Rose Bowl Stadium Seating Chart
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena is a National Historic Landmark opened in 1922, home to UCLA football and the annual Rose Bowl Game. The vast open bowl set in the Arroyo Seco also hosts World Cup matches, mega-concerts, and the legendary flea market.
Sections at Rose Bowl Stadium
Here are the 5 main sections on the Rose Bowl Stadium chart. Ticket price, distance, and sightline all follow from which one you're in, so find yours on this list before you commit — and remember configurations move: a concert, a game, and a private buyout each use the room differently.
- Lower rows 1-20 — closest to the field around the bowl
- Mid rows 20-50 — main seating band
- Upper rows 50-77 — top of the open bowl
- Tunnel and end-zone sections
- Club and premium areas on the press-box side
Best seats at Rose Bowl Stadium
Sideline sections on the press-box (west) side, rows 20-40 near midfield, give shade and the best football angle. For concerts, the field and lower sideline rows are closest, while the high bowl rewards you with mountain-backed panoramas.
Tips before you go
The bowl is enormous and uncovered — bring sunscreen and a cushion for the bench-style seating. Parking is on the surrounding golf course and lots; arrive very early and budget time for the single-road exit out of the Arroyo.
How to read the Rose Bowl Stadium seating chart
Rose Bowl Stadium seats 88,500 around a field, and its chart is organized into 5 named sections — Lower rows 1-20, Mid rows 20-50, Upper rows 50-77, Tunnel and end-zone sections, and Club and premium areas on the press-box side. 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 Rose Bowl Stadium seat from another comes down to three things: how close you are to the field, whether you sit on a sideline or in an end zone, and how high you are. Compare Club and premium areas on the press-box side and Lower rows 1-20 on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Pasadena room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Rose Bowl Stadium; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
For scale: at 88,500 seats, Rose Bowl Stadium ranks 1st of the 53 California venues in this guide by capacity — nothing in that set runs larger — Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500) is the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Rose Bowl Stadium
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Rose Bowl Stadium? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Lower rows 1-20 and Club and premium areas on the press-box side and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Pasadena event-services team can set up from. Rose Bowl Stadium runs to 88,500 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 Rose Bowl Stadium?
Build a seating chart for your Rose Bowl Stadium 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 Pasadena venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Rose Bowl Stadium hold?
- 88,500 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 5 on the Pasadena chart.
- What are the best seats at Rose Bowl Stadium?
- Sideline sections on the press-box (west) side, rows 20-40 near midfield, give shade and the best football angle. For concerts, the field and lower sideline rows are closest, while the high bowl rewards you with mountain-backed panoramas.
- What sections does Rose Bowl Stadium have?
- Main sections include: Lower rows 1-20 — closest to the field around the bowl; Mid rows 20-50 — main seating band; Upper rows 50-77 — top of the open bowl. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Rose Bowl Stadium located?
- Rose Bowl Stadium sits in Pasadena, California. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Lower rows 1-20, check the official Rose Bowl Stadium site before the day — Pasadena venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Rose Bowl Stadium?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Rose Bowl Stadium's real layout — sections like Lower rows 1-20 and Club and premium areas on the press-box side — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Pasadena event-services team.