. Unless they do it in purpose to keep unlimited eating to a minimum.

Went to a graduation here. Very large, scary inckine to seats.

GO DEVILS. With that out of the way Prudential Center is a wonderful place to go to for any event.

Best place to watch the concerts like Bruno Mars!!! Very organized and freindly asher's

Saw BTS here in September, perfect place not too big, not too small and a Great location.

Great place to see a show but the seats are a very tight. Not good if you have a heavy coat. Great drink and refreshments.

Well organized and the lines moved quickly. Bathrooms are close to the seating and the women's had a changing table. Staff were polite and friendly.

Great time. Been there twice. Seating a little tight, need more leg room.

Great community center, good good, great customer service, but pretty expensive!

Alot of traffic, parking was expensive, had to wait along time outside just trying to get in, missed 30 minutes of the show.

Haven't been want to go but look out for BTS maaaaan!

Great arena. Very organized and every show I've seen has been PHENOMENAL!!

Inside is nice. Takes more than 30 minutes to get out of the parking lot.

During the bag check one of the staff tried to steal my stuff. I gave them my purse open and upright and when I got it back I could immediately see my light stick for the concert was gone so I stood there and asked where's my light stick and they acted like they couldn't understand me. Then I see my iPod out on the table too and I'm like why is that out of my purse!? The staff is a complete mess and unorganized plus there weren't even any lights on in the bag check area!! Not to mention the concert was scheduled to start at 7:30 and they didn't even start letting in ga until 7:45. Advice if you're going here is keep constant watch of your stuff with them and don't trust them, also no point asking anyone there for help since they have no idea what they're doing anyway

Really great ice rink with well-designed showrooms and upstairs also close by

The center itself was not clean. The floors were exreamly sticky so that when standing during the concert our shoes were sticking to the floor. Another person had to wait for his seat to be cleaned . Parking was close by but pricey. Shame of it was the concert was very good. The center needs a bump in maintanance.

I love this place! Been there couple of times to watch my favorite bands play live. Last one was Saxon and Judas Priest!! Parking is bit tough but all I do is reserve parking online if u r lucky you would get one at $20 else its $35 at Yellow parking beside the arena. There are multiple other paid parking lots available and a uber stand just few steps away!

The cafe serves anything that you would like to enjoy. Drinks and all foods are priced reasonably! I love being there..

I've been here a couple times and I've enjoyed myself for the most part. However, the last show, granted on Valentine's Day, was not handled well. The workers seemed completely overwhelmed and unable to effectively control the crowd. Luckily, I was able to foresee this happening & got there extra early but even with the small crowd, they struggled.

I won't go into the adjacent parking lot because that deserves a review ALL to itself.

During the show, 1 of the artist, Monica, was apparently running late. Right in the middle (or first third of her set), they cut her mic off. It was 1 of the rudest & unprofessional things I've seen ever. As she pleaded with them to allow her to do 1 more song, to no avail. I understand the importance of sticking to a schedule but you're only hurting the fans, not the performer. It was horrible. Aside from others fans keeping the crowd calm by performing (dancing), there's no telling what that could have turned into. Very disappointing!

Lionel Richie is definitely worth going to see in concert. Outstanding

Always a crowded place but they always host good events and seem to have things in order. Very strict about seating as there are people managing every section of the seating area so don t think you can slide in with your friend without a security guard kicking you out.

The staff guiding you were to seat were incredibly nice!!! Usually go to NYC for concerts and staff are rude but definitely not here!!

Easy to get there! Short distance from Train station and buses.

Nice place but I'd rather attend events at the old Brendan Byrne arena