Tons of hotels within walking distance. Security was smooth along with the concessions! I have…read morenever been to a stadium where I was in and out that quickly.

Went for the Essence Festival concert…read more.. Upon trying to enter, the staff member couldn't scan my ticket and kept typing in the wrong ticket number smh another staff member had to check it. Everything seemed so unorganized. The artist lists was great, but it ran off schedule by hours... could barely keep my eyes open waiting for the best artists whoch always come last. It was very cold inside.

There is no parking. There seem to be a few small lots connected to the adjacent high school but…read morethat's it. People coming to events park on the narrow, residential streets around the stadium. Homeowners try to protect their space and lawns with NO PARKING signs and other physical barriers but they are overwhelmed. Or, is there a huge, well-organized, convenient parking area and I missed it?

Damn fine show. Entertaining, exciting and most importantly- a BCS bowl win! Cha-ching…read more Well worth the loss of sleep. Go Blue! See ya back at the Big House next fall.

New Orleans venues are all loads of fun! Even though their teams are losing, it feels like they are…read morewinning! The music and events within the events makes for a fun experience from beginning to end! Lots of crowd participation! Lots of happy music! Good food and drinks! Would definitely attend more events!

I go to a good bit of events at the smoothie king center every year. Most recently I went to the…read morepelicans game for HBCU night. Lately the pelicans games have still been pretty empty especially at the top. For it to be HBCU/ Divine nine night it would've been nice to see them give some free or discounted tickets to the HBCUs in the state and local divine 9 chapters. This way you fill the seats, and I'm sure those attendees would've spent money at the concession stands. The pelicans played the bucs that night but the bucs were missing Giannis and the Pels were missing Trey Murphy. Pels could've won the game but of course at the end they fell apart. Throughout the game there were performances from members of HBCUs and diving 9 groups. Xavier University Band was there but they had them at the top in the stands. It would've been nice if they let them perform on the floor so everyone could've seen and heard them better. They had HBCU trivia game that I thought was a nice touch. I think next year it'd be nice if they showed pictures on the big screen highlighting some of the distinguished alumni from the Louisiana HBCUs. The giveaway for this game was a bucket hat. They did not hand it to you when you entered the game like they usually do. You had to wait in a long line after the game to get it. This line led to the Courtside club where there was an after party. Once we made it there this man said it was at full capacity and no one else could go in. I was disappointed as I was looking forward to the dj. My uncle also went to the game and he was able to get in the Courtside club and said how they had kids in there which he thought was weird since there's also a bar in there. For the future I think they need to hand out the hats in the beginning and either make the Courtside club entry 21+ or just have the party outside of the arena where everyone can enjoy the music and step shows from the Greeks.

-10* (negative) for the disgusting food we got Saturday night, but +++100* for everything else,…read morefrom staff to parking-wonderful time, every time! From security to vendors, staff at YS are so friendly, professional, and add to the cheerful vibes all around. Layout is easy to follow, good signage, clean and comfortable seating. I dont use public loos, so can't comment. Our food experience was the only downside, it was disgusting, horrific! Initially, it tasted like what we've come to expect, good ol' fashioned game day food in Louisiana. The fried shrimp was scrummy, but then the fish was a little...funny. So I pushed it aside for the waffle fries to find they were not only packed to the top with scraps - but with pieces of a fried, melted, plastic utensils. Vile. There was no way we were leaving our seats, missing the game, to run down 4 staircases and halfway across stadium to return it. So $30 into the trash, after a couple of shrimp and 3 waffle fries. CHECK YOUR FOOD!

Had to see Tulane play at a home game. Online tickets were easy to purchase, even got garage…read moreparking at the Loyola garage. It's not the one next to the stadium and about a 5-10 min safe walk. On the way you can stop by the LBC and go to the campus bookstore to get team gear. There are several entrances into the stadium and the security checkpoint staff were all very nice and quick. Once inside there are many food choices available. We got the combo basket at Dooks, it was great at first but then found the first layer of waffle fries covered the bottom of the fryer bits. For that price, do better Dooks. Will eat elsewhere next time. It was very easy to find your section and seat. Not sure why so many people have a hard time realizing what section they are standing in. It's well marked. Stadium was clean and nice. Would go back again.

I've been taking my son to games for about the last six months or so and we have LOVED the…read moreexperience. Checking in was really quick and easy and the Smoothie King Center staff are very helpful with finding your seats! The drinks are actually really good too and I think their prices are fair. The Pelicans have won every game we've attended so maybe we're good luck. Will be looking for season passes in the new season!!

Recently went to a game and on top of the team being terrible so to was my experience in premium…read moreseating in the HuB club. I won't be back and I won't recommend to any.

I love this place! The new GM is making great changes over at Zephyr Field and the experience there…read moreis so much fun. It's a great place for dates, groups of people, birthdays, friends, anything! I love to go and watch a game. Their nightly specials are awesome too (thirsty thursday!) They even have a band area where you can hang out after the game and catch a live performance. The fireworks there are pretty awesome too. All around great experience and cool place to hang out. They even have a pool if that's your sort of thing! And you can buy really cheap tickets to sit on the levee but even closer seats aren't that expensive.

I was super excited to go because tickets were only $15 for front row. I was also excited because…read morepeople said they had amazing food options and I got psyched up reading about them online. We got to the stadium and exactly one food venue and one drink venue were open. The lines were long almost the whole game. The venue itself is fine and the staff were polite, but I was super disappointed at the extremely limited food and drink options. I was talking to a staff member who said weekdays evenings were dead sometimes, but that's no excuse to have only 1 food vendor open in the entire stadium. Please, please ownership, have more food vendors open for your poor customers and overworked staff!

I went to a rock concert at the House of Blues in New Orleans and it was a pretty cool experience…read more The venue isn't huge, so it feels more personal, you can actually see the band well on stage. The sound was loud (in a good way), and the energy from the crowd was awesome! Drinks were pricey like you'd expect, but the staff was chill and kept things moving. The building has that old-school New Orleans vibe with lots of character, and it's right off Bourbon Street, so it's easy to make a whole night of it. Definitely a good spot to catch live music.

This is a Chain and with chains you get more of a theme, less local feel. However, they offer some…read morelocal favorites. Live music, lots of additional shows in the hall- an d great names you can see. Service was great- she was friendly and attentive Could not complain about the food. The burger was a nice break from all the creole style food in the area and the shrimp and cornbread was really good. The oysters however, were the smallest I had the entire trip and after 11 days, I ate a lot of oysters. For oysters, try another local place until HOB can compete.