Partly. The reserved seats at Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater sit under the pavilion canopy and are largely protected, while the lawn is open sky and stays in direct sun until close to sunset. For a July 7:00 PM show, about 96% of the seating is effectively shaded on average across the evening.
Check YOUR seat for YOUR event →A pavilion canopy covers the reserved seats; the lawn is uncovered.
Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater (Tuscaloosa, AL) is oriented 282° from true north. We compute the sun's exact position for your date and start time and run it against the seating geometry, plus live schedules and an hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.
Interactive shade map for Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater · Satellite shadow view
Of all the outdoor rooms in this part of Alabama, Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater is about as shaded as they come. A canopy pushes overall coverage to roughly 96 percent across a typical 7 PM show, and even the most open seats do well. If you have been burned at other amphitheaters, this Tuscaloosa venue is an easy call.
The covered core is effectively fully shaded. Pit 2 and Pit 3, along with pavilion sections 102, 103, 104 and 105, all read 100 percent shaded during a typical show. Anywhere under the roof, you can stop thinking about the sun and just watch the stage.
Usually the lawn is the exposed option, but here it stays comfortable. Lawn 3 comes in around 83 percent shaded, with Lawn 9 near 81, Lawn 2 around 80 and Lawn 1 the most open at about 75 percent. Those are strong numbers for open grass.
Two things drive it. The sun sets early in high summer, at 8:00 PM, and it is already low at start time, only about 11 degrees above the horizon on a bearing of 289. With so little sun left when the show begins, coverage stays high from the first song, holding around 86 percent even in the 6 PM hour.
Tuscaloosa summers are warm and the evening air stays heavy, so bring water and go easy on the walk in, but the shade itself will not be your problem here.
The seating chart is mapped, so these figures are computed. For your seat and date, the interactive shade map shows how the shadow sits through the event.
Upcoming events at Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.