Hersheypark Stadium is... not the best concert venue I've visited. I had an amazing time seeing Hozier last week, but this venue falls short in a number of ways. First off, parking is free, but not great. They have you park in a grassy area where you have to walk in the grass to the venue. The parking situation has poor flow when it comes to exiting the venue, so it took about an hour to leave. It's not well coordinated. I feel as though the venue itself also doesn't have much to offer. Lines for every food stall were crazy, and the offerings were underwhelming compared to other updated venues. It had the vibe of a carnival, rather than a venue. The vodka lemonade I ended up ordering was definitely not worth $26.... I'm used to these prices for concerts, but the drink wasn't particularly tasty or strong. We had seats in section 8, which was on the bleachers. As to be expected, the bleachers aren't very comfortable and there are no cupholders. I will say, the bleachers felt slightly more spacious than seating arrangements at other venues. From our view, the screens here looked really nice and sound quality was good. Overall though, I am never traveling two and a half hours again for a concert here again; not even for my favorite artist. read more

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The stadium itself? Amazing. Visuals, audio, food, drink, all amazing. However. They are right about warning people to get there early. Traffic is BAD for a sold out stadium show. There's 30,000 people leaving a place and central PA has a lot of roads, all with lights. Things get bottle necked. Expect it to take a WHILE getting in and getting out. We left at the encore so we missed the bad traffic leaving thank goodness. It took us no time leaving where it took others an hour. It's all about your priorities read more

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Hershey Stadium - Luke Bryan Concert My wife and I came up for the Luke Bryan concert, and overall, Hershey Stadium is a great venue for concerts. They set up folding chairs on the field for floor seating, with bleacher sections on both sides. We sat in Section C, Row 15, Seats 31-32, which is on the floor left side of the stage. These were fantastic seats -- even with people standing, we had a clear view of the stage. The only area I'd avoid is behind the control tower in the middle of the field -- that's where the standing room only section is. The view there isn't great. It was nice that they had drink and food stands spread out in each section, so you didn't have to go far. If you wanted something in your own section or behind you, you could go grab it. But if you wanted to access stands in the front sections, they were blocked off unless you had a ticket for that area. Parking was okay coming in, but I did run into an issue as a handicapped guest. I drove up to the designated handicap area and was told there were no more spots. I ended up parking farther back, but as we walked in, I noticed there were still handicap spots available -- just spread out, not full. That was frustrating. Leaving the concert was a mess. Traffic was jammed and slow. The lights were letting people out way too slowly. It would help a lot if they had staff actively directing traffic at the intersections and crosswalks instead of relying on the lights. It would make for a much faster and smoother exit. read more

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We were thrilled to have an opportunity to see Stevie Nicks in person. Her voice is still strong, and she is truly a legend. However, the concert venue was a disaster. Getting into the parking lot was a maze although when we arrived for the concert at around 5:45, there was still plenty of free parking. The venue itself is need of serious updating with metal bleacher seating. Two people in front of us were also drunk, high, or both. Then an argument broke out behind us which ended with one person slinking off to get security. Good luck with that. She returned to her seat by herself. The bathroom lines were also horrifically long, and the bathrooms looked like they hadn't been updated since the 80s. But the worse problem of the evening came when we tried to leave the parking lot. We literally were in standstill traffic for at least one hour. Their way of getting people out of the stadium parking lot is nonexistent. We felt trapped. I believe they kept the parking gates closed on the exterior parking lots until the interior parking lots emptied. Then they opened the gates (with one poor, elderly man trying to keep the traffic moving with a light). Where was all his help? We saw about 10 safety workers standing at a pedestrian crosswalk with nothing to do. Why was no one directing traffic? It was insanity and every man for himself. I get it that there were 30,000 people leaving the concert, but there is absolutely no system to get them out in a safe, orderly manner. I will seriously reconsider going back there again for a concert. read more

