I was impressed with the facility - easy to navigate, people were friendly and knowledgeable and the place is very clean. We had some snacks from the concession and we are all pleasantly surprised with how tasty the pretzel and hotdog were. The real treat is the surrounding area. Birmingham has done a great job making an area that is underneath a highway bridge really cool. Great park that goes for blocks that includes a skate park and many other things. Great area to visit! read more

I can't believe I haven't been to this venue in many years. Tina Turner : The Musical brought me out for a Friday night 7:30pm show..... The new updates and enhancements made to the concert hall are all nice and definitely appreciated. Glad to see it!! I wasn't wild about the portals and most of it didn't make sense to me. We found a sit and enjoyed the show! Staff were all helpful and make sure patrons were taken care of. Best part of the night for me was the $5 popcorn! It was so good!!!! Yummmmmm The show was good but I just wish the overall sound had been better. The concert hall is comfortable and some seats are better than others. Take the elevator and skip the stairs! Great restrooms! read more

Wow, the BJCC has been around for a minute! It opened in 1976 and can seat up to 16,250 for concerts. The late great John Denver performed the first concert at the BJCC coliseum (known today as the Legacy Arean) on Sept. 28, 1976! Growing up, the BJCC was a big entertainment destination because few and far between were the "great" entertainment acts who visited my hometown of Huntsville, AL. Over the years, I've seen lots of great acts at the BJCC, including Van Halen [pre Van Hagar days] numerous times starting in August 1981, the legendary The Who on November 30, 1982, Kid Rock numerous times, and attended an excellent Alanis Morisette show here! It's nice to have the Uptown Entertainment District nearby and the extensive modernization of the arena in 2020 enhanced the lighting and sound systems, concessions, and amenities for artists. Well done Majic City! read more

The BJCC is a nice venue. The magic city classic is happening in the city . The BJCC is hosting a luncheon. The event space is nice and service is good. read more

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I have seen a few concerts now, the majority of them have been awesome! This time we were here to see Tool.. it was extremely loud.. so loud it was hard to make out the lead singer. To make sure it was not me, I checked with a friend who was down on the floor.. he said the same.. the music was drowning out the lead singer... so it was not our seats that were the issue, although our seats I thought were awesome as we could see Maynard the whole concert! Now I will let you in on a little secrete, they have an arena club you pay extra but you get a separate entrance, private bathrooms, and food for 50 a ticket for our concert... they served pulled port, vegan egg roll type, queso dip with chips, popcorn, lemonade and water... to me it's worth it not to have to fight the crowds to get in plus it puts you in the front of the merch line if you hustle up the stairs.... So next time you attend a concert here check out the arena club to see the cost plus food offered.. well worth it to me. read more

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Absolutely ridiculous bag rules, where if it's 1 inch over 5 x 7 they make you walk all the way back out and put in your car. Awful policy

BJCC stands for Birmingham Jefferson County Convention Complex, Center. I am not confident about all of those words beginning in see but that is all very descriptive of what it is. It is a complex. Legacy Stadium is a midsize stadium. The Squadron basketball team plays here, comedians, and musical talent lso have frequent shows. Concert Hall is a separate facility and plays are performed here, and smaller, more intimate, musical, and other performances happen here as well. The children's theater is even smaller. Boutique shows perform here as well as lot of the local dance and voice companies produce recitals here. Protective Stadium is across the road. The Legion football club plays here as well as the Birmingham Blazers college football. Garth Brooks actually play deer and it is converted from time to time for monster truck rallies. The convention center itself has upper the north halls two and three and the lower south hall. Fitness games, fencing, comic con car shows boat shows RV shows Christmas shows Easter shows... I think you get the idea- it is a busy place. Well kept and frequently updated. I am proud of it for both Birmingham and Jefferson County. read more

There's not a bad seat in the place! The entry process was very easy. There were no lines for people with tickets. The facility was clean. With so many breweries in the Birmingham area, I wish they offered craft beers instead of just domestic. read more

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Yelp! I don't get an opportunity to frequent the BJCC. In the past, I have found it confusing. However. I recently attended Tye Tribbett's, "Only one Night Tour" and it was Amazing. I love when you have good help. Ushers were friendly and knew where to guide us for our seats. Thanks y'all! This was an Amazing experience with and equally nice venue. Food SUCKS! But, I will be glad to return for future concerts. Thanks True for coming with me! read more

It's dated, staff is not the greatest at times. Parking can be a challenge when other events are in the area.

