This is about a stadium and stadium logistics. What an ecosystem…read more We got free seats to the 2026 pre-season Cowboys/Cardinals game. I literally sat back and enjoyed the ride. From parking under a black lot tree to an immediate pickup by a transport cart. Then into the transport cart freeway and on, to the waiting queue. Lots of security. Lots of guest management staff. Then into the mighty mothership, seating up to 74,000 That immense space, climate-controlled, wedding cake layers of seats, immense jumbotrons, a sound system everyone could hear. and sometimes feel. Wow! That was just the visible parts. What is behind the bleachers, under the field? We are alive in the time of building and operating this immense entertainment and public event space! And I got to be there! Wow.

Came here to watch Bruno Mars last month and the show was phenomenal…read more If you don't have the height, though, do NOT get the floor seats because you will spend a lot of time looking at the screen. It would have been helpful if there were traffic attendants at the light because this was what took us the longest. Make sure you arrive 1 hr early so you can get food and find your seats.

Really shouldn't be charging a seat for an INFANT that will only be on my lap! Our child is only…read more6months old and would never even be heavy enough to sit in one of the chairs! Absolutely insane. You've officially loss business from my entire family who would pay full price for adults plus beers, souvenirs, and food.

It's a basic arena. Nothing really special about it. Nothing really wrong with it. Chairs are…read morepadded both seat and back. Acoustics were good for The Lumineers concert. I had only previously been in this arena for NHL Coyotes hockey. One minus is that Westgate shopping center charges $15 for parking during concerts and other big events at the arena. However, if you buy something at Westgate and give them the parking receipt, they will remove the $15 from your bill. My friends enjoy happy hour prices at Bar Louie right across from the entrance to the area arena and get the $15 of their bill. I prefer to simply park slightly farther out by the Outlets and walk. I also find it saves time leaving after the concert also. The closer $15 parking lots do not have workers after the concert helping to make the traffic flow efficiently. It took over 20 minutes for them to get out of the lot nearest the stadium.

They've really made some nice changes to this arena and it's much better now. The seats are…read morecomfier, the concession stands have been remodeled, and workers are friendly. I've been here to a few concerts and I've had a great time!

Been here for concerts. Now I've been here for arena football…read more Desert Diamond Arena is a 13.5-acre, multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility located in Glendale, Arizona. Opened in 2003, it anchors the massive $1 billion, 223-acre Westgate Entertainment District. The venue is currently owned by the City of Glendale and managed by ASM Global. The Arena can hold up to 19,000 attendees and features 87 luxury suites and 3,075 club seats. They have also been the home of the Indoor Football League's Arizona Rattlers since 2024. With all that said, it's a great arena weather you're here to catch a shower or watch some sports. They even set off some fireworks indoors for the Arizona Rattlers' games which I find insane.

This is always a fun game to attend around the new year. We are fortunate here in the Valley to be…read morea part of the college playoff bowl system. The Fiesta Bowl has been in existence since 1971 and was hosted by Sun Devil Stadium until they moved to State Farm Stadium in 2007. There have been a handful of college national champions decided at this bowl. In 1998, the Fiesta Bowl hosted the first BCS National Championship Game. Out of all the teams in college football, Ohio State has made more appearances than any other team. I attended my first Fiesta Bowl in 1997 when I received free tickets to the game. Since 2000, I have been a Fiesta Bowl season ticket holder and have attended almost every game since then with my good friend from college. I also at times volunteer to be a balloon handler in the Fiesta Bowl parade. I love the Fiesta Bowl organization and all the charity work that they do in this community. They are currently sponsored by Playstation. They used to be sponsored by Tostitos and we would get a free chips and salsa when we attended the game. One of my favorite things to do is to tailgate in the parking lot and party with fans that travel here from other schools. There have been so many memorable games over the years. One of the most memorable games I attended was the 2003 BCS title game in which Ohio St beat Miami in double overtime. It is also nice to look back and see how many future NFL stars I have seen play in the Fiesta Bowl over the years like Andrew Luck, Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, Trevor Lawrence & Joe Borrow. I'm a huge college football fan and have enjoyed this holiday tradition of going to the Fiesta Bowl for the past 20 years. I look forward to many more games in the future.

