Budweiser Event Center

What a versatile venue, been here for many different events. For example hockey, circus, Disney on ice, batman live. Every event is well planned and staffed. I have never had a bad experience at the venue. Even when you call the ticket office you have great service. The last time I was here they had at least 3 events going on one inside, 2 out slide at least. The parking attendants were very organized and they had great signs up so you new where to park. Thanks for the great service.

Ive been to this location plenty of times for alot of different events and each time it was pretty much quick and easy to find free parking, The arena itself is big enough to host concerts, sporting events, circuses, and pretty much anything else. The lobby area and hallways are large enough to accommodate large crowds so after an event there is enough room to allow a swift and steady flow of people to exit the building quickly. Compared to the Pepsi Center in downtown Denver, this place is alot easier to navigate.

Me and my girlfriends saw Justin Moore here. Justin was amazing but the venue was terrible. We paid close to $ 50 for floor seats. Awesome. Except that anyone who wants to can come and stand in front of us the whole show. Even people who paid $ 10. And then they get to dance and throw their girlfriend into me the whole show. When we all asked them to move to the back dancing section they ignored us like we weren’t even there. This place is a shit show. Had I known a $ 10 ticket would have got me what a $ 50 ticket does then I would have saved my money. The venue needs to get its act together and start checking tickets. Not that it would matter because we asked about 4 ushers where our seats were and they all looked at us confused.

Finally northern Colorado gets an event center! I love everything but the seats lol. Crazy hard! Other than that, hockey, football, great shows and concerts!

The seats are uncomfortable BRING A SEAT PAD YOUR ASS WILL BE IN PAIN, the drinks/​food are WAY over-​priced, the parking flow usually sucks, and the food is mediocre – they serve Dipping Dots instead of real ice-​cream. When we tried to go out to our car to get something we were told we would not be allowed back in. What?
All the views are good no matter where you sit.

A-​OK is a perfect way to describe the Budweiser Event Center, because it has some great things about, and it’s got some really meh things about it.
First of all, parking. It’s interesting that I’ve read/​heard a lot of complaints about the parking at this venue, but to me it was one the easiest experiences I’ve ever had with it at a big venue. It of course helps that it’s out of the city. There are a couple lots, and they’re all quite large. Folks will direct you into the lot itself, but won’t direct you to your exact spot. This is irritating for some, but I found it refreshing. The entrance to the venue was a mere 2 minute walk from our car, which I really liked.
Getting in was odd. Rather than having their outer box window open, you had to get in the massive line going on before you could pick up will call tickets at the box office. Not a major inconvenience, but just kind of odd in my mind.
We had seats on the floor (this was for a Darius Rucker concert), which was down from the main entrance. Interestingly, there are only two «levels» in the venue, including the lower level, which I assume is not open for hockey games and other sporting events. Most concessions and everything else is on the main level, but for the concert there were some booths and restrooms below on the floor level.
Drink prices are what you’d expect at a place like this-​too much. I was also really disappointed with their beer selection. They may have had Fat Tire, but other than that it was cheap/​crappy stuff like Coors and Shocktop. If I’m paying lots of money for beer… I want it to be good beer. The plus is that they take cards at every stand, and the staff are very friendly and quick.
Unfortunately, this place just isn’t set up well to be a concert venue. The floor seats were incredibly cramped-​my girlfriend and I kept being pushed forward by people dancing behind us (not their fault) and just felt uncomfortable in general. The acoustics are pretty terrible. It’s one of those venues that’s just LOUD and it’s all a cluttered mix of sound. Vocals get buried so unless you know the song, you have idea what they’re singing.
Security seemed non-​existent. There was a group behind that was getting hammered even before the headliner, with no one in sight to ask them to quiet down. This also begs the question… why don’t they cut people off when they’ve clearly had too much? (The answer is likely money, but still, I feel you have a responsibility…)
Overall, I don’t think I’ll be back for a concert here. I would like to come back for a hockey game, but I would say steer clear for concerts, even if it’s an act you’d really like to see.

So I come here for Eagles games, which are great and a lot of fun, but all in all the venue gets two stars. The seats are uncomfortable, the drinks are WAY over-​priced, the parking flow usually sucks, and the food is mediocre. They do some cool giveaways, but that is due to the Eagles not the Budweiser Event Center. I have also been here for other events, like Thunder in the Rockies, which was cool, but as usual, nothing special. All in all, there are way better venues, in Denver…

We came here for the annual Brewmaster’s Dinner, and dined in one of the upstairs suites. I have since learned that it is the home to the Avalanche farm team, and I would have totally dragged everyone to a game if it had been in season. Otherwise the stadium seemed to be a great size of an ECHL game. There was no one else around so we had the run of the stadium to ourselves, and I saw that like in Albany and Charlotte, there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. I’m sure that from the «nosebleed» seats I’d still be able to read a player’s number.
The event we had was catered by the Budweiser Center’s catering chef. He made some fantastic food, and came back after the meal to see how everyone enjoyed everything. What was really cool was that after being informed that my wife was a vegetarian, he had gone out of his way to prepare her veggie courses to go along with everyone elses. For example, one dish consisted of some chicken in a delicious hot sauce… he gave her a Morning Star patty with the same preparation as the chicken. Then for our duck taco course he went out of his way to prepare a sweet potato/​mushroom taco for her. We were really touched by how committed he was to not half-​assing her meal simply because she was vegetarian.
The stadium was a decent size, had good food and ample parking. I hope next time I’m in town the Eagles are too so I can drag everyone along for some good ol’ hockey.

The Budweiser Events Center is modern, sized about right, and easy to get in and out of. Whether you’re there for an Eagles game or concert, you’ll find a range of food vendors. My suggestion is to do a sweep, I think some of the best food is on the side of the main entrance.
Check out the bottom-​fill containers at one of the stands. Too bad it’s Bud Light and not something more substantive.