I went to the BJCC Arena for a concert and was glad I purchased premier parking from TicketMaster for $20. The parking lot was directly across from the entrance (yay). The lines for entrance were a bit chaotic and confusing as to where exactly to stand. Doors opened at 6:30 and they started the security lines prior to that. By 6:35, I was in the door. In the seating areas, the floors were sticky and the steps to the various rows were noticeably dirty. I didn't like the fact that some stairs were directly next to my seat. If I moved my leg over a few inches, then it would have touched the dirty stairs. My seat was on the first row of the upper level, so I had an amazing, but scary view of the stage. There wasn't much to stop a person from falling over. Whenever I stood up, I made sure I was cautious and didn't make any sudden moves. I had a pleasant experience overall. Would definitely attend another event here, but choose a different seat. read more

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The BJCc is a good place to see a musical. The F&B leaves quite a bit to be desired. We upgraded to the club room to shorten the waits. It works for that, but the space is a little rundown and the food is so-so. read more

I've attended several events at the BJCC and all the events have been great!!! However, parking at the last event of the BBVA Compass Iron City Showdown between the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, I was disappointed in the parking fees. I procrastinated and purchased my tickets at the last minute. So I ended up purchasing tickets at a lower price point. Since that was the case, it was no way I was going to pay $20, $10, or even $8 to park. Even if I purchased higher end tickets, I don't think it's fair to park my car on the same price level. I considered it for safety reasons and being comfortable and drove around 3 times before deciding to park farther away and walk. If an event says that you can purchase tickets for as low as $15, why is parking as high as $20. It doesn't add up to me. Once again, I enjoyed the game and hope that with such a large turnout it shows that people are interested and will definitely support. I hope Birmingham will be able to bring even more events to the area!!! read more

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So, I totally understand why a comic who's getting ready to release a new special on Netflix wouldn't want the audience to have access to their cell phones. However, there needs to be a better process for it. Tonight the BJCC used Yondr pouches to help ensure a cellphone/smartwatch/smart device-free zone to prevent the audience from recording and uploading videos of the live show. They did this by using the Yondr pouch. Said pouch is a bag that holds your smart device and gets locked closed by an employee before you enter the venue. The bag (with cellphone locked inside) is taken with you to your seat. This was particularly annoying at the BJCC because they do not allow purses/bags inside the facility. These pouches are NOT small. Leaving you to hold it awkwardly (too big for a pocket) and try to juggle the pouch (with your expensive phone inside), a beer, nachos, and your car keys all at the same time. If you're uncoordinated like me, this is a disaster waiting to happen. Also, we had to place our smart watches in pouches too. So add another awkwardly shaped pouch to the aforementioned mix of items to juggle. If you need to answer a call, you have to exit the theater and get the pouch unlocked by a staff member to access your phone. God forbid someone in attendance have a medical emergency that requires immediate intervention. They'd die before finding someone to unlock it. If someone in the audience is discovered with a cellphone that has not been secured in a pouch, they will be "ejected" from the building. Not the showroom. The actual building. At the end of the show, you have to locate a staff member to unlock the pouch for you. Which is insanity. They have to unlock each pouch individually and tonight there were 6,500 people seeing John Mulaney. It was a slow chaotic process getting out. There was no direction at the beginning of the process. No one told us where to go to have the pouches removed or where to return them. No one knew where to go. The crowd wasn't really moving anywhere after we got back out into the lobby/food/drink area. Like are we in line to leave the building, get our pouch unlocked, turn the pouch back in, go to the restroom, or for the merch table? No one knew. It was insane and took forever. "Why not just leave them in the car" you ask? Well, the tickets were "live" tickets with a little blue line that ran across the barcode and could not be printed or screenshot. They had to be scanned live from the vendor's website on your mobile device. I apologize for the rant, but dang that entire debacle was frustrating. John Mulaney was great, by the way. I'd go see the show again tomorrow. read more

After writing a review for Legacy Arena last night, I figured it would be good to do a review for the whole BJCC. My most recent visit was to the Concert Hall. But there is not page for that YET... if you didn't know, you can add businesses to Yelp that aren't there. This is a perfect example of what needs to be added. But I can address the complex as a whole. You can definitely tell that it was built in the 70s. Just like Legacy Arena, it could use some very expensive updating. I'm not sure how much of the complex they are updating. But pretty much everything needs it. The complex itself is huge. And I have never had a problem finding a parking space if I am willing to pay for it. It will be interesting to see how that might change with the new stadium. Overall it is good, but not great. An A-ok venue. read more

