Upcoming events at Moda Center
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
Quick pick: which bowl to buy
For a basketball game at Moda Center, the strongest all-around seat is a 200-level sideline seat. The 200s are the upper rows of the lower bowl, not a separate deck, so you get height to read plays without leaving the noise of the lower seats. Choose the 100 level when being close matters more than seeing the whole floor, and the 300 level when cost matters most, keeping as near to center court as you can.
The Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) play in this 19,393-seat Rose Quarter building, and a second tenant arrived for 2026 when the WNBA brought back the Portland Fire; and concert tours and family shows fill the remaining dates. Hockey and lacrosse layouts cut capacity to 18,280.
- Blazers season: October into April, with possible playoff dates from mid-April.
- Fire season: the summer months.
- Concerts: year-round, in end-stage, center-stage or Theater of the Clouds layouts.
Two bowls with a suite ring between them
The building has two seating bowls, and that split explains nearly every price difference you will see.
- 100 level: the front of the lower bowl, starting right behind the floor seats.
- 200 level: the back rows of that same lower bowl. Nothing hangs between the 100s and the 200s, so the view stays open and close.
- Suites: a ring of 70 suites and 8 skyboxes divides the lower bowl from the upper bowl.
- 300 level: the upper bowl, above the suites. Here the climb in height from the 200s is real, and so are the savings.
On every level, sideline sections (facing the long side of the court) command the most demand. Corner and end sections look down the length of the floor and cost less.
The venue publishes separate maps for end-stage concerts, center-stage concerts and the Theater of the Clouds, and it warns that stage layouts change from show to show. A basketball section number does not guarantee the same view at a concert, so check the map attached to your listing.
Courtside to the 300s: seats for basketball
- 100-level sideline: the closest regular seats and the best feel for the speed of the game. A few rows back, you clear the benches and the courtside crowd.
- 200-level sideline: usually the best mix of view and value. Plays develop in front of you, and you are still inside the lower bowl's roar.
- 100 level behind the baskets: good for action at your end, weak for judging depth at the other. In the lowest rows, the basket stanchion can block part of the court.
- 300 level: the value tier. Stay near center court; the upper corners leave the far basket a long way off.
The arena's ceiling holds an acoustical cloud of 160 rotating panels, built to trap crowd noise, which is why even the upper bowl feels like part of a loud night. The same seat logic applies to Portland Fire games in the summer.
Concert layouts and the Theater of the Clouds
End stage
Lower-bowl sections on the sides closest to the stage give the best angle and sound. Floor seats are nearest but flat, so if you are shorter than the crowd, a raised seat in the 100s often shows you more. The 300-level sections straight across from the stage are the farthest seats in the arena, and the ones most worth skipping if your budget allows anything better.
Center stage
With no back of the stage, any sideline seat works. Choose lower over higher and sideline over corner.
Theater of the Clouds
This layout curtains off part of the building, uses the western side and holds about 6,500. Nearly every seat ends up in the lower bowl, which makes it one of the closest ways to see a performer who could fill a full arena.
When demand peaks
Blazers tickets get harder to find when the league's biggest franchises and stars visit, on weekends and holiday weeks, and during any playoff run. Weeknight games against teams out of contention usually offer the most listings and the widest price spread on the resale market.
For concerts, the act sets the pace. Floor seats and lower-bowl sidelines go first, while the 300 level and side-view sections tend to stay available longer. Prices sometimes ease in the last few days as sellers adjust, but in-demand dates can just as easily tighten, so waiting is a bet, not a strategy. Each Reserved Seat order is backed by a 100% guarantee.
Getting to the Rose Quarter
Few NBA arenas are easier to reach without a car, and after a sellout, the train often beats the garage exit.
- MAX Blue, Green or Red: Rose Quarter Transit Center, a short walk from the doors.
- MAX Yellow line: Interstate/Rose Quarter station.
- TriMet buses: routes 4, 8, 35, 44, 77 and 85 serve the transit center.
- Rideshare: pickup and drop-off along NE Multnomah Street and NE Wheeler Avenue, outside the east entry.
Drivers can choose from more than 2,500 campus spaces: the Garden Garage (1,038 spaces), the West Broadway Garage (554), the East Broadway Garage (533), the Annex Garage (350) and the 92-space Benton Surface Lot. Clearance is 6 feet 8 inches in the Garden and Annex garages and 8 feet 2 inches in the two Broadway garages, so tall vans and trucks belong in the latter. As of October 2026, most events offer prepaid parking, bought either from the venue's parking partner or when you check out with your tickets, and the venue cautions that garages fill often and early. See the Rose Quarter transportation page for current options.
The small-bag rule and other entry rules
Instead of a clear-bag mandate, Moda Center caps bag dimensions, and the cap shifts with the event. Posted rules as of October 2026:
- NBA and WNBA games: 10 by 6 by 2 inches at most, about the footprint of a slim clutch, and every bag gets a second screening. Exceptions for medical or childcare needs stretch to 14 by 14 by 6.
- Concerts and other events: 14 by 14 by 6 inches is the ceiling.
- Bag check: offered, but it will not hold banned items.
The basketball limit trips up many fans, since a normal purse or small backpack will not pass. For a Blazers or Fire game, bring a phone, a card and keys and little else.
- Tickets: mobile only, stored in the Trail Blazers/Rose Quarter app, and a screenshot will not scan.
- Payment: cash-free, with reverse ATMs that load cash onto a prepaid card.
- Re-entry: not allowed for any event.
- Smoking and vaping: banned across the campus.
Check the Rose Quarter venue guide before you go, since policies change.
How the Rose Garden became Moda Center
For their first 25 seasons, the Trail Blazers played next door in Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where all 12,888 seats sold for every game between April 5, 1977, and the move. Ellerbe Becket designed the replacement, ground was broken in July 1993, and the Rose Garden welcomed its first crowd on October 12, 1995; its acoustical cloud was designed to keep the old Coliseum's famous volume. The Moda Health naming deal brought the current name in August 2013.
Conference finals came to the building in 1999, 2000 and 2019, but the NBA Finals never have. Junior hockey had a long run here, too: the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks were tenants from 1995 through 2021. Paul Allen's estate sold the arena to the City of Portland in 2024. The city and the team have since been working toward longer-term lease and renovation terms, and those details remain unsettled, so expect the building to change in coming seasons.
Frequently asked questions
Is the 200 level at Moda Center a good place to sit?
Yes. The 200s are the upper rows of the lower bowl, with no deck in between, so sideline seats there combine a full view of the court with lower-bowl atmosphere.
How big a bag can I take to a Blazers game?
As of October 2026, no larger than 10 by 6 by 2 inches, with secondary screening; medical and childcare bags may be up to 14 by 14 by 6 inches. Non-basketball events allow 14 by 14 by 6. Check the venue's guide before you go.
How many seats does Moda Center have?
Basketball capacity is 19,393; hockey and lacrosse reduce it to 18,280. Concerts range with the stage, down to about 6,500 for the curtained setup.
What is the Theater of the Clouds?
A scaled-down setup: curtains close off much of the bowl, the western side stays in use, and capacity falls to, about 6,500, with most seats in the lower bowl.
Can I take MAX to Moda Center?
Yes. Ride the Blue, Green or Red line to Rose Quarter Transit Center, a short walk away, or the Yellow line to Interstate/Rose Quarter station.
Does Moda Center accept cash?
No. The arena is cash-free, but reverse ATMs on site convert cash into a prepaid card you can use inside.