Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, Alabama, United States

4Steve T 5:00 PM Apr 9, 2015

Nice Venue, but there are actually 44 bad seats in the house.
Went to see the ZZ Top show on April 9, 2015. I had been told that because of the relatively small size of the venue that there isn't a single bad seat in the house. In reality, there are 44 bad seats. When we purchased tickets, we selected seats in Row F in the balcony. It is on the main crossing aisle for the entire balcony, so you have expect foot traffic, but that was not the main issue. There is a safety rail on the aisle to prevent people from falling over onto the patrons in Row E, and it is about 24" high. With the aisle being 4 feet wide, that puts the 2" top rail directly in the line of sight for patrons seated on Row F. Billy Bob Thornton's band was the opening act, and where he was standing at the mic, my wife and I, who are both 5'8" tall, could only see his legs. Fortunately, I spoke to the user who gave us permission to move back one row into 2 vacant seats on Row G. That moved the rail down in our line of sight and we could see most of the stage for the main act.. Ticketmaster has the ability to document seats that have a partially obstructed view; Row F should be documented, but it is not. If there are ANY other seats available, buy them. From an acoustical perspective, the sound carries well in the room, and there is no obvious sound reflection. We could hear the show quite well in the balcony. The staff was friendly and helpful.

4j l 5:00 PM Nov 15, 2019

Great Concert Venue!!
Just made my first visit to MPAC. Easily accessiable parking. Very comfortable seats. Clean restrooms. Not a bad view in the entire auditorium! Had a very good experience and will go again. Only drawback is that it is not smoker friendly at all. No smoking area! Once you are in that's it.