This year, #9 Penn State was selected to play in the Fiesta Bowl vs #11 Washington. Coming in, Penn…read moreState was the favorite and playing with Marcus Allen, Jason Cabinda, DaeSean Hamilton, Mike Gesicki and possibly Saquon Barkley for the last time. To give them an amazing farewell, our fans traveled well! The Nittany Lions started off strong, with a beautiful Trace McSorley pass to DaeSean Hamilton for a 48 yard touchdown! Later, Penn State's success continued as they drove straight down the field for a Saquon Barkley touchdown to make it a 14-0 Penn State lead. When the game looked like it was all Penn State, Washington responded with a trick play that took them down to the 10 yard line. Eventually, Jake Browning snuck in for a touchdown, to get Washington on the board. However, when momentum looked like it was shifting Washington's way, Penn State responded with a Mike Gesicki third-down conversion and a DeAndre Thompkins catch on the 1 yard line, which lead to a Miles Sanders touchdown. Eventually, Penn State got the ball back on their own 8 yard line and it was time for Saquon Barkley to make his mark. He found a hole and was off and running 92 yards to the house to make it a 28-7 Penn State lead! Penn State was able to get the ball again and have a chance to put the game way, but a costly fumble lead to a Myles Gaskin score. Eventually, half-time came and went and Washington got the ball. They then went on to drive down the field for a touchdown to make it a one-score game. However, Trace McSorley lead Penn State right down the field for a DaeSean Hamilton back shoulder touchdown catch to put Penn State up 35-21! Penn State had another chance to put the game away with the ball in the red-zone, but McSorley had another unlucky interception, which lead to a long Myles Gaskin score. Washington was within one touchdown again. Penn State once again drove down the field up by one touchdown and had a chance to put the game away with a Tyler Davis field goal, but from 45 yards away, he pulled it. Luckily, Washington had no time outs and only 30 seconds to score. With 15 seconds left, Jake Browning converted a fourth-down, but a hook and later lead to a fumble recovered by Brandon Smith!!! The best part was when #9 (and moving up) Penn State got the W. 35-28 #WeAre

Since moving to Phoenix metro two years ago I have been methodically making my way around to all…read morethe Cactus League stadiums with the goal of eventually having seen games in all of them. So far I've been thru about 1/2 of them. Surprise Stadium is by-far the best one yet. It is clean, spacious all the way around and well laid out for couples, seniors and / or families. Plenty of and well organized parking with great traffic flow control. Food choices are adequate and relatively fairly priced.

Parking free. Security - one hand does know what the other is doing. Told we could do one thing and…read morethen we couldn't. Stale hot dog buns and dogs on the short side, but thick and almost hot. No onions. Regular size soda on the small side. Park is beautiful and clean. Royals vs Dodgers 3/17/26.

We came here for the 2026 PHX Bubble Run! Very nice area!…read moreThe grounds were well kept. The parking lot is massive! Beautiful water with tons of Canadian geese (my favorite) we even saw a couple babies with their mamas! Such a sweet sight! The layout of the place is super nice. Would definitely visit again!

Nice and well kept grounds. We watched Boomball here over the weekend and we enjoyed the grounds…read moreand our seats. There was plenty of concession stands open and security / police on site. Views were great.

What a night at Chase Field!…read more As a lifelong Cubs fan, I was definitely hoping for a different ending--but I have to give the D-backs credit. Watching a walk-off win in person is an incredible baseball experience, even when you're on the wrong side of it! The energy in Chase Field during those final moments was fantastic. Great atmosphere, great crowd, and a really fun place to watch a game. The Cubs fan in me didn't love the ending , but the baseball fan in me absolutely loved the experience.

"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd!"…read more Chase Field (since 2005), formerly Bank One Ballpark (Bob), is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. It opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Chase Field was the first stadium built in the United States with a retractable roof over a natural grass playing surface, although it has used artificial turf since 2019. This stadium and comfortably seat 43,300 fans. That's a lot of beer, peanuts, and hot dogs! Did you know Chase Field has a swimming pool located in right-center field, which is rented to patrons as a suite holding 35 guests for $3,500 per game during the 2011 season? Mark Grace was the first player to hit a home run into the pool. Most recently came to Chase Field's official and did the all-you-can-eat tickets located in the Bar-S All-You-Can-Eat Seats (Sections 221-223) on the Diamond Level in the left-field corner. What is included: Unlimited hot dogs, chips, popcorn, peanuts, Pepsi products, and Aquafina. Service begins when the stadium gates open and runs through the end of the 7th inning. Alcoholic beverages and additional premium food items are available for purchase at the concourse All in all, I like Chase Field. The bathrooms are clean, the venue is gorgeous, and the staff is always friendly. You'll enjoy yourself at the ball game!

There is not much that can be said about a huge open grassy lot if one is attending an event there…read more This sports complex is mutil-purposed. I went to this complex to attend the AZ Reggae fest. For a music festival venue, this complex is actually not a bad spot! There is enough grass to help cool things off during the day, yet the ground/dirt is compact enough that women like myself can comfortably walk in wedges without sinking into the ground. This is also goof for sports, as you dont want players tripping over holes in the ground. I imagine that many many different athletic events can be held on these fields. With the musical festival I attended here, a soccer tourny was taking place on the other end of the complex. It is large. Parking is good, but with no one directing and no real clear delineation, I can see it getting chaotic quickly. I would come back to events here. They should fix the road (northside of complex) around to parking. I would not want to drive my nice car on that road!

