Northrop Auditorium seating chart

Before you purchase your Northrop Auditorium tickets you may want to have a copy of your Northrop Auditorium seating chart so you are aware of where your Northrop Auditorium tickets are located.

The Northrop Auditorium holds a whopping 4800 people - which is almost double of the Orpheum Theater. The State Theater and Pantages Theater hold only around 1000 people.

Although when a lot of people think of the Northrop Auditorium they think of all the different concerts they have attended there, the Northrop also has a distinguished presence around the University. The Northrop hosts graduation ceremonies for all schools at the University of Minnesota. Also, the Northrop Auditorium hosts several events for the University like conferences lectures from renowed authors and artists. The Northrop has hosted lectures from T.S. Eliot and Robert Frost.

Ground broke on the Northrop Auditorium in 1928. The site that it is now on used to be the College of Pharmacy's garden. The Northrop Dance seasons are very important to the history of the auditorium. The first dance season began in 1970-71 with the Northrop's commitment to be a premier international ballet and contemporary, national, and cultural dance venues.

If you are on the U of MN campus the Northrop Auditorium is a beautiful building that is worthy of a tour. The Northrop Auditorium's history is shown throughout the entire building, every renovation takes special steps to preserve the rich and historic setting of the Northrop Auditorium building.

Restaurants by the Northrop

There are not a ton of restaurants by the Northrop that are not college bars or fast food. The one thing the UofMN is missing is fine dining. But then again, why would you put up an upscale restaurant when the main neighborhood clientele is college students.

When I think of a 'nice place' to have dinner by the Northrop Auditorium, Loring Pasta Bar comes to mind. It is a unique one of a kind space that is beautifully decorated. In the summer the front panels of the building come off so the 15th Avenue side is completely open. The Loring Pasta Bar offers a unique atmosphere that cannot be replicated.

If you're not in the mood for Stub n Herb's greasy bar food, Big 10 or Jimmy Johns subs, McDonalds, or Mesa Pizza or Pizza Hut Loring Pasta bar is your place. They specialize in affordable pasta dishes and awesome appetizers. You can read their full menu here.

Also, the Loring Pasta Bar offers a 30% off your total bill with your student ID. Which you can use at any time except 6-9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. For a restaurant by the Northrop Auditorium just off campus that is a very generous discount. Since the Varsity Theater and Loring Pasta Bar are owned by the same person, you can also receive a 10% off discount at the Loring on the night of your Varsity Theater show. All you need to do is present your ticket stub when you pay your bill.

After you have purchased your Northrop Auditorium tickets for the Chelsea Handler show or an upcoming dance performance you can chose from a few Northrop Auditorium restaurants, but my recommendation is always going to be the Loring Pasta Bar!


Fun fact: Loring Pasta Bar has won the City Pages' 'Coolest Bathroom in Minneapolis' award more than one year in a row.

Chelsea Handler tickets

Are you ready for more Chelsea Handler?! Well, apparently Chelsea Handler's promotors think we are. Northrop Auditorium tickets for the SECOND Chelsea Handler show go on sale this Friday. Chelsea Handler's first show at 8pm must have made Northrop Auditorium tickets a hot commodity because there is now a show at 11pm. I think that time is going to be a little late for Minneapolis comedy fans, but at least the show is on a Saturday night. If it would have been on a Thursday or Sunday it is doubtful that any Northrop Auditorium tickets would sell out for the second show!

This is a week of second shows! Bon Jovi has announced that they are adding an additional Xcel Energy Center show on April 8th. At least Chelsea Handler's people are more on top of things that Bon Jovi's. Xcel Energy Center tickets for the second Bon Jovi show go on sale Friday as well, however, I am not sure how this one is going to pan out. The second show is on a Thursday night, which may be a hard sell considering most of Bon Jovi's fans will have to work the next day! Bon Jovi, what are you thinking? Friday or Saturday nights only!!!!

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