St Pete Times Forum Reviews

Loved experiencing monster jam in air conditioning! They really did good in the way the traffic is directed too, my husband dropped me off right in the front no problems

Fantastic concert venue! I saw KISS on throwback Thursday last week lol but I mean Gene Simmons is 69 still rockin! Seeing them at Amalie was AMAZING! Great seats, easy restroom access, minimal lines in a sold out venue, full liquor! Plenty of food vendors and a/c in the Florida heat was ice cold! Love love this venue!

We saw the Trans Siberian Orchestra and if was a great venue for this concert. The sound was incredible! We had seat half way up and could see everything fine. Parking was the biggest problem and Tampa PD does not move traffic well enough. Drink at the bar were mixed properly and price fair for this type of event.

Love watching the home team here. Nice selection of food offerings and concessions.

Always an excellent venue, staff very polite and knowledgeable

Great arena, good services and a helpful staff. Home of a great hockey team. Only downside is the pricing of food and drinks. For example, a pint of beer costs 16$ in Lightning games and that is simply outrageous!

I loved the place! we went to two concerts and it was spectacular

Great Winterjam 2020 concert. Although next time, I'll remember the ear plugs. It was very loud. Lol

Everyone who works there is amazing and so friendly!! Great evening out!

Went for the Panic! At The Disco concert on August 1st the show was great. The lights were awesome the music sounded crisp and even sitting up high the big screens were amazingly clear. The seats were a little uncomfortable and tight, the drinks and food options were overpriced, and during the openers the acoustics were horrible. The parking is reasonable if you buy it with your tickets so make sure you do it then or else you'll be paying a lot for a resale parking pass.

The best time ever seeing my grandson smile is priceless

If you buy from ticket master. They double the cost. Not valuable. The security was aweful. Went to circus. Cost way too much. Parking outrageous.

What can I say!!!! Large and Comfortable - nice that they managed that. From every angle nice viewing and great sound.
Would have been nice to have the Banners at the Top and Rear removed so one could get an uninterrupted and complete picture of the Stage.

The best stadium around this part of the country. Home to the fabulous Tampa Lightning! Saw Trans Siberian Orchestra Christmas show there. Fabulous!

Winter Jam 2019 was AMAZING! Seats are comfortable too.

Super expensive concessions and food can't be brought in. Otherwise a great facility!

Love this place its always clean and well organize for every concert i go .

I had the privilege of seeing the AMAZING Trans Siberian Orchestra from a suite. Loved Trans Siberian and will definitely go again. The suite was a great way to not have to deal with crowds and be able to just enjoy the show.

Been to 5 Hockey Arenas this the best by far. Seats are excellent, plenty of affordable parking in the area, rest rooms are clean and confessions are reasonable.

I came from out of state to watch some Tampa V. Rangers hockey and even though we got absolutely destroyed by a score I won t mention I did enjoy the stadium. We left our seats halfway through the second period due to the lack of playing by our team and decided to walk around. Budweiser deck was top notch, even had set up a huge projection of the game blasted on the wall across the street, just couldn t escape my reality. beers inside are about $17, outdoor had a $5 draft special. I needed it considering I paid for an abomination of a game. Fans were pretty nice considering I was wearing an opposing jersey, they offered to buy me beer because it was the least he could do after such a decimation. I didn t accept his offer because I m a degenerate rangers fan. But we ll see who s laughing when you get swept again in the playoffs by a wildcard team. LGR.

Love all the events here! It is awesome that my office is only two blocks away!

The venue is great, just wish the seats weren't so close together. This is America we are big in America, not only size wise but also height wise as well.

Why were the majority of food vendors closed for a major event? Doesn't make sense

Go Bolts!!! Customer service was so helpful with disabled needs.

Great place one of the best arenas in NHL. 3 levils easy in and out. Many good hotels within walking distance of arean. Only 1 con is public transit does not go far enough.

Great venue for sports. No complaints about that. However, while walking out of a game, we were rudely yelled at by a police officer for crossing the road to our vehicle. While I understand the fact that it's the law to cross a road without using a designated crosswalk, it was late, there was no absolutely no traffic, and our car was just across the street. The least the officer could have done was just make this known to us in a more respectful way.

Love this place, every seat is a good seat. Great consession stands and staff was friendly and willing to help.

Great concert by Paul McCartney this week! Only downsides were a jerk in our aisle who stood up and clapped near the end of each song..blocking the view for folks behind him...also the valet parking had to be booked before you arrive...take note. Otherwise impressive venue.

