Nassau Coliseum

Great classic arena! Perfect for hockey games and concerts! Great site lines and a great atmosphere! No such thing as a bad seat. Great location!

It really does take forever to get here. I have been here for random events like WWE wrestling more than once, a Marc Anthony concert, NY Islanders vs NY Rangers game and my favorite a Shakira concert that I had the best time ever attending. Usually have more fun going to any other arena ever included except this one. Seeing Shakira though oh boy, changed my opinion. It was her US debut and I got seats for $ 85 for 6^th row, bought way in advance. 6^th row helps you see everything, she was in a platform above the crowd and she was close enough to be directly above and make eye contact.
EnjoYable, yes it was hearing all those songs. Had to really thank my connect for those tickets, met so many great people that night. The 2.5 or 3 hours it took forever me to get back home to Queens was worth it, but not for wrestling for Islanders games. Too bad the place is just plain outdated or literally out of business these days. It was a bus that you had to take from the LIRR to get there.,

The go to spot on the island for events such as concerts and watching our very own islanders play. Coliseum is awesome even having monster truck shows plus plenty of other activities that go on throughout the year. Only down side is food and drinks is pricey and the food that gets served isn’t that tasty plus it desperately needs an upgrade.

Pros: Close to home.
Cons: Expensive food (Hotdog and Soda $ 15), traffic, expensive parking ($ 30), uncomfortable seats, rude staff all around.
Stadium is falling apart, I’m 99% sure I felt the rain while inside the place. Now that the islanders are gone I wonder what’s going to happen to this place?

FYI: this is a pretty blunt and honest review. It is not meant to offend anyone.
overall my experience here has been memorable. i had front row seats right near the opposing team’s goalie and that little section was slightly higher than the others so i had a fantastic view of the ice where all the action is and the players. there were also only 5 seats in my row so i didn’t have to go through the hassle of walking through many people and saying excuse me for every person. the view = A+++ as well as quality of the seat. it felt like a pretty VIP experience. so close that i could almost see my fave players’ eyelashes. some of them had long ones too.
because my experience of the game itself and the seats were superb, i still give this place a 4 star overall. here are some of the things i didn’t like so much:
— really terrible horrible bad food. i am not a picky eater by any means but the selection and quality of the food, especially at that absurd price, is unexcusable. one time i ordered their BBQ pulled bork bun and the pork was cold. yes cold. as if it came out of the freezer and thawed all day then got placed in between two buns. it was also incredibly soaked in BBQ sauce. i was actually thinking about water for the next 15 – 30 min more than i was about the game. it was that unpleasant.
shout out to the cotton candy guys who walk around selling it! if you have an extra dollar or two i would give it to them. they have to walk up and down without falling while looking around for interested buyers. and they’re pretty nice folks!
— location is really inconvenient if you do not have a car. i come from the city and it’s very out of the way. i have to take the subway then train then change trains then hail a cab. that’s a considerable time investment as well as money going towards transportation alone. thankfully they’re moving to barclays next year. newer nicer building that is much more easily accessible by public transportation.
— the fans are rude. it’s one thing to be passionate for your team and boo the other team. but when you’re name calling specific players in mass numbers every time they merely touch the puck it’s harassment and really unclassy not to mention annoying. this went on for most of the games i attended. one lady sitting near me was talking about losing her house in some bid if the isles lose (they ended up losing so i’m almost afraid to find out what happened to her housing situation). i admire the passion but many times it becomes plain mean and you think «really?»
on an ending note, many people dislike the building for being old and such. i agree that it is falling apart and probably one of the worse stadiums. yet at the same time, i don’t really care about that. i come here for the game and the experience. as long as the seats are good and the building isn’t at risk of collapsing and there isn’t some major architectural flaw, i really couldn’t care less. sure it is unsightly but it did not bother me much. also that old/​falling apartness is part of what makes this building memorable with all the history it has. you can’t really build that.

I went to the Who concert last night and it’s ridiculous that u have to pay $ 30 to park but if u get there early before they open u get free parking. I guess I won’t be seeing anymore shows here when they reopen everything is so over priced.

