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| - I've been to the Centre Bell (and whatever names it previously had) countless times to watch the Habs play, when they used to practice in the arena before they moved to the South Shore, traveled several tours of their Hall of Fame and watched various artists in concerts. I even watched a few wrestling shows!
First and foremost, its location is easily accessible by car, bus, metro or train. There is plenty of parking albeit somewhat expensive due to its location. This arena is now a Montreal institution they are even building condos with its name. It's a great arena that has a lot of foot traffic in its day to day.
We could talk about how expensive the prices are but it's one of a kind in the area and the Habs have sold out seats longer than some young adults have been in existence. I do agree the prices to many shows, the Hab games and particularly their boutique is insultingly overpriced. And I won't go in any detail about the concession prices...
The arena is modern and very well built, particularly the lower bowl when the ambiance is sizzling and when something amazing happens, you'll remember it! The sound hits you like lightning and it's a one of a kind experience. The stadium is beautiful and rather clean for the amount of times it is being used. The view you tend to get is very well done, you always crave for better but ultimately, you get to see what you came for without the building getting in the way.
My only gripe are the seats, it's obvious they wanted as many seats as they could fit in here but let's be honest with ourselves here, we're not all slim teenagers. A few more inches wider the seating experience would have been so much better! The quality of seats are fine but sitting down for 3 hours.... you leave with battle scars on your bum bum. They could have been better. Sorry to say.
All in all, a great place to go and one of the best arenas you'd probably find around... today.
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