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Our first Jason Mraz concert in the Concert Hall. It's small, but it's fine. The price ticket was reasonable. I think the seats in the front of the 2nd or 3rd level balcony would had been fine also. read more

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the holiday show was less than stellar. leave it to the orchestra. the piano player was too much, not funny, and ended the show horribly. do not have an opera singer for christmas songs. so disappointed. go to a bigger city to experience true symphony. read more

Great place to go for a weekend of entertainment or education. A few friends and I decided to attend the Home and Garden show, and boy was it amazing. There were a good volume of home improvement vendors for all things home. Friendly, warm and highly informative. I will be sure to attend on next year. read more

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An older complex in Birmingham Alabama. This appears to be the model for the VBCC located in the Richey City Huntsville Alabama. We went there for NBA basketball event and found parking unique and the venue very nice. Then we found musicals events which did not come to HSV so we drove there 90 miles down south to Bham. read more

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Bought tickets to Alvin Ailey show why do the tickets have 22 dollar service charge?! I know it's ticket master and they are big and bad but this is ridiculous. That is about a third of what the cheapest seats cost? And you can't find out what the charge is until well into purchasing. Not ok at all read more

i went 2 see the aladdin play yesterday, with the family and it was an amazing experience. the performers did an amazing job. beautiful experience indeed. read more

This place as far as being organized is horrible. We paid for an event on 12/10 which had 160 vendors and the staff is lazy and doesn't know their butt from a hole in the ground. I had to remove the bollard for the staff to allow for unloading for our event. They lost keys to open the loading dock doors delaying our set up. The promoter was hit with hidden fees and they would not allow us to use rolling carts for loading unloading. They made us park on the street and haul our show material. Just piss poor staff and we will never attend or support a show there in the future. My back hurts from having to do a BJCC staff job. ​​​ read more

This review is specifically for the concert hall. Came here for the Alice in Chains concert and had never been to this portion of the BJCC before. First, parking. Typically I park in the parking deck area, which has always been convenient and reasonable for price. That being said as I was driving up there was open parking in Uptown (Restaurant area) about 2 blocks away and couldn't pass that up. Upon entrance to the concert hall it was exceptionally crowded because they had the merch area and drink area set up almost on top of each other. Tip 1, if you want a drink go up the stairs immediately to the right and there is a place upstairs that has virtually no line. When we went to our seats, we were pleasantly surprised. The online ticketing made it appear that we were going to be in the balcony 8th row, however we were right in front of the stage in the 8th row (several people around us commented the same thing). Sound quality was amazing, however this was my first event in here so not sure if it was the artist or the venue. Seats were comfortable, what little time was spent sitting. Staff was friendly and did a great job throughout the night. I wouldn't hesitate to come back for another event in this part of the BJCC. Very highly recommended!! read more

Attended Alabama Basketball game at Legacy Arena tonight. The arena appears to have been completely remodeled, and it is a stunning improvement over the old. The entry level has a large section open to the arena as you get in to the arena itself. It is fabulous. The arena interior is beautiful and has great sightlines; you feel like you are very close to the action. I dropped it a star for basically a couple reasons. The concession lines were off the charts long. Basically no hope to get your food in under 15-20 minutes. Not sure how that can be fixed. Second, they need more "helpers", and definitely need more helpers who know what they're doing or don't look bored, to help with traffic flow and interior directions. I think the "new" arena will be great for sports and others events. It's definitely clean and fresh. Great for Birmingham! read more

Been here for almost 2 years, My first visit to the BJCC Great complex, wonderful facility, there seems to be a place for everything... EXCEPT MY CAR!!! That being said, get there early for whatever it is, you will need time to find a place to put your car. read more

As an out of town person trying to figure out the landscape of BJCC convention center for this weekend we were greeted by the most rude lady who rudely told us to get out. A tone of racism came with it. Learn to treat your out of town guest who is spending a lot of money to be here with a bit of grace and respect. Can't wait to see how much rudeness to expect this weekend. Whomever manages the staff, I highly recommend speaking to your staff. read more

A very pleasant and clean venue. Rest rooms were clean. No long lines , seating area was clean and the staff was all very helpful

Attended the theater at the BJCC to see the Book of Mormon, I really enjoyed the theater here it was my first time. The space is quite intimate and it seems like you can see the stage clearly from all angles. The acoustics were great as was the stage and lighting. Perfect for the hilarious show that we were entertained with. They have vendors for beer, wine, liquor and snacks all at reasonable prices for a professional show. The one Thurber they could do better is to make it clear where to enter for our seats based on your seat number. Also the leg room can be tight for tall people so keep that in mind when selecting your seats. I will be glad to attend another show there in the future. Till next time read more

