St Pete Times Forum Reviews

Amalie Arena was well staffed with cheerful and helpful employees. It was very clean and they served any kind of food you could want.

Great event today. It is cool to see that the pros still do some of the same drills as the Mites.

Lightening game last Thursday. Had the absolute honor of an invitation to Suite 4. Schumacher Insurance. Food was great, company was better! Thanks for being the perfect hostesses, Erica & Michelle!
Amalie Arena hosting LADY GAGA DEC. 1ST! Must attend show, folks. Great entertainer in the PERFECT venue! I'm counting the days!

There are no bad seats at this venue. Parking is a major problem. I use Uber

Parking a problem. Should have community based pricing inside, but no....

My family and I had a great time at the lightning's game.

Always a great experience in the suite with fellow employees. The food and drinks are a little pricey for what you get, but it's expected when going to an event. Overall I had a great time at the last hockey game and concert I went to (2CELLOS).

Love that it's always sold out and everyone cheers their hearts out!! I love the Tampa bay lightning!!!!

We attended or first game at the arena upon arrival was greeted by a very friendly user. He advised us it was fan appreciation nite free popcorn, peanuts & discounts at concession stands. When we waited in the right line for 10 minutes only to find out you only appreciate your fans early and it was done at the first intermission! I think if you appreciate your fans it should be for the whole game! Just saying.

Amalie is a great arena. The staff is always friendly and I love coming here for Lightning games. Always clean and the vendors and ushers are completely on top of things. Compared to watching a game at Capital One or BB&T center, you're in for a treat. Probably better than others too.

Easy access. Clean and great place to watch hockey.

Indoor football was a lot of un. Parking and food are outrageously priced but expected.

Local organized and easy to access! It was beautiful the Sam Smith show !!

I had a great experience here for a concert. I was worried about parking and the lines to get in but with a little bit of planning, we found a great parking spot a few blocks away. Had time for dinner at Channelside and then made our way to the arena. The crowd and lines were intimidating but Amalie staff and security got everyone in at a good pace.

Once inside, they had plenty of bars and beer stands for drinks. We didn't have any problems with long waits. Getting to our seats was a breeze as well. They had personnel stationed at each entrance to let you know where to go. We were in section 301 and had a great view of the stage area and big screens.

Bathrooms are clean and leaving the concert was a breeze. No issues at all! So this was my first time at the Amalie and I'm glad it went well with no headaches. Had a great time and will now feel less stressed now that I know it's not such a headache attending events here.

Great venue, easy access. Party atmosphere in the courtyard before the hockey games. Parking within easy walking distance.

I've been to several hockey arenas all over the planet; the experience here is as world class as a large sporting event gets.

I wish could of been there but I'm stuck with the loser family

Great concert venue. We were up in the terrace level, section 306. Easy in and out from the arena. Security was thorough, but went smoothly. Tons of food and drink options once inside. Oh, very important tip - BRING A SWEATER or JACKET! (It is a hockey arena after all - very cold!!)

Had a GREAT time at my first professional hockey game.

I suggest you either show up as early as possible, or after the line to get through the metal detectors has gone down. We were there in the heat, like sardines, in line and my body overheated. I've never experienced this before, and I'm a Florida Native! This process needs to be improved. Also, the food/drinks are incredibly overpriced.

Went to see Andre Rieu. Grezt arena.very helpful ushers. Great seating.

Loved my experience here at the arena. Traffic getting into the place was horrible and the parking was expensive.

Best arena in the NHL. Home to the best fans and team in the NHL! Go Bolts!

The beer offered was $13-16 a pop, some of the bathroom sinks in the ladies room weren't working. But, the staff was kind and informative. I enjoyed how smooth the ticket collection and metal detector phase was too.

Arena was fine but hard to drive to. Also parking was difficult due to lack of a parking garage.
TSO show was awesome

Amazing night, food service was a bit slow and the seats are to close together, but other than that I had a great time

The Amalie Arena was very nice. I attended the Joyce Meyer conference at the Amelia Arena.

Great place for watching sports and concerts. Parking could be hard and expensive at times. Clean and safe place overall!

FALL OUT BOY, BLACKBEAR, NOTHING NOWHERE must I say more?

Great arena, I've been to lightning games and concerts for Kiss and smashing pumpkins and this place is wonderful

Great atmosphere and fan base. Just too damn expensive to eat and drink. If you enjoy some adult beverage while here, take out a loan. 15 bucks a beer. Cant imagine what the one liquor drinks in the white collar section are. Eat before you get here and drink merrily if that's your thing. Other than that, nothing better than watching my home team LIVE! GO BOLTS!

Great place to go to see anything. Outstanding staff are always helpful. The only downside is the price of anything you buy inside.

I love coming to events here, but the price of food and drink is sickening

Great venue for concerts. Especially when you have a suite!!!

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Bad Man Tour...Spectacular show by Pitbull, Farruko, Prince Royce, and Fuego.

It is a nice enough place, but the parking is very confusing and the food and drinks are ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS!!!

For King and Country was awesome there wasn't a bad seat in the Arena.

Saw Islanders v. Tampa and sat in the upper deck in section 319. First thing that hit me was the entire seating bowl was blue and a few of the open areas behind the nets. During the pregame the 2 Van de Graaff generators creating 'lightning' was cool. Sight-lines were good, the sound system was not. Beer was insanely expensive. Thunder Alley outside the building with large screen reminds me of Maple Leaf square in Toronto.

Very modern and well run venue for a variety of events. For hockey games the sound effects and fan experience is first class.
With all of the construction in the Channel Side area, parking and traffic maybe a challenge but the experience is worth it.

Amazing place to watch Hockey, beers are insanely expensive

Good acoustic, kept up well, purchase the parking pass. Beer - $17.00

Its the HOME OF THE LIGHTNING BOLTS!! WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?!?

I cam here once a few years back for a WWE event and we sat middle section of the arena which wasn't that bad. It was very nice in there and we had a good time!

Amalie stadium is fantastic. Bathrooms are near by as well as a great variety of food and alcohol

Each visit seems to have its own set of rules but I've never had a bad experience at Amalie Arena.

The concert I attended was very good but the seats are extremely uncomfortable and narrow.