Webster Bank Arena

Lots of parking and lots of cops to direct traffic. $ 20 to get into garage during events if you do not have a free pass. It is very clean inside and the bathrooms are clean as well. It is small enough inside that you can see from every seat it seems. The food and drinks are grossly overpriced so they would get another star if they made the prices more reasonable. Also, they do not sell Corona.

With all of the bad reviews for this place, I actually got worried coming over here. But I had an absolute blast rocking out with Motley Crue here last month. I read in previous reviews about how people supposedly needed to wait for an hour and a half in a practical standstill to get off of the highway exit to the parking lot and how the parking attendants were supposedly rude. Yet I experienced none of this. Although I did encounter traffic on Route 95, once I got off of the exit, it took me all of about 2 minutes to get into an outdoor lot. The parking attendant was very nice too. It cost $ 20 but whatever, that’s to be expected at a big-​name show. And I like having that piece of mind that my car is going to be safe and secure.
Other reviewers also said how security inside the venue were rude and subjected people to unnecessarily intricate searches, but once again, I experienced none of that. The guy there barely even searched me and I had no problem getting my camera in to take some photos from up close.
Beers inside may have been slightly expensive but not more than any other arena that hosts a big name national act. People may have complained about the food too but when I go to a rock show, I go there to rock out and have fun, not dine on exquisite, restaurant-​style food. Also, some one stated that the seats may have been small but that wasn’t an issue for me since for a hard rock act like the Crue, I was standing the entire time.
Anyway, I came home happy, had a blast at the show, and was thankful that I did not experience any of the negative attributes of this place that other reviewers supposedly did.

Went to a sound tiger games with kids (9 years old). About 200 people in the whole arena. Many first row seats available. Kids went to move to first row and security told them to move back up. Bummer!

Not to be confused with the Webster in Hartford (another place I have a beef about!), this could be good IF they did something about the traffic lights and traffic flow during event nights. Sad to say, they keep the traffic lights timed the same as for any other day. Last Friday made for the second time we were late arriving to a concert because of this! Probably will not be back, considering not many of our favourite acts cone here anyway (thankfully)!

went to the crue show last night. parking was ok and the traffic was typical for any concert that would draw big crowds. usual pricing for concerts.
biggest drawback was security. well one security guard in particular. yes I snuck a little closer during alice cooper’s set to take a picture. I was wrong but it didn’t justify being called a bitch by a security guard. «show me your ticket now bitch» isn’t going to get me to move any faster.
I’ll go back there for a game or show and I will make sure to stay in my seat just like everyone else does.

Nice arena but the parking is absolutely horrific. Would have given more stars but the icing on the cake is that service at the bar here is absolutely appalling. Rude bartenders, absolutely no customer service.

This is one of the nicer, however small, arenas that I have been to. The staff is friendly, it’s clean, you can see the games fine. There are too many kids, but that’s not the arenas fault. I guess there’s nothing else for them to do in the local area? Anyhow, this place has Ritas all year. Need I say more?

My friend and I ventured to Bridgeport to attend a show at the Webster Bank Arena and we weren’t overly impressed. Driving was tricky, and the police directing traffic actually didn’t help much. It was $ 10 to park which wasn’t bad but getting out of the arena was horrendous. No one to monitor it and a lot of angry drivers — pretty stressful late at night in the dark. Worse, we were made to stand outside in single digits with a huge crowd well beyond the time the doors were supposed to open. I was freezing. Inside the arena, the seating is nice enough and it has an easy lay-​out. Food prices were insane — $ 4 for a Dunkin’ coffee, woah. I’ve been to much nicer arenas and probably wouldn’t make the trip to this one again but if I lived closer it’d be okay for what it was — just not worth the drive from Massachusetts.

We attended the WWE event on Feb 28, 2015 and left the house an hour early so we wouildn’t be late. Coming off the highway from Route 8, traffic was backed up for nearly an hour! We only needed to travel about ½ mile to ¾ of a mile from the highway to the Webster Bank Arena and it was not even bumper to bumper traffic, it was at a total standstill.
The event started at 7:30 PM, we did not get into the arena until 8:30 P.M. VERY disappointing to us and the young kids we were with!
The event was pretty good (Jumbotron was very pixelated and sound was a bit hard to hear from people had the microphone), but again pretty good overall.
When we left from the ramp garage, it was the same thing. We SAT (STOPPED) in traffic for 30 to 45 minutes before we could exit the garage. The coordination for traffic was a total joke.
We will NOT be back to the Webster Bank Arena for these reasons.

