Qudos Bank Arena Review

Decent for gigs, not intimate though so you really need to get up front

Limited drunk selection, paying the price.you do it would be nice to be able choose something you like at least

Quite a good venue we had good seats for the show, it's easy to get to when the trains are working properly but it is pricey for drinks and food.

Everything about this venue is amazing. Came for the Hillsong Conference. Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. Variety of food and services, and ample toilets available. There's 3 floors and there's escalators, stairs and lifts. Very easy to get in and out too

Great concert venue with easy well managed access making a sold out concert easy to get to your seats. Saw Phil Collins with 40000 other screaming fans and totally loved it. The show was spectacular and even if Phil sat down most of the time he can still sing like an angel. Great venue fabulous show!

Good stadium, reasonable parking, food and drink options need improvement.

Great equipment. Best experience but expensive food

Great setup until someone decides this is the 'new entertainment centre' and decides to use taxpayers money to knock it down and make a quick buck.

I've always enjoyed this arena. So much scope for change depending on the show being performed. Live concerts are great and sound is good. Parking can get busy trying to leave but generally moves consistently and is easy to understand the layout.

Good arena with lots of legroom in seats. No poles or obstructions in the way of view. Nice food options and great venue.

Rating based on the recent incident where wheelchair user, Ms. Marlena Katene, was kicked out of Pink s VIP Zone.

The "statement" made by the venue in response to the incident doesn't say anything about reviewing internal practices; which they should - given they admit that their behaviour was not to the customer's expectations. It also not an apology but just a statement of "disappointment" - which is rather disappointing. It shows denial and lack of respect, appreciation and consideration. not good customer service at all.

So, rating it as a note to self, to avoid in the future.

[Although I have explained my reasons above, this is "my" rating and I don't need to justify it to anyone. (See Google's T&Cs if unsure)]

It was a large venue, sound was great and parking available

Good venue but but disappointed with food. Only fish and chips and calamari... Wear comfy shoes

Good venue for wheelchair access and surprisingly decent beer on tap, not terrible and watered down like more stadiums. Recommend sitting front on to stage for best sound.

In A Nutshell:

-Qudos Bank Arena located in Olympic Park, is located just outside Sydney heading towards Parramatta.
-I ended up here to see Drake perform during his, worldwide "Boy Meets World Tour".
-Drake as usual didn't disappoint, showing lot's of love to Sydney & Australians in general, while flipping through his endless catalog of hits seamlessly.
-The arena held 19,000 easily.
-The hallways never felt crowded.
The men's bathrooms were also never crowded & clean.
-The only drawback was the lack of good food being sold.
-After being spoiled dining around Sydney, I expected great food options at the arena.

Overall, this is a great arena for major concerts.

Wow... Way to go, Qudos Bank Arena...

No food and drink. Fine, but I had to throw out my packet of mints! WTF? And you can take in soft plastic bottles like soft drink and Mt Franklin water bottles, but you can't take a reusable hard plastic water bottle, otherwise you throw it out or put it in the cloak room.

So much for trying to be environmentally friendly...

Excellent concert venue for live and musical acts. A little claustrophobic for my liking compared to bigger arenas.. but don't mind me, you'll have a great time here. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Stupid no backpack or umbrella policy into this stadium! I have my sons dance concert on and not allowed to bring either inside....

Easy to get into and out. Good seating plan with plenty of leg room.

Who rates things based on how far it is? It's Sydney everything is far, you shouldn't leave your house if that's your biggest problem morons!!! Great arena, really enjoyed it. The food was a bit pricey but nothing unexpected.

big place and good atmosphere. very enjoyable experience

Good seating with plenty of leg room in the stadium. Unfortunately no back packs regardless of size are allowed in , even though women were bringing in large handbags. On checking in to the cloakroom to leave our backpack, we were given plastic bags to carry our valuables. Not particularly environmentally friendly...

They should be sued. My brother and I ordered a burger and this is what i got. It was RAW I was sick for a week. To the people that are owners or board or whatever.
PEOPLE CAN DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was there for the USA vs Canada hockey match. The arena was excellent and had a great time. Everything was well signed and getting around was very easy.