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Came here for Amable, Gigi Perez and Hozier. The concert was amazing but the place had some issues. One, you had to wait almost an hour to find a parking spot and had to walk almost a mile to get to the actual stadium. Two, why do the bags have to be so small? Our bag was luckily able to get us in but I'd hate for people to have to walk a mile back just because their bag is too big. Lastly, driving out was horrendous. Took almost 2 hours and all the cars were being directed by only two employees. read more

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I attended the Breezy Bowl at the Hersheypark Stadium. The location was perfect for the amount of people attending. There was also clear signage for seating. Those are the only two positives I have. The parking is horrendous. There is no clear signage for parking and then when you finally find event parking you realize it's an open field they are using as parking so everyone is parking on grass essentially. When it was time to leave it took 90 mins to exit and then they directed everyone right so the traffic was unavoidable. There had to be 30,000 people there and there was only four food trucks and some stands on the inside when you go to your seats. I arrived an hour before showtime but honestly you need more time if you plan on getting something to eat. There was only one little gate to exit out of which was a major fire hazard and scary. Happy I got to see Chris Brown but I would never attend an event at Hershey Park stadium again. Their protocols need to be revamped to accommodate such large crowds. read more

Drove 2 hours to see Avril Lavigne. We left as soon as the last song was over and before the 3 song encore. Even then, we waited an hour to get out on the parking lot. While that was horrible, another unexpected surprise was the walk from the lot to the actual stadium. We didn't know we'd have to walk a mile to get there. For the accessible folks, you'll really have to plan ahead. The lots near Giant require you to go across a sloped bridge. Finally, the audio and visuals at the venue are just not good. Speakers are only at the front so sometimes you'll hear your fellow attendees over the artist. Most large venues will have a couple scattered around to maximize the acoustics. The screens are also quite small considering the size of the venue. Terrible time. Our first and last concert there. read more

We had an AMAZING time at Kendrick Lamar!!!! My mother is a 73 year old SuperFan of Kendrick. After the wonderful show (our second after seeing him here in Charlotte where we live) it was a long walk in the rain to our car, and we were turned around. Christa an employee went and got a golf cart and was so so nice to carry us to my vehicle as my mom has difficulty walking long distances. I really want her kindness acknowledged, as she was already off the clock and on her way home. We will definitely remember her for going out of her way to assist us! Hershey was amazing and the show was too! read more

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Concert goers beware of this venue. This was my first time attending a concert here and I will not be back. Very unorganized and chaotic venue. First off there is no one directing traffic in or out of the venue. The venue is a death trap if anything breaks out you will not be able to get out. There are only 2 entrances for exit and entry. Parking lot horrible after the show is over you have to wait an hour or more to leave. This venue is not designed to hold big concerts they have no crowd control whatsoever. I was surprised Kendrick's tour came to this venue. I will never be back I felt trapped. Hershey Park should be ashamed of themselves they make too much money to have issues like this please revamp the entire venue and traffic control. Side note KENDRICK LAMAR AND SZA WERE AMAZING read more

I have been to multiple concerts at the hersheypark stadium and I can say without a doubt it is the worst venu I have ever been to. If you don't arrive 5 hours early to the concert you are left stuck in 3 hr traffic only while being 1 mile from the stadium. Exiting is even worse as you are left in stand still traffic for about another 2 hours after the concert just to be able to leave the parking lot. The seating is uncomfortable and packed like sardines in the bleachers. I will go to a concert across the country before I spend my money on a hershey ticket EVER again. I need a conversation with Mr. Hershey chocolate himself about this godforsaken place. Save your time and see your favorite artist in another state if you can. I appreciate the staff for trying their best but still it was an exhausting experience when it was supposed to enjoyable throughout! read more

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Parking was convenient Free Parking was included with the concert ticket price! Nice stadium staff Very helpful! read more

