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This page outlines important policies to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience at the First Horizon Coliseum. Please familiarize yourself with the following guidelines:

Mobile Entry

With mobile ticketing, you can use your phone to access and download tickets to use for safe and contactless entry into Greensboro Coliseum shows!

Bag Policy

For safety and efficiency, we recommend entering without a bag. If necessary, guests are permitted to bring in one small bag that meets the following guidelines.

Permitted Bags

  • Clear Bags: Clear vinyl or plastic bags, one-gallon Ziploc-style storage bags, and clear vinyl or plastic backpacks, measuring no larger than 12” x 6” x 12”.
  • Small Clutch Bags: Small bags up to 4.5” x 6.5” (approximately the size of a hand), with or without a handle or strap, do not have to be clear.
  • Medical Bags: Medical bags, including diaper bags when accompanied by a child, will be inspected before entry.

Greensboro Coliseum Complex personnel reserve the right to deny entry to any bag or item that is deemed unsafe for admission. Guests who do not follow building policies or decline to be inspected may be denied entry or required to leave the venue. Greensboro Coliseum Complex does not provide a bag check or lockers for bags. All bags left in lobbies will be discarded.

For more information on our updated Bag Policy, please visit the link below.

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Prohibited Items

The following items are not allowed to be brought into the Greensboro Coliseum Complex:

  • Alcoholic or other beverages
  • Artificial noise makers
  • Audio or video recording equipment
  • Cameras (check event-specific policies)
  • Bags (See Bag Policy above)
  • Beach balls
  • Canes, chains, or sticks (non-medical use canes)
  • Cans, glass, or metal containers
  • Coolers (unless for medical supplies)
  • Costume masks
  • Diaper bags (unless accompanied by a baby)
  • E-cigarettes and vapes
  • Fireworks or any explosive
  • Folding chairs*
  • Food and beverage
  • Helium balloons
  • Illegal drugs
  • Knives of any size
  • Larger electronic devices (tablets, laptops, iPads, etc.)
  • Laser pointers
  • Pets (except service animals)
  • Promotional items with commercial identification
  • Strollers
  • Tape recorders
  • Large golf or non-telescopic umbrellas
  • Weapons of any description, including firearms (even with a permit)
  • Signs, banners, flags, or any items obstructing views or posing security risks
  • Other items deemed by Coliseum management to pose safety risks or diminish event enjoyment for other patrons.

* - Chairs are permitted at White Oak Amphitheatre events for guests with Lawn tickets. Please see White Oak Amphitheatre Policies section below or visit the White Oak Amphitheatre venue page.

White Oak Amphitheatre Policies

Bring Your Own Chair

Guests with General Admission (Lawn) tickets are allowed to bring their own chairs to White Oak Amphitheatre events, within the following guidelines. 

  • Chair backs are not to exceed 32” in height measured from the ground to the top of the chair back.

  • Seat bottoms are not to exceed 9” measured from the ground to the chair seat cushion.

Rental Chairs

Lawn chairs are also available for rent for General Admission (Lawn) ticketholders for $10 per chair (subject to availability).

  • Rental chairs may be rented upon entering the venue just inside entry gates at White Oak Amphitheatre.
  • Rental chairs should be left on the lawn for pick-up by Coliseum Complex staff after the show concludes.

Permitted Items

A few items that would normally be prohibited at Greensboro Coliseum Complex events are permitted at White Oak Amphitheatre events only. All items are subject to inspection.

  • Blankets
  • Binoculars
  • Telescopic umbrellas - no longer than 12" when compacted.

For more information on White Oak Amphitheatre, please visit the White Oak Amphitheatre venue page.