Desert Diamond Arena Seating Chart
Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale is a Phoenix-area venue seating around 17,000, part of the Westgate Entertainment District near State Farm Stadium. The 2003 arena hosts concerts, family shows, and minor-league sports with a modern bowl and a lively district just outside the doors.
Sections at Desert Diamond Arena
Desert Diamond Arena breaks down into these 6 main sections. The one printed on your ticket sets your price, your distance, and your view, so read it against this list before you buy — and note the layout can shift between a game, a concert, and a private buyout.
- Floor — concert general admission and chairs
- Lower Bowl — 100s
- Club / premium level
- Upper Bowl — 200s
- End sections
- Suites
Best seats at Desert Diamond Arena
Lower-bowl center sections along the sideline give the best concert and event sightlines. For tours, the 100 level facing the stage is the play, while the corner upper 200s are the value pick over the steeper end seats.
Tips before you go
Desert Diamond Arena anchors the Westgate district in Glendale, with restaurants and bars a short walk from the doors and ample district parking. Pre-game in Westgate, and use the surrounding lots to clear out faster after the show.
How to read the Desert Diamond Arena seating chart
The Desert Diamond Arena chart divides 17,000 seats in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage across 6 named sections — Floor, Lower Bowl, Club / premium level, Upper Bowl, End sections, and Suites. Which of those names is printed on your ticket decides more than location: two sections apart can mean a different level, a different price bracket, and a different side of the room entirely.
Every Desert Diamond Arena seat is really the sum of three choices: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Put Suites and Floor side by side and the gap shows up immediately — in level, in price tier, and often in which half of the Glendale room you land in. The best-seats notes above settle it for Desert Diamond Arena; just verify section, row, and seat on the official map before you pay.
For scale: at 17,000 seats, Desert Diamond Arena ranks 3rd of the 9 Arizona venues in this guide by capacity — Footprint Center (18,055) is the next size up, McKale Center (14,545) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Desert Diamond Arena
If your event lands at or near Desert Diamond Arena — a corporate block, a reception, a team dinner — start from the venue's real geography: sections like Floor and Suites and the tiers around them set the footprint. Rebuild that footprint in the maker with rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and a head table where the format wants one, then assign guests and export a PDF for the Glendale event-services team. You won't need anywhere near the full 17,000-seat configuration; private blocks live in clubs, suites, and adjacent banquet rooms — exactly the scale the tool handles.
Hosting a private event at Desert Diamond Arena?
From dinner rounds to program rows to head tables, lay out your Desert Diamond Arena event the way the room will actually run. The maker supports up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF for the Glendale venue's event staff.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Desert Diamond Arena hold?
- Full configuration at Desert Diamond Arena is 17,000. 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 Glendale chart.
- What are the best seats at Desert Diamond Arena?
- Lower-bowl center sections along the sideline give the best concert and event sightlines. For tours, the 100 level facing the stage is the play, while the corner upper 200s are the value pick over the steeper end seats.
- What sections does Desert Diamond Arena 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 Desert Diamond Arena located?
- Desert Diamond Arena sits in Glendale, Arizona. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Floor, check the official Desert Diamond Arena site before the day — Glendale venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Desert Diamond Arena?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Desert Diamond Arena's own layout — sections like Floor and Suites — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Glendale event-services team can set up from.