Seriously? They charge you $5 to park in a dirt field with garbage and dirty diapers laying…read morearound?? The fields are always full of garbage. It would be nice if they used the admission fee to add some recycling bins and garbage cans. Worst fields to play in the entire state. If it wasn't that our league makes us come here for games occasionally I would never set foot in this cesspool. Truly disgusted to be here. What an embarrassment to whatever league calls this home!!

I used to go to this casino only 15 minutes from my house years before the renovation and I dont…read moreremember the ambience too well but I kinda have a recollection of it being a little dumpy. However back then it had one Cafe if memory serves me right and I could get fish and chips for $5 and no tax. I also think it had smoking which it no longer does. I would slip in later at night for the black jack video game and thought I was so cool trying to count cards. Many years later I started going with my second wife cause she likes to play what she calls "video poker", which is really just slot machines but she is from Oregon so she is weird. They no longer have smoking and due have free soda and coffee which I have my own special tricks to make my own drinks but I wont incriminate myself. We now mainly go for karaoke on Tuesdays and Thursdays which has a largely older and hispanic crowd that we both like. While pretending to not be old and her being of Mexican Origin we blend in well. We also sing some of the more upbeat songs in the place and sing ok so I think we had some youthful energy. Obviously for a casino you want to know what the gambling is like. The slots afe fun and they have some of the latest games as well as video poker for cheap at the bar, craps, blackjack, and roulette. I am sure lots of other games I dont play like Keno. I often joke with her that she steals from the rez and gives to the white man in Vegas because she has turned $20 into $1k and gave it all to the white man on our trips to Nevada. They also have bingo which seems very populR with the lines they have. I play live table craps and its fun but the other players especially regulars seem like pills. A lot of blowing on the dice and a lot of other nonsense that may seem like it works for them, but their attitudes are weird. Had one guy ask me not to stand by him, but im a big guy and didnt care about his voodoo thoughts. I have won quite a bit but have lost enough to not put up with the weird regulars. As for food and drink there are multiple bars and restaurants that all have great service till some crazy lines form on Friday and Saturday nights. My favorite is the tequila bar where they have the best servers especially during Karaoke and we have gotten to know them well. They also have three dance floors and a lot of hot Latinas on Saturday nights that may outshine Westgate as the Scottsdale of the westside for Mexican women. About the dance floors: the one in the back by the Tequila bar tends to have a slant toward the older crowd, however there are some younger women in there. The floor by the bar in the middle of the Casino has younger baddies that want to show off their skills. Then there is the boots and brews stage inside the sports book. I havent seen a lot of action there but I also dont stay late so maybe they get a lot of cowgirl and cow boys in there. All I know is it gets popping on Saturday night. As for food and drink, you have got a lot of options. At one time the Tequila bar and its dance floor next door was a Ditkas Steakhouse which gave your typical football coach class, but I dont remember being impressed. The Tequila bar from what I know has some form of ownership from George Lopez who I think is funny and made a great movie about Carl Hayden High schools robotics program. While my high school Maryvale slaughtered them in football I appreciate the Westside/Southside significance. Enough of my boring nostalgia but I must say that Tequila bar has amazing short rib taquitps for $9 at last check. If you eat anything at Vee Quiva. Now if you have a few drinks and lose your pay load, go the Panda like we do. They also have a chicken sandwich joint and a Cafe that has fried bread and pretzels which are great. They also have a sit down restaurant with casino famed primed rib and typical diner food which I have tried and cant say it was remarkable, but I am also comparing it to Tequila bars short rib taquitos. That bar also has great guacamole and affordable tasty Margaritas with the option for tajin. Happy hour is also great at all bars with the signature "King" brer options which I think are from local turned Budweiser sell outs Four peaks. I can go on and on but bottom line this is an amazing west side casino with a great Karaoke DJ and great service. I also went to pool parties there that were fun with Karaoke but im starting to run out of data and battery to keep typing.

This was just gross! I don't know how else to describe it. While the hotel itself is nice and…read morepretty, it's very obvious the housekeeping department is lacking or non existent. We paid extra for a suite. The room stunk. It smelled like old dirty socks. Did not even smell clean. Our shoes stuck to the floor as we walked across it. Apparently, this hotel must be hurting because they could not even afford to put trash bag liners in the trash cans, Yeah, of course the hotel was full. Not enough employees. (One person coffee shop on Sunday am doesn't work.) It was just nasty. We won't be back.