Is there shade at Sandy