UIC Pavilion Reviews

Standing outside in line in the cold for twenty minutes, waiting to get through the security check was dreadful. Me and my guest couldn't see the stage due to all the people standing for most of the show, we had main floor seats. The music from Maze was great and the O'Jays were excellent.

Like my doctors but hopefully won't need them anytime soon...

Amazing arena with decent seating and ample washrooms. Very costly with food options but amazing for comedy and other type of events

Small crown, seating is tight. Cold inside,AND FOOD IS TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE.THE DRINK'S ARE TOO FOR THAT MATTER. NOT STRONG AT ALL. TASTES LIKE SWEET DRINKS WITH ICE.
TERRIBLE CONCERT. THEY NEED TO GIVE OUR MONEY BACK THE REST FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR HOME.

Went for a concert and the place was just perfectly suited for that. The light and special effects are amazing!!!

Best thing about this place is the ample parking...

I wish I could give a zero, got turned away because my wife had a purse. Never going back

Volleyball was great, but in the end the UIC Pavilion is an out of date arena from the 60's

Some seats have obstructed views. I ended up staring at an iron railing and watching the show on the screens. Their $20 parking lot took one hour to get out of. Avoid at all costs!

I love this place!! Have worked there 8 years and made lots of friends. Now I just attend sone events

I attended legends of hip hop.concert great experience security was fantastic!!!

Was here for an FRC competition. Venue staff were polite and helpful and the arena worked well for the competition. Security was painful because of the unique circumstances with the competition. If they could find a better place to keep teams that have gone through security before the stands open, that would be helpful.

Plenty of seating. I was there for a graduation and there was a lot of room left over. Although none of the concessions were open for food or water or anything.

None of the stairwells had hand railings. That is a huge safety hazard, and I saw a lot of older people struggling to get up and down the stairs.

Overall it was decent, and the parking wasn't bad either.

Love that our church has been able to grow using uic over the years but the way we are treated not by staff but management is sad. Coming to church like we are going through the airport is a bit much.

To much put smoke! Security hanging out in doorway soaking it all up!

Went here for a concert the other night. The staff were very nice and they kept things pretty together(lines and such). Concessions were crazy expensive ($5 for a regular water) but I guess that's to be expected. All in all an awesome night made possible by a lot of hard working people :)

The sound production was terrible....The jumbotrons weren't showing the stage....The main floor seats were too close together!!!!

Great open space for games, lots of accessible seating for those with assistive devices.

The Pavilion is HUGE with so much to offer. Every time I go, I have a beautiful time. From games to events. Especially seeing the UIC FLAMES

Went to see Katt Williams. Wasn't thrilled about the seats that they have for people with disabilities. Other than that the place is nice

Decent concert venue. Wouldn't have to come here again but I wouldn't avoid seeing a band I like if they played here.

It's listed as a 9500 seat arena. That's 4250 regular sized seats, just fyi. I'm a 5'10" guy - 170 lbs and I couldn't comfortably fit in these seats. Luckily, I was sitting inbetween members of my family or I would've been in constant contact with strangers. I was surprised how skinny the seats were.

Also, they're not comfortable!

I like venues that are not too big so that any seat is a good seat for whatever event.

The seats are small and crammed together. Our view of the stage wasn't too bad, but the speakers blocked the screen a bit. The show was phenomenal anyway and I'd do it all over again.

I was expecting a lot better from this visit (concert). First you are forced to stand out in the elements while waiting to get thru the doors to be screened (metal detector). Trying to go inside of actual venue requires walking down uneven concrete stairs without any handrails. I actually witnessed a man fall down the stairs. The jumbotron screens (2 of them) did not project the concert, it only had graphics and pictures showing. So anyone with bad seats did not 'see' the concert. The one good thing was the acoustics-great sound. I will not attend another concert at this venue.

Clean and secure. Stairs into the auditorium are very intimidating especially in heels but you get through it and manage.

The food prices are ridiculous. Popcorn and Pepsi $10. Give me a break!!!!

I went for a graduation. Nothing bad. It has concessions, parking, friendly service. Maybe just needs cosmetic updates.

Good seats I have a nice time vendors were awesome Parking is great

This venue did not handle the crowds well for the Comedy show on December 29th.

Garbage venue with ridiculous bag requirements that are not advertised when you buy your overpriced ticket. Their idea of a bag check was literally to tell us to put our bag in the bushes outside. You ll have spent your money more meaningfully by throwing it directly into the lake instead of trying to see a show here.

If you park in the garage, be sure to back into your parking space. It is a real pain to back out after a packed event.

The seats were a bit to small for me not much elbow room.

The stairs on the upper levels are not safe. There are no guard rails in the middle and I felt like I would fall. I will never visit this venue and select seats in the upper level again.

Every seat is a good seat in the Pavilion for sporting events and graduations. Food prices are reasonable as well.

I've been coming here mainly for our universities commencement ceremony for the past few years. Always clean... this year they had metal detectors... last year this wasn't available. I understand the need for security these days.

I was there yesterday for our ceremony with our students. I work for the university and we travel over an hour <esp with the crazy Chicago traffic >; I asked a question regarding the entrance that our team was using to come on & out while getting our students ready to graduate. An overzealous young man who worked with security had the nerve to say that I couldn't come in & out. I looked at him with a puzzled look on my face and asked what do you mean? I'm working for the university that is running this ceremony today. I have to come in & out. He then said, I understand you're upset. I asked, where or what led you to believe that I am upset? Obviously a canned response that he couldn't of been sure when to use this statement?

Needless to say, I did come in & out. I talked to his superior Tony who informed me that since I'm staff this doesn't apply to us. When I did go in & exited the bldg he told all the staff that she can come in & out as much as she wants. I tried not to laugh as I looked in the employee's face. I smiled & walked out after a little time passed, I didn't see that young man anymore. He tried to make my experience there a bad one. I turned that around real QUICK! Other than that episode, the rest of the staff and the auditorium were on point.

Ill be back again and next time for a concert. Beautiful auditorium!!

Came here for a graduation. Efficient crowd control, can t bring in food or drinks, even water within a sealed bottle. There is a vendor selling drinks and popcorn. Free water fountains tho so bring your own reusable water bottle

Nice place, really enjoyed our event stuff was friendly and organized

I've been to almost fifteen basketball matches here at the pavilion. Everything is well planned everytime. The staff manage the place with high quality of professionalism.

Concert at the Pavillion, still looks great inside and out, clean and well staffed.

I was there for 3 days with my community based robotics team competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition. The staff was friendly and accommodating with this non-traditional event. In fact, this was one of the more pleasant experience we have had with the staff since 2006!

Been here, for previous events..
Got to see my idol "Master P" here.

#Nolimitreunion #Iwasthere

This is probably the best gymnastics venue in the country. It's also a good place to see a concert, very intimate. Though, it's definitely not built four sound quality.

Enjoyed Myself Here My Daughter Graduation Was Here 2019

The parking is not great but decent venue once you're inside. Took over an hour to get the parking garage and then they closed it, we ended up parking 3 block away for free.

Has some great shows and events. Love attending, also go to school at UIC so I am here very often and I can say its probably the best building on campus. Very well kept and the staff and everything is just awesome! Great place to go and see.