SSE Hydro Reviews

Great venue for gigs. Plenty of space and so easy to get in and out of. Lots of food choice once inside as well as bars etc. Never been in the sitting section but the standing area is great and easy to see the stage from any position. Parking really easy with the multistorey carpark next door. Sound has been amazing every time I have been. Well worth the trip to see your favourite bands!

Great venue, and we'll laid out easy access to amenities and concessions. Nice friendly staff who are very helpful.

I didn't find staff helpful at all when leaving the venue inexperienced, thank goodness we didn't have to leave in an emergency, also the mess that was left by adults disgusting room for improvement

Been to the Hydro many times. And i have never faced any disappointment. The parking is about a 1min walk from the main doors. The parking pay machines allow you to pay for your parking in advance to stop you having to wait at the end of the night. I have never had to wait any longer than 10mins to exit the car park or any longer than 5mins to get parked. As for the venue itself, it's a good size venue, something Glasgow has needed for a long time. The sound in the venue is amazing. The views from seats is extremely good and the floor area is pretty good too. There are plenty of toilet facilities and places to eat and plenty of doors to enter the arena to save massive amounts of queuing.
Negatives: Food is expensive, and there is about 10 staff at each counter serving even when only 1 customer is there. The stairs on the higher levels are very steep at points and yet their are no handrails to hold on to. I've seen some slightly older customers struggle a bit. Apart from those things i find the venue as a whole top notch and i'll be returning there many more times in the future.

Great venue, but better suited to music than stage shows.

Too many stairs
Not suitable for disabled or elderly

Good day out but Could do a lot better with the toilets

First time in Glasgow for a concert great spot . Hotel was a 3 minute walk away

Roger Waters great concert wasted by people that are out and in for drink .some so drunk they can hardly stand .

Great venue for all sorts of events and the staff are very helpful. I've been for music, comedy and sporting events and it has handled them all really well.

Absolutely beautiful place,very clean and staff are amazing.

good sound, good seats, great show, well organised despite the size of the place

Great venue. Heavy traffic leaving which is expected with a big venue.

I love this place so much. Great View! Amazing entertainment!

Great place to see live bands and shows. Facilities are top notch and prices are within the realms of what you'd expect to pay in a venue like this

The parking charges next to sse arena is atrocious. Money making rip-off

Miserable queues to get in, sound quality was alright but seating and staff were great!

Lamb of God and Slayer smashed it. Had a great time. Staff where helpful and friendly. Loos where clean

Absolubtly appaling! Meant to see westlife on tue 28th may @ 6.30pm for mother birthday, got an email @ 6.46pm to say all seated tickets were now standing! As my mam cant stand for that long we,ve had to come away after driving 3 hours to More

Great show and club restaurant done well along with the staff.

Not too big, clean, good facilities, helpful staff. 1 star deducted for selling Irn Bru, which the drunken punters spill everywhere. They could use Irn Bru to stick the tiles on the Space Shuttle.

Great venue for live music, plenty food and drink outlets, plenty stewards on hand to take your seats, and it seams that you get a good view where ever your seated

Large venue with good sound. Just feels a bit like an airport with heavy handed security requirements and confusing layouts.

Love the hydro great venue, helpful staff and fab concert

Great venue a little let down by their crowd management to get out and home

Fantastic venue, well designed and perfect for a concert. They have very good crowd control and are by far the best venue for large artists to play in Scotland. The artists that it attracts are fantastic.

Didnt enjoy tonight. Carrie Underwood sound was too loud...dont you have a say in dB levels ?

Overpriced on food and drink just because you are a captive audience. Ok for concerts if the band you see has an experienced sound engineer otherwise you won't hear a thing.

Great venue, good facilities and clean, chairs comfortable for a long sit, air conditioning comfortable.

Brilliant venue for shows and sound quality great unless you are right at the top. lights n speaker rig doesnt spoil view

Saw paramore, great atmosphere, good sound quality & friendly staff

Great venue didn't have great seats though when l went to see take that but the venue itself is good.

Good venue, gets a bit hot when full, excellent access

Worst night in a long time should have left it in the 90s

Huge place really too big to enjoy the full experience as our seats were up so high!

Great venue for everything I've seen and heard here.

Not the easiest place to find your way around, but a fantastic auditorium!

Wonderful time, I loved Hugh Jackman's
Show so much xxx and being in a wheelchair made no difference to the staff nothing was any trouble They were all amazing, Thank you xxx

The eating facilities and the quickness we were served - the actual Arena was excellent

If you are on the ground floor or 1 up your fine. Any further up it is like a concrete jungle with very steep concrete stairs and far too narrow walkways with hardly any bannister's. Also not good lighting outside as you walk towards the bridge heading to the premier inn.
Who ever designed the SSE Hydro was obs just for cramming as many folk in at once and to hell's fire with health and safety, someone must have been getting a backhander or in someone's pocket.

Great venue, G4S security are complete wanks. God knows why they chose them. They are all on too much red bull.

We went to see the Strictly come dancing tour show last night. The show itself was just what we expected but the auditorium is awful! It s remit must be pack them it tight never mind if they can actually see the show. As a Glaswegian I m saddened that this concrete mausoleum is the best concert facility the City can provide.

Still game absolutely amazing brilliant Jack and victor

Great venue, great acoustics unfortunately a bit of a mish mash for entry queues but other than that, a great night!

Went here for first time ever. We had tickets for Kevin bridges. Easy to get to an a well layed out venue.

Great place if willing to pay for great seats but I wouldn't go and sit in the gods

Fantastic venue but they need to address the disabled toilets.... not enough!

Been to many events but tonite was poorly organised for a kids event queing was shocking kids not able to get there Mercandise before show

Always get a great view & great atmosphere ..staff are lovely

The size of the venue is fantastic; with the way it's built the acoustics of the room are superb and you can hear acts playing from the front all the way to the seated level 2 tiers perfectly clear. I have recently saw Kendrick Lamar here, More

Country to country was amazing. The sound was spot on.

Ideal venue for a gig, got upgraded to the sse rewards area, didnt have to queue the whole time i was there. Beautiful building when lit up at night also

Went to see Take That, easy to get to venue and entering was queue free. Bars were busy but service was quick. Plenty of toilets so not too long to wait at the end of the show.

Great venue for the band's bar over priced and the wine is fit for cleaning the drains.