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Cricket Pavilion
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Categories: Music Venues, Venues & Event Spaces [Edit]
2121 N 83rd AvePhoenix, AZ 85035
(602) 254-7200
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- Live
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
10 reviews for Cricket Pavilion
Personally, I love Cricket.
It's close to my house, and all the amazingly great shows go there.
It's very roomy, and sure it's crowded, but wtf do you go to a concert for?
To have no one there?!
I love the way it is designed, the concrete pit right next to the stage, the seats, then the lawn. The music system in not that bad there at all, I have no clue what you people are talking about. I've been to over 15 shows there, and I've never had a problem with there sound.
Yes, it's hot in the summer, but you forgot to mention that they spray the people in the lawn with water. (Oh and the lawn is accessible to anyone. If your in the seats or the pit, just walk up to the lawn for a few) Or you could just go to the bathrooms and wet your shirt and hair.
It is one of my favorite places to go see an amazing concert.
The only reason I give it four stars is because it is extremely pricey.
And I hate the fact that they charge you for parking, even if you don't park there.
I was 13 buying tickets at the box office, and I asked what the fees were, and when I heard the parking fee I blew up at the lady, through my ID at her and told her to take that fee of or give me a discount, because I was 3 years from even being able to drive. It's a bunch of bs.
Otherwise, Cricket is in my top 3 favorite places to go for a concert in Arizona, I love love love it to death, and I would recommend anyone to go there at least once. If you enjoy a good rock concert, this IS the place to go.
Been here several times and it's a typical outdoor amphitheatre. The sound is good, it can get hot obviously but manageable, and the parking is a little challenging. It's to be expected given it holds probably 17 - 18K. This time we purchased VIP parking and Bar passes. Well worth it. The VIP bar isn't the greatest thing but still worht the money. They have a somewhat full bar with decent liquor, not great. Service is pretty good and the customers were fun. We struck up several conversations with other fans. They have misters in the VIP bar and it wasn't too packed. Will pay the extra for this because that way I can avoid only marginal beer at rip off prices at the outside concession stands. Pay a little more for better beers and mixed drinks.
For those of you from the SF Bay Area, this venue is just like Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. There are three sections of seating , and then lawn behind that. They have giant screens so you can see the performers from the lawn. Parking is free. I will definitely go to shows there again.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't see some great shows here and enjoy every minute of them, but does it have to be so expensive?
I mean, the tickets themselves are going to be expensive by the vitrue of the acts that play here, but what I refer to are the non-band expenses. Beers, hot dogs, and sodas are outrageous, but they have something of monopoly on goods and services once you go inside so there isn't much that you can do about it.
For anyone interested, my first concert was here in '94, when Alicia Silverstone was hot and Aerosmith was still churning out hit singles. It was pretty sweet and is the primary reason it gets three rather than two stars.
I've lived in the midwest so I know what a great concert venue is supposed to be like, and its not Cricket.
If its 110 degrees outside (which it almost always is, if not hotter in the summer months) its 125 degrees in and around Cricket. The acoustics are horrible, you cant hear anything anyone says if youre out on the lawn. Parking and leaving is a total disater, I've had to wait in that parking lot for over an hour to get out. And if all that wasnt bad enough, you'll go broke buying drinks.
If you want to be sweated on by a total stranger, you'll love Cricket Pavillion.
A friend and I went to Cricket last night to see Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction (Street Sweepers Social Club opened). The weather was perfect, the air smelled a mix of sweat and, well, what concerts usually smell like, and the bands each put on an excellent show. We didn't have any issue parking (there is a ton of parking) or getting in to the Pavilion itself. There are separate pat down lines for men and women so don't be surprised if you have to split from your fellow concertgoer(s) for a few minutes. The sound at Cricket is very good. I've been to only a few concerts in the Valley at Dodge, Jobing, US Airways, and Cricket and I think that Cricket has the best sound of them all. They also have big video screens on either side of the stage, but for some reason they didn't start the video until about an hour in to the NIN set. We had pretty good seats, so it wasn't too crowded by us, but when I looked back into the lawn when the lights flashed, it was absolutely packed! Between acts, we got a few beers. As expected, beers were a bit pricey at $9.50 for a 16 oz Miller. We probably waited 25 minutes to get out of the parking lot. Not bad compared to some places, but nowhere near as good as the typical 5 minute wait at Jobing. Most annoying was the guy who was supposed to direct traffic, but was just screwing around the entire time. The last time I went to Cricket, I recall getting out pretty quickly so I'm hoping this was a one time deal. I paid about three separate fees on top of my ticket, and it essentially doubled the price of my ticket. I'm not sure if that's Cricket's doing or the ticket broker's. I've got to admit, it's a bit weird going to a Pavilion in the middle of a big city. I've been to a few in other states, and they are always out in the middle of nowhere, which provides for a cooler experience. Oh well, Cricket is still a good time and last night revitalized the concert goer in me.
for some reason, every show i've ever seen here was in the dead of summer... i haven't been to a show here (because somewhere around the age of 20 I said nu-uh, no way, too effing hot to do this anymore) in about six years.
plus, i'm just not into going to such larger than life concerts to see a band i'm into. unless you can spring the $100 for front row seats (they have open lawn and covered, ticketed seats) you inevitably end up straining to get a peak at either a tiny dot bathed in red light, or watch the giant screen...and watching a television screen at a live show really, really negates the whole idea of a live show, now doesn't it?
i've seen many a great act here including from beastie boys to NOFX, but i literally cannot think of a single band that would bring me back here today.
Can't stand Cricket. It's overpriced, overcrowded, and overheated. For some reason the good shows only travel through here during the unbearable summer months, which means if you can only afford a lawn ticket you're totally screwed.
Cricket Pavilion to me is by far the best music venue in town.
I've gone to Cricket for 3 concerts now, and all 3 were at night in early fall. Yeah the drinks are expensive, but that is what tailgating is for. Concrete in the pit seems to deter some crowd surfers, but not all (not a big fan of getting kicked in the back of the head). And the schmucks who do crowd surf more often than not get a painful landing when things don't go as they planned, and laughing at morons is 1 star in and of itself.