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Great venue for audio. Terrible getting out of the parking lot. Waited over 1.5 hours to get to the main road. Will never come back again. read more

This place absolutely blows! A great evening with my Father in the pit ended up a waste of a few hundred bucks because of the fun-sucking 'security' guards (especially this one.) This place seriously wastes no time to kick people out and hands out citations left and right. Don't expect to have any fun without security trynna cramp your style, they are out to get you and send you to the police (the cops are the only good thing ab this venue, they are very nice and approachable.) Unfortunately, once security takes you out there is no chance you'll get back into the venue and you'll probably end up with a citation or handcuffs. They give no warnings or opportunities for you to give your side of the story. STEER FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. And if you see this square, RUN before he kicks you out. He is on a war path to ruin fun and waste peoples money. Saw him bring out multiple concert attendees-he has got to hold the record for the security guard who has drained the most fun out of an event. Also, lines to get into venue are a mob and don't bother asking security for help because they have no idea what's going on either. read more

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I'll begin with the cons. The venue needs improvement on parking and navigating when entering and exiting venue. The layout can be difficult when the stadiums at capacity including hersheypark ! The size of stage needs to be larger, considering the view is far and can be blocked where seated. The pros were absolutely enjoying the performance of Stevie Nicks. The cocktails were delicious ! Janeen at the alcoholic beverage stand was resourceful and nice. The energy was very high. Stevie's performance 10/10 like always !! read more

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Think this venue has potential, but yesterday was a mess. We arrived early for the show last night and they announced that we should wait in the car because the venue wouldn't let us in due to lightning (there was no lightning). After awhile, we decided we saw more people heading on the trolleys and we were going to try and get into the venue. No announcements, massive lines, missed the first act and a half. Just masses of people stuck in place. How is that ok? We missed part of the show we paid to see! Very disappointing. Show was amazing, but I'll never go to this venue again. read more

No inclement weather protocols. No crowd control. No clear communication with event guests during inclement weather. Disrespectful pushy staff. More concerned with bag size than with crowd control or experience. read more

Too cramped on the floor in the chairs, practically sitting in your neighbors lap. Can't enjoy the show like that! Chairs way too close together! read more

I WOULD GIVE THIS PLACE NEGATIVE STARS IF I COULD!!! We had tickets for the outlaw fest on July 7. Very unclear ambiguous instructions on website and the venue. When husband and I did find parking, there was no security checking anything which had been stated on the website so we were prepared for that but we got waved in. We got there early to avoid the crowds but we still had to walk over a mile to the venue. I had carefully measured my RFID carry in bag at home and it was EXACTLY 8x5x1. At the gate to enter the venue, I walked up to the line to get my bag looked at, and very rude security guy stopped me and said the bag was too big JUST BY LOOKING AT IT. ALL it contained was my cell phone, credit cards and prescription glasses. I thought that if I dumped out my bag and showed them what I had in it that would make a difference. Apparently they would not let me in because the bag expanded to 2 1/2 inches. (IT IS MY CONCERT BAG THAT IVE USED AT OTHER VENUES EITH NO PROBLEM). Meanwhile other folks walking in with cushions, full pockets, bottled water, diaper bags, medical bags, etc. ONLY "OPTION" WAS TO GO BACK TO THE CAR, AND NOT BRING ANYTHING WITH ME. (I dressed for the heat so I had no pockets). We went back to the car, and left. Day after, I made several phone calls to the venue and just got a big run around. The TSA IS MORE POLITE THAN THE SECURITY THERE! Totally rude, dismissive, belligerent and unhelpful NEVER EVER AGAIN. read more

Went to Nelly/Janet Jackson concert. Stood in line for over an hour to get through the security checkpoint. The security lines were very disorganized and understaffed. And, the bag policy is a joke! Missed the opening act - Nelly. I've been to other concert venues larger than Hershey, and the processes were way smoother. With all that money & brand recognition in that entertainment complex, Hershey DO BETTER! Oh, BTW, Janet was GREAT! read more

