Greensboro Coliseum Complex

This complex is pretty easy to get to and has plenty of parking… They usually charge about $ 10 to park in their lot. There are also several exits so even though you always expect to be stagnant in your car while traffic filters out after the show they manage to really keep you moving.
The seats are fairly comfortable for being a coliseum but as usual they are pretty close to each other and don’t leave a lot of knee space. They also don’t have cup holders so if you buy any food or drinks you have to put them in front of you or hold them.
The seats in the lower section will get you up close & personal with the show… If you can afford it, there worth the price. The seats in the upper level are at such an exaggerated angle it makes me nauseous… Bought tickets in this section for a show that I didn’t want to pay an arm & leg for & I have to say I’ll never sacrifice my comfort again! I felt so sick sitting that high & at such an increased incline!
The food selections aren’t bad but the drink selections are poor… Usually just water, soda & one choice in beer. And of course the prices are increased for everything. The best deal is for a refillable soda it’s $ 7 which isn’t bad considering you can refill the cup as much as you want.
There are plenty of restrooms surrounding the sections so you typically never have to wait. And for the most part they keep them clean.

Super fun with the family. Like any other carnival but with southern charm that makes you fee like there’s no other place to be on a Friday night at the end of summer. Fried Oreos, Turkey Legs, Kiddy rides, adult beverages. Oh. And I saw a camel! They have a petting zoo area; this year there were horses, llamas, cows and goats! There’s a circus act that was actually pretty entertaining. We blew $ 100 bucks but it was work it to see our kids smile on opening night. We’ll definitely be back next year.

I hated this place! If I didn’t have to be here for convention, I wouldn’t come here. What kind of place is this, that does not have accommodation for pregnant women and baby! They expect a pregnant women to go thru the crew just like everyone being push thru the gate. Even when I come in late after everyone there aren’t any seat left, except the one in the balcony. Why the heck a pregnant women seat up in the balcony, When I can barely walk up those stairs!!! The worst ever!

Have been to the Coliseum complex many times. Have seen concerts, basketball games, monster truck jam, and the circus there.
Staff is always friendly. Parking is convenient. Getting in and out of the facilities is easy. Arena adapts to all events.
Fun for the whole family!

First of all the Fleetwood Mac Concert was awesome, we were sitting about 40 ft away from the stage and on the side which was really better than sitting at the floor level as our vantage point allowed us to see the whole band and the tech crew on the side of the stage.
Staff were courteous and helpful all seating rows very well marked. Plenty of vendors serving food and ice cold beer.
Seating tip get the seating row at the side of the stage as even when people stand up in front of you it makes no difference as you can still see. and also get the aisle seats as you can get drink replenishments without disturbing anyone else.
I also attended the 2015 US National Figure Skating Championships in Jan 2015. Arena, is nice, recently redone. But the bathrooms have not been remodeled and could be cleaner and monitored for paper towels. The security was inconsistent — letting people going to their seats during skaters 2 – 4 minute performances, blocking many others, when they should have been held back and could still see the ice. Also security was inconsistent with checking tickets and enforcement.
Also, I went to Garth Brooks on his 2014 World Tour. Parking within a few blocks of Bank of America Stadium (where the Panthers play) isn’t even that high in some areas. We spent $ 30 for two Cheeseburger baskets and two SMALL beers. The burgers and fries were cold when we got them and the fries were a bit on the rubbery side. I’ve had better burgers in school cafeterias. Sometime after we ate I bought two more beers and wanting ones a bit bigger I paid $ 10 apiece for those. The concessions were well-​staffed but quite expensive.
High rates for food and drink with nothing to show for food quality and service coupled with astronomical parking fees and a more than 30-​minute wait to leave the parking area will cause me to never return.

I was in town for NCA&T graduation on 5÷9÷2015.
We parked blocks away — but it was ok because it was FREE and I could see the Coliseum from where we parked. I was grateful that there were soooooo many restrooms in the coliseum and no lines. Restrooms were clean too!