This venue is not appropriate for such passionate fans. Passionate, aggressive, scary Islanders fans. Sitting above the second tier leads to sad times– absolutely no leg room, mini 27″ TV screens to «watch» the game in NO HD, and positioning that makes it impossible to see the score or time left without doing yoga poses. They take your water bottle caps when you purchase drinks, their churros are definitely not Disneyland quality, and the parking lot is full of potholes. The up side is that parking is only $ 8.25. The down side is that you have to wait forever to exit because there is only one place to exit the lot. Basically this place is in need of a serious facelift! I doubt it’s been renovated at all since the 70s. It’s no wonder the Islanders are moving…

THE PLACE IS A DUMP.
Sorry but it must be said. I’ve been to all but 4 of the NHL arenas, even to London, Finland, and Sweden, and even some AHL and ECHL teams, and this one is probably the crummiest of the bunch. Its a poor excuse for an NHL arena, and the team (and fans) are so lucky to move to the Barclay Arena next season (even though its geared for basketball, not hockey).
I came here with a group of 28 other Anaheim Ducks fans in March. The place is in the middle on no where. I was going to use mass transit until someone told me that even by train you need to take a cab or bus to the arena.
So I hired a bus to take us, and parking was $ 55. Upon arrival, we saw it was definitely an old style arena, reminded me of the Inglewood Forum, where the Lakers and Kings used to play in the 80s.
We had lunch at the Doolin’s, which consists of a buffet for $ 20. Soft Drinks were $ 5 but it was AYCD (all you can drink). The service was good, but I was rather upset they wouldn’t let us get food from the kiddie’s table where they had mac n cheese, chicken tenders, and such. I mean, come on. food is food! They actually chased me away and told me to go to the adult buffet. The sliced to order ham was very good, as were the sweet potatoes. Buffet with a drink and tip came to $ 28. Pricey but tastier than a crappy hot dog.
This place has no club level, just 1 big level split into 3 tiers. So if you’re in section 222, you enter thru the middle door, but if you’re in the higher level, you enter through the same tunnel but the door that heads up.
The walkway is cramp, the bathroom situation is terrible. For the ladies, there’s like 6 stalls to a bathroom, and its cramp and you have to be creative in getting from the toilet stall to the sink to wash your hand.
The aisle to get food is also cramp, and it took one of my friends ½ the period to get a soda.
I’m giving them 3 GENEROUS stars because the fans were nice, and appreciated that my group came from 80-​degree weather to visit the soon to be closed Nassau Coliseum.
If they don’t bulldoze it, then the owners should give it a really good makeover so the next group of fans coming to a concert can enjoy the arena.

Too bad this place is closing down. Out of the three we visited on our trip, (Prudential Center, and MSG), Nassau was the funnest, had the most comfortable seats, and was the most reasonable in price. We stayed in the Marriot right across the parking lot and it was a short and easy walk to our game. It is a bit smaller, and not as flashy as the other places, but it’s much more comfortable. Love this place, and sad to see it go.

Visit Date: March 27, 2015
I came here with my husband to see Barry Manilow. I’ve been here a few times because I live on Long Island and unless you live under a rock on Long Island you will probably go to a few different events at the Coliseum. After this recent concert I’m not sure I want to come back to Nassau Coliseum. If it ever gets redone and I am impressed if I go back I’ll update my review.
First Parking! Parking was ridiculous! $ 30! Ridiculous! We paid $ 20 each for our ticket. Parking was 75% the cost of both our tickets combined. One of my co-​workers said if he goes he parks somewhere else and walks to the coliseum. So please if you go do as he does, try to park somewhere else and just walk there. By the time we paid for parking we might as well have gone to see him in Brooklyn at the Barclay’s Center and paid the train fare.
Entering the coliseum parking lot with our car was a clusterf*ck. They should have some sort of better traffic control system for people driving to the coliseum for an event.
They wouldn’t let us have the cap on the water bottle when my husband bought me a bottle of water, so that was awkward when I was having to hold the water bottle upright and juggle it with other stuff I was carrying so it wouldn’t spill.
The seating was slightly uncomfortable.
The concert acoustics were good, I wish they had a larger screen for people like me and hubby who were sitting farther away from the concert action.
So I’m not too impressed with the coliseum the only thing that might get me back to this venue would be a phantom of the opera event because I would suffer any inconvenience and sit in the s*ittiest, dirtiest place if it had to do with phantom.

Place is outdated by 20 years.
Glad the Islanders are moving to Barclays center. Will be a nice change for them parallel to the way they are winning these days.
They should not allow any conventions here either. I came here for a Boat show and being in the building made me want to throw up the whole time.

This place needs an overhaul. And renovation. And a full redo.
It’s old. The seats have been sat in so many times, I think my seat actually was slanting down, to the point I was getting a leg workout to keep myself from sliding down the seat.
The concourse is much too small — during every break it’s completely packed to the point you cannot walk around. This is aggravated by the fact there are not enough restrooms, so the lines are all around the concourse filling up even more space, and making walking around trying to find something to eat a near impossibility.
And the food options are not great– standard old event venue food. Almost all other places have brought some variety to the concessions, but not here. Even the ‘restaurants’ in the basement are a bit strange — super fancy food (salmon before a hockey game?) or a weird buffet.
On top of it all, $ 15 to park. I’d rather see a game somewhere else, where there’s more to enjoy than just an uncomfortable seat.

