Silverstein Eye Centers Arena

I’ve been to the Arena once to watch an Irish dance show. I encountered an attendant in the parking lot who was rude, but other than that all of the other attendants I encountered were helpful, kind and courteous. Most of the attendants were senior citizens who were probably retired and looking to make a little extra cash. Walking into the building, there were several attendants directing people to the shortest lines to have their tickets scanned. I waited for my friends to arrive, at the entrance of the building, for about 15 mins and watched as the attendants kept the lines moving very quickly so that the entrance did not stay congested. Once we had our tickets scanned we made our way to the floor entrance of the arena and there met another attendant who checked our seats on the ticket and then directed us to another attendant who escorted us to our seats. I really appreciated that they escorted us to our seats so that we didn’t have to wander around looking for our spot. From the entrance to our seats, it was all very quick and efficient. We sat in folding chairs that had a very thick cushion seat to them, and the back was also cushioned. Due to a previous back injury some chairs can really irritate my back so I was concerned that I’d be uncomfortable during the show but the chairs proved to be quite comfortable. The restroom was clean, didn’t smell bad, had plenty of stalls and best of all!- they provide toilet seat covers. It seems most public restrooms don’t have toilet seat covers anymore so I was very pleasantly surprised :) All in all, I had a very nice experience.

The arena formerly known as the Independence Events Center sets a bar as a «B-​Level» arena in the Kansas City area. It will never live up to the hype of it’s downtown neighbor, the Sprint Center, but the SECA is top notch in its own right.
There are no «bad seats» in the house. All 5800 seats have full access to the arena floor for concerts, hockey games, or other special events. My experiences here have been for Missouri Mavericks (hockey) and Missouri Comets (indoor soccer) games. My most recent experience put my five rows behind the glass for a Mavs game for only 10 bucks (special Tuesday night deal). That’s a steal considering the price of NHL hockey these days.
You can even catch some A list performers in this venue. Katt Williams, Michael Flatley, The Harlem Globetrotters, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson are all of the bill for 2016. Those are some big names for a medium sized arena. Ariana Grande was here a couple years ago. For a regional arena, they are pulling some good shows.
Employees here are also super friendly. Concessions are tasty, lines are shorter than other venues, restrooms are bountiful, and everyone is smiling. It’s a great place to catch a show!
Don’t miss your chance to catch a concert or event here. It’s a bit of a drive if you live anywhere east of the city, but well worth it.

Great venue. Not a bad seat in the place! Free parking and great prices. I have watched mms fights, hockey and ball games there.

I’ve only been here for Comets games so I have no experience with concerts or other events. However, for KC indoor soccer, this is a nice, convenient venue. Seating is easy to get to, plenty of concessions and parking is free and decent.
We also go regularly to Sporting KC games and the venues are not comparable. Some reviewers hated the Independence Events Center, but I’ve personally had no issues! Ushers have been friendly and polite. Getting through the door has been quick and without delay.
It’s also small enough where every seat in this venue is going to be a pretty good one.

Horrible event place. Took an hour after we turned off interstate. Only one way in and one way out with no traffic person to help. Staff was rude. Sound was horrible. Way to far out of the city. Will never go back.

It’s not that I was surprised by how nice the Independence Events Center is — from the outside you can see that it looks nice. But I couldn’t help but wonder if it was just a façade. It’s not. This place is nice all the way to the core.
From the perspective of a visitor, everything was as it should be. Parking was easy and not ridiculously far away, even though we were almost late and it was cold. Concessions areas were plentiful, restrooms were clean and easy to find. Seats were comfortable and staff was friendly and helpful.
Too bad the home team lost.

Great little sports arena. Went with our family to see the Missouri Mavericks vs Quad City Mallards. Vending was good, people were nice and every seat has a great view.