Non-US visitors be aware! If you are a non-US visitor and the staff thinks you are under the age of 40 they will require a passport to serve you alcoholic beverage! A european drivers license used be millions and again millions of europeans are not good enough. If you dont have a US drives licens you will need a passport. During my two week stay in the US all over Florida state I was never asked for id once, but at Amalie arena, make sure to bring passport. Perhaps bring birth certificate, your mother, mother in law and dna sample to be on the safe side.



And yes, I thought it was a joke but a beer is actual 15 USD. :)

GREAT place& people!
Lots of heavy horrible area traffic.

On my 14th birthday they put my name on the scoreboard GO BOLTS

Saw James Taylor. Excellent show. Arena was very comfortable. Only negative was we were told they had restaurants but not that they were very limited.

Went for the first time to watch a Lightning game and everything was awesome. The venue was great as well as the concessions.

Great place to see a concert or any kind of luve event they really go above and beyond to accommodate you and all the stuff they offer is terrific

This place is wonderful. Great game BOLTS vs. Panthers. Food is kinda pricey, beer is even more, and parking is outrageous. But had a good time with friends and watched a good game.

With the largest indoor screen in a USA coliseum there is truly not a single bad set in the place.

Great, Great venue. It is clean, fun, great food, and a GREAT Hockey team plays there. My only complaint is that it is highly, highly overpriced. From tickets, to food, to drinks, to tickets they are just way overpriced. It verges on a complete rip off. But it is still a great place to see an event. GO !!!

First time at Amalie Arena to see my Flyers play the Lightning. We were in the Chase Club and it was a 5-star experience! The ticket price is well worth it. All you can eat and drink. A very spacious lounge with a great view of the ice. An energetic and fun place to watch a hockey game. Too bad the Flyers lost!

Was there to see panic at the disco and I absolutely loved it. The only thing I can say was irritating up was how confusing the parking was

Friendly staff, fun atmosphere, ample parking, and good food and beverages for any event. Go lightning!

Venue is great, but the staff is atrocious!!! Completely disrespectful! Drinks are overpriced, food is overpriced, I would spend my time and money elsewhere!

This arena was very easy to figure out and are seats where great.

The room was fine just like any hotel.
The restaurant was terrible - plenty of great food in Tampa, don't opt for the convenience of this place.
We stayed after a concert at Amelie and got back to the hotel late. The restaurant had stopped serving food so we asked the desk where we could go for food and their only advice was Domino's pizza. We work downtown and know there are places open late so we went and walked to find something. Were disappointed that we had to wander and that the desk at a nice hotel wouldn't know what was open for us.
I'd stay again as the rooms were fine but won't expect much other than a room to sleep in.

The concessions use the dumbest two step process I've ever experienced.

Whether a game or a concert this place is a great venue.

Was there to see Sam Smith sat on the floor section notice the side monitors were not working from time to time did not affect me because of my seating good experience no problems would definitely visit there again

Nice arena with good views in most areas. They hold various events here, concerts, hockey games, and etc. It tends be freezing inside regardless of the event due to the ice rink. The are several parking areas. They can be a little tricky to find if you are unfamiliar but they are all around the arena. They are divided into color sections.

Wish I could rank this place higher. The overall experience was great, super easy access in and out. The Lightning are a fantastic hockey team. However, the concession prices are HORRIBLE. $15 for chicken fingers, and $12 for one can of import beer. Just recently went to ATL's new stadium, where the prices are much better, even though it's a brand new venue. More stadiums/arenas need to take note.

Great staff but concession prices are way out of hand

Way to much for a beer...$14.00..$16.00 for a draft....large can of beer $16.00..,highway robbery.

I just wish their food and drinks weren't so outrageously priced. But go bolts!

Cool place. I'm not a Tampa fan, but the atmosphere is one of the better ones in the NHL. As always, food is expensive.

Over prized food and drinks, but what do you expect?

Whether you are there for a sporting event or concert. This venue does not disappoint! There are really no bad seats in this place, even if you are on the second row from the top which is where we sat for Saturday night's game. Keep up the great work Amalie Staff, kudos to all of you, especially to the section host in section 320 the night of 11/23!

Saw the Ghost/Iron Maiden show. The staff was nice and tolerant of a bunch of metalheads.

Difficult for physically impaired customers to get around.

Friendly staff, during the concert, the guards are super helpful

You haven't lived until you seen Andrea Bocelli in concert on Valentine's Day! It was some serious outstanding talent on that stage, especially Pia Toscano, WOW! Also, amazing dancers, choir & orchestra! I usually go to that arena to see the hockey games, but they really did a fantastic transformation for the concert & bathrooms are always perfectly clean, everything is immaculate, can't say enough about Amalie Arena! I highly recommend any event there