What Is It Like to See a Concert at State Farm Arena?

The renovated bowl is simple to read once you know the logic: a 100-level lower bowl, a steep 200-level upper bowl, and a thick band of premium clubs and suites woven between them, most of it concentrated on the north side. The one habit that saves you here: the seating chart changes per show, so behind-stage sections get curtained or sold limited-view for end-stage concerts. Always pull up the specific event map before you buy, because a section that is a great Hawks seat can sit dead behind the stage for a concert.

Floor / GA

For end-stage concerts, the floor is set with reserved sections in front of the stage, and some tours add a GA pit or GA floor. The key fact is that the floor is flat, with no rake, so past the first several rows you are looking at the backs of heads unless the tour builds a raised stage. If the show is general-admission floor, the trade is the usual one: line up early to hold a rail or a front-of-stage spot, or hang back near the soundboard where the mix is cleanest and the crush is lighter. A slightly raised lower-bowl side seat often beats a mid-floor reserved seat for actually seeing the performer rather than the crowd.

Lower Bowl (100 Level)

The 100 level is the prime concert real estate and where most people should aim. For end-stage shows, the corner 100 sections are the fan-favorite value pick: a straight-enough angle, a balanced mix, and close enough to read faces without craning. Section 117 draws specific praise from concert-goers for cushioned seats, easy access, and good bars and food right there on level one. Two cautions. Sections directly behind an end stage in the low 100s may not face the show at all, and section 110 gets flagged repeatedly as a weak concert seat depending on stage orientation, even though it is a fine basketball seat. That gap between the basketball map and the concert map is the whole reason to check the event-specific chart.

Upper Bowl (200 Level)

The 200 level is the upper tier, and it is steep. The 200 level is steep enough that the walk down to your row feels jarring the first time. Fans point to sections 222 to 224 as the upper-bowl picks and specifically warn against buying past row G, where the height and distance start working against you. The payoff for sitting up here is the full lighting-and-staging picture for less money, and the seats are padded even at this level. The catch is the same one the sound debate turns on: the corner and behind-stage 200 sections are where both the sightlines and the audio fall off for end-stage concerts, so steer toward the center of the tier and low rows.

Premium Clubs and Suites

The renovation loaded the building with premium spaces, and several are genuinely distinctive rather than generic suites. The Concert Club is a 268-seat club on the north side above sections 112 to 115, positioned opposite an end stage, with front-row, loge, and theatre-table inventory. The Sharecare Social Club and Zac Brown's Social Club offer club access and, importantly, a separate entrance that skips the general line, which is a real perk on a sold-out night. Topgolf Swing Suites and the Delta Sky360 Club round out the tier. If you value a short bar line, a real drink menu, and a seat off the floor crush, the club level is where that experience lives here, and it is the one place the north-side premium concentration works in a concert-goer's favor.

Accessibility Seating

Accessible and companion seating is distributed across levels rather than confined to one deck, with elevator access throughout and step-free, weather-protected routes in through the MARTA and CNN Center food-court connections. ADA parking sits in the Sapphire, Diamond, and Ruby lots on a first-come basis. Confirm your specific location with Guest Services when you book rather than buying blind.