UCLA's Royce Hall auditorium plays host to concerts, dance performances, graduation ceremonies, award's shows, and more. The auditorium is gorgeous! Things to note: No food or drinks (water bottles are exempt) are allowed in the auditorium. West Lobby is the bar area/concession room. There are restrooms in the basement, on the main lobby floor, and on the balcony floor. The closest lot to park in is Lot 5. read more

Beautiful hall to see a unique performances in LA unfortunately they consistently have the worst parking situation. You are directed by parking staff down one way dead ends, passing up hundreds of open spaces in empty parking garages where you are not allowed to park. Signs are only posted at one entrance to the campus and only sporadically. If you come in a different way you'll never even see a sign that there is a performance. It's not rocket science: if you have events you need capable parking staff and plenty of signage. read more

Amazing venue for a show. Be prepared to walk a bit, but hey, it's good for you. UCLA is a beautiful campus.

Went here to see They Might Be Giants perform Flood and really enjoyed the hell out of the show and the venue. The hall has a beautiful ceiling that, well, just was pretty damn neat to look at for the time that intermission/opening band was over and TMBG started. Parking in West Wood.. yeah, that's always a problem. It's like dealing with hot weather in Los Angeles, something you just have to deal with.But in this case, it's not really that complicated. Surprisingly easy for parking in UCLA. A place I have at least paid $100 parking tickets in my earlier days. There wasn't any food for sale, but that's always something you should pick up before or after the show. So no problem there. Seats in the theater were pretty comfy, though no one was sitting for long once the band came on. If you're going to sit in the top level, careful, there was a lot of very odd and awkward looking seating arrangements up there. The band rocked the house and really, if you're coming here to see a band you paid money for tickets to watch, you're going to have a good, fun laid back time. Awesome venue, awesome concert. What more can there be needed said? read more

February 23rd was the first time I had the opportunity to see a performance here. The theater was beautiful, and had very elaborate decor. There were no cameras allowed for this performance, so I was unable to take pictures. Royce Hall gets an A+ for the incredible evening I had. As I was told, I was to have two orchestra seats for the show, the box office gave me back of the balcony seating. All I had to do was show them their error at the box office, and they gladly gave us better seats. They were not only better seats, they were even better than orchestra seating. When the new tickets were given to me, I took a look and they were center stage, I believe it was 7th row. I was jumping up and down on the inside. I almost spontaneously combusted. John would have been proud, my shoes were awesome. This was the evening that UCLA Live had John Waters, THIS FILTHY WORLD GOES HOLLYWOOD, with special guests, Elvis Perkins and Mathew Gray Gubler. The performances were outstanding. I was so excited to see John Waters. I love the work of that man. He was absolutely charming. He came on stage with this fantastic coat. I wish I had told him how fantastic his coat was. He was hysterical, he told stories about his career, Divine, Kathleen Turner, and Justin Bieber, which was fantastic. At the end of the evening he did a Q and A session which was so personal and awesome. I had an opportunity to ask a question. Funny how I didn't ask about himself exactly (I already know so much about him), I asked him how his experience with William S. Burroughs was. It was so interesting to hear him tell a story about his past that wasn't about his movies. I got a very interesting and detailed story about Waters and Burroughs experience together. I learned a few thing I didn't know. That evening was so so amazing. I arrived home and was still so elated, I got into my room took off my coat and shoes and jumped around. This is an evening I will never forget. If you ever get a chance to see John Waters, do it. There is no one like him. You will not be disappointed. read more

I've worked here as a stage technician for...Egad! Ten years! I realize some people have had trouble with the acoustics. On that note, I'll just advise that you don't go see a play here. Dance and music, yes go see it. But a number of people who saw Ian McKellen in Lear were disappointed because the place is just too reverberant (I won't go into all the labor we put in to try to make it less so. It's a pain in the butt). The only reason a play will ever be there is because it's something like Lear that will bring in audiences too large for the Freud playhouse. BUT go see an orchestral show there! An orchestra sounds orgasmically wonderful in the space. So do the organ concerts where you get to hear the pipe organ built into the building. If you're on the balcony seating too close to the stage, you won't get to see much. Try to get as close to the center as possible. As far as the season goes, we get some awesome people over there. I've gotten to hear and hang out with some of my all time favorite musicians and artists over the years. Some of the season bookings can tend along the "so avant garde it sucks" lines. But I find that to be more with the modern dance and theater shows. Good food in the lobby. Great crews much of the time. If a man who looks like the Lorax is behind the soundboard, the show will usually sound good. read more

