Van Andel Arena

Your Premier West Michigan Entertainment Destination!

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651
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    (616) 742-6600

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    vanandelarena.com

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    Hockey Stadium

Address

130 Fulton St E (at Ottawa Ave SW) Grand Rapids , MI 49503 United States

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Josh 'Phoenix'

Great size for an arena. Anywhere you sit you can still see and enjoy the event . Great views all around!

Julez Way

Love coming to Griffins hockey games ! Seats are affordable and all the seats have a great view ! Come on Friday nights for $2 beers and hot dogs .

Mary M Motta

tickets to sit on the glass are not very expensive (especially compared to NHL tickets) and make for a great hockey game date night if you love hockey ! the GR AHL team is pretty good!

Katy

If you're going to a Griffins game and have 10 or more people in your group, you can get fee-free and discounted tickets!

Diane Franklin Kellogg

Venue and performance awesome. Someone kicked a used tampon under my feet. Staff was on it and cleaned it up. We were on the floor. I had to help sweep it in the dust pan. Almost lost my stomach.

Dan Wiersma

Quick 'In / Out' of the Arena ... park at one of the City of Grand Rapids Ramps that's a block or two away from the Arena - NOT the one across the street!

Benjamin Knizacky

Excellent concert venue . Great for seating or GA/Pit options.

Awesome Mitten

Not only do the Griffins Games attract the college crowd , but the franchise offers a number of promotions and events for the families. An awesome time for everyone! Read more

Dave Cook

We are always taking applications. You can find them in the guard station, located just inside the employee entrance in the southeast corner of the arena.

OurStage

The epicenter of Grand Rapids entertainment, this is home to the area's largest concerts . Perfect sound, lighting, and almost always a guaranteed good time.

Mindi Lu

Watch out for drunk college girls in large groups. Easy to spot. Not dressed for a hockey game whatsoever, high pitched voices, and wasted after 2 beers .

Amy Cummings

Great venue for a concert—saw Post Malone here!

Tory Wilkins

Awesome venue when it comes to concerts !

Ryan Burnham

Very nice & clean . Perfect size for a AHL team

Ryan Moore

The best speaker setup in Grand Rapids, expensive beer though. Make sure you get your buzz on before you go in!

KILLy Munster

Smaller arena built for sound, even nosebleed seats are decent!

Brenda Conley

They replaced the seats, even twiggy would struggle to fit comfortably anymore ????

kathy heppinstall

my last concert there was motley crue, poison, new york dolls and they were good. all the concerts at the van andel are good.

Katy

$2 beers and $2 hot dogs during all playoff games!

Jacob Vanderwal Kent Michigan

John Vanderwal of Kent, Michigan has always enjoyed being acting and playing sports . Read more

Jason Sigal

Tip your concession stand volunteers. These donations directly proceed the non-profit organizations that the stand is being ran by!

Tim L.

Form actual lines for concessions & don't stop walking when on the concourse. Especially on busy nights. Use your brains a little.

Dave C

Good for hockey , concerts , and WWE shows!

Lila DeLine

Get here real early for events , food servers take their sweet time.

Armando Garcia

Great family friendly show!

Michael Diaz

$2 hotdogs should last more than 18 minutes. Nice promotion, but good luck getting one.

GrandRapids Griffins

Check in during Grand Rapids Griffins games to get special merchandise throughout the season!

Alex Lee

Secret back entrance for expedited entry.

Gail VandeBunte

Hockey night!????

chris segard

Concessions are staffed by nonprofit organizations

Aundrea Smith

Not a bad seat in the house!

Jennifer Hesselschwerdt

Great acoustics ...lg. beers

Celene S

Great place to see a concert !!!!

grkids.com Grand Rapids Kids

Use promo code: GRKIDS on ticketmaster to get $3 off most Thunder Nationals and Disney On Ice: Princess Wishes tickets!

Jamin Littell

The security made us stand out in the freezing cold with tons of room in the warm lobby. And the security guards were heartless and inmane

Loretta Marinelli

buy your tickets online in advance to avoid insane lines at the door.

Gail VandeBunte

Griffins Hockey

DJ Marsh

Go to a Griffins game on Friday night for $2 beer / $2 hot dogs !

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Dan Banta

Try the Vault!!

Dawn Moomey-Kline

Great staff :)

Shad Prechtl

$1 beers and dogs is a good way to spend a Friday night

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Janet Vu

Concerts !! Literally no bad seats

Matt Varley

Try the dollar hotdogs doucher.

Arianne

Don't get the popcorn . There's no butter! I mean, yeah....what's the point?!

Lynda Sturdavant

I recomend getting a box for sporting events always fun in a suite

John Vanderhaagen

Enjoy great hockey and $1 beers / $1 dogs every Friday game!

Crystal Crum

Griffins Hockey !

Clay

Dollar beers and Dollar Hot Dawgs PLUS no waiting in line at the D-ZONE!!

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