Honda Center
Honda Center is the city-owned arena on Katella Avenue in Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle, across the street from the ARTIC transit center and a short drive from Angel Stadium. It opened in June 1993 as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, and Barry Manilow played the first event. The building took its current name in 2006 and is home to the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks.
For concerts the arena holds up to about 18,900 people with a center stage and about 18,300 with an end stage, and it can also be curtained into a smaller theater layout of about 8,400 seats. U2, Beyonce and Madonna have all played here, and the arena has become a regular Southern California stop for K-pop and Latin tours alongside rock, country and pop acts.
General parking in the surrounding lots and garages is included with event tickets, and the arena is cashless inside. Bags are limited to 5 by 9 by 2 inches for concerts, and backpacks are not allowed. OCVIBE construction has permanently closed Douglass Road between Katella Avenue and Stanley Cup Way, and the arena’s Honda Center Encore renovation is expected to affect parking, entries and concessions through 2027, so check the parking map before you go.
Know Before You Go
- Venue type: Arena
- Opened: 1993
- Operator: Anaheim Arena Management; owned by the City of Anaheim
- Programming: Arena tours across pop, rock, country, Latin, K-pop and hip-hop, plus family shows
- Ages: Varies by show
- Nearest rail: ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center): Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
- Phone: 714-704-2500
This profile is part of The 824 Journal Guide to Live Music Venues in Los Angeles and Orange County.
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Venue Details
- Address
- 2695 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806 - City, State
- Anaheim, CA
- Capacity
- 18900
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Indoor
- Standing / Seated
- Varies by Event
- Parking
- General parking at the on-site lots and garages, including Katella Garage and Cerritos Garage, is included with event tickets; gates usually open three hours before events.
- Phone
- 714-704-2500
Amenities
- Food
- Concessions
- Drinks
- Full bar
- Bag Policy
- For non-Ducks events, one bag per guest no larger than 5 x 9 x 2 inches (clear or not); backpacks of any size are prohibited and medical or diaper bags up to 12 x 12 x 12 inches get extra screening.
https://www.hondacenter.com/arena-info/bag-policy/
Photographer's FAQ
- Camera Policy
- Cameras with detachable lenses or lenses longer than six inches, GoPro-style cameras, selfie sticks, tripods, external microphones and flash photography are not permitted.
https://www.hondacenter.com/arena-info/a-z-arena-guide/