Two things I like about the coliseum. 1) it’s a venue close to home and there basically aren’t any others that are (besides the paramount). 2) it is small so basically any seat you get isn’t that bad.
Food is bad, place is grungy, bathrooms have about 5 stalls a restroom. This place just needs a major facelift with better food options. Prices for drinks are also crazy high for this location, 10 bucks for a beer. Be sure to have a few BEFORE coming.

With the exodus of Long Islands first, only and most winning professional sports team, I feel it necessary to gather myself with a quiet yet brief moment of reflection.
The years of watching the four time Stanley Cup Champions from a section number long forgotten, holding down seat G2, sitting next to my father for a half a season, many seasons over, was nothing short of thrilling each and every time, win or loose. The Colesium was Electric back then.
Concerts, monster truck rallies, motorcross all held host to the plethora of venues that came through the Uniondale arena.
To learn of the Nassau Memorial Veterans Coliseum has fallen into disrepair and the well known history of poor building management by those folks in Philadelphia is concerning but certainly not unexpected.
How spectacular and befitting would an Islanders run deep into the playoffs be? Or dare I dream for a moment for not only a deep playoff run buy bringing Lord Stanley back for our last season to where He truely belongs.
AND ITS ON TO BROOKLYN WE GO NEXT YEAR, LET’S GO ISLANDERS!

Sure it’s a dump but it’s OUR DUMP! In spite of the negatives I would be lost without the Coliseum — a truly Long Island venue.

Great place to watch an Islanders game! You get there, have a few brews in the parking lot, then sit down in the seat and watch the game. The only people that the Barclays center will benefit are the bougie, non-​hockey fans that go to the game to do everything else BUT watch the game, ie: the people who only go to socialize and throw up pics of themselves at the game on Instagram. Let’s Go Islanders!
Only Rangers fans have posted bad reviews. Another loss for you guys last night; no wonder you hate the place! You Can’t Beat Us!

I attended my first ever Islanders game here in October because this is the team’s last season in Uniondale and I must say this is a great place to see a hockey game.
First off, being from Connecticut and having attended Whalers games in the old Hartford Civic Center, the place is laid out exactly the same.
And the energy from the fans in the building was incredible. They were loud and cheering the entire game. That’s what a hockey arena should sound like.
If you get a chance, get out to the old Coliseum before the season ends. It has a ton of old school charm that will be absent once the Islanders move to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center next season.
Yes the building is old, but it’s still a lot of fun to visit. And you’ll get to tailgate in the parking lot before the game if that’s your thing.

I came here with my boyfriend to watch our first hockey game: Islanders vs Avalanche. It cost us $ 15 to park in their lot and there was no one to direct us on where to go. Once we passed security, we waited on line to scan our tickets… only to find out that the venue was having issues with anyone that purchased online tickets through Groupon or Living Social. Thus, we had to wait on another line to get venue-​issued tickets. It was very disorganized.
We missed the hockey puck drop, but got to see the tribute to our military service men (it was Veteran’s Day), so that was nice. The seats were cramped and the costs for food and drinks at the concessions were expensive. We bought popcorn for $ 7 (which was stale tasting according to my boyfriend) and a soda for $ 7.50. One of the highlights for the night was when some staff came to our section (Gate 15, Section 313) and handed out free Islanders shirts.

The Nassau Coliseum.
Is it the worst arena in all of sports? Probably. But it is Long Island’s only professional stadium and for that it deserves a few stars. Even though the Islanders are leaving us next year, it served us well. The Coliseum was the alternative for high paying tax payers to stay local rather than go to NYC or the Bronx, or Brooklyn, or Jersey to see pro sports or a great concert.
I recently went here for an Islanders game, but in my lifetime I have probably been here hundreds of times. Islander games, kiddy shows, wrestling matches, the circus, and concerts have all been witnessed here. Truth be told there is no bad seat in the house. Even if you are on the upper level screwing in light bulbs, you still have a great view. That’s the pro side of things. The cons are the prices. The prices for memorabilia and food are all outrageous and you get nailed with excessive parking fees. It will be interesting to see what happens to this place once the Isles leave.
The staff is typically very friendly and accommodating.

This venue has definitely had its better days like in the 90s. Not now.
I recently came for a game with a friend that’s a season ticket holder (the game was Islanders v. Avalanche — yeah they lost BOO!). We had a good time except for the following we had to deal with. We dealt with listening to the obnoxious drunk girl that just kept yelling «GoOoOo!!!» & the people in our row that kept having to get up and proceed to walk out.
The nice thing/​perk is since my friend and her family are season ticket holders we got a decent spot. Therefore with a minute left of the game we bee-​lined it to the parking lot.
Next time I go to an Islanders game I’ll hopefully be posting about the Barclays Center.