I came here to watch Coldplay do an intimate concert. It was difficult to get tickets since this venue is small for such a popular group. I was dropped off because parking costs $25 and I def recommend that. The hall is visually stunning. Outside and inside. The acoustics inside are great and there are not a lot of bad seats in the place but I managed to nab myself one of those seats. I was probably the second to last person to buy a ticket and I was informed that it would be partially obstructed. I didn't see the drummer the entire show but who cares? I just want to see Chris Martin and I did! The show was great and the small venue gave an awesome vibe. I recommend watching anything here, I recommend Coldplay and their opening act London Grammar. read more

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Beautiful hall. Seating is very comfortable, and acoustics are great. Parking is not bad, at $3 ph. But, there are a lot of steps to get you to the hall, so be prepared. Absolutely beautiful grounds read more

Shamelessly plagiarized Wikipedia entry: Originally designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison (James Edward Allison, 1870-1955, and his brother David Clark Allison, 1881-1962) and completed in 1929, it is one of the four original buildings on UCLA's Westwood campus and has come to be the defining image of the university. The brick and tile building is in the Lombard Romanesque style, and once functioned as the main classroom facility of the university and symbolized its academic and cultural aspirations. Today, the twin-towered front remains the best known UCLA landmark. The 1800-seat auditorium was designed for speech acoustics and not for music; by 1982 it emerged from successive remodelings as a regionally important concert hall and main performing arts facility of the university. (So now you know) Here's my contribution: Beautiful iconic building, large enough to hold an entire orchestra plus a master chorale, Pipe organ located to the right of stage. Am fortunate to have a friend who works with UCLA, so I frequently get event tickets for next to nothing. Tonight was the premiere of Ian Krouse's Armenian Requiem ( twelve movements). If you are a patron of the arts, please support the local music, arts, dance scene by coming here. Follow them on: http://arts.ucla.edu/calendar/category/cap-ucla/ read more

What a beautiful, storied place to enjoy classical music. The theatre has the best sound. I went to see the Takcas Quartet with Nobuyuki Tsuji, the blind gifted pianist from Japan. The performance was enthralling. I can hear the highest pitch from the violins to the lowest plucks of the cello. My gal pal and I were seated in row K, seat 25 and 23. Great seating by the front! Score!!! How artfully planned and constructed. Such beautiful and ornate ceiling- I never realized how architecturally breathtaking the UCLA campus is, until now and I worked there many moons ago! The seats are pretty plush and there is ample legroom. A secret tip I must share with you is that there is a secondary women's restroom downstairs from the main ladies room on the same floor as the entrance. There is a lounge area for everyone cubby corner from the entrance. A snack stand allows you to purchase cookies, croissants, candy, Pringles (???), coffee, tea, beer and wine. You can also step outside to the terrace and enjoy the view of the dusk sky while inhaling your cigarette like a film star of the past. There is also a Founder's Circle Lounge in the area but it is exclusive, as I embarrassingly found out while meekly trying to gain entry. "Oh, you have to be on the guest list? I'm so sorry..." Parking is easy as you enter through Royce Drive off Sunset. It's $10 and it's cash only. The funniest part of the night was watching 2 elder men seated two rows up arguing during the performance. One guy hushed him rather harshly and the other dude actually hissed at him! My gal pal who brought me as her date said, "Wouldn't it be funny if they got into a fight?" I could not stop laughing but composed myself to enjoy the rest of the performance. Ah, rich people- no matter where you go, they are nasty as ever! Hahaha. read more

Back in January? February? my boyfriend and I went to see Itzhak Perlman in recital. Royce Hall is a bit old-fashioned and aged but it's gorgeous and very intimate - the architecture and landscaping is spectacular. The acoustics can't compare to that of Walt Disney Concert Hall but it's pretty good given it's age and the size of the venue. My only gripe is that the traffic is REALLY annoying coming here, and the parking is quite expensive. It's a long walk from the parking structure to Royce, but you get to take in the beautiful architecture and greenery surrounding it on the way to the hall. If you come here, make sure to experience the view from the courtyards on the side! It's gorgeous. read more