Parking was terrible, not organized at all for a venue that's been around as long as it has. When we finally got to our seats someone in them and the usher didn't care. Would not attend another concert at this venue. read more

Would give them 0 stars if I could. We went to the Post Malone and Jelly Roll concert and it was absolute chaos from the time we arrived 3.5 miles from the venue. The traffic was beyond terrible, but that does not compare to the utter absurdity that getting in was. There was no organization and lack of competent workers running the show. It took an hour just to get in which caused THOUSANDS of people to miss over half of Jelly Roll's performance. They also should invest in more screens at the venue. The positive about the night was the sound was good especially in the pouring rain. Overall, would literally never go to a concert there again. read more

Post malone , Jelly roll and others Great show in the Rain ! No complaints ( May 2025 ) Staff at Main stage super freindly ! Staff ushers at middle , Arabic lady , Needs to be trained No touch means No touch ! A customer , Seats couldn't read magic marker , Zippy tied togther . Was belittled , Not one beer in me Nada ... Kinda suks , Secuirty at main stage great . Section A horrific. She ruined it for all the good Staff. Hershey mgt , Needs to do better ! Oh hey 35 portapots ! For over 8,000 ! Really went down ! No wonder 75% of ya shows last summer it rained !!! Mgt Needs to treat people way better screams law suit ! Never have I been to a great show with such low grade ushers .. ( Ones up main stage great job ! .. Middle ya all are dangrous ! read more

I've been to this stadium for concerts a handful of times throughout the years which shares the same parking lot for Hershey Park and the Giant Center. I agree with the last reviewer that most of the parking and leaving the parking lot problems are the actual drivers and not the parking lot or the staff's fault. Just saw Post Malone this past Friday and I couldn't get out of my parking space for 45 minutes due to traffic being just a complete stand still even though from where I was parked I could see the exit and cars constantly leaving. Now as for the stadium it's old and just ok. Unless you're in the front rows down front do yourself a favor and get tickets up in the bleachers if you want to see the performance on the stage. General admission here is just a bad idea unless you want to watch the big screens and in that case you might as well just stay home. The bleachers are hard and metal with no backs to them so they are very uncomfortable, but you'll probably be standing anyway. Decent amount of food and drink stands around but way over priced. Bring your own food and drinks and tailgate in the parking lot. Now the main reason I'm giving 2 stars is the bathroom situation. There is a couple small and dirty bathrooms around but mostly you have to use port-a-potties which smell like they don't get emptied much. If you're a female I wouldn't trust sitting down to go. read more

Kk... so let's talk about this stadium. I went to the post Malone concert 9/20/2024. After reading some reviews on Google about this venue, I was wary coming. From "walking in the dark a mile away to "parking is terrible coming in and out." I arrived maybe around 2:30/3:00 PM. The parking lot itself opens up at 2PM. While driving in this area, I was already gathering the insight as to why these people were complaining about exiting the premises. There is only one way out and at the exit, there's a stop light not a stop sign, making the traffic worse. I'll give y'all that much. I purposely parked near the exit to make it slightly easier given what I read online. The real issue is that you people from this state don't know how to merge with the flow of traffic. Because let's be real, people who "direct traffic" only cause more traffic. I literally sat there and watched people for a bit, let others drive without them trying to merge themselves into the traffic. After a few minutes of that stupidity, I had to end up merging my way through or else I would've been sitting there 2+ hours for no reason which is the biggest complaint this venue has. It's not the venue's poor upkeep with the volume of a concert. It's the driver! Y'all gotta learn how to roll with it. Keep rolling!! Who taught you people how to drive? The venue itself, weird set up, weird rules on bags. I've been to arenas bigger than this location and my friend had to leave her clutch bag (allowed in arenas) in the car because it didn't fit in a slot that could barely hold a book sized about 200 pages. They did have multiple areas to enter the venue but no clarification on the variance of lines ex. GA, PIT, Bleachers, Floor, Etc. The stage itself is so small, so everyone in the pit was trying to crowd the middle area to gain view. I also personally don't understand why people were constantly moving back and forth during the show in this pit. To me, that's a waste of money. But I guess to each their own. All in all, it was an OK venue and an OK situation. Would I ever come back to this venue for an event? No. Take this information however you will. read more

