America’s largest indoor performance halls – UPDATE #7

The following list shows the the largest indoor performance halls in the United States (minimum 2,000 seats and collegiate in italics). It does not include other venues like outdoor amphitheaters, or sports facilities like arenas and stadiums.

1. LDS Conference Center (Salt Lake City, UT) – 21,200 (2000) – Thank you, Joan C.
2. The Sphere (Las Vegas, NV) – 18,600 – added 12/11/24
3. Idaho Center (Brigham Young, ID campus) – 15,000 (2010) – Thank you, Bob and Dan
4. Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, CA – 6,300 (1926)
5. Elliott Hall of Music (Purdue University, IN) – 6,005 (1940)
6. Radio City Music Hall (New York City, NY) = 5,960 (1932)
7. Fox Theater (Detroit, MI) – 5,045 (1925)
8. Performing Arts Center (Saratoga, NY) – 5,000 (1966)
9. Fox Theater (Atlanta, GA) – 4,678 (1929)
10. Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO ) – 4,486 (1929) – Thank you, Kevin
11. Eisenhower Hall Theatre (US Military Academy, NY) – 4,413 (1974) – Thank you, Frank
12. Masonic Temple Theater (Detroit, MI) – 4,404 (1922)
13. Auditorium Theater (Chicago, IL) – 4,300 (1889)
14. Metropolitan Opera House (New York City, NY) – 3,900 (1966)
15. Filene Center (Vienna, VA) – 3,800 (1971)
16. DAR Concert Hall (Washington, DC) – 3,702 (1929)
17. Auditorium (Indiana University) (1941) and Wang Theater (Boston, MA) – 3,700 (1925)
18. Emens Auditorium (Ball State University, IN) – 3,581 (1964)
19. Midland Theater (Kansas City, MO) – 3,573 (1927)
20. Altria Theatre (Richmond, VA) – 3,565 (1928) – Thank you, Mason
21. Civic Opera House (Chicago, IL) – 3,563 (1929)
22. Hill Auditorium (University of Michigan) – 3,538 (1913)
23. Music Hall (Cincinnati, OH) – 3,516 (1878)
24. Miller Auditorium (Western Michigan University) – 3,497 (1968)
25. Music Hall at Fair Park (Dallas, TX) – 3,420 (1925)
26. KeyBank State Theatre (Cleveland, OH) – 3,200 – Thank you, mildcaseofmoray
27. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles. CA) – 3,197 (1964)
28. War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco, CA) – 3,146 (1932)
29. Brooklyn Tech Auditorium (Brooklyn, NY) – 3,100 (1922) – Thank you, Aizawa
30. Eastman Theater (Rochester, NY) – 3,094 (1922)
31. Hawkins’ Centennial Auditorium (Olivet Nazarene University) – 3,059
32. Terrace Theater (Long Beach, CA) – 3,051 (1978)
33. Civic Auditorium (Pasadena, CA) – 3,029 (1931)
34. Shea’s Performing Arts Center (Buffalo, NY) – 3,019 (1926) – Thank you, Lucas
35. Civic Auditorium Concert Hall (San Jose, CA) – 3,001 (1936)
36. Bass Concert Hall (University of Texas) (1981); Birmingham Concert Hall (Birmingham, AL) (1976); and Lyric Theater (Kansas City, MO) – 3,000 (1926)
37. Keller Auditorium (Portland, OR) – 2,992 (1917)
38. Segerstrom Hall (Costa Mesa, CA) – 2,936 (1986)
39. Jones Hall (Houston, TX) – 2,912 (1966)
40. Landmark theater (Syracuse, NY) – 2,900 (1928)
41. Academy of Music (Philadelphia, PA) – 2,897 (1857)
42. McCaw Hall (Seattle, WA) – 2,890 (2003)
43. Benedum Center (Pittsburgh, PA) – 2,885 (1928)
44. Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, NY) – 2,839 (1940)
45. Abravanel Hall (Salt Lake City, UT) – 2,811 (1979)
46. Carnegie Hall/Stern Auditorium (New York City, NY) – 2,804 (1891)
47. Saenger Theater (New Orleans, LA) – 2,800 (1927)
48. Mortensen Hall (Hartford CT) 2,799 (1930)
49. Ohio Theater (Columbus, OH) – 2,779 (1921)
50. Center for the Performing Arts (Portland, OR) – 2,776 (1984)
51. Lincoln Center/Koch Theater – New York City, NY) – 2,755 (1964)
52. City Center (New York City, NY) (1941); Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center (Atlanta, GA) (2007); and Prudential Hall (Newark, NJ) – 2,750 (1997)
53. Stevens Auditorium (Iowa State University) – 2,747 (1969)
54. Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA) (1980) and Symphony Hall (Newark, NJ) – 2,743 (1925)
55. Lincoln Center/Fisher Hall (New York City, NY) – 2,738 (1962)
56. Aronoff Center (Cincinnati, OH) – 2,719 (1995)
57. Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA) – 2,706 (1852) – Thank you, Harry
58. Opera House (Detroit, MI) (1922) and Palace (Louisville, KY) – 2,700 (1928)
59. Woosley Hall (Yale University, CT) – 2,695 (1901)
60. Au-rene Theater (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – 2,688 (1991)
61. Powell Symphony Hall (St. Louis, M) – 2,683 (1968)
