Coleman Coliseum Seating Chart
Coleman Coliseum is the home of Alabama Crimson Tide basketball and gymnastics on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The 1968 arena seats around 15,000 in a deep bowl and hosts the powerhouse Alabama gymnastics program along with SEC basketball.
Sections at Coleman Coliseum
The Coleman Coliseum 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 general admission and chairs
- Lower Bowl — 100s
- Club / premium level
- Upper Bowl — 200s
- Student Section
- Suites
Best seats at Coleman Coliseum
Lower-bowl center sideline sections give the best Crimson Tide basketball and gymnastics views. The bowl is deep, so aim for the lower sections for the cleanest sightlines, and sit opposite the student section to face the energy.
Tips before you go
Coleman Coliseum sits on the University of Alabama campus, with on-site lots and a short walk from campus parking. Alabama gymnastics packs the building, so arrive early for ranked SEC meets and basketball games to find a good lower-bowl seat.
How to read the Coleman Coliseum seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 15,000 seats in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, split into 6 sections — Floor, Lower Bowl, Club / premium level, Upper Bowl, Student Section, and Suites. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
Three things decide a Coleman Coliseum seat: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Two sections apart — say Suites and Floor — can put you a level higher, a price tier over, or on the far side of the Tuscaloosa venue, so which one is the value sweet spot comes down to the event and your budget; the best-seats notes above call it for Coleman Coliseum. Match your ticket to the official Coleman Coliseum map — section, row, and seat — before you buy.
For scale: at 15,000 seats, Coleman Coliseum ranks 4th of the 7 Alabama venues in this guide by capacity — Talladega Superspeedway (80,000) is the next size up, The Wharf Amphitheater (10,000) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Coleman Coliseum
Planning a group outing, a suite night, or a private function at Coleman Coliseum? The chart above is your starting map — take sections like Floor and Suites and the tiers around them, then mirror the footprint your event will actually use with tables in the maker. Assign guests, export the PDF, and hand it to the Tuscaloosa event-services team. Full capacity runs to 15,000, but a private block is almost always a club, a suite, or a banquet room — a scale the maker below covers comfortably with dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables where you need them.
Hosting a private event at Coleman Coliseum?
Plan the room for your Coleman Coliseum event before anyone sets a table: dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables, arranged your way. Layouts run to 500 seats and export as a print-ready PDF for the Tuscaloosa event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Coleman Coliseum hold?
- 15,000 at full configuration. In practice the number depends on the event — sections open and close between a concert and a daytime show — and a private buyout uses just the sections booked, usually a club or a suite out of the 6 on the Tuscaloosa chart.
- What are the best seats at Coleman Coliseum?
- Lower-bowl center sideline sections give the best Crimson Tide basketball and gymnastics views. The bowl is deep, so aim for the lower sections for the cleanest sightlines, and sit opposite the student section to face the energy.
- What sections does Coleman Coliseum have?
- Main sections include: Floor — concert general admission and chairs; Lower Bowl — 100s; Club / premium level. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Coleman Coliseum located?
- Coleman Coliseum sits in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Floor, check the official Coleman Coliseum site before the day — Tuscaloosa venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Coleman Coliseum?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Coleman Coliseum's real layout — sections like Floor and Suites — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Tuscaloosa event-services team.