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    Carly M.

    First time visiting the Desert Diamond Arena. I was there for a "Nine Inch Nails" concert. Parking was pretty easy. We got a spot on SpotHero that was close by. I think it was $21. It was in the State Farm arena parking area. The line was really long outside the arena but it moved fast. There were plenty of food and drink options inside the area. Our seats were in the lower level. I really liked the set up. It's a smaller venue so it felt really quaint. I really enjoyed the concert and venue.

    Atul S.

    Nothing as a wow experience but still a place surrounded with plenty of options to enjoy so this place gets a good location benefits and one extra star for that reason. Went here for a football match. While the checkin and seating was decent, the food was pathetic. One of the worst stadium food we ever had. If it was not about snacking during match, I would have not wasted money in food at all. Go here for matches and control your urge for stadium food and save that money to exit stadium and eat out since tons of restaurants are all around the stadium.

    Stephanie C.

    On October 3, 2025, my husband daughter and I attended the Hans Zimmer concert at the Desert diamond Arena. We stayed in suite 1113 . They do offer a QR code if you want to buy order a large amounts of food and beverages, but since it was us three, we decided to go out of the suite to the outside bar, which was very close to our suite . Bathrooms were nicely, organized with feminine products, mouthwash and lotion. There were stairs and elevators that were easily assessed down to the lower level to buy merchandise. Overall service and the staff were very pleasant. I do with going through the VIP side entrance for a quicker route to your seat. You will get a stamp on your hand so staff know, to not have to keep asking you for the ticket on your phone , just show your stamp and you can easily assess back to your VIP area if you go down to the general population

    Sara M.

    We recently went to the Billie Eilish concert. There was issues if you bought your tickets anywhere other than Ticketmaster and this arena cause panic for people buying tickets elsewhere. Ultimately 3rd party bought tickets were honored the day of the concert but it was unnecessary the problems caused. Overall, the venue staff was nice, the seating was seamless and the sound was great. The experience for this particular concert wasn't great but it wouldn't stop me from attending a future concert at this arena.

    Frank Turek telling a couple stories of when he last talked to Charlie.

    The arena was great and the acoustics were perfect. I could hear every word. It was an honor to be in the building used for overflow during Charlie's memorial. Also great was that I found a hotel less than a half mile from the arena and didn't have to deal with a long wait for a cab or Uber.

    Tanisha H.

    Great venue for concerts. Acoustics were actually pretty good. My one complaint was how steep the stair were to get to the floor. Yikes! Be prepared. Would come back again though. Especially to see Old Dominion.

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    Alexis R.

    This is probably one of my favorite venues/area now. I went to Desert Diamond Arena for a kpop concert for a group called Enhypen! I bought my parking pass on AXS for Lot J for $15 + fees! The lot was a little difficult to find since I am unfamiliar with the area so all I did was simply ask the parking workers on where to find it! We drove up and got our ticket scanned and was told to park wherever we want. The walk was very short to the entrance as well! First was the security check in & the lady I had was such a sweetheart. I have had heard that this arena's bag policy is size dependent and doesn't matter if the bag is clear or not so that surprised me a bit since all the concerts I've gone to required clear bag only. The bag I ordered from Amazon was an inch bigger in length but the lady seemed to have no problem with it? I think because I also had less content in my bag? No idea. But i have had heard people's past experiences with security and their bags. Anyways concert happens and ends, we leave the venue and it was another short walk to our car and it was VERY easy to leave the venue and get on a freeway!! We were very surprised because we're just so used to how hectic concerts can be and were mentally prepared to be stuck in traffic for a while. But NO! It was the exact opposite!! I know everyone's experiences are different but ours was probably the best concert experience we've had. Everything just went by smoothly!

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    Nicole B.

    I bought two margaritas, $15 each plus tip, not only were they the smallest drinks I've ever seen but the worst! I would most certainly never support concessions at this arena again!!!

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    Came here on a Thursday night to check it out. We got a package on Groupon that included one…read morego-kart ride and 3 other activities to pick from. Unfortunately, on check-in no explanation about the activities was given so we were on our own trying to figure it out. Overall, the entertainment options are fun and we had a great time! The employees are hit or miss. Some are not very friendly or helpful and some are. Colton needs to be recognized because once he took over helping us with the attractions our experience went from 3 to 5 stars. He explained everything thoroughly to us, helped me choose which would be best for having motion sickness, and overall just made our experience very enjoyable by paying attention to small details. It seems they were operating on a skeleton crew this day. We sat and tried to order food and there was only one server for everyone. Needless to say, it took quite a while to be able to even place an order. The go-kart experience runs like a well oiled machine and was probably the smoothest experience we had out of everything there. Overall we had a ton of fun, but this place really needs to work on training their employees for better customer service and experience.

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