62. Civic Center (Des Moines, IA) (1979) and Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh, PA) – 2,662 (1927)
63. Boettcher Concert Hall (Denver, CO) – 2,634 (1978)
64. Symphony Hall (Boston, MA) – 2,625 (1900)
65. Symphony Hall (Springfield, MA) – 2,611 (1912)
66. Classic Performance Hall (Little Rock, AR) – 2,609 (1940s)
67. Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, Ohio – 2587 seats – Thank you, Anna
68. Koger Center (Columbia, SC) – 2,556 (1988)
69. Orpheum Theater (Sioux City, IA) – 2,546 (1927)
70. Carr Performing Arts Center (Orlando, FL) – 2,518
71. Warner Theater (Erie, PA) – 2,506 (1976)
72. Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA) (1998); Chrysler Hall (Norfolk, VA) (1972); Eisenhower Auditorium (Penn State University); Hult Center (Eugene, OR) (1982); Kimmel Center (Philadelphia, PA)(2001); Opera House (Boston, MA) (1928); Orchestra Hall (Chicago, IL) (1904); and Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis, MN) – 2,500 (1974)
73. Civic Center Music Hall (Oklahoma City, OK) – 2,481 (1937)
74. Embassy Theater (Fort Wayne, IN) – 2,478 (1928)
75. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, MD) – 2,443 (1982)
76. Kennedy Center Concert Hall (Washington, DC) – 2,442 (1971)
77. Stranahan Theater (Toledo, OH) – 2,424 (Thank you, Chris)
78. Wharton Center (Michigan State University) – 2,421(1982)
79. Whitney Hall (Louisville, KY) – 2,406 (1983)
80. DeVos Performance Hall (Grand Rapids, MI) – 2,404 (2005)
81. Adler Theater (Davenport, IA)(1931); Auditorium (Duluth, MN) – 2,400 (1966); Centennial Hall (University of Arizona) (1936); Coronado Theater (Rockford, IL)(1927); Long Center (Austin, TX) (2008); Music Hall (Kansas City, MO)(1935); and Ziff Ballet/Opera House (Miami, FL) – 2,400 (2006)
82. Phoenix Symphony Hall (Phoenix, AZ) – 2,387 (1972)
83. Performing Arts Center (Tulsa, OK) 2,365 (1977)
84. Majestic Theater (San Antonio, TX – 2,311 (1929)
85. Marcus Center (Milwaukee, WI) – 2,305 (1969)
86. Powers Auditorium (Youngstown, OH) – 2,303(1969)
87. Mead Theater (Dayton, OH) (2003);Meymandi Concert Hall (Raleigh, NC)(2001); and Civic Auditorium (Redding, CA) – 2,300 – Thank you, Sam!
88. TCC Music Hall (Tucson, AZ) – 2,289 (1987)
89. Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA) – 2,265 (2003)
90. Catrol Morsani Hall (Tampa, FL) (1987) and Copley Symphony Hall (San Diego, CA) – 2,252 (1929)
91. Overture Center (Madison, WI) – 2,251 (2004)
92. Civic Center Auditorium (Peoria, IL) – 2,244 (1982)
93. Lied Center (Lincoln, NE) – 2,210 (1990)
94. Fillmore Theater (Detroit, MI)(1925); Knight Concert Hall (Miami, FL) (2006); and Winspear Opera House (Dallas, TX) -2,200 (2009)
95. Dreyfoos Concert Hall (West Palm Beach, FL) – 2,193 (1992)
96. Ruth Eckerd Hall (Clearwater, FL) – 2,180 (1983)
97. Concert Hall (Wichita KS) – 2,178 (1969)
98. Clowes Memorial Hall (Butler University, IN) – 2,172 (1963)
99. Kent Concert Hall (Utah State University) – 2,168 (1967)
100. Blaisdell Concert Hall (Honolulu, HA) – 2,158 (1964)
101. Von Braun Concert Hall (Huntsville, AL) – 2,153
102. Colden Auditorium (New York City, NY) – 2,127 (1961)
103. Classic Center (Athens, GA) – 2,122 (1996)
104. Crouse-Hinds Theater (Syracuse, NY) – 2,117 (1975)
105. Gilman Opera House (Brooklyn, NY) – 2,109 (1861)
106. Belk Theater (Charlotte, NC) (1992); Cannon Center (Memphis, TN (2003); Peace Concert Hall (Greenville, SC) (1990); and Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH) – 2,100 (1931)
107. Fisher Theater (Detroit, MI) – 2,089 (1927)
108. Krannert Center (University of Illinois) – 2,078 (1927)
109. Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, TX) – 2,062 (1989)
110. Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth, TX) – 2,056 (1998)
111. Reynolds Hall (Las Vegas, NV) – 2,050 (2012)
112. The Whiting (Flint, MI) – 2,043 (1967)
113. Civic Auditorium (Santa Cruz, CA)(1940) and Weidner Center (Green Bay, WI) – 2,021 (1993)
114. Arlington Center for the Arts (Santa Barbara, CA) – 2,018 (1931)
115. King Center for the Arts (Melbourne, FL) – 2,016
116. Fisher Music Center (Detroit, MI) – 2,014 (1919)
117. Holland Performing Arts Center (Omaha, NE) – 2,005 (2005)
118. Atwood Concert Hall (Anchorage, AK)(1989) and El Pomar Great Hall (Colorado Springs, CO) – 2,000 (1982)

SOURCES: en.wikipedia.org and individual venue websites

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