Pasadena Civic Auditorium — Attraction in Pasadena

We flew down from Norcal yesterday to attend the live performances for Americas Got Talent show, week two. Driving from the Burbank airport takes around 30 minutes, depending on traffic. We got there early enough to walk about two blocks to grab a sandwich at a local café. Unfortunately, I forgot to jot its name down... So, parking was easy breezy. We parked at the underground parking lot for the Civic Auditorium. $15.00 flat rate and plenty of spaces available. If you're going specifically for the AGT show know that you should get in line for the 2:00 seating at around 1:30. There will likely already be a sizeable line but it flows well and moves quickly. They might have this next information in their online FAQ. I don't recall seeing it. So, go online to get your "priority ticket". My ticket was good for two. That ticket will get you to the line outside the Auditorium that I mentioned above. You will then work your way up to a couple of tables where you will exchange your online "priority ticket" for an actual printed Auditorium ticket. That ticket with have your seating location. ie: we had Row 3 Seat 17&19 LL LC. Meaning we were in the middle section of the balcony, three rows up. Great view from all seats, beat I could tell. What I didn't see is the part where you then have to wait until 3:15 before they actually open the doors for the Auditorium seating... it actually worked our ok. While we were sitting outside on a little wall in the shade, Howie Mandel pulled up in his black suv. And bodyguard. I was able to snap a couple of photos as we walked by. Don't expect to come and kick back and have a leisurely afternoon while your at the show. I won't spoil the rest for you. Come on out and check it out! We saw the 11 acts for week two. Mama Duke got the Golden...

I was able to attend a live taping of America’s Got Talent at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It was super fun to be in such a beautiful auditorium surrounded by other America’s Got Talent fans. It was spacious enough to hold over 2,000 people. I sat in the bottom level of the auditorium and got great seats. I was able to see the judges clearly and the sound was just reverberating off the walls. Beware that the nearest parking center is on the first level so you have to go through a building and take an elevator up to get to the auditorium. The parking only cost $15 on an event day and there was plenty of parking available in the morning. Make sure to get there early to line up to get your physical tickets to make sure you get a spot near the judges. It’s really packed outside the auditorium when they make you wait to get inside the auditorium. You have to pass through the metal detectors, but there are tons of places to take pictures outside the auditorium. Once you get inside you have to wait in the packed auditorium outside the doors to get your seat. There were judges chairs and an AGT backdrops to take picture with your group. Make sure to get tickets for this amazing show as it is super fun and well worth your...

Went here for a concert on Jan. 23, which was really great. The venue is quite intimate and you can see the stage fine from the upper levels. I don't think there's a bad seat at all, because you can see the stage pretty clearly even if you were on the orchestra floor.

MAJOR complaint: they did not do bag checks or have any security detectors (that I saw). I arrived ~30 min before the concert started, and I went through one of their big entrances, which they did not scan/check my bag; only checked my ticket. Supposedly they were doing other bag checks, but not where I had gone through. This normally wouldn't be such a big issue but there was a massacre in Monterey Park literally the night before during Lunar New Year. With the increasing crime and gun violence, they could at least ensure proper security. I've been to numerous concerts and venues across several states, and they ALWAYS did a bag screening each time.

As an Asian-American (who was also attending an Asian concert), it was very discouraging to see this happen and caused a lot of anxiety. I hope they manage to implement better security measures in the future. My heart goes out to all the victims and family members that were affected by...