Green Day rocked the house on 9/1/24. This venue, however, is the worst I've ever visited. Traffic getting into the venue was atrocious. Parking for ticket holders is a half mile away, at least. It's clear now why the venue instructs people to arrive an hour early. We sat in traffic in the light cycle on the street for about an hour and a half. Then were parked in the middle of a field. We then had to march the half mile through two more dusty fields, across a busy business highway, and a long parking lot that apparently wasn't for us. Finding where we were supposed to be based on our tickets was equally confusing. We were bustled along in the crowd till we finally reached someone who was checking tickets. He yelled through the noise that we actually needed to head back through the wall of people behind us to find where we needed to stand. A note on general admission, if you have a ticket to stand in the pen they've made to corral in the lowly people that only paid for general admission, you will not be able to see the stage as they have built an enormous tower right in front of the corral. We only saw the show on the big screens and if we were lucky enough to spot a performer wander onto a side stage. After the show, began the long trek back to where we parked, now in the dark with tired feet. We sat in that field for 2 hours. We saw no staff during that time. I think they cleared the upper field of cars before coming to move us. The people around us were honking their horns and getting road ragey. This venue is about 40 minutes from our house so we were expecting to get home at a reasonable time after the show, but we didn't get home till 1 am because of the inefficiency of their operation. I would not ever recommend this venue to anyone. read more

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I've been to a lot of concert venues throughout the country and this is by far the worst one! Logistically it is a nightmare getting in and even worse trying to leave. Factor in a minimum of at least 2 hours of sitting in traffic. If you don't get to the venue 3 hours before the concert you'll have at least at mile walk to security which is painfully slow as well. It felt like I spent 90% of the concert waiting in lines. Try to avoid this venue at all costs! I don't care if your favorite band or artist came back from the dead and was playing here, it's not worth the stress or hassle. Avoid!!! read more

Small concert venue. Saw Lady Gaga end of August 2022. She was AMAZING, the stadium is quite small in comparison to other venues in the northeast. There were bathrooms under the grandstands and additional porta-potties available...given the concert was sold out, it would have been beneficial for more bathrooms as the lines were very long. The alcohol was NYC prices...$18 for a beer...whoa wasn't expecting that. Not sure what the food prices/options were but looked like the vendors were overwhelmed with the sheer amount of people. So concert proper - 4/5...loved GAGA and it was great being "close" to the stage, however the bathroom situation and beverage prices were pretty unfavorable. HOWEVER (wish I could bold this and underline with a neon sign) the parking. BE READY TO SIT FOR 2 HOURS AFTER THE CONCERT WAITING TO LEAVE THE THE PARKING LOT (I'm not kidding, I started a timer...show ended around 10:30, didn't leave parking lot until 12:30am). It was chaos. And that's being nice to chaos. Mayhem might a better word. The traffic flow (there was no flow) my goodness. Be prepared! There were others who decided to open up the trunk and tailgate after...next time I go back, I'm bringing a grill and setting up a card game and just tailgating. Parking Situation: 0/5 read more

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As a concert venue - Horrible in Every Aspect! Horrible acoustics, not nearly enough sound. Parking is inadequate. The bathroom situation is a nightmare. Can't see anything on the floor and very little in the stands. I promise. If you are handicapped, you will not find a worse venue. read more

Nice stadium with ample parking, decent food vendors, and a nice field with good viewing. Watched a PIAA 2A football championship match here between Serra Catholic and S Columbia. read more