My dad is a professor and my mom has worked in upper management at a university for much of her career, so I spent the majority of my childhood and then adulthood on a public university campus (not UCLA...here come the boos...it was out of state so let it go and lets move on). Seeing a performance at Royce Hall took me back to my childhood of watching performances on campus and it more than exceeded my expectations. The building itself is beautiful. Next time you see a show here, take a few minutes to soak in the details and grandeur of the theater. Besides, you would probably be staring at your cell phone otherwise and then forget to turn it off, and in a cruel twist of fate your phone would ring and the performers will have to stop just. for. you. Rather than make the local news for being an a**hole, take in your surroundings and appreciate the beauty that is Royce Hall. The seats are quite comfy, and unlike other theaters I've been to, there is actually a decent amount of leg room. I'm 5'7 and could cross my legs with room to spare. Please be advised, there is not so much room that you can show up 20 minutes late and slip into your seat without making people move. In fact, if you show up 20 minutes late, you'll have to make a whole row of people stand up in a dark theater as you grope your way to your seat. So don't be that person and just show up on time. Parking is incredibly easy and it took only minutes to get out of the parking structure. Unlike USC where it once took us 2 HOURS to get out of the parking structure. I'm not kidding, it actually took 2 f*cking hours. Not to mention the years taken off my life due to inhaling exhaustion for 2 hours. By the way, this is not a "UCLA is better than USC" comment...just a comparison of parking structures. Unless, you folks at UCLA really pride yourself on parking structures and in that case I kind of feel bad for you. read more

Went to see a performance at Royce Hall and it was great from start to finish. Access in and parking was very organized -- we came in through the Royce Drive entrance off Sunset Blvd and it was easy to drive down into the parking structure. The drive off the 405 through Sunset Blvd was also easier than I imagined it would be. The Hall is beautiful and rather small, making it a more intimate experience and amazing to see a performance. The sound was great -- we were seated up on the side and the stage wasn't 100% visible, but the notation was very clear when we bought the tickets that there was a slight view obstruction. We did not have any issues seeing the main performer, just a couple musicians further into the stage. Overall, this venue is highly recommended! read more

Great venue, good seating all the way around except first rows of balcony are somewhat obstructed by the railing. Just don't forget cash for parking. The attendants only accept cash and for my event they were charging $12 Cash Only. read more

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Beautiful and spacious venue!!! I was here watching my colleagues perform in the American Youth Symphony for their final concert of the 2013/2014 Season! The line-up was fantastic; not only played well by the group, but how the acoustic of the hall allows many thing. The ominous Debussy Prelude of a Faun & delightful violin solos played by former concertmaster of the group. The concert ended with a large bang with Strauss' Alpine Symphony! Overall, the experience from walking in and walking out after the concert has been great and the ushers working there were very friendly and professional! read more

Although I do agree with the structural concerns of Royce, and I'll add that the acoustics aren't always the best - the ability to be in a somewhat intimate setting with world class artists is second to none. I've caught at least ten shows a year for the past two years and thats with only seeing whatever Classical or Jazz acts look interesting. The fact is that for many of these world class artists the best place that they can be in the western united states is ROYCE HALL. You always get their A game and that alone is well worth the price of admission. read more

JEEEEZ this place left me at a loss of words! My boyfriend brought me here for my birthday to see the beautiful Bebel Gilberto perform! I was in awe the whole show Very intimate and just a perfect way to experience the beauty of music A usher will take you over to your seat so everything is very orderly The architecture is just breathtaking and well with Bebel in the building this concert almost brought me to tears! Hands down this was one of the best concerts I have ever experienced. read more

I caught a show here the other night. Classical and it was cool to be on campus late at night. UCLA is a beautiful campus. We don't have allot of building with much history here in the states so Royce Hall is a little glimpse into and nice large and inviting building. Parking is easy. read more

Beautiful venue at UCLA. Lots of student cultural shows, concerts, and graduation ceremonies take place here. The cool thing about this place is the huge organ pipes that echo throughout the concert hall when it is played. The roof is beautifully decorated so take a look towards the sky if you get a chance. From the outside, it offers the iconic symbol of UCLA and it is said that there are 52 differences in the non-symmetrical towers of Royce Hall. read more

The view from the balcony is terrible unless you are directly opposite the stage. If you go for the cheap seats, be prepared to have a very stiff neck the next day. It was also extremely hot. When the AC was finally turned on, it kicked on and off every 5 minutes. Overall, a very uncomfortable experience. Which is sad, because it's a beautiful venue. read more

