Key Arena

Every summer from around May to September, the WNBA team in Seattle, the Seattle Storm play here. The Storm consists of All-Stars Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird, along with Iziane Castro Marques, Betty Lennox, and more. If you’re ever looking for some summer basketball fun at they Key, go ahead and go to a Storm game. It’s full of excitement and always fun. The photo shows inside Key Arena just before a Storm game. Key Arena holds about 9,000 people in the lower bowl, and a whole lot more if they open up the top part. Lined with red cushiony chairs, Sonics and Storm banners from the rafters, Key Arena is a pretty nice arena. Just outside is the Seattle Center, where there is a fountain, Children’s Museum, the Space Needle, and much more. I suggest you come to Key Arena, or even Seattle Center sometime! It’s DEFINITELY worth you time.

A basketball game, a couple concerts, a couple hockey games.

I lucked into 2 free box seat tickets for Neil Diamond last night at the Key Arena. I took Ivan along for the ride. Enjoyed it much more than I would have imagined. What a great performer! There were moments of intimate brilliance for such a large arena—although having it packed with fans who sing along to most songs really helps the Key Arena come to life. I can imagine that many concerts fail in this venue as it’s so big (seats 14,000 people, I think).

But when the video feed turned to a seagull flying over beach landscapes I had to hold back a bit. All-in-all it was a unexpected pleasure to see Mr. Diamond in concert. And Ivan got his first taste of a big production concert in America.

You are the words, I am the tune … play me.