Accesso Showare Center

Very nice venue! They were in need of another. Entrance to help speed things along. The line to enter went from around the front all the way to the back and then back up front again. The seats were comfortable and we had very good seats for our concert! The venue doesn't have a bad seat in the place. Comfortable and quaint! This is the hockey arena for Seattle Thunderbirds! Small but perfect for their team! Very good size for small shows and small town hockey! No really liked this venue! We were at the Newsboys, MercyMe concert! Amazing show!

This is a review of the venue for CONCERTS, not hockey. Came for the Mercy Me concert. They have "free parking" but I showed up at 7pm and the lot was full. Had to park several blocks away at a shopping center. Arrived and they only have one entrance to the building and the line wrapped around the building! This place only holds 2,000 to 3,000 people but the line was HUGE!!! I asked a worker what time they started letting people inside (thinking they didn't let anyone in until 7pm) and was shocked when he said they opened at 6pm. Guy said this was the largest and longest lines they have EVER HAD!!! Just not very organized. Inside the place is small and intimate, we sat 13 rows back from the stage but ANY seat would be fine here. Acoustics are not very good for a small venue, could be better. Had a great time at the concert, Mercy Me gets 5 stars EASY, just hope they pick a better place to come next time

i have attended two hockey events at this venue during this current season. In one instance they advertised a pre-game deal - relating to early entry... and then denied us early entry. They would not explain why but the game started an hour late. Not what I expected for a weeknight event.

Tonight... my friend became ill after eating a
at a food booth. Its not for certain that caused his illness, but he noted iimmediately after finishing that it sat poorly. He became ill at our seats and left to the restroom. As i realized what had happend, i contacted an usher to alert him to the health hazard and went to find my friend. As i was trying to find him alcohol enforcement surrounded me and accused me of being sick at my seat. I understand their concern but they refused to listen to me when i said i didnt want to watch anymore of the game but only find my friend to make sure he was ok. They made me leave the building in 18degree weather before verifying if my sick friend was ok. Not cool and very cold.

I like this event space, when the thunderbirds play hockey every seat gives a great view of all the action! There's plenty of bathrooms at both ends and stalls, my only peeve is the food. Why do venues always have the same basic American food? The overpriced burgers, pretzels, hot dogs are unappealing. Hit up a restaurant at Kent Station before you go to any event here cuz the food is basic and boring and definitely not worth the price!

Attended Disney on Ice, really great smaller venue. Showare provides an intiment feel, and very close to the action. We sat in section 119, row 5. For Disney on Ice, they do not use all of the ice, the show was a short distance away but none the less still felt close. For concessions, we didn't eat at the arena, we purchased soft drinks, reasonable priced for a venue. For parking we purchased VIP parking, this gives you parking in the lot right next to the arena, as well as entrance through a side entrance. I would highly recommend this as other parking is free however it is across the street. There are plenty of restaurants at Kent Station, this would be a great place to stop before the show to get something to eat. Overall, great experience, enjoyed the show and the arena. Entrance was a breeze, bathrooms accessible and clean.

Hot dog are pretty good here. Even the foot long. The dogs were hot. Buns were fresh and soft. No complaints here. Better than T-Mobile Park.....

First time at this venue. Lots of nice eateries and shopping in the immediate area. We chose Johnny Rockets in Kent Station. I highly recommend. Tastiest burger and chocolate malt I have had in a long time!

Keep in mind this is post Covid, don't know how many recent events they have had, we were required to show proof of vaccination or negative test. That went pretty swiftly as they were verbally informing everyone as we approached the entrance. The rough part was traffic and parking due to the event. In my opinion that falls back on the initial building of the arena. They should have built a structure up to allow for parking. They did have the event very well staffed and signed. We just needed to be cautious and patient to get through the grid lock signal light coming from Kent Station to the ShoWare! Perhaps look ahead of time and plan your parking entry avoiding that intersection? Also go park earlier then we did. I was surprised the only Concessions at least near Section 16 were kiosks or Vending Machines offering only popcorn and bottled beverages. Again, I know Covid has changed things. I am use to a built in Concession Counter type offering more choices. Was very great full to be able to purchase bottled water with a debit card! I would definitely attend an event here again. The sound was mixed well and not too loud. The merch vendors did offer ear plugs if desired.

Crowder was amazing, capturing everyone's attention. I think they were the loudest.

And, RESPECT, you could have heard a pin drop when Toby was sharing/testifying. ‍

Jennifer, Guest Services Manager, really went above and beyond to make sure my family had proper access to ADA seating AND making sure we could enjoy the show together in the same section. I truly appreciated her treating us so kindly and respectfully because we don't typically get that reaction when asking for accommodations. Thank you!

For my high school graduation that I barely graduated from 10 years ago, this venue did not allow balloons or honkers inside. The venue itself is around, but shout out to this venue for providing drive-in movies right now during quarantine! It's such a great concept and activity to do especially right now during the summer where there ain't shit to do during quarantine. I've been to one drive-in before, but they all unfortunately seem to eventually close down. I prefer this concept because you can be nice & comfy in your car and bring better food/drinks along. There's nobody bothering you and you're not bothering anybody.

You pay by car and there's different tier depending on where you want to park. The sound comes from a radio station that they will instruct you to tune into, make sure you turn you car on every 30 minutes or so to make sure it doesn't drain your battery and die which I'm sure it happens sometimes and plenty of neighbors around to lend you a jump if that does happen.

Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:)

Made the trek from Seattle to catch JUDAS PRIEST last night and was in awe of how nice the facility & staff handled this particular heavy metal crowd. These folks attending tend to be a rougher crowd than a Katy Perry's crowd. Yet entering the faculty was easy and peaceful with an amazing staff guiding us into the venue. Only thing slowing us down was the metal detecters making sure we were there to have fun and nothing else.

Once inside the front gates signs pointed me to the floor so I could enjoy my front row center ticket. At first a few party crashers attempted to gain access to the front but the amazing security staff gave them the BOOT ASAP and placed neon Bracelets for row 1 seating. Immediately when some under privileged loser with crappy seat tried to enter the forbidden zone he was ejected instantly no mater how much begging & pleading he or she attempted. The nerve of these heathens tryin to join Franks party.


Needless to say this was a very pleasurable and memorable experience seeing the mighty Judas Priest live. Thank you ShoWare Center your a building and staff worth giving a thumbs up to.