Cannon Center For The Performing Arts

My boyfriend and I purchased last minute cheap seat tickets to see the Memphis Symphony. I really think our seats were as good as most in the venue. We congratulated ourselves on getting the the $ 85 experience for $ 15. We’re smart cookies, if we do say so ourselves.
I’m 5’2″ and found the seats to be very comfy. My guy is a foot taller and felt a bit cramped, but agreed it was less cramped than most theaters.
The location is great. There’s lots of street parking so you probably don’t need to bother with the garage. We managed to park at a meter that was free at the time of day we were there. That was awesome since parking in Memphis is ridiculously expensive.
I’ll definitely buy cheap tickets again when visiting Memphis.

Acoustics are great in this concert hall. The way the seats are positioned, there really isn’t a bad seat in the entire place. The seats are comfortable and not so close to the row in front that your legs are cramped. Bathrooms are well positioned and usually very clean.
Parking can be a bit of a challenge. I’m not big on underground garages. There is quite a bit of surface parking within walking distance. My biggest issue is the bar. Selections are very limited and ridiculously expensive. I do appreciate that they usually let you bring drinks in, though I wish they didn’t let people bring in beer bottles. At one event, there was a lot of clanking of empty bottles that were left for people to trip over.
I’ve ultimately enjoyed every event I’ve attended there.

Whoa! What really happened Friday evening, Nov. 7^th, with the alleged Jerry Lee Lewis concert? I understand sickness and all that, but this was NOT handled properly. We were all there at 7 pm, or earlier, at the scheduled time. Finally, at 8:30 p.m. Jerry Lee Lewis’ manager and the manager of the Cannon Center came on stage to give us the bad news. He was not coming!
We made a round trip from eastern OK to see this show. Others came from Canada, Ireland, Texas, etc. We were told that it may be re-​scheduled and to hold on to our tickets. Another trip to Memphis is out of the question for us. I have been in touch with our ticket seller this morning. If the concert gets re-​scheduled, we will be issued new tickets and then it is OUR responsibility to try to sell these tickets to some other concert goer.
They have had our funds since last week to cover 4 tickets. It is just not right, Cannon Center. What are you going to do about it???

Awesome arena with great sound quality and the ambiance is great with all of the wood grain designs. This is a great place to relax and enjoy a concert. Good Job Cannon Center.

This is a lovely performing arts center — very modern and newer (built in 2003), right downtown on Main Street overlooking the river. It’s immaculate, and is really adds some beauty to the downtown area.
It can seat 2,100 people, and is a venue for many different varieties of performances, from orchestra to ballet to comedy.
The center is amazing to see a ballet — we plan on seeing the Nutcracker in November.