SSE Hydro Reviews

Other than overpriced tickets, there is little to fault about the SSE Hydro as a venue. The floor is a decent size and the view and sound tend to be good quality from the seats - even the top tier. There are a reasonable number of toilets, there is a free to use cash machine on site and there are plenty of food and merchandise stalls (though queues at these can be brutal at one or the other depending on the gig). All in all, I would easily rate it 5 stars if ticket prices were not double the other venue prices in Glasgow.

Great venue, amazing sound, just missing any intimacy

Good view even from quite high up and sound very good too. The Eagles were fantastic.

The acoustics are spot on. Best indoor venue in scotland.

Love attending gigs at the hydro, the atmosphere is astounding. No matter where you sit you always have an amazing view of the stage ( unless the idiot in front stands up)

Visited there just recently for the strictly tour, not keen on the layout of the place though it is too high so when you are seated on the top level the performers appear small so you have to rely on those big screens dotted about which kind of defeats the purpose. What i will say though the staff are brilliant, i suffer from vertigo and i had problems getting to my seat which was on the third level, so my daughter went and spoke to someone a really lovely gentleman who came and helped me and the other young man who made sure i was okay to sit where i was but if i couldn't have managed they would have tried to get me an alternative seat. This was a Christmas gift and the person did not know about my condition. So hats off to the staff. Building on the other hand needs a bit of a revamp, more lifts and toilets closer to your seating are also better queue control

This is a fantastic venue with excellent facilities. The public toilets are clean and tidy and there are many, many food and drinks stands around the building. Unfortunately the choice of food and drink is very limited, don't expect anything remotely healthy, and these tend to be expensive but no more than any other arena.
The seating is quite comfortable and there is an adequate amount of leg room. However, if someone wants to get out of the row be prepared to stand up to let them by. Also the rows can be very long in some areas so if you are in the centre seats and need to continually get out to buy food or drinks or to go the bathroom be prepared to disturb a good number of people.
You can get a good view in the lower stands but I wouldn't recommend going above the first tier if you want to see clearly. Anything higher and you'll feel like you are very far away from the stage.
There are a variety of transport links but the surrounding areas are almost entirely restricted parking so it can be difficult to find free on street parking within a reasonable walking distance, especially during the day. Do your research on what will suit your party best before travelling.

Great night 25/10/16 at the Bad Company concert huge thanks to the girl on the VIP ticket stand on this night as she really went above and beyond in helping us this really made our night thank you. 5 star venue

Really good venue for live music and events, much better than concerts at the SEC.

Nice food good service and dog friendly what more could you ask for

Brilliant gigs Katy Perry & Rodger Waters Definetly be letting ev1 know what gigs they were

Great huge venue for live music and other events. Well organised and good accoustics for. Such a large scale venue.

So many QUE'S to contend with, from entrance to drinks & Food, toilets. They should have called it 'The Que'......

Well organized venue, easy to get in and out, sounded pretty decent, though I wouldn't want to be in the seating tiers.

Good venue though as usual booze is pretty expensive though you can at least take it in with you.

Great place, comfortible, good concert. Delicious food

I went with my partner to see Florence & The Machine who were superb by the way. But my moan is about the lateness of bloody many ticket holders who come to find their bloody seats after the lights go down. Places like the SSE Hydro should stop people finding their booked seats and spoiling the enjoy ment of others who have to stand and let the late punters find their seats when the lights go down. So next time get time get your seats first forget about the food or drink order

its fine for venue.but if you dont get good seats.can be a pain.foid and drink well over priced could do with reviewing it..stop you at door if you have any drink.

Love this venue recently saw The Script lighting and effects were brilliant

The food and drink are ridiculously expensive. The staff are helpful 8 out of times.