Great venue - we saw Tool perform there and the sound was amazing. Logistics are not bad - it's not too hard to get to from the city. Bars are pretty efficient too

Widow bank arena management need to step out of the office and into the arena, it's bloody freezing. Sound is terrible for C2C sounds like only one speaker is working. Rod Laver in Melbourne much better venue

We found Qudos Bank Arena a terrible place especially if you have kids (no prams allowed inside). Food and drinks are ridiculously expensive and the parking is shocking. Last time we were there, it took 45 mins to get out of the carpark.

Running out of food for a game that had two Sydney teams playing and you knew how many tickets had been sold, poor form

The actual event was amazing, but the staff were hit and miss. Some were very friendly, but others seemed hostile with no provocation. Food was very expensive and not great, and we were not permitted to even bring our own water bottles (either full or empty) into the venue. Once you've bought yourself a new one inside, there's a single refilling location for use by the entire attendance. Expect to see long lines for it as the day wears on.

Find Parking is hard. Leaving the car park takes forever!

Very nice facilities but in need of facelifit. Starting to look a bit tired particularly arena's furniture

Audience? What's that? Only performing for me thanks

A clean modern venue with good facilities and close to all station and surrounding restaurants.

Not enough toilets too many steps for people who have problems walking not enough areas near doors to store walkers

Location: Well it's Sydney Olympic Park, say no more :)
Service: Front security were nice, lovely & friendly.
Decor: N/A.
Atmosphere: There was no big presence security inside, a very relaxed atmosphere.
Bathrooms: N/A.
Value for money: Crap, $9.60 for 2 bottle of water is a bit rich.
Drinks: Line was way too long for even contemplating on getting any alcohol.
Food: All we saw on Level: 1 was wraps, confectionary, chips & soft drinks. Food outside the entrance was Yum Cha & it was a fantastic setup. He had steamed buns on offer, chicken to pork to prawn etc...
Synopsis: Great venue for large events with cheap parking on-site, $5 p/h :)

I have attended many concerts at this arena and all have been no problem until I was rushed through fire exit doors that leave the building. This was not intentional but we were not able to turn around. We really wanted a tour shirt to remember the night by were not allowed back into the centre even tho we told the security we just wanted a shirt. They were rude and very unreasonable. We were not causing any problem but immediately several security guards came to make sure we didn t enter. It was unnecessary. Eventually we just left very upset and angry.

I have been going here since it was Acer arena and it's gone down hill with inaccessible security measures. As a wheelchair user, the new bag restrictions make it hard to bring supplies I need. The lines to have bags searched were not wide enough to get my wheelchair through and the security staff were useless with telling me where to go that I could fit through. The only wide security line was the one for no bags. The designated wheelchair seats are the redeeming quality, it's the reason it's my favourite concert venue, it's just hard when they try to make it safe by making it very hard for wheelchair users to get inside.

Always clean and plenty of food/drink stalls to avoid massive crowds.

All right place but they're food and drink policy is a bit outrageous... I bought a bottle of water for $6 and then had to have it poured out for me into a plastic cup because of policy... I bought the damn bottle for a reason.

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Great night out. The venue was nice although air-conditioning could have been a bit cooler. A lot of time wasted by staff having to open bottles and pour liquid into cups. I can understand the reasons why so maybe a few more staff to assist would take the pressure of the few there.

Great show. We went to watch Mrs brown's boys. Loved it...

Well have'nt been there yet. Hope it does'nt disapoint me

Saw the Eagles live. Great show and seating. Easy parking and plenty of food options though we used the American Express lounge.

Staff were really rude when trying to enter suite great show but that really ruined the day.

Qudos arena was awesome but trying to get out of the carpark took over 1/2 hr

Great venue for concerts. Smaller venue makes for greater viewing experience. There were 16,000 people at this Michael Buble Concert.

A widely catering venue for different large-scale events. Expensive food like every other stadium/arena

Good place to watch games or shows, the last time we went to Marron 5, was very good

Great venue for concerts, easy to access and great viewing angles

Excellent Choice of Venue for such a Momentus Occasion as Sir Paul McCartney in Concert! I was IMPRESSED!!!

Went to see a show and I've never had a problem with security at any of the shows I've ever gone and seen. But apparently this one was different the security was atrocious and over stepped their boundary completely by not knowing where their line is. The venue was awesome and I believe that it is not the venues fault but they need to take a long hard look at who they employ for their security especially.