So 7 years later after a great concert for Janet Jackson in Greensboro, she decided to go on tour again with the Rock Witchu Tour (named after a club friendly song off the Discipline album) and Greensboro was another spot on the tour!!! We couldn’t buy our tickets on Ticketmaster fast enough. The tickets arrived safely and promptly to us. We planned on spending the weekend in Greensboro again with the concert being Saturday, October 4, 2008.
We made it to Greensboro just fine and the concert day came upon us. Still excited from the last concert and anticipating all of the new songs and sets we couldn’t contain ourselves. We made it to the venue fine and paid for parking and were getting ready to go into the venue. Then people starting coming back to the parking lot and reported to us and the parking lot attendant that the show had just been CANCELLED!!! OMFG!!! This hit us like a tons of bricks!!!
We had heard rumblings earlier and she had cancelled earlier shows but thought she would be fine for the rest of the tour. We were wrong!!! Janet was suffering from a bout of vertigo making it hard for her to dance and such, so instead of giving a half ass show she postponed it and decided to come back soon.
We had planned to go to an after party at a local club but this just dampened our spirits. We didn’t even go out to eat after this news. We got food delivered to our hotel. We ended up sleeping the whole time we were there. We didn’t even get to sightsee again we were so bummed out!!! We left the next day in very bad spirits.
Around this time there was lots press about this tour and we saw several programs on television showing the tour and how great it was. Seeing the show on television made us so envious at the fans who did see the show live. This made us feel even worse even though there was suppose to be a new date set.
About two weeks after the concert date, we found out that she wouldn’t be fulfilling these dates and she will continue on with the tour without these missed dates. This wasn’t good news and we were heartbroken all over again. Ticketmaster did refund us all the money we spent for the tickets. I think that was the only plus in this situation.
I’m only giving 3 stars for the situation and not the venue since we only saw the parking lot of the venue this time and not entering the coliseum. Maybe in the upcoming years we will get to see Janet here again but until then this time will still stand out in our mind, but we are still die-​hard Janet fans!!!

I’ve seen several concerts here and it’s a great place to see a concert. There’s the arena space and then there’s a smaller space that can be configured for any type of event due to portable bleachers.
I’ve seen Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar and Garth Brooks here. The inside staff has been great. The problem is with the parking. When there are two events going on here, parking is ridiculously horrible. For the recent Garth Brooks concert, we were led all over the parking lot only to eventually be told to park next to a median — 2 cars to a median but didn’t bother to tell the person in front of me to pull up farther. Thankfully we only missed the opening act and none of the big event. Next time I’ll just use one of the other lots and walk. For the amount of time we spent waiting in parking likes, we could have been in and out of the other lot. And so noted…

Went to see my Tar Heels play twice– to beat Louisville (!) but later lose to Notre Dame :/​
On-​site parking is a ridiculous situation altogether. Not only will it cost you 20 bucks to get in the parking lot, but the capacity seems so large that I’d imagine it’s a headache getting out if there is only one entry and exit location (I wouldn’t know how many there are because I didn’t park there either time). There are parking options available on the periphery for cheaper, so I paid $ 10 each visit instead. The first time I parked across the street from the parking lot, in a residential area that was allowing people to park on side streets and in driveways, and the second time I parked on W. Lee Street, across from a train track, I believe? Don’t know how comfortable other people will feel leaving their cars in those areas but I along with many others did and I had no issue. If you choose to do the same, I’d just suggest taking typical precautions (e.g. not leaving out valuables).
Seating in the coliseum is quite nice — better than what we have in the Dean Dome. Seats are comfortably cushioned and stairs are not too steep. My seats were in 214 P and 206 R and I could see the game reasonably well. I mostly attend games for the excitement of cheering on my team. Otherwise, for what I am willing to pay to attend a basketball game, I can view and follow the game better on television .
Food was average. I only had a chicken tender basket, $ 7, and fresh lemonades, $ 5. I don’t know if I’m setting expectations too low here, but I thought that prices could’ve been worse.

Great place to go for a game or a show. The ACC tourney is coming up this week and brings loads of fans and spending lots of dollars to the triad. Always a great place to go nice and clean the security doesn’t bother you and if don’t wanna pay then can park on one of the side streets no worries about theft or violence.

