Question about Bridgestone arena

[Basscat1987]

Are the top rows of the upper level bad seats? How would u compare it to rupp? I’ve sat near the top at rupp and the players look like ants down there so I’m just trying to figure out what the view would look like and decide what kind of seats I want.

 

[ukypug]

Had 1 session up there last March and was not horrible. Could see game and players just fine. Of course lower bowl is better but can be super pricey!

 

[rick64]

Uppers on the sides aren't too bad in Bridgestone. Not as steep as Rupp.

 

[TheAnonymous13]

Hockey arena. It’s. Bit steep. The seats are very tight.

 

[sosoblue]

My recommendation is to get the best seat you can afford. Closer to the action is always better.

 

[CalCat57]

This year will be the toughest ticket to get in the history of the SEC tournament. And the costliest.

 

[Basscat1987]

This year will be the toughest ticket to get in the history of the SEC tournament. And the costliest.

There’s not many tickets out there from what I’ve seen. All in sec 306 and 307 I think. I just wanted tickets to the semifinals on Saturday and obviously won’t know till that Friday if Kentucky will even be playing that day. Safe to say be impossible to get tickets online the day before?

 

[rick64]

This year will be the toughest ticket to get in the history of the SEC tournament. And the costliest.

2015 was really pricey when UK was undefeated.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

Are the top rows of the upper level bad seats? How would u compare it to rupp? I’ve sat near the top at rupp and the players look like ants down there so I’m just trying to figure out what the view would look like and decide what kind of seats I want.

No where near as bad the upper deck in Rupp. And the first few rows of upper are not bad seats at all. We always try to get lower level then club level if we can't. But you won't be disappointed with upper level. And you can use upper level tickets to trade with the scalpers for better seats.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

There’s not many tickets out there from what I’ve seen. All in sec 306 and 307 I think. I just wanted tickets to the semifinals on Saturday and obviously won’t know till that Friday if Kentucky will even be playing that day. Safe to say be impossible to get tickets online the day before?

You can always get tickets for Bridgestone. Only variable is the price.

 

[Basscat1987]

You can always get tickets for Bridgestone. Only variable is the price.

But can I still get tickets on Friday for the Saturday games? On a place like stubhub that is

 

[BC_Wader]

The upper corners weren't bad seats when we saw a concert there last year. I remember thinking it wouldn't be too bad of a seat for a ball game. It's not as steep as Rupp and like someone said earlier those seats are kind of tight.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I thought the uppers in Bridgestone were fine.

 

[CatFanInIlliniLand]

I haven’t been to the SEC tournament in years. Won’t there be the usual Sat/Sunday fire sale from fans who’s team got knocked out?

 

[UKBB4Ever]

I haven’t been to the SEC tournament in years. Won’t there be the usual Sat/Sunday fire sale from fans who’s team got knocked out?

Never is.

The SEC tournament is a UK home coming.

Only fire sale is when UK loses.

Then you can’t give your tickets away.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

But can I still get tickets on Friday for the Saturday games? On a place like stubhub that is

Yes. You can buy them online. But the easier way is on the streets. Scalping is legal in Nashville.

They have to have a permit. As long as you buy from someone that has the permit hanging around their neck you’re good.

I wouldn’t buy any other way on the street unless you know the person.

 

[Basscat1987]

Yes. You can buy them online. But the easier way is on the streets. Scalping is legal in Nashville.

They have to have a permit. As long as you buy from someone that has the permit hanging around their neck you’re good.

I wouldn’t buy any other way on the street unless you know the person.

I just don’t wanna buy them now and wanna wait till the Friday before to see if they’re playing Saturday. Hopefully can still get tickets online Friday evening

 

[UKBB4Ever]

I just don’t wanna buy them now and wanna wait till the Friday before to see if they’re playing Saturday. Hopefully can still get tickets online Friday evening

I used to always buy full books in advance.

We haven’t done that since 2019.

We buy just first game tickets now.

With the plan of buying next game while there.

Unfortunately we have only gotten to buy one extra ticket. That was in Tampa.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

The uppers are fine. It's steep but you can see everything well enough.

I wouldn't buy a book n advance unless you can afford it and plan on making it a whole week event, even if UK loses on Thursday or Friday.

Sec is never going to go back to what it was IMO so tournament is gonna be wide open going forward.

 

[rick64]

Online resale sites are already pretty ridiculous for Friday and the weekend.

 

[BC_Wader]

It'd be worth just being in Nashville during the tournament without tickets. Will be a ton of UK fans flooding the restaurants and bars. I'm thinking of going there just to hang out.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

The uppers are fine. It's steep but you can see everything well enough.

I wouldn't buy a book n advance unless you can afford it and plan on making it a whole week event, even if UK loses on Thursday or Friday.

Sec is never going to go back to what it was IMO so tournament is gonna be wide open going forward.

That’s probably good advice. We always bought full books. And lower level.

But only went to the UK games.

I always tried to sell the other sessions but never had much luck.

It’s 90% UK fans

They only to buy the tickets you aren’t selling. I have sold the other sessions to scalpers. But they only want to give you $20 or so.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

It'd be worth just being in Nashville during the tournament without tickets. Will be a ton of UK fans flooding the restaurants and bars. I'm thinking of going there just to hang out.

True. Our group that goes every year is 8 people. And we always have tickets.

Sometimes we have as many as 15-18 go.

Most of the extras don’t get tickets.

They just hang out with 100K UK fans and watch the game in the bars.

Unless you go in person you just can’t imagine how the Big Blue Mist overwhelms a city.