I’ve only ever been here for Sound Tigers games. That said, this is a really nice minor league arena. The sight lines are fantastic. The score board is AWESOME. The jumbo tron is crazy huge for an arena this size. I secretly fantasize about how much fun it would be to play video games on this. I think it’s the best jumbotron/​size of the arena ratio I’ve seen outside of MSG. It really is impressive. The camera crew also does a really good job of getting the replays on and putting players faces (showing fun expletives). It really livens things up.
This is the 2^nd best AHL arena I’ve been too. Only Hershey is better. It’s a shame they can’t draw better at the gate. The atmosphere is pretty meh when the building is only 25% full.
The concourse is spacious. The food vendor offered my gf free/​extra/​all you can take toppings on her Rita’s/ The ushers I spoke with were super friendly.
However, the tickets for AHL hockey were way to expensive, which I think really hurts them at the gate. But that is more of a Sound Tiger issue than an arena issue. Overall, this is a nice modern mid sized arena.

We attended a few different functions at this arena. We really enjoyed the seating area. Staff was very courteous kind and helpful.

The venue itself is solid. The problem is parking. For big events (like the Elton John concert) they simply aren’t prepared to quickly and efficiently park cars. People were left waiting to park more than an hour after the concert started. Traffic is redirected in a lot of weird directions. Once you’re inside, it’s great.

Ive been to many conventions centers and arenas for rock concerts in ny, nj, Pa and there has always been signs to show people coming from the train station where to go but thats not the case for here. Now i never had a problem with my bicycle keychain that holds my house, car keys till I came here for a comic con and the security lady demanded I get rid of it and after a back and forth with her boss I was finally allowed in. The place is barely a arena it small and factor in the crowds there for the con It made new york comic look like a wide open field with enough space to spin around. I am never going here again

Great place overall. A lot cleaner and more put together than other stadiums I’ve been to in the area. I’ve seen Cirque du Soleil, Disney on Ice, and some others here. The Arena isn’t huge it’s a pretty decent size which could be a good thing. And the customer service was pretty good actually. I highly recommend this place. (:

I was recently at the Webster Bank Arena with my students to attend a special Sound Tigers game held during the day.
We were very lucky to get VIP seating, and our experience was absolutely wonderful. Thanks to the forethought of management, there was a vendor set up in the corner selling burgers, hot dogs, fries, and chicken tenders, so we didn’t have to parade the children downstairs if they wanted to buy lunch.
The entire event was run remarkably well, as best as controlled chaos can be managed. The arena had so many staff members present to get everyone into the building smoothly and to direct them to where they needed to go. It was just really well staffed, overall, which was greatly appreciated by all of the adults present who were in charge of not losing children.
Kudos to Webster Bank Arena for running such a successful event!

Good luck getting there. The local police set up several miles of completely moronically redirected traffic. If you’re lucky enough to not get hit by someone else deciding to merge to your lane you’re going to get forced into paid parking where the rude attendant will respond «tough shit» when you tell him you don’t want paid parking. Then, trying to get in the place, expect one of the guards to insult you for having anything in your pockets. (My charmer said: «didn’t you hear me say empty your pockets to the guy in front of you? Is you stupid?» When I forgot to take my car keys out of my coat pocket.)
Inside, the seats are too small, apparently built for ten year olds, not adults, so you won’t enjoy the show, exception of course being if you enjoy sitting in the laps of strangers. Overall, no, I’m not going back to this catastrophe of an arena.

I’ve seen everything here from minor league hockey games, to the circus, to concerts, to college basketball tourneys. Not a bad seat in the house (and I’ve experienced regular admission seats, box seats, floor seats and suites).
As with all arenas, the food is expensive, but what did you expect? For the price the food is pretty good and always hot. There are great beer selections, Rita’s ice, and on special days restaurants set up booths inside to give a better selection than hot dogs and popcorn.
The place is clean and well kept. Security is always on the premise with police forces directing traffic out side so safety is never a concern.

— Very close (3 – 5 minute walk) to the Metro North station.
— Pretty clean and nice looking
— Police and security guards were working, so I felt safe
— Good sized arena, never was stuffy inside.

Today they debuted the Jumbotron overhead, to address Steve B’s first «Con.» The location is good, parking is convenient, but the venue overall is a little pricy for AHL (so yeah, I saw the Sound Tigers). Cheapest seats are $ 15. It’s a nice experience inside — you can get very close to the glass, and things are done more professionally than some other arenas, especially with the new Jumbotron.
(Side note: it is officially not a «Jumbotron,» but that’s the most convenient way to refer to it for me.)
The arena seems appropriately sized — it first struck me as small, since it only has a single bowl, but since that doesn’t seem to fill up, it must be the right size after all, and that keeps the atmosphere more intimate. It may just be the lockout, but the crowd was into the game and yet friendly overall. I’d consider coming back.

Arena At Harbor Yard, Webster Bank Arena (whatever it is called now) is a small but yet venue to watch sports & entertainment. Have seen basketball, hockey, WWE here. Finding your seat is very easy at this venue. Enough concession stands, staff is helpful. It is what it is.
Pros: every seat is a good seat, pretty loud for a place that doesn’t pack more than 12,000 people, parking is simple from in or out of the garage, accessible from I-​95 and a 5 – 10 minute walk from Metro North
Cons: no video board (big screen), kind of wish there was more seats, should be more events to take on.
Grade: C