The Masonic Seating Chart
Atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, The Masonic is a 1958 auditorium renovated in 2014 into a modern concert hall. The flexible room converts between a flat general-admission floor and full reserved seating, hosting touring rock, pop, and comedy acts with sweeping city views from the lobby.
Sections at The Masonic
The The Masonic chart lists 4 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 — general admission standing or reserved seating
- Lower terrace — front of the elevated rear seating
- Upper terrace — back rows of the bowl
- Box and VIP areas — premium side seating
Best seats at The Masonic
For seated shows, center floor rows about a dozen back are the prime spot, while the front of the lower terrace lifts you for a clear head-on view. For standing nights, center floor 20 feet back balances closeness and sightline.
Tips before you go
The room converts between standing and seated, so confirm your show's layout when buying. It sits atop Nob Hill near the cable car lines, so transit or rideshare beats the steep-hill parking hunt. Doors open to lobby views worth arriving early for.
How to read the The Masonic seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 3,300 seats on stacked levels facing the stage, split into 4 sections — Floor, Lower terrace, Upper terrace, and Box and VIP areas. 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.
Every The Masonic seat is really the sum of three choices: how far from the stage you are, whether you sit center or off toward a side aisle, and which level you're on. Put Box and VIP areas and Floor side by side and the gap shows up immediately — in level, in price tier, and often in which half of the San Francisco room you land in. The best-seats notes above settle it for The Masonic; just verify section, row, and seat on the official map before you pay.
Sizewise, The Masonic holds 3,300, which puts it 39th of 53 California venues in this guide: Hollywood Palladium (3,700) is the next size up, War Memorial Opera House (3,146) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at The Masonic
If your event lands at or near The Masonic — a corporate block, a reception, a team dinner — start from the venue's real geography: sections like Floor and Box and VIP areas 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 San Francisco event-services team. You won't need anywhere near the full 3,300-seat configuration; private blocks live in clubs, suites, and adjacent banquet rooms — exactly the scale the tool handles.
Hosting a private event at The Masonic?
From dinner rounds to program rows to head tables, lay out your The Masonic event the way the room will actually run. The maker supports up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF for the San Francisco venue's event staff.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does The Masonic hold?
- The Masonic holds 3,300 at full configuration. The usable count shifts with the event — a concert may open or close sections a daytime event keeps as-is — and a private buyout uses only the sections you book, often a club, a suite, or a section or two out of the 4 on the San Francisco chart.
- What are the best seats at The Masonic?
- For seated shows, center floor rows about a dozen back are the prime spot, while the front of the lower terrace lifts you for a clear head-on view. For standing nights, center floor 20 feet back balances closeness and sightline.
- What sections does The Masonic have?
- Main sections include: Floor — general admission standing or reserved seating; Lower terrace — front of the elevated rear seating; Upper terrace — back rows of the bowl. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is The Masonic located?
- The Masonic is located in San Francisco, California. Confirm the street address, parking, and transit near sections like Floor on the official venue site before you go; San Francisco venues handle gates, lots, and rideshare pickups differently.
- How do I plan a private event at The Masonic?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with The Masonic's real layout — sections like Floor and Box and VIP areas — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the San Francisco event-services team.