I recently visited the Independence Events center for my sister’s graduation ceremony. While seemingly sparkly and new, the events center is seriously flawed and left me questioning the city of Independence’s planning/​zoning board. The complex is visible from the highway, however I had no idea which exit to take to get there. After traveling several blocks through what I would deem «the valley of the shadow of death by chain restaurants,» I finally found the entrance to the events center parking lot (there’s a small, plain sign somewhere near the Golden Corral parking lot). An orange vest-​clad parking staff greeted me and signaled a spot for me to park in– and somehow I passed at least 8 empty parking spots on my trek to the entrance.
I met my family inside, including my two grandmothers. One of my grandmothers uses a walker to get around. An events center staff member told my dad that there is a section for people with walkers/​wheelchairs to sit, so we took his advice and walked toward that section. The handicap section only had about 20 seats in it, and we were told that only one family member can sit with the person with the disability. What the hell kind of policy is that? Since there were at least 10 of us, we asked for another option. The events staff member was eager to dismiss us, and sent us upstairs to where the suites are. So, my entire family including two octogenarians went upstairs to find– guess what– all the suites to be locked. Eventually we gave up and just carefully assisted my grandmother down the stairs to the regular seating.
When the ceremony was over, another events staff member told my grandmother that she needed to exit through some secret door behind a curtain rod (so as not to be trampled or in the way?) This again was infuriating, as only one family member was allowed to assist her; the rest of us had to exit through the main doors and then reconnect with them.
The final cherry on the top of this turd cupcake was that it took me 45 minutes to exit the parking lot after this event. The orange vested crew members were seemingly useless in controlling traffic. We all just sat there and hoped we didn’t run out of gas.
DO: go to the Independence Events Center if you like hockey and do not require special arrangements for persons with disabilities (well, disabilities other than liking hockey).
DO NOT: choose to walk at your master’s program graduation ceremony if it is at the Independence Events Center and you have a family member attending that uses a walker.
DO: fill up your car with gas before going to the Independence Events Center, because you will be sitting in your car for at least 45 minutes. Maybe also bring one of those roadside bingo games.
DO NOT: put your car in park and walk over to Golden Corral. Ever, really.

We have seen several hockey and soccer games here… great center! My sone and his soccer team got to play an exhibition game before the Comets… he thought that was awesome! Great time had by all.

I’ve only been to the Events Center while my boyfriend has his hockey games and I watch from the stands. They do have a concession stand, but the service there is interesting. I only say that because throughout my entire purchase of hot chocolate, the person behind the counter did not say one word. And I’m not exaggerating at all. They also do have heaters for the stands, but they are never on. So I sit in 50 degree bleachers, which is ok because I bring a blanket and usually have hot chocolate or coffee. I’ve never been to the other side of the Events Center, but I’m sure that part is pretty awesome.

The Missouri Comets, part of the Major Indoor Soccer League, are part of the equation that help Sporting KC fans get through the off-​season. Parking is free, seats are comfortable, and there are a LOT of kids. I don’t have kids myself but can appreciate a place for good, clean, inexpensive fun with your family. Recommended.

The fact that the Events Center blocks off one side of Valley View Pkwy to let drivers out of the parking lot, redirecting them (and drivers headed toward 40 hwy) toward I-​70, is ridiculous. It’s unnecessary and a huge inconvenience. They don’t have police presence, it’s just some kid in a slightly reflective vest with a very dim light redirecting traffic. He’s very difficult to see at night and has almost been hit, by us and many other cars, on more than one occasion.
I’ve called the police and complained about it and they said it was illegal for them to block off the road without police presence, yet, they continue to do it. It shows how motivated the police are to take care of something that backs up traffic and is potentially dangerous to the person directing traffic.
The utter stupidity of the redirection of traffic has black listed the Events Center in my book.

If you build it they will come. And they did.
The Independence Events Center is a smaller midsized venue and home to the very popular Missouri Mavericks (hockey) and Missouri Comets (indoor soccer) as well as some other events including concerts, high school basketball and wrestling tournaments, cheerleading competitions and even some MMA fights. Feel free to check the schedule.
The sight lines are easy, clean and allow you a good view of the action no matter where you are. There is even an air of intimacy because even if you’re at the top you can still feel close to the action.
And yes, the parking is free for every vehicle. Big selling point.
Want to have fun and take the kids? A Mavericks or a Comets match is a good place to start.

