The X never disappoints. Perfect venue to watch hockey, good places to eat, memorabilia to purchase, it's just a great time, every time. In the past I've also seen concerts here and it's a great place for that as well. Love the X!

We recently attended Eagles concert here. Parking was convenient, the staff was pleasant, concessions staff also, the food choices were varied. The ushers were paying attention. Great venue, fantastic concert, wonderful night!

A group of us came down for a few hockey games. The venue was clean, relatively easy to get around, and nice atmosphere. The staff were so great and kind, and good to chat with. A suggestion is that if it is your first time and you want to explore the Hockey Lodge, go early before the store gets too full. It was quite a challenge to actually get in and look around. While we understood that we are in an NHL rink, the prices are really getting out of hand for many of the food and drinks. Good bet is to eat and drink before hand to help save some money. Otherwise, have fun and spend what you want, which is what we ended up doing since this was our whole vacation plan. All in all, fantastic venue and grub, great staff and fans.

Visited the Xcel to watch The Cure in concert in June 2023. I prefer seeing concerts in much smaller venues like First Avenue or even The Palace. However, for such a large venue, it was still a good concert experience. It helped that we had floor seats, and that Robert Smith performed such an amazing show. However, it was a well-organized venue. No problem with entrance and security checks. Plenty of concession stands to get food or a drink. No lines at the restrooms. Only gripe is security at the concert were a bit annoying pestering people if they were even a few inches out of the row into the aisle.

The Xcel Energy Center is one of the best arenas in the NHL to watch a hockey game, whether you are a visiting or home fan. This is one of the best places to be a visiting fan at too. The fans are wonderful to interact with and there are rarely any nasty encounters with ill-behaved people. This arena is also great in that no matter where you sit, there is no such thing as a bad seat. You will have a great view of the game and action even if you are up in the "nosebleeds". The games are often packed which adds to the experience as well. The crew does a great job of keeping fans engaged throughout the game as sitting in a seat watching hockey players skate back and forth can get tiresome after a while. The arena is also quite clean and easy to navigate. To summarize, if you're going to watch an NHL game, this is one of the better places to do so.