Saw They Might Be Giants this weekend from the 5th row. Awesome seats!!! The theater is so pretty with its ornate ceiling carvings and just overall feel. This was our first time here so we for sure parked in the wrong place and had to hike all over campus to find the place. I swear we almost gave up 3 times, but I was determined to find this elusive spot! When we finally found it, it was worth it. It was kinda creepy how empty the campus was at night...as soon as I saw anyone I would yell out -- Hey Do you know where Royce Hall is? Thank god for the kindness of strangers! read more

10/23/09 UCLA Live: Omara Portuando Amazing concert; my seat was about 8 rows back - the sound was great, but I was close... Easy will-call, lovely ushers who guide you right to your seat. Warning! Absolutely NO food or beverages for sale (the show had no intermission, but what about before the show...?) Be sure and see Maddie's review, with details about obstructed seats. Parts of the balcony face sideways, not forward - I wouldn't want one of those seats. Parking was $10 and a major, unmarked hassle. Lot 5 is on Royce (off Sunset), but you have to go to Westwood Plaza to actually buy your parking pass. Typical UCLA nonsense (I should know, I'm a grad). All in all, a lovely LA venue for fairly intimate shows. read more

I have come to Royce Hall on a few occasions now. I have seen David Sedaris, Ira Glass, RadioLab live, and Frank Warren speak here. It's a great venue and really efficiently run. Parking is pricey on campus when there is an event so come early to get free seat parking and walk over or just deal with the price of event parking. read more

Royce Hall is quite possibly one of my favorite buildings in the world. I may be biased though because I am a true bruin of UCLA forever. :P This place is great for performances, always clean, top notch staff and the architecture is beautiful read more

Never heard of this place until they had Lost: The Final Celebration a few months back, and I must say, this place is one of my favorite venues. Beautiful both on the outside and the inside, Royce Hall can be found on the spacious UCLA campus. The Hall seems to glimmer at night, making a perfect spot for some photos, but its the inside that shines the most. Here the seating is spacious, the sound is perfect, and the art work surrounding the room is fantastic. Staff is extremely helpful. I drove into the wrong part of the parking lot and the staff directed me to the correct place and not just some corner in Westwood. Parking is located in a structure on Royce Dr and Sunset by the way. read more

I'm happy to say that I've been able to perform on the stage of Royce Hall a few times and had been an audience member as well. Historically being one of the first four buildings of the UCLA campus, the outside architecture is extremely beautiful. You know, if you're a Ted Mosby kinda guy who appreciates the architecture of the building. haha Recently, UCLA projected their Centennial Campaign Launch on the outside of the Royce Building. One of the coolest things to see! If you do ever get the chance to come to Royce and experience a culture show or concert, you will be amazed at the beauty that is inside! As an audience member, I truly appreciate the organization the workers of Royce are, making sure to make lines as efficient as possible, dealing with crowd control and etc. I also like the set up, having orchestra and balcony seats, I would always decide to grab balcony if you're one who would like to see the ENTIRE stage and performances. But if your'e one who wants to just be able to see performers close, definitely try orchestra, just be wary of sometimes having to maneuver your head side to side to see due to whomever is sitting in front of you. It's such a humbling feeling to even just be able to be inside such a historic building, which makes any event I've attended here even better. read more

Great theater! Here for rehearsal...it doesn't seem that big from the stage, but when you are in the audience it's gigantic!!! read more

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I love Royce Hall. Been going for eons to see all sorts of shows, and have not had a bad experience....UNTIL LAST NIGHT. Bought my tix for They Might Be Giants months ago. Been hanging on by a thread just to see my favorite band. Met a friend for dinner, but knew there was an opening act, so we were a little late getting to Royce. Now, I have never, ever had this happen before, but there was NO EFFING PLACE TO PARK! Seriously, the lots were closed with no one there or a sign to suggest some alternatives. Closed up shop. Those of you who have seen my other posts that parking and LA are thorns in my side, but this was too much. So, my friends, my warning to you is DON'T BE LATE TO ROYCE HALL. Really, don't do it. read more

A beautiful place to see live symphonic music. Saw Star Trek Into Darkness with the score played live by the American Youth Symphony. The event was Introduced by the composer of the score Michael Giacchino. The administrator(?) of the hall Chiristine Montano took good care of us and turn a bad situation into a good one. Thank you Christine, we are in your debt! read more