Came here on a Saturday evening for a Mavrick’s hockey game. Here are some pros and cons:
–Parking is free!!!
–All the seats have an excellent view of the ice and are very comfortable
–Snacks are cheaper than most sporting events
–They announce before the game that they do not tolerate cursing and to tell an usher if you hear any.
–There are snacks out in the halls and vendors who walk up and down the stairs during the game.
–The jumbo-​tron screen/​camera work isn’t the best
–The «special effects» during the Mascot/​team entrance were pathetic. I actually laughed out loud at how pathetic they were.
–They should probably get better sponsors than Hooter’s, IHOP, and Sonic.
You’re not going to feel like you’re in a big city, professional game but you get a clear view of the ice and I never once got tired of sitting because the seats were so comfy!

Visited the Independence Events Center to see the Mavericks! Great venue! Seats are comfy and all have a pretty good view of the ice. Plus they have a Zarda’s BBQ inside which was just delicious! Ample parking, clean venue, worth the trip!

I have been to 3 concerts here and enjoyed each one.
The employees have been over the top nice and helpful. There are plenty of staff around to help too. I was wandering around looking for the will call to pick up my «meet and greet» pass. I asked an employee where to go, he walked me over to the booth and waited with me until I was helped. Awesome customer service!
The sound quality inside the venue is great. I have been able to hear every word, whether singing or talking to the crowd, very well. The seats are comfy and we haven’t had a bad view. If you aren’t into the band playing at the moment there is plenty of bar area seating.
Another plus, the parking is free. We park way out yonder and had to walk but so what? There are plenty of places I have had to pay (a lot!), park way out and still walk a distance.
I look forward to going to see a few Mavericks games. It seems like you can’t get a bad seat in this place.

I visited the Shopping Extravaganza for charity here. I live in Independence, but I’ve never been to the events center. Ofcourse, this wasn’t a sporting event.
But there’s 2 restaurants ran by Simeca’s sausage, and a President’s Club area. There’s atleast one set of bathrooms, which was clean and roomy. Not bad.
You go inside, and ofcourse, the inside area event I went to had hundreds of boutique booths, and Christopher Elbow Chocolates. Several local vegan bakeries were there. And a few beauty salons. finally got a feather extension from Salon Nuvo’s in Lee’s Summit, who’s booth seemed to be the most popular, except for the one with the chocolate.
As for the facility, it is where the Missouri Maverick’s play. While others might be irritated by the round-​about-​ads that are lit up around the bleachers, I find them fascinating and can stare at them… maybe I”m weird.
The sound system: I have no idea how anyone could’ve enjoyed Rob Zombie who played there last year, cause the sound cuts through you like a knife, leaving penetrating reverberation. I considered going to see Zombie, being a fan, but now I’m glad I reconsidered. The place is loud, and the sound could be improved upon.
You don’t enter it from the «front» the «front» is on the side. Parking is plentiful. That can be confusing. All in all, whether it’s a sports event, or an event like I attended, it is a nice facility to have in Independence, MO.

This is a new-​ish facility & it’s pretty impressive. The main rink, home ice of the Mavericks, has nice seating (not overly roomy if you’re a big person, but reasonably comfy) and excellent sightlines that I imagine serve well for concerts, too. There’s also a smaller rink used for league hockey, public skates, and so forth. Lots of free parking, although the lot’s layout is rather convoluted (and exacerbated by piles of snow left after plowing out the last storm.)

I play open hockey once a week or so here and they seem to have decent ice most of the time and since it is a newer building their locker rooms are still nice. It is a full size rink which is a plus compared to line creek.
I still prefer line creek to this and play in a league there due to location and the people at line creek are much friendlier and try to make you a better player, where about half of the guys at independence will steal the puck from a 12 year old kid and when they score act like their a super hero.

What a great place to see a concert or hockey game. When then built this venue, they obviously knew what they were doing. The sight-​lines are great, acoustics right-​on and their staff is beyond friendly.
They know how to do an event right. The treat you as a guest as opposed to most large-​scale venues where they herd you in like cattle. Add on top of that, free parking, reasonably priced food and beverages and you’re golden!
They also hold a good gun show on this side of town, which rarely happens.
Not everything needs to happen downtown or in JoCo!!!