Shoreline Amphitheater Reviews

Great seating and set up! Love that it's picnic style lawn seating so you can bring blankets and a whole set up to get real cozy at night. Definitely bundle up for night shows! Recommend to bring reclining lawn chairs - a great asset if you're going for the July 4th fireworks show. They also have rentable lawn chairs available.

Cons: I have to take away two stars (yes TWO whole stars ) for the terrible parking situation. When leaving the venue, we were stuck in traffic for a good 45+ minutes with ZERO movement of cars. We didn't even bother to turn on the engine. The venue has a huge parking lot, however, leaving after a show is a huge issue bc they funnel everyone through a single exit. If this is going to be a pay-to-park parking lot, I expect a parking experience worth the value / better system to direct traffic flow. The only way to avoid the traffic would be to leave the show early, but that could also degrade the experience.

Overall, it was a beautiful and fun venue and I wish I could give it 5 stars, but the parking is really an unaddressed issue.

Attended Google I/O here, and the venue facilitated magnificently. The amphitheater itself has fantastic video and audio, although sitting off-center has noticeably lesser sound. Going by bike worked excellently, but I understood that many going by car could park very nearby.

Saw the fireworks display on the fourth. Excellent show could have been a bit longer though.

Even if you watch from the lawn seats, it's still an enjoyable experience. Staff are always helpful and most other guests are friendly. I've been to at least 10 concerts here and always have fun!

The show was great. Firework excellent. But, I will never come back. It took us over an hour to get out of the parking lot. Traffic control was the worse I've ever seen. It took us an hour to park when we arrived. Not worth it.

Amazing locate, a magical place with very good energy.

Awesome venue for concerts! Cheap lawn tickets always below $40 and fair view

Awesome the concert was amazing Mary J did her thing.. the theater is a great place I love that its outside

Be prepared to walk if you park in the free parking lot (E). Some of the parking lot is dirt roads so wearing comfortable shoes is a good idea. Okay to bring blankets, snacks, and small lawn chairs when you have lawn tickets. Great venue. Lots of vendors of food, alcohol and swag. Bathrooms are fairly clean. Be prepared to be around a lot of marijuana smokers because they're practically everywhere on lawn.

The big screen went fuzzy half way through concert. Also a very steep increase in cost to rent a lawn chair.

Had a great time listening to the concert but I sat in the middle and there was this big projector in my way of the stage. Tv is too small for the size of the venue. And it was very disorganized when it came to exiting the location. Everyone was cutting making the people in the back wait longer. Also one beer and a burger should not cost 30 bucks but it did here.

Sleigh Bells, P ixies and most of all Weezer rocked the house!!!

Too structured and safe. No dancing, no thrashing, no headbanging, no mosh pit. Cheap beer is $14, better stuff is $18. This venue good for symphony or soft rock shows.

This is the first time my wife and I went early entry VIP. It was great to relax inside instead of standing in a line, but there could've been more booths open at that time.

My first visit to this famous music venue. There is reserved seating from front of stage row all the way back in a semi circular ampitheater open air format. The house sound system is killer (very loud & clean)!There is a very large grassy area around rear of ampitheater with chainlink fencing separating reserved seating. The food & drinks & beer are just mediocre but "cost arm & leg" There's very slow one lane road in & out of SA parking or drop off. The first lot left side is VIP or $40/ car paid parking for "first to leave"! The remaining 3 or 4 huge gigantic free dirt parking lots are on the right side going up incline. The very last lot parking will take 1+ to 2+ hours to get out after concert if you want to wait in exit traffic so take your time! My invaluable tip is to arrive 3 or more hours ahead & park in first free lot on right! Thanks for reading!

Parking is horrible & is so unorganized. It took forever for to find parking b/c the attendants directed us the wrong way . That took 35 mins out of our time & they were rude. As much money that is paid for tix, better accommodations should be pit in place.

Delightful outdoor venue for summer concerts. Try the upgrade to reserved lawn seats for extra comfort and better viewing.

It was an amazing place to go to and I wish I could go back! The festival, Warped Tour, was very organized and the while place was really large which made it easy to get through crowds.

75%of the people were smoking at this non smoking venue. Kesha was good though!

What an amazing place. Can't wait to see Lily lemon play with Neil Young. For the bridge School benefit

Any of the seats have generally okay view. The lawn can be fun if you like to party, but you will probably not see the show. Other than that the food is okay, but slightly expensive as expected. Pretty chill place as long as the weather is good as it is all outdoors.

This....I live in antioch ca, but THIS....IS HOME! My first concert was Ozzest 2003, Manson Disturbed Korn Ozzy....and it was here....n next year ozzest 04, 05, 06, and 07...and when they stopped doing ozzest mayhemfest 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, and saw numerous other bands including godsmack Rob Zombie and system of a down...the memories man...the memories of that place...forever...

Good place to watch a movie,parking a little crowded at times

While the venue is good for concert events, the parking situation is absolutely chaotic. Getting in and out of this place is a nightmare, takes minimum 1.5hrs even when you arrive early and leave early...

Great way to spend an evening. Lawn seats are cheap.

Great concert venue, even better than before with the numerous concessions offering a wide variety of drinks and foods. Sound is always good and not too shouty making for a very pleasant experience in the summer.

Awese experience every time I go.no nose bleeeds here so I love it

Can't beat it for chilled vibe and cheap seats at the back!

Only been there for Google IO but this is a great place to have fun.

Great concert venue, although parking can be a nightmare.

Went to see Bryan Adams at Shoreline Ampitheater this weekend. The concert was very inspiring and uplifting!

Getting to the parking lots about an hour prior to the opening act was a disaster. The Google complex doesn't help matters and traffic flow was a mess. We didn't want to deal with traffic when the show ended so we left early. Won't go back until the traffic mess is fixed.

Great venue but if you are catching a weekday show, head over extra early. Traffic is a real bear due to workers leaving area companies.

Hootie and the Blowfish- "I only wanna be with you"

Had a great time seeing Hootie and the Blowfish with Bare Naked Ladies

Fun venue with decent acoustics, definitely worth a visit to hear some good music.

Went to concert here and sat on the lawn. You have to go early to line up to get good seat. Traffic is nightmare as usual.

Great place for families. Excellent view of the mountians and perfect restaurant in front of the water. We have a beer and french friends. We will come back for breakfast.

Great outdoor venue for large concerts, been here like 5 times for various concerts. Parking can be far but it's still decent. Concessions are admittedly really, really expensive. But you're treating yourself to the event, might as well go all out?

Love this place. It's a bit out of the way and huge!

I seen Kevin Hart & The Plastic cup boys here. I enjoyed it!

Pay for the VIP parking. It s worth it. No bad seats. If you get lawn seats, just rent chairs from them or read the website rules very carefully.

Great venue, great staff. I can't think of a better venue. I Was here for I/O. I've never been to a concert here but hopefully the service is always this good. Be Excellent to each other.

Absolutely great all around, beer prices are a little pricey for concert but super clean and nice stage and seating.

Nice outdoor venue for a concert. Parking can be a pain.

The atmosphere is always fun and the sound system is amazing!

Expectedly premium priced food and beverages inside. Acoustics could've been better.

Awesome place to see a concert. The lawn is a normally a mess of people. I try to always get seats. The 200s are pretty good, better than the lawn. The 100s are the best. Parking is somewhat of a mess too. Allow time to get parked and walk into Shoreline.

Great venue, but sheesh..... Can you cut a small break on prices already.

This place is small but you are pretty close to the bands your there to see. Although the parking situation there is very complicated to get to.

Beautiful theater for Google I/O event! Super fun and open