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My girlfriend and I went to see Noel Gallagher here last week and outside of taking an unintentional walking tour of UCLA's beautiful campus, it was pretty easy to get too. I had never been there so I didn't know what to expect. I've seen a lot of concerts and was worried that this would be some sort of non-acoustically tuned large room, but I was very wrong. It's a small, auditorium/theater basically, that makes the stage easily visible from most seats in the place. It's a beautiful hall, with an amazing ceiling and the show sounded great from where we sat (about halfway back on viewers' right side of the floor). I had read some reviews that made me worried about sitting in the loge, which is actually where I normally like to sit, but after going to a show there, I won't be worried again. Noel, needless to say, put on a great show. He interacted with the audience way more than he and Liam used to do with Oasis. Subtitles still would have sometimes been helpful, though. He played some old and new stuff with an unplugged version of Supersonic that was great. Royce Hall was the perfect place for him to do this show, since it was small enough to feel intimate, but large enough where it was still a rock show. read more

Went to a concert last night. I will NEVER use this venue again. They charged $11.00 to park and it wasn't even in a close lot! What a stinking bunch of ripoffs. read more

gorgeous hall! seats were pretty comfortable, though not state of the art. hall itself was very old, without being run down. it was quaint and cozy, yet spacious at the same time. would i come again? sure! tip: if you park in lot 4, dont forget that you have to climb up about 80 steps to get to royce hall. its a gorgeous view, but running up those steps in the drizzle wasnt the best. also, lot 4 is $10/day for parking read more

Nice campus and well kept building. Easy to find seats and good views. Parking for the Los Angeles Ballet in assigned lot with parking by tag number. There is a bar area as well as restrooms. read more

Bring cash for parking and get here early for a show. The place is beautiful and refined. For me member passes aren't necessarily the way to go. You can sit anywhere in this place and have a great seat without spending a lot of money. I would also add that I find it romantic and a good place to take a date. read more

This is the last time I buy tickets for this venue. From the moment I entered UCLA's campus it's taken me 45 minutes to get to Royce Hall. Between the traffic and the closed parking structures it's not worth the aggravation. Will return one day when they work out their parking situation. read more

ROYCEEEEEEEE I will forever love and remember you. It is an amazing performance hall with 1800 person capacity. The beautiful interior and amazing acoustics make it the perfect venue for professional musicians and artists. It is also the venue for the annual student production Korean Culture Night for the last 6 years. My college years at UCLA would not be complete without multiple visits to this extraordinary performance hall. My fond memories of being back stage and in the audience has prompted me to see at least one performance every year. If you are in the Los Angeles area, you owe it to yourself to go to at least once to the beautiful UCLA campus and enjoy a performance at Royce. read more

I suppose you can say this review is biased since I was a UCLA student AND I work for the ticket office that sells the majority of the tickets for shows in Royce Hall, but I really do think highly of the venue. It has a very intimate feel to it even though it sits 1800 people. I had a graduation ceremony here and I've seen numerous performances at Royce and I've never been disappointed. It offers great acoustics and the interior/exterior are pretty remarkable in my opinion. For first timers, parking is now $11 (cash only) and you can park in Structure 5 off of Royce Drive or Structure 4 off of Sunset. Yes, I would agree that's a little steep, but what are you gonna do? Also, I would eat before coming to the venue because there aren't very many food options available other than restaurants in Westwood or Panda Express/Rubios in Ackerman Union. They do have snacks during intermission, but I'm sure they are overpriced. read more

Not only is the outside beautiful, but the inside auditorium is too! Every time I've been here, it was a wonderful experience. There are plenty of comfortable seats in the orchestra and balcony areas. And every year, many events (ranging from orchestras to ballets to lectures) are available for you to attend! And with the student discount everything is super affordable. If you have the chance to see a show, I would highly recommend seeing David Sedaris speak. And this year, Phillip Glass will be holding a few concerts! The only problem is with the reserved seating. Many times the ushers aren't very informative and won't tell anyone where they are supposed to sit. This leads to many arguments and unplesantness within the crowd. Beleive it or not, I've witnessed quite a few shouting matches. read more

Beautiful venue. Boz Scaggs was great tonight! I wish he would have played "look what you've done to me" other than that I really enjoyed the show. Thank you Yelp and Brittney for the tickets I took my brother and enjoyed himself also. I like this venue because it is easy to get to and really easy to park at. It was a really cool mellow crowd tonight. Everyone was just happy to be there I think. read more

Dope venue. Went there Friday for the first time to see Thundercat perform. I love that they have seating and I can't really say there's a bad seat in the venue. Get there early cuz we had a hard time finding the actually entrance from the parking garage. They should have more signs so you don't get lost. Small gripe though. Loved the show! read more

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