I came here for a Bassnectar concert on NYE. Despite the concert being packed, all the facilities were clean (a little bit of litter here and there) and the temperature was cool. Also, it seemed like there was a very good ventilation system... When we got there around 11pm, there was no line into the building, so the ticketing process/security is pretty efficient. read more

Typical convention center. Get there early to ensure good parking. The sound system & lighting in the various venues they offer all are great & clear. Centrally located & have vast sizes of rooms to rent as a venue for any occasion. read more

Lots of hallways. Looooong hallways. Seemingly purposeless hallways. Took 25 minutes to get from the parking lot to my particular venue. And not much parking. Maybe they should find a way to use some of those endless hallways to park cars. Restrooms are filthy. Overall, the place could use some serious overhauling. Perhaps a bulldozer would help. Just not impressed at all. Can you tell? read more

This is a very diverse center with multiple different capabilities. It's attached to the hotel on one side, which I think is super cool. I've been to countless events here from concerts, musicals, plays, sporting events, craft shows. They have space for about any type of event or convention. I think they're normally pretty well run, and go smoothly. I always enjoy walking in for a good concert in the main performance theater. read more

BJCC - This is a bit like what the BJCC looks like when Christmas Village occupies it a few weeks before Thanksgiving. - Performing Arts Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Have been to a Buckcherry/Kiss concert here, seen Wicked, and been to a Dayglow event. The BJCC is equipped to handle a lot, but I wish people would behave more appropriately for events like Wicked. My gf and I have been next to people who talk a lot during plays and musicals on multiple occassions, which is obviously rude towards others trying to enjoy the show. read more

Great complex in Bham for the Theater, Concerts, etc in downtown. Facilities are nice but parking must be planned for. read more

The BJCC is Birmingham preeminent venue for all types of events. I've been to the BJCC for countless events over the years beginning with children's theatre and later Poison Warrant circa 1989. I've been to innumerable concerts, gun shows, boat shows, circuses, monster jam, WWF/WWE Raw, Christmas village, The Nutcracker all the way down to my son's Tae Kwon Do tournament. The BJCC boasts a number of ancillary venues in addition to the main auditorium. Today's visit was Phantom in the concert hall. I took my wife to Wicked a while back and she absolutely loved it so when I got the pre sale ticket email I coordinated with the mother-in-law for sitting serves and procured a couple seats in the orchestra level. The venue is reasonably clean and well maintained. The design and acoustics are conducive to an enjoyable musical or theatrical experience. There are ample seating options for varied budgets yet this particular facility is intimate so there are no bad seats. The downside to offering so many quality facilities in one area is the parking is somewhat chaotic. The BJCC draws an abundance of patrons at any given time due to the availability to offer multiple events simultaneously. Traffic and parking debacle is amplified by continual roadwork and maintenance being performed in the areas surrounding the site. I generally plan to get in the area of the BJCC around an hr before showtime, sometimes more depending on the event. read more

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I don't come to the BJCC a lot but when I do, there's always wonderful and fond memories made. Tonight I am attending my nieces high school graduation hosted by the BJCC. Besides graduations, they are a hot spot for concerts and other cool events! I've gone to 3 or 4 different concerts here including Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney. Wonderful events. Also, there are actual seats for the event rather than standing in a crowd of people (which I like!) read more

I was here for the final performance of Wicked after a friend won the ticket lottery and was mega-impressed with the concert hall venue. I was mega impressed with the facility (my first visit) in it's cleanliness and organization. The concessions were overpriced (no surprise) but the lines moved quickly. The crowd was huge, especially at the show's end, but everything really moved smoothly. Overall, a great experience at the BJCC and I'm thankful that high quality Boradway as a place as nice as this to be showcased in Birmingham. read more

An older but exceptionally well maintained and staffed facility. The concert hall is a a great sounding room for theatre or concerts. The sight lines are compromised if you sit in the final few seats on the rows downstairs. read more

The facilities are quite wonderful. Concerts, conventions, Broadway, and so much more. Now within walking distance to the hippest of the hip Uptown area. You really can't go wrong. read more

Perfect place for Bassnectar NYE360. I was so pleased with the venue and the amount of seating. We had to wait outside in the cold rain longer than expected but that's expected with any concert/show. Its located to nice hotels and has street parking or a parking garage. We took an uber from our hotel by the airport for only $9 and avoided searching for parking. read more