SECC really nice. (SECC)

Member Name: playmate

Product:	SECC
Date:	23/10/08 (517 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Place.

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I went to see lee Evans last night at the SECC in Glasgow, and it was an excellent concert.

This was the first time that I have been to the SECC and I was really impressed with it.

There is two parts to the SECC, the first part is the Conference centre which the building is really new and ultra modern, it really reminds me of a slightly different version of the Sydney Opera House, but my friend thought that it looked liked an armadillo, with all the parts lying over each other.
The second part is the place that all the concerts and any exhibitions happen in. This is the Exhibition Centre.

The exhibition centre is absolutely massive. When we went last night we never really had much time to look around, but we were in hall number 4. The seating is not always set out, so it changes with every concert depending on specifications of the band, comedian etc.

When we went the hall was set out slightly differently than the last time I was there. It was set out in blocks. Blocks with a double letter were in front of the stage E.G AA, BB, etc. Then the other seats were up a level and were tiered so that you can see over the other people in front of you. These were blocks A, B, etc. We were in block D which was on the right of the stage, we could still see perfectly and even if we were struggling to see there was 3 large screens that were on the middle of the stage, then on the left and the right of the stage as well.

There is also places that you can eat, have a coffee, and also purchase drink as well. When the concert was about to start you were not allowed to leave the hall that you were in as no entry re-entry passes were given out. But there is a bar and also toilets in each hall as well so there really is no need to go out of the hall.

Even though there is a lot of toilets inside the SECC, you were still having to queue for about 5 minutes before you were able to use them, this is just with the sheer amount of people that were there.

****How to get there.****

By Road
SECC is just off Junction 19 of the M8 motorway. On-site parking is available for over 2,500 vehicles at £5.00 per car per visit. There are 2 car parks the east and the west. We actually managed to park in a side street, we didn't have to pay for it either because it was after a certain time at night. Where we parked we had to walk over this huge bridge that went over the dual carriage way, then you come out of the other side at the entrance to the SECC.

By Air
Glasgow is served by three international airports, Glasgow International, Glasgow Prestwick and Edinburgh International.
Glasgow's International Airport is less than 15 minutes drive by direct motorway link from the city centre
From the airport, First Bus 757 service operates daily (every 20 minutes) to Glasgow City Centre via the SECC and return.

By Rail
Glasgow has the largest rail network in the UK outside London. Glasgow's Central Station is connected with every city in the UK, while Queen Street Station serves central and northern Scotland. Call National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7484950. Once you're in Glasgow, your journey right to our front door can be completed by train Trains run to the SECC from the city centre with a journey time of just three minutes.

By Coach
Coach operators run services to Glasgow's Buchanan Bus Station from throughout the UK.

****Accommodation****

SECC is located within easy reach of the major city centre hotels as well as smaller hotels and guest houses in the city's west end. There are 6,000 hotel bedrooms within two miles of the Centre over 2,500 of which are in four or five star establishments.
In addition, three of the hotels are hotels on-site:

The 283 bedroom four-star Crowne Plaza, which is connected to the SECC by a covered link
The 164 bedroom three-star City Inn and
The 106 bedroom Campanile
There are currently proposals for a further two hotels on site.

****Contact****

SECC
Exhibition Way
Finnieston
Glasgow
G3 8YW
Tel: 0141 248 3000
Fax: 0141 226 3423
@: info@secc.co.uk

Summary: Go on buy a ticket.