Mechanics Bank Arena, Theater & Convention Center

Great arena for concerts, hockey, and really any event going on. Any seat is a good seat.

PBR Whisky Pendleton 2024 was absolutely amazing. We had a great time. This venue was great, clean, and all the employees we came across were very nice. Parking was $20 and three waters $15. No cash accepted in venue. Can't wait for next year. 2/4/24

A Condors game is a must to attend. The aura is wonderful and will change your frame of mind. It sure gets me up and screaming and cheering for The Condors! The announcer is awesome and really gets people pumped up. Like any other event at a venue, it is expensive. Food and drinks are overpriced. It is a bummer that we are not allowed to bring any outside food, drinks, or candy. Also, the seats are pretty small. You're pretty much shoulder to shoulder with people. With family, it's all good, but with strangers, it's awkward, especially when you want to yell and make noise and don't want to be inconsiderate with strangers around you.

This arena isn't big so every seat is a great seat! The workers are happy to help and guide you where you need to go. On my part it was a bit chilly inside which is good when there's a lot of bodies and body heat. I ordered some nachos and it was a huge portion, granted it was $16 but when you're hungry its worth it; lots of cheese and lots of chips!!! The beers are expensive ranging from $13-18 and they change the prices depending on the artist which is a bit weird, but they have many MANY stations for food and drinks.

Very clean and cozy arena! Staff was friendly and there are nice food and drink options. Concessions are a little pricey but that's to be expected! Location was great lots of restaurants and bars in walking distance from the arena! My only complaint would be more leg room in the aisles!

Came here for my nieces graduation. It was a stadium, it was so much better than the Bakersfield heat. Street parking right outside.

Just attended Zach Bryan's concert here and I noticed a few things which left me disappointed. First, I received an email about ordering your merch online to avoid the lines. This was the worst idea ever! They were not organized enough to successfully complete this. Per the email you'd be able to pick up merch before the concert but when I arrived they had a sign for pickup after 8pm. I was unable to go until the show was over and it was the most frustrating thing to watch once I finally made it to the pickup area. Merch lines were shorter than the "preorder merch line". Second, pit entry is faulty here. Once you walk down floor access points there is staff at the entry who ask to see your ticket. Once you show them then they place a wristband on you, the problem in this is that people start figuring it out and screenshooting their tickets for others or simply bringing others down who did not pay for pit. This made for a very crowded experience in pit. I've been in pit for many concerts before and this by far felt the most crowded which I'm sure was due to extra people being down there. Lastly, during the concert I purchased two beers which were the same kind and same size. When you are in pit your beers get poured into a clear cup. My first beer I purchased on the floor and my cup was filled about 3/4 full. Later I purchased a beer upstairs which was given to me in a can, when going back into pit my beer was taken and poured into a cup by staff. What I found interesting is not only was my cup fully filled but I also still had some beer in the can that was handed back to me to finish. What I realized in this moment was the beer cart on the floor was not pouring the entirety of a can. With beers being $17 a can here it is really disappointing that the staff do this. Overall the concert was great but this was fully due to the artist. I live in Bakersfield and tend to avoid concerts here due to past experiences. I can only hope they try to improve.

This is a nice convention center, restrooms are located very close to whichever door you choose to come out of the main theatre area which is a big plus! Seats we comfortable but could use just a little more leg room as everyone is forced to stand up or be assaulted if someone in the middle of the aisle needs out. The acoustics are good and lighting was ample for the performances of the athletes we went to watch.

First time at Mechanics Bank Arena and convention center for a cheer competition. The arena was nice, the parking was a bit chaotic with signs saying turn right but it meant at the second light not the first street that the sign was posted! Pricing for the venue was more expensive than competitions that we've attended in high cost areas like Vegas, and the event service fees were ridiculous per ticket while purchasing at the site!! I can see the service fees if you paid via online and the third party processing but the amount of fees in person nahhhhhh

We were in the theater. It's attractive, and I don't think there's a bad seat in the house. The only problem (well, other than the inevitable long lines for the women's restroom that eat up intermission) is the extremely tight seating. I'm 5'6" and weigh less than 140 pounds, and I didn't have room to put my arms at my sides - they had to rest on my lap in front of me unless the small arm rest happened to be available.This was exacerbated by the backs of the seats being covered all the way to the floor, so there was no way to extend legs under the seat in front. My taller husband was pretty well healed from surgery several months before but had to stand for the second half because he couldn't extend his legs at all and was in pain from the pressure on the incision site.Overall, a nice experience, but you'll feel like you're seated on an airplane - with less leg room.