Zellerbach Hall

If you don't know your way to this hall, you will get confused. Google maps directed me to backside of Zellerbach Hall. And even with that, you had to walk into the parks to figure out where this place was. It was a good venue for Shen Yun performance. We had really good seats to watch the show. One of the acts did have me perplexed... the way I saw that performance was...Man meets woman. Fall in love. Gets married. Goes to big protest together. Man gets arrested. Mans eyes are harvested from the government. Man released and can't see. Wife doesn't recognize husband. Buddhist is the mans savior and returns his eyesight. Man and women reunited and are together again. Yea... weird, right? I've vowed never to watch this show again.Venue was nice though. Garage parking is across the street. Very convenient.

In March 2016, my sister (Lindsey) and I attended a talk in Zellerbach Hall by female founder(s) of "Serial" podcast. I had not ever listened to the podcast, but my sister was an enthusiast. Since I was attending the University of California, Berkeley and my sister saw the talk was on-campus she asked if she could visit so she could see the talk, I decided to host her and to the talk we came.The hall is large and well lit. We arrived early enough to scope out the second floor lounge area pre-show/talk. However, we did not dwell long upstairs as we wanted to be there when the doors opened so we could sit at/near the front (close to the stage). We were amongst the first attendees to claim our seats.Acoustics and lighting were good. The speaker(s) wanted an interactive format where the audience could ask questions, so there was at least one microphone being ran around when questions were fielded. Those acoustics were a little more spotty. Fun family time and hall to attend a talk in.

Lovely music hall with a long history. I've been coming here since I was in the 5th grade. Have seen everything from interpretive dances during school field trips, to Ladysmith Black Mambazo on Sunday. It is always a thrill coming here and I love getting to walk around the UCB campus as well. The folks working and volunteering here are also always very professional and helpful.

This place has very comfortable seats most seats in the place seem like they have great views and sound!

I really enjoy this space. Once you find parking you want, it is easy to get to and not far from the street. It is lovely inside and the staff is always ready to provide programs and point out the best way to get to your seat. I love that the entire stage is viewable from most if not all the seats and the acoustics are really good so you don't miss a beat from the phenomenal orchestra. Those who have a harder time being mobile may want to consider booking the floor seats since most of the seating on the upper levels requires stairs.

Came to see a show and it was a great venue! Good acoustics, and good staffing. There was a lot of people working the event to help direct us to our seats. Looking forward to attending more events!

Yesterday was Nina's birthday and last night I took her to a concert by the Brad Mehldau Trio to celebrate. Because it was Veteran's Day, all the restaurants on campus were closed, as was the Student Union. We decided to have early dinners separately so we could secure parking in the garage under Zellerbach and not have to walk any great distance. I picked her up about 5:45 and drove over. The lights were on in the Student Union, giving us hope of a comfortable place to sit, but that was illusory. It was closed. There was an adorable young man at the entrance to the garage, collecting $18 to park. I showed him my blue hang tag and he asked if I had a reservation. There are six ADA parking spaces. I told him no, that I didn't know it was an option. I will know for next time. We drove down into the garage and I found a space by the stairs and ramp up to Zellerbach. There probably is an elevator, but I didn't see where it was. We walked up and saw that the ticket office was still dark. We walked over to the Student Union and that's when we discovered it was locked. There were a couple of wooden logs w/ seats carved out of them in the plaza and we took spots facing each other. They were surprisingly comfortable. It was chilly but not cold. After half an or so hour I saw the lights on in the box office so we walked over.The nice young woman in the box office said we could probably sit inside while we waited for the doors to open to the auditorium. We walked to the open door to the lobby and spoke w/ another nice young woman who asked if we were there for pre-concert dining and we said we hadn't been aware it was being offered. She said we couldn't come in for another 7 minutes. I asked if it would be possible for us to come in and just sit down somewhere out of the way. She went and checked w/ someone and said we could take the elevator to the 4th floor, which we appreciated greatly. We walked over to the elevator, where we were greeted by an older man who asked us what we needed. We told him and he pushed the elevator buttons and sent us on our way, saying he'd see us later.When we got to the 4th floor we found the women's restroom right beside the elevator, a welcome sight. We used it and then sat at a table overlooking the lobby. Nina bought us cups of tea which tasted and felt good after sitting out in the chilly night. Eventually the doors to the auditorium were opened and we took the elevator back down where we were welcomed back by the man who had sent us upstairs. We went into the auditorium, where we found our seats, two in from the aisle. By happenstance the two seats on the aisle remained empty so after the first number we moved into them, a great improvement because it got us out from behind the two tall men sitting in front of us. The concert was wonderful and I enjoyed watching other audience members enjoying the music, including the two tall men. When the concert was over we returned to the car and were able to leave the garage more quickly and easily than expected. Alan and I had returned to Zellerbach many times since my initial review, enjoying many concerts until the pandemic shut things down. Last night was lovely and I'm sure Nina and I will return in the future.

Amazing performance by the Soweto GospelChoir at Z Hall! Hall is huge! Perfect for many performances big and small. Parking can be expensive on event nights.They offer food and libations before the show and during intermission.

Adore Zellerbach Hall/Auditorium. Go to many Cal Performances here and just love how convenient to parking lots and accessible to Julia's restaurant where we eat before a performance. There's also food in the Hall upstairs with good wine & cocktails

I was just there for Miami City Ballet performance last Sunday. The weather was very nice. Walking from Bart station to the venue was quite pleasant. This has been my second experience and I have happily found that getting the most expensive seats are not necessarily. I checked different areas of seats. The balcony center seats are even better for ballet since the venue is not as big those ones in San Francisco. The stage was actually too small for ballets. The dancers were a bit cramped on the stage and seemed clotted together and couldn't perform the piece in the best way. However, I really appreciate the wonderful day! Looking forward to the next nice program.