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I would give zero stars place is horrible , The people who work there are bossy and rude , Got tickets to a concert 6 months ago and then get there and they messed up our seating , you card people who are clearly old and woundnt let me go get my id from my car . Worst concert stadium I ever been to and will never return .The seats are like bleachers cold metal seating .Only one employee was nice everyone else acted like prison guards. completely ruined my concert experience was hard to have a good time , Sound system sucks . People were packed in like sardines , people just sitting wherever they want. Don't even bother to check if people are seated where they should be but strict with everything else. I will definitely pass this on to everyone I know . Horrible. read more

The concert we saw with professional musicians. Was disjointed disorganized and generally a shit show. I will be going to Philly for the rest of my venues. All thumbs down. read more

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Terrible lighting and sound system for The Outlaw Country Tour. Don't see an event here. read more

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Went to a concert there this past Thursday. The concert overall was good but we ran into an issue going through security. The security guard was very rude to my friends and myself and made us throw away our fanny packs, all of which were under the Hershey park stadium bag policy measurements (must not exceed 5" x 8" x 1"). While this is not just an inconvenience, it's dangerous, misplacing our keys, phones, wallets - and subjecting them to the constant downpour. A woman in the line next to me walked through with the same fanny pack without an issue and when brought to the security guards attention was met with more hostility. Either Hershey needs to have a clearer bag policy or not allow bags in at all. I will not lose another bag to security incompetence. read more

This gets the coveted #MerlinFIIIIIVEEEE, even though it was the worst venue I've ever visited in my entire life. How can this be? Read on. Hersheypark Stadium is awful in just about every way. The nearest parking is actually 15 minutes away, so you're talking about a trek to get from there to your seats -- not exactly an auspicious start to a concert on a muggy and humid day. Oh, you thought that was it? Nah. Try this one for size, buster: there are only bathrooms on one side of the stadium, so you'll have to walk all the way across the stadium and into the... ONLY SINGLE ENTRANCE available to get to the bathrooms on this one side of the stadium. I had to pee, and it took me like 30 minutes to get through a gauntlet, into the bathroom, and back. There aren't many situations that'll make you go: "I wish I just urinated myself," but this was one of them. Oh, did I mention there's only one merch line? And the food is gross and awful? And if you're getting picked up, there's so much congestion and miscoordination that you're bound not to meet where you need to? It took us a good 90 minutes to get out of this place. So why am I giving it 5 stars? Two words, eight letters: LADY GAGA. She is so transcendent and incredible a performer that she could perform in a "freaking" landfill and I'd still give it a #MERLINFIIIIVE. And alas, her performances continue to move me so much that I'm not going to let the Hersheypark Stadium take anything away from it. Because it didn't. Because it's no match for the greatest artist of our generation. #ClawsUp read more