Unless u pay for seats at front there is no point going as cheep seats at back are to far away from the stage. U will need binoculars 2 see anything

Keep Going Back to see Madness at The Secc Hydro . Security is excellent they help as much as they can even showed me to my seat. Downfall was the fosters beer. Flat as soon as I sat down please get decent beers in. Other than that I'll be back to more concerts of my choice.. stayed overnight in Campernile which was good also

Well layed out building other than the seating, we we in the middle row which means your boxed in, i have a 3 year old so had to go to the toilet with home during the show, well there's no way out other than making a whole row of people stand for which I recieved some glaring stares. Everything else was great though, friendly staff, free wifi, good acoustics.

Not very pleased as staff had asked if my boyfriend could sit the rest of the show with his jacket on as some embarrassment of a person complained about his top I don't find this right at all and it's absolutely embarrassing if you ask me stuff need to grow up and put immaturity aside

Good for a music venue, sound wise, but in every other respect it is shambles. Over 50 minutes late at opening the doors... while it was raining... costs are astronomical for rubbish food and drink and the crowd management is utter nonsense. I was sitting on the seat directly beside the stairs but was forced to consistently walk the long way round for no clear reason... sometimes I was allowed to use the stairs and other times (on the same night) I wasn't?!! Pathetic.

Grandchildren loved visiting the SSE Hydro... My only complaint was that it was a bit expensive for merchandise and something to eat and drink.

Absolutely ace. Very clean and tidy. Comfy enough seatS. most staff were friendly and helpful. Good security. Thoroughly enjoyed the gig :)

We went to see Nick Cave,who is an amazing song writer, musician and knows how to hold his audience captive.
However I prefer to see him perform in smaller venues as that suits his style of music and craftsmanship better.
Wouldn't bother with the hydro again,too big,too far away and lacking personality.

Excellent venue for concerts. Food stalls and outlets are very expensive and queues are ridiculous as you would expect from most venue sites. Toilets are always smelly and in a poor state of cleanliness. The building its self puts on an excellent colour show at night from the outside.

Had a great time watching Kevin bridges, waited ages at the bar trying to get served though

great sound and that's what counts. if you are in the cheap seats whatever you are going to see is basically a dot and you are so high you can get a nosebleed. Food and drink service is quick. Parking is extortionate but okay if there are four in the same car and car park staff get you out quickly.

Huge venue but even though we were sitting near the top the view was still perfect.

I've been in much better venues, but this is an upgrade from the old Hall 4 at the SECC. Always looonngg queues for a pint, no matter if ore gig or during the gig, its so slow. I've always found the staff to be unpleasant to rude at best.

Wonderful building by the river! Very intriguing. I wish I had the opportunity to live a concert in there...

Lots of fun great venue even if you're not close to the stage you still get a great experience

Good venue over all, easy to access and competent and friendly staff.

Normally such a good sound from anyone playing here, however the Kings of Leon were ok but the sound was rather poor. So not being techie minded I blame the sound engineers.

Went with my Wife to see Boyzone here, great venue that holds around 10,000 people. Great sound with easy access to and from your seats. Bars and food outlets available in the main foyer. Very easy to get too and from Glasgow city centre where we were staying, only 2 stops on the train. There are also a number of hotels around the Hydro if you prefer staying nearby. Overall great experience and would go back to watch other bands.

One word of warning ........ DO NOT book seat(s) at upper level 2 or higher if you have a fear of heights/vertigo.

Went there to a Nickleback concert. Huge place, easy to find, Great acoustics.

Great venue for big gigs. Huge arena for different events.

Very good. Only the systematic lack of the said conquilhas is worth it.

Brilliant venue for Gigs, staff were helpful enough as people arrived, but they got a bit pushy at the end - telling folk that they had to leave when all some folk wanted to do was wait until the crowds died down a bit. Some of us are not too steady on our feet and don't like being jostled.

Far too big ended up watching the screens I would have been better watching the TV at home wouldn't go back hated it

Easy car parking and good communication while in the venue

Went to see TAPF, thoroughly recommend the VIP package.

Big venue... the coke is actually coke zero is the only bad thing really

Went to see fast and furious live tour drove all the way from Newport South wales. Was amazing and worth the drive. Nice arena good view of show and the fast and furious live tour crew was amazing