Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Seating Chart
The main arena of the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, opened in 1964 and a longtime hub for concerts, sports, and graduations in Hawaii. The circular bowl seats roughly 8,800 and hosts touring acts that make the islands a stop, with a continuous ring of seating around a central floor.
Sections at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
The Neal S. Blaisdell Arena chart lists 6 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Floor — concert reserved seating or standing
- Lower bowl — first tier ringing the floor
- Middle bowl — center seating sections
- Upper bowl — back rows with a steeper rake
- End sections — seats behind the stage area
- ADA seating — accessible positions in the lower bowl
Best seats at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
Lower-bowl center sections facing the stage give the best balance of proximity and full view for concerts. For value, the middle bowl at center stays close in the compact round room and reads the whole stage.
Tips before you go
The arena is part of the larger Blaisdell Center, so follow signs to the arena rather than the concert hall or exhibition spaces. Honolulu parking fills early for big island concert dates, so arrive ahead of doors or consider a ride-share drop-off.
How to read the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena seating chart
Neal S. Blaisdell Arena seats 8,800 in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, and its chart is organized into 6 named sections — Floor, Lower bowl, Middle bowl, Upper bowl, End sections, and ADA seating. The exact label on your ticket is what pins your spot: a seat two sections over can sit a level higher, a price tier apart, or on the opposite side of the room.
What actually separates one Neal S. Blaisdell Arena seat from another comes down to three things: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Compare ADA seating and Floor on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Honolulu room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Neal S. Blaisdell Arena; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
Some context on size — Neal S. Blaisdell Arena's 8,800 capacity places it 103rd among the 112 arenas in this guide; Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) is the next size up, Huntington Center (8,000) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Neal S. Blaisdell Arena? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Floor and ADA seating and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Honolulu event-services team can set up from. Neal S. Blaisdell Arena runs to 8,800 at full configuration, but a private block is usually a club, a suite, or an adjacent banquet room — a fraction of that, and exactly the scale the maker below handles: rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and head tables placed where you want them.
Hosting a private event at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena?
Build a seating chart for your Neal S. Blaisdell Arena event — banquet rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, head tables wherever the format calls for them. The maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF you can hand the Honolulu venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Neal S. Blaisdell Arena hold?
- Full configuration at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena is 8,800. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 6 sections on the Honolulu chart.
- What are the best seats at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena?
- Lower-bowl center sections facing the stage give the best balance of proximity and full view for concerts. For value, the middle bowl at center stays close in the compact round room and reads the whole stage.
- What sections does Neal S. Blaisdell Arena have?
- Main sections include: Floor — concert reserved seating or standing; Lower bowl — first tier ringing the floor; Middle bowl — center seating sections. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Neal S. Blaisdell Arena located?
- Neal S. Blaisdell Arena sits in Honolulu, Hawaii. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Floor, check the official Neal S. Blaisdell Arena site before the day — Honolulu venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena?
- Open the maker below and work from Neal S. Blaisdell Arena's actual geography (Floor and ADA seating and neighbors). Drop tables where your event sits, assign each guest, and export the PDF the Honolulu event-services team will set up from.