Lawlor Events Center

I find it somewhat difficult to review a place like this. After all it is just a building and all the events that go on here are mostly produced by a third party. That being said, the venue itself has good parking (I recommend the garage on the north side as it rarely fills up), the seating is comfy enough and service is adequate.
Basketball games are a challenge to go to, not because of the venue but because of the team right now. Kinda painful to watch.
Concerts are great here with good sound and when it sells out, there seems to be a million people, when in reality its around eight grand.
Other events here are great too — whether its monster trucks, rodeo, high school graduations or conventions, this place can house them all.

I was there with my husband for recent Tiesto show.
It felt like it was arranged at the last minute.
1. I came and bought tickets in person and wasn’t informed about two different types of tickets and zones for public. I would never thought that events center would have such a joke as arena tickets and bowl tickets. In arena, you are hanging out between chairs or listening to the DJ sitting. Bowl is a separate area with security check points, great sound and visual effects. So, cashier assumed that I don’t mind sitting and listening to a crappy sound and visuals, and didn’t provide me with choices.
2. When we came to see the show it was a line of drunk, under influence, almost naked young people. It felt unreal. The fact that we are from DC area with different club rules for face control, substance control, and dress code made its difference.
3. When we came through the check point and went inside, we asked security person where we can leave our coats. The answered shocked us. There was no place for coats. It was 15 degrees outside, remote parking lot, long waiting line and expectancy from center employees that we either have to carry our jackets around or come without them. It explained all drunk, under influence and almost naked people in the center.
4. After that, we tried to get inside of the arena and we’ve been told, that tickets we bought aren’t for bowl with the normal dance floor, but for the arena — a dance floor among chairs and steps. It was something.
5. The first thing we’ve noticed, when we found our sits, was a smoke. A lot of people were smoking, because Events Center didn’t care about security coverage for arena part. There were nobody to to stop it. People were smoking pot as well. I have an allergy and shortly after the show started we had to leave, because the venue had poor ventilation.
So, we didn’t get to see much of the show, the sound was terrible, because we sited above it, we didn’t get to see any effects for the same reason, we had to hold our jackets for the whole time, because checking room wasn’t offered, and we had to leave earlier, because event personal didn’t care about people who might have problem with smoking.

Great for basketball games unless you’re above about row 25. Haven’t tried the food before but from what I’ve seen it’s pretty standard arena food and generally pricey. However, it’s a great place to watch Nevada basketball!

Lawlor is home of the Nevada Wolf Pack basketball teams. It also hosts almost all of the area’s high school graduations, some concerts, and the occasional high school championship game.
For basketball, Lawlor gets the job done. If you’re at the top of the arena, you’re going to be watching most of the game on the video boards. The last few years however, there’s been no reason to sit anywhere near the top. Sellouts have been few and far between and even when they announce a sellout, there’s plenty of open seats available down low.
The food here is standard sporting event fare. Nothing stands out and it’s generally overpriced.

The arena needs modernizing but the bones are solid. Plans to remodel the seating and update the concourse fell through with the recession but it’s still a great place to watch a basketball game. The acoustics for basketball are great, for concerts, not so much. As far as on-​campus arena’s go though, Lawlor is a nice place to watch a game.

poor acoustics. don’t waste money on this place for a concert. I have seen 4 concerts there. all sub-​par due to sound quality. soun bounces around in that place. basketball games are fine. took my daughter there for ice skating show. good show.

I went to the Zac Brown Band Concert last night at this event center. The sound quality in this place was good, they had the stage set up on one end with projectors and lights.
Parking was good. I arrived a half an hour early and got a spot in the parking garage. People who arrived late had to park up and far away. Parking was also free which was a good bonus.
Food and Drink: The beers were 7.50 and mix drinks were 9 bucks each. This place was a little on the steep side for drinks, I would recommend pre-​parting somewhere else for cheaper.
The only downside to this place was it was cold inside of the concert. It was 60 degrees outside and it was probably about 50 degrees inside of the event center, probably the coldest concert I have ever been to. They had the AC cranking and everyone seemed to be a little bit chilled.