We came here for Garth Brooks. First off, outstanding show! Thunder. Was. Rolling.
All positives to report about this Venue:
Upon arrival, we had an easy time parking.
Then we got into the complex quickly.
Short lines for concessions (eh hem — BEER).
Restrooms were easy to find.
This place was really clean!
All the ushers were very helpful.
Leaving the parking lot post concert was quick and painless too.
This venue is located close to the highway which makes it easy to get to and from!
Can’t wait to come to another event here!!! :-)

1^st time attending concert here. I can see why artists pick this venue… for one, it’s centralized for the state (1.5 hours from CLT, about the same from the triangle area). It’s smaller (lower and upper levels only, no box/​club level), so it is easier to sell out. BUT as a concert attendee, this place is a little pain in the behind. There is no obvious signage as to the exact location of the coliseum. We could tell we were close by the amount of traffic. Parking is scattered around, so you may be close or you may be a far walk away. Nonetheless you should expect to cough up $ 20 cash to park. OUCH!
Beer pricing was $ 10 for a tall boy, or $ 7 for 16oz (domestic beer). While it should be different from stand to stand, some of the pricing listed looked different.
Artist merchandise was… totally missing. I’m sure it’s somewhere but since there wasn’t a grand lobby or main entrance (such as the one in Charlotte), I didn’t see anything. I saw people wearing Garth Brooks’s tour t-​shirt, so I know they were around.
I wasn’t disappointed or upset about the venue since I had zero expectation. The concert itself was GREAT (Garth Brooks was awesome!), I was so excited to see him I would have gone to a dumpy abandoned warehouse if I had to. But this does make me appreciate Charlotte’s uptown arena venue that much more.

The Coliseum recently underwent seating renovations — major props to them! We went to the venue to see Paul McCartney in his last performance on the Out There tour. We were in the nosebleeds — section 218, row R, but I was pleasantly surprised at the sound quality and straight view of the stage. The seats were comfortable and had more room than before. My feet and legs still fell asleep — less legroom than an economy flight.
Sir Paul required the Coliseum to offer vegetarian-​friendly food, which they normally don’t do. So if you’re a vegetarian, definitely don’t plan on eating anything resembling a meal at the Coliseum. They carry 40 oz cans of standard American beers and have a Natty Greene’s tap near section 110. The Natty’s will set you back around $ 12 for a plastic mason jar or $ 8 for a standard cup.

What can you say about a coliseum? Well, let’s see… First, parking is EXPENSIVE! For the Paul McCartney concert it was $ 20 per car. I don’t know if they jacked up the price for this event, but damn. The ticket to my first concert there was only $ 3.50!
The Coliseum is a very good venue, even the seats in the stratosphere provide a good view of a concert although the American Flag hanging from the rafters obscured part of the video screen. The seats are all padded which is great. Ushers are very helpful in directing you to your seats and the correct exits (sorry about going out that emergency door). Concessions are priced in line with the parking: outrageous. Eat and drink before the show. At least they don’t have pay toilets, but that may be coming soon. I was impressed by the newness of the place and the cleanliness. All in all a good, expensive place to see a concert.

Easy to get around building with an awesome view from every vantage point. Sound system and lighting fantastic. Restrooms on the other hand were poorly laid out and often dirty with toilets overflowing.

I have been to the Coliseum for probably 50 events. These include concerts, graduations (including my own from UNCG), ice skating and hockey events, high school and college events, both ACC Tourney and NCAA Tourney events, the B and B Circus, and I think you get the point. It is safe to say that this complex pulls a lot of activities, particularly for a small city.
The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is that, complex. It is more than just the Coliseum itself. Since I have lived here, it has grown in venues. Of course it has always had the War Memorial Auditorium, The Special Events Center, and the Coliseum itself. It has grown a lot, particularly in the past 5 years or so by adding the ACC Hall of Champions, the White Oak Amphitheatre, The Terrace, and the Greensboro Aquatic Center. I believe these new additions have separate Unilocal listings. But I will add that I saw the Amphitheater last night and was impressed with it. Also, Greensboro Aquatic Center is state of the art and the outside looks fantastic. I am searching for a reason to come to a swimming event just to see what it is like inside. It really does look amazing. If this place doesn’t hold regional swim events, I don’t know who would.
The venues are there to draw in lots of activities, and they do. If you compare it to other cities, even larger cities, Greensboro does well in comparison.
Ok now the issues:
1)As expensive as parking is to some people, the $ 5 – 20 is comparable to other venues, even in our state. See my review for PNC Arena. Yes I would agree that it is expensive to park though.
2)Leaving after an event has always been a nightmare. A great example is when I watched fireworks last night from the grounds. I would say a third of the parking was not used for obvious reasons and it still took me 40 minutes just to get out of the parking lot. Couple that with the fact that the police were directing all traffic towards I40 and it took me over an hour to get home. It usually takes me five minutes or so. I am guessing because the only major road traffic was directed to was Lee Street. So basically everyone there had to go one way. A total log jam. Expect fighting this while leaving an event.
3)Concession prices are expensive. I paid $ 11 for one 16 ounce Natty Greene beer. This is insane. There can’t be much overhead cost for getting beer from a brewery that is two miles away. I only drank one because of the price.
Still a great diverse venue that pulls a lot of activities. I will add that staff has always been helpful and friendly. Even last night they were walking around providing trash bags and helping visitors clean up. Great idea. Greensboro is lucky to have such a venue and I am happy to see people use it.

Parking can be a bear, but this is a good venue (and former home many a hockey team and ACC basketball tournaments). For dining in the stadium, the Bojangles takes the fried chicken cake.

So it’s not terrible but it’s not great. The acoustics for the concert I went to were decent. Seats (even if sorta far from stage aren’t a terrible view).
I was starving and didn’t have time to eat before show. This is a big problem since snacks, etc are so pricey. I got a pretzel and later chicken tender basket and both tasted surprisingly decent… but I was very hungry… don’t do this to yourself though bc you’ll spend $$$ on crap.
Parking was a joke. It was $ 10 to park but cash only. Here’s a tip — say you don’t have cash and drive right on through. We only had our card so we were going to be loyal citizens and turn around and go park miles away but they kept detouring us into the parking area!!! Oh well! Sucks for all you people who paid !
This is generally not a venue I would go to… it was chaos trying to get in the door… with no bathrooms until you get through two checkpoint areas. Oh and they definitely didn’t check my purse, show pros seem to be getting a tad lazy.

For an older venue this place is still relevent for concerts shows ect. I went for Cirque Du Soleil Show.
Parking was $ 10, not an issue finding a spot though it was a good walk to the door.
Our seats on the mid level were a very tight squeeze especially for my 6’2″ boyfriend. We were also sitting near an entrance that had a bright light. For this type of show it was a bit distracting.
With limited places in Greensboro that holds this many people, they should consider upgrading it a bit.

The Greensboro Coliseum schedules a lot of good shows. From country singers to the Ringling Bros. to Disney on Ice, there’s plenty going on here. I typically don’t go to a lot of concerts, however, did manage to hit up WinterFest a few years ago, which was fantastic (though the talent gets the credit there). I’m a fan of the Christmas Classic around the holidays, and loved seeing Cirque Du Soleil (oh, when are you coming back?).
The staff is friendly and the Coliseum itself is clean. The parking is terrible and expensive (usually $ 10), and you may still walk a distance, so I just prefer to park elsewhere. There are usually police officers that assist with parking, which helps, but the Coliseum is not designed to hold that many cars for a lot of events, which leads to people parking on the streets of the neighborhoods nearby, which happen to be not-​so-​great neighborhoods.
One of the biggest flaws of the Coliseum is the price of their concessions. The last time I went to the circus, they were charging $ 10 for cotton candy and $ 20 for a sno cone in a tiger mug ($ 15 for the cone). Making a serving of cotton candy costs about 10 cents, and the syrup for shaved ice is cheap too. Forget expensive, it’s price gouging at the expense of poor parents that have to listen to their kids begging for some sugar.