Hersheypark Stadium -- Do Better!! Where do I even begin?!? I have said to myself several times in the past that I would not longer go to a concert there because of the disorganization of your venue but I continue to torture myself and come back (that part is on me). But the JR and Post Malone show definitely epitomized the overall CHAOS of a Hersheypark Stadium concert. One can expect traffic outside/leading into the venue, this has not been a priority of Hersheypark to date and I am doubtful it ever will be. To be seen. One can expect a long walk in all types of weather from the parking lot to the stadium with absolutely no clear signs about which lane you need to be in for parking, which lots are open for stadium parking, etc. One can expect to walk to the stadium and pass a COMPLETELY empty lot (general parking, not premium or ADA) roped off for no reason at all. One can even expect this is 95 degree temps and the POURING DOWN RAIN. What I (and numerous others based on what I'm reading only 12 hours after the event) did not expect was absolute chaos and disorganization at the stadium itself (beyond the normal chaos you encounter). There were actually lines forming from the stage side of the stadium that wrapped the entire length of the stadium to "security" to get in. These lines moved at a speed as if everyone were getting wand searched at security. Standing in the pouring down rain (no umbrellas allowed, of course) with lines just to get through security at an almost complete standstill. People were passing by this line and forming other lines (closer to the actual "security" checkpoint) without any direction from staff. It took almost an hour to just get to a "security" checkpoint. Then, we just walked through security without any checks at all -- despite the machine alarming with every other person and were allowed to keep moving. I entered with a backpack! Yes, it was a medical bag but no one asked and there was nothing at all obvious about it that would have indicated this. Clearing "security" was only one more hurdle cleared as the bathrooms... lines were INSANE. Women were in men's rooms and men were pissing in the sinks (we witnessed this). The women's room lines were reminiscent of the security line. Long and barely moving. The same can be said for drinks, food, merchandise - no organization (or attempt of) whatsoever. Needless to say, I and numerous others (there were 100's of people behind us still entering) were finally able to enter the stadium just after Jelly Roll started. As expected, the artists were amazing and almost worth the chaos to see them. Exiting the stadium, well... we all know this scene. Disorganized chaos, as usual. Better to pack a bag and tailgate and wait it out rather than moving a few feet every half hour. Hersheypark - we love that you are a close venue but when will you actually take steps to improve the experience? Do you not care that people enjoy the acts but hate your venue and every single thing about it? It is hard to name even one thing you do well. Please take this to heart and work on a fix to even some of these issues!!!! read more

Have been to several shows here. The facilities are clean & the beer cold. Very nice place. Tasty food. Positive vibes from staff. :) I'll definitely be back! read more

We went in August to see Zac Brown. The stadium is a football stadium so the seating isn't ideal for a concert. There is no covering from the sun or the weather so be prepared. All the front seating is on the flat floor and the chairs are zip tied together so it's rather tight quarters. There are indoor bathrooms under the bleachers and porta potties as well. Some of the scanners don't work upon entrance, but we were accommodated rather quickly. The food options are lack luster so be prepared to tailgate. Beers are $10, water $4, nachos $6.50, crab cakes $12, hotdog $5. Everything was credit/debit card only except for the popcorn and pretzel stands. If you have options to see a band somewhere else, go somewhere else. Parking wasn't bad, as it's free with you ticket, but may be a mile walking distance. read more

Dear Complainers, We need to consider ourselves LUCKY to have a venue in Central-ish PA that gets headliners to play! I've NEVER had a bad time here. Ever. Never a "bad" seat. And while many complaints are about the parking...have you ever gone to another venue? It's that way everywhere. Try going to a game at Eagkes stadium. You'll sit for hours in traffic in the ghetto. Hershey is a great spot, and if people could get past the parking issue(how petty) and realize they probably got to go to a great show, I'm sure they'd be giving more stars! Some of us go to hear the music, and while seeing the bands up closer is always a goal of mine, I honestly can't say any of these bands look "tiny" from any spot in the place There are big screens for those of you who "can't see", and the acoustics are always spot on. Lighten up, people! Have some fun!! read more

Saw Zac Brown Band with Robert Rudolph Band 8/14/22. The concert was amazing . My advice is this, if you want to see a band perform live, go see them somewhere else!!! This stadium is so old and outdated and the parking situation is RE-DIC-U-LOUS!! Parking is located across the highway is a couple fields, depending on your time of arrival, level of ticket (tailgating) or type of vehicle (RV) depends on which field. Not good after a concert, especially because as you're walking back to the car, breathing exhaust fumes and dodging drunks while watching where you walk. Then waiting to exit for a very long time, only to have the lot attendants CHANGE the exit location just as you getting to the front of the line, to a back roads detour from the main road you were planning on using. UGH! Anyway, first world problems aside, go somewhere else. read more

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This is not exactly the most ideal venue for a concert. They stop serving alcohol crazy early, the sounds isn't great and the general admission floor is a hard material that isn't great on the feet. read more

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