Kia Center

The arena

The City of Orlando owns Kia Center and Orlando Venues runs it. The Orlando Magic play here, so the concert calendar works around basketball. Set for a show, the bowl holds roughly 16,500 with the stage at one end and about 17,000 with the stage in the middle. The first ticketed event was a Vicente Fernandez concert in October 2010, and the years since have brought Elton John, the Eagles, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Getting downtown

The elevated stretch of I-4 runs along the east side of the building, which is handy right up until every downtown exit backs up at once. On a weeknight, leave earlier than feels necessary.

• The connected garage. The ThreatLocker Garage, which you may still know as the GEICO Garage, sits on West South Street and links to the arena by a pedestrian bridge from its fifth floor. Event parking there is sold ahead, and once you leave you cannot come back in.
• City garages. City of Orlando garages and lots along Pine Street and Central Boulevard are a short walk east, first come, first served.
• Train and bus. SunRail's Church Street Station is a short walk, and LYMMO's free Grapefruit Line serves the arena. Regular SunRail trains do not run late into the night, so check the schedule before you count on one for the ride home.
• Rideshare. Drop off and pick up at Hughey Avenue and Pine Street.

Before the show

The bars and restaurants around Church Street fill up before big nights, so book dinner or eat early. Doors, bag rules and set times change from show to show, so check your ticket for the night's details.

When a tour outgrows the arena, it usually lands at Camping World Stadium, farther west along Church Street. The rest of the area's dates are on the Orlando page, and arena pop tours show up on the pop calendar.