Madison Square Garden Seating Chart
The world's most famous arena. Home of the New York Knicks (NBA) and Rangers (NHL), MSG sits above Penn Station in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Hosts major concerts, awards shows, and the New York stop on every major tour.
Sections at Madison Square Garden
The Madison Square Garden 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.
- Courtside / Floor — closest seats
- Lower Bowl 1-25 — full mid-section ring
- Lower Concourse 100s
- 200s — second deck
- Madison Club, Garden Suites — premium clubs
- 300s — upper level, sections 301-329
Best seats at Madison Square Garden
Floor seats are the canonical ticket if you can swing it. For accessible price, section 219 along the sideline offers a near-courtside feel without the price. Section 322 in the upper bowl is the value pick.
Tips before you go
MSG sits directly above Penn Station — take any train and you're at the doors. Bag policy is strict; small clutches only. The Garden's atmosphere for a marquee Knicks game is unmatched in the league.
How to read the Madison Square Garden seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 19,812 seats in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, split into 6 sections — Courtside / Floor, Lower Bowl 1-25, Lower Concourse 100s, 200s, Madison Club, Garden Suites, and 300s. 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.
When you weigh a Madison Square Garden ticket, three variables do the work: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. That's why 300s and Courtside / Floor can price and view so differently while sitting on the same chart. Use the best-seats notes above as the tiebreak for Madison Square Garden, then confirm section, row, and seat against the official New York map before checkout.
Sizewise, Madison Square Garden holds 19,812, which puts it 7th of 42 New York venues in this guide: Darien Lake Amphitheater (21,600) is the next size up, KeyBank Center (19,200) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Madison Square Garden
Booked a suite, a club space, or a room adjacent to Madison Square Garden for something private? Let the chart above anchor the plan — sections like Courtside / Floor and 300s and their surrounding tiers show the geography — and lay tables over just the part of it your event occupies. Seat every guest in the maker, export the PDF, and the New York event-services team has a document they can set up from. Full house at Madison Square Garden is 19,812, but private events run on a far smaller footprint: dinner rounds, program rows, and a head table are usually the whole build.
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Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Madison Square Garden hold?
- 19,812 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 New York chart.
- What are the best seats at Madison Square Garden?
- Floor seats are the canonical ticket if you can swing it. For accessible price, section 219 along the sideline offers a near-courtside feel without the price. Section 322 in the upper bowl is the value pick.
- What sections does Madison Square Garden have?
- Main sections include: Courtside / Floor — closest seats; Lower Bowl 1-25 — full mid-section ring; Lower Concourse 100s. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Madison Square Garden located?
- Madison Square Garden sits in New York, New York. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Courtside / Floor, check the official Madison Square Garden site before the day — New York venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Madison Square Garden?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Madison Square Garden's real layout — sections like Courtside / Floor and 300s — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the New York event-services team.