Orleans Arena

First time here for the Love Affair concert and really liked it. Easy to park and free parking too!Lots of staff around to help you when you're not at the right door or area. Plenty of concession stands to enjoy food or drinks. Know that it's a concert, it's not cheap for food or drinks. Good size venue and we were in section 103 row M and enjoyed the full concert. As comfortable as it can be for an older venue and every seat is not bad at all.

I went here recently for a TSO concert. My only concern is the stairs to get to the arena. However, there is handicap accessible entry ramp with elevator. I did not use it because luckily I don't need it. There were vendors available before and after the concert. The steps are a little treacherous but there are handrails. However, that doesn't stop you from spilling beer (happened nearby) but luckily the person did not spill it on me, but did spill some of their beer on someone's shoes. No fights broke out though. Other than the potential food and beverage issues, it was a very good experience. The concert was great! Spectacular light show including pyrotechnics during the concert. Not too loud. My seats were very good.One improvement I would like to see applies to every arena I've ever been to... I wish seating allowed people to pass without having to stand up.

I loved seeing the Trans-Siberian Orchestra here in December 2024! There is not a bad seat in the house and all views were great!The place is a nice size and the stage offers so much set-up for movement, lighting, and special effects. I would definitely come back and watch another show here.One thing: Parking was very challenging and there seems to be limited parking so if you are attending a show here arrive early to park and not rush to your show. Many people seem to hangout in the casino/restaurants after the show so be prepared for some crowds/to wait if hanging out for drinks or food.

I went to the Orleans Arena for the Love Affair concert. Parking was free, and the staff was professional and complimented my outfit. The floor seating is large, and upper-level seats appear to provide a good view of the stage from anywhere. I highly recommend getting a floor seat. Orleans Arena is twenty-one years old, so it's not a modern venue. However, what it lacks in modernization, it makes up for with free parking and an adequate setup for enjoying a show!

Somewhere along the streets of Tropicana is a place called Orleans. A New Orleans southern hospitality style casino. Behind the great hotel wall,that appears like an iron curtain. Unveils the Arena. A place that is not entirely new. Yet beholds the very old spirit of Orleans traditions.

This review is mostly based on the security for the arena. We showed up for the USA strongman competition this past Saturday.When we purchased our tickets, there was nothing in writing about restrictions on bags or purse sizes. When I went through security, I was told my bag was too big even though it was a small Crossbody bag that was less than 2 inches thickness and no more than 5" x 12". They had a little paper cut outs and my bag was maybe a half inch outside of the perimeter. They told me I could not bring it in and would have to leave it somewhere. I explain to them that we arrived in an Uber so I had nowhere to go put it. They said I can go leave it at the hotel front desk. I said absolutely not because that is not secure. I even offered to let them look inside the purse to make sure I did not have anything. I should not have inside. The female security agents and supervisor were rude and obnoxious.Finally a supervisor worth talking to came by and he let me in.Orleans Arena needs to make sure that people know in writing restrictions on purse sizes when they purchase their tickets or before they arrive. They also need some customer service training for their security guards.

Parking for the concert absolutely terrible. No help with founding space. Got turned away almost all the entrance as my purse was bigger than permitted size. I didn't see this requirement anywhere on the ticket!

We came here for the Hot Wheels Monster truck show, and it was awesome. The arena is beautiful, comfortable, quaint, not overwhelmingly large, and clean, and the polite, and friendly vendors offer delicious, quality food, and spirits.The view is good, no matter where you sit in the arena. For me, this is the absolute most ideal place for any event. Being able to see the show from any angle, anywhere in the sitting area is a definite win-win.

First time attending an event at Orleans Arena - Jamz Nationals (cheer championship competition).Nice setup overall for this event but you can tell the arena is aged and not up to 2023 standards for sure. Sound is ok, not great. I'd guess several thousand seats and a large floor area. Would be good for a rock show with plenty of floor space in addition to the stadium seating.Parking was good but security felt a little disorganized and their equipment couldn't scan the digital tickets. Had to try 4 different users before they found one that would scan the tickets I received via email. Only a slight delay but still annoying since they want to do everything digital.

I had tickets to see a major concert act at the arena for Friday November 29, 2024 at 3:00 pm. Knowing it would be busy because of the holiday weekend, I left extra early so I could get decent parking. To my shock and surprise, when I got there 90 minutes before the show, the parking lots were full or filling rapidly, resulting in what amounted to a traffic jam of cars looking for parking. I should also point out that one of the lots adjacent to the arena was closed off for some sort of event. By my estimate, there would have been room for several hundred cars if not for that other event.I continued to search, following all the other drivers until 3:20 at which point I gave up. There were also several lines of people waiting to get into the arena.This is a classic case of poor planning on the part of Orleans Arena. They should have known that the concert would be sold out, on a holiday weekend no less. And they probably shouldn't have booked the other event knowing the space requirements.To be fair, the box office offered me two seats in section 109, as far from the stage as possible. I had floor tickets 35-40 rows from the stage that I purchased through the TSO website, ultimately, Ticketmaster. The box office said they found no record of my tickets being purchased through Ticketmaster so they weren't going to honor them. Mind you the tickets I purchased came to almost $300 with fees. What they offered was $69.00 tickets in peanut heaven.