What Is It Like to See a Concert at Old National Centre?

First, Check Which Room Your Ticket Names

There's no single seating chart here. The Murat Theatre has 2,500 reserved seats on three tiers: the main floor (Pit plus Orchestra Left, Center and Right), a middle tier the house calls Royalty, and a top tier called the Balcony, with boxes on the sides. The Egyptian Room holds 2,000 standing, or about 900 when it's set with chairs. The Deluxe holds 500 standing. Everything below is split by room.

Main Floor and Pit

These are the closest seats in the theater, and fans who sit up front are happy. A View From My Seat reviewers praised the Pit in 2016 and the front of Orchestra Center in 2019. The catch is the rows themselves. Reviewers have complained about narrow seats and no legroom for years: one 2014 Tripadvisor reviewer wrote that your "knees almost touch the seat ahead," another in 2015 said you're "in contact with people on either side," and several said a whole row has to stand up to let one person out of the middle. A View From My Seat reviewers in Orchestra Left and Right in 2018 and 2019 kept writing the same thing: great view, as long as nobody tall sits in front.

The rear of Orchestra Center sits under the Royalty overhang. One 2018 reviewer said the edge of the Royalty tier and its lights hang in the top of your view, and a 2015 reviewer said the area under the balcony feels confining because of the low ceiling. It doesn't block the stage, but it changes the feel.

Orchestra Left and Right are angled. A 2018 reviewer on the right side said anything happening low on the stage was hard to see. If you're tall or broad, an aisle seat matters more here than in most theaters. At least one 2015 reviewer also reported a seat blocked by a pillar, though they didn't say which.

Royalty, the Two-Row Sweet Spot

Royalty is the Murat's name for its middle tier, and it's the section people who know the room try to buy. Royalty Center is only two rows deep. Royalty Left and Right run eight rows each. RateYourSeats calls it the most preferred area outside the first few rows of the orchestra, mostly because the sections are small and uncrowded, and it notes tickets are scarce and priced high.

Royalty Center gives you a straight-on view at a comfortable height, and with only two rows it's gone first. The side sections are a different buy. RateYourSeats says the sharper angle can cut off the back corners of the stage, and a 2015 Tripadvisor reviewer found Royalty much more comfortable than the regular seats but with obstructed side-stage views. For a seated show where you care about seeing everything, Royalty Center beats anything on the main floor behind the first few rows.

The Top Tier (Balcony)

The upper Balcony is the value play. One 2015 Tripadvisor reviewer said it "provides the best view," and fans on Reddit say the balcony bars and restrooms are less crowded than the ones downstairs. The independent seating guide for the theater calls the upper balcony zone good value for money.

It's not roomier, though. A View From My Seat reviewer in Balcony Right at a Kacey Musgraves show in 2019 called the seats good but "very tight quarters." And the sound up here is the one area with a specific complaint: a 2013 Tripadvisor reviewer said amplified rock didn't carry well to the balcony. For an acoustic or country night, it's a bargain. For a loud rock show, weigh it against Royalty.

Boxes

The theater sells box seats along the sides. They sound like the upgrade, but one Google reviewer said that at a sold-out show the individual chairs in the boxes were pushed together so tightly they felt cramped. It's one report, but it's the only first-hand one we found, so don't pay a premium for boxes expecting space.

Ballroom Floor, Standing Shows

Most Egyptian Room nights are general admission on a flat stone floor, 2,000 people, stage at one end. Because the floor doesn't slope, the view gets harder the further back and the shorter you are. One Google reviewer in 2025 said the best spots are "tucked along the sides, especially on the left," and local writeups point to the sides for decent sound without the pit crush in the middle.

If you want the rail, early entry has existed here. A 2014 Tripadvisor reviewer bought a priority pass and got in with about 20 other pass holders, straight to the barrier. Whether a show offers one varies, so look at the ticket options when you buy. There are only a few benches along the walls, according to a 2025 Google review, so plan on standing for the whole night.

Risers Along the Back and Sides

The raised platforms along the back and sides of the Egyptian Room have cabaret-style seating and are sold as an upgrade on some GA shows. Tripadvisor reviewers in 2013 said they paid extra for a riser seat rather than stand for three hours, and RateYourSeats calls the raised view unique among the room's options. It's the fix for the flat floor: you see over the crowd and you can sit between sets.

When the Ballroom Goes Seated

Some Egyptian Room shows, mostly comedy and a few tours, get set with chairs instead of standing room. That's the configuration to be careful with. At seated Egyptian Room shows the chairs sit in linked rows on a flat floor with no rake, so a tall person two rows up can take out your view of the stage. Three separate Tripadvisor reviewers in March 2015 said the same thing: banquet chairs "hooked together in long lines," "barely enough room to cross your leg," and "no grade to the flooring." One of them said table seating was far better than the rows. If a seated ballroom show offers riser or table seats, you'll want those instead.

The Deluxe, Downstairs

The Deluxe is the small room, 500 standing, downstairs from the main lobby. A View From My Seat reviewer in 2019 noted two poles in the middle of the standing area. Get in front of them or off to one side, because the room's small enough that a pole can block half the stage.

Accessibility Seating

ADA seats in the theater are sold in several price ranges through Live Nation, and each accessible ticket covers the guest plus one companion. The venue says very little accessible seating is left on show day, so buy it with your tickets. Hearing devices are available at the main office, per Ticketmaster's venue guide, which also puts accessible parking in the main lot directly to the right of the marquee. The building's age shows here. A 2015 Tripadvisor reviewer said the standard theater seats were too narrow for larger guests and staff had to bring separate chairs, and another said getting around the building was hard. Call the box office ahead if you need a specific setup.