KFC Yum! Center Seating Chart
The KFC Yum! Center on the Louisville riverfront is the home of Louisville Cardinals basketball and a top concert arena in Kentucky. The 2010 building seats over 22,000 for hoops, with a wide lower bowl, a club ring, and a steep upper deck under a sweeping glass facade.
Sections at KFC Yum! Center
The KFC Yum! Center 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 Level — 200s premium
- Upper Bowl — 300s
- Student Section
- Suites
Best seats at KFC Yum! Center
Lower-bowl sideline sections in the 100s give the best Cardinals basketball view. For concerts, the 100 level facing the stage is the play; the 300s are steep, so corner upper seats are the better value up high.
Tips before you go
The Yum! Center sits on Louisville's Main Street near the river, with garages and Whiskey Row bars a short walk away. Pre-game in the NuLu and downtown district, and use the riverfront garages to skip the post-event street gridlock.
How to read the KFC Yum! Center seating chart
KFC Yum! Center seats 22,090 in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, and its chart is organized into 6 named sections — Floor, Lower Bowl, Club Level, Upper Bowl, Student Section, and Suites. 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.
When you weigh a KFC Yum! Center 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 Suites and Floor can price and view so differently while sitting on the same chart. Use the best-seats notes above as the tiebreak for KFC Yum! Center, then confirm section, row, and seat against the official Louisville map before checkout.
Sizewise, KFC Yum! Center holds 22,090, which puts it 3rd of 10 Kentucky venues in this guide: Kroger Field (61,000) is the next size up, Rupp Arena (20,500) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at KFC Yum! Center
Booked a suite, a club space, or a room adjacent to KFC Yum! Center for something private? Let the chart above anchor the plan — sections like Floor and Suites 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 Louisville event-services team has a document they can set up from. Full house at KFC Yum! Center is 22,090, 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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Sketch your KFC Yum! Center event in minutes — rounds for dinner service, rows for the presentation, a head table where it belongs. Up to 500 seats per layout, finished as a print-ready PDF the Louisville event team can work from.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does KFC Yum! Center hold?
- 22,090 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 Louisville chart.
- What are the best seats at KFC Yum! Center?
- Lower-bowl sideline sections in the 100s give the best Cardinals basketball view. For concerts, the 100 level facing the stage is the play; the 300s are steep, so corner upper seats are the better value up high.
- What sections does KFC Yum! Center have?
- Main sections include: Floor — concert general admission and chairs; Lower Bowl — 100s; Club Level — 200s premium. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is KFC Yum! Center located?
- You'll find KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Check the official site shortly before the event for the street address, parking, and the closest transit to sections like Floor — gate assignments, lots, and rideshare zones vary across Louisville venues.
- How do I plan a private event at KFC Yum! Center?
- Open the maker below and work from KFC Yum! Center's actual geography (Floor and Suites and neighbors). Drop tables where your event sits, assign each guest, and export the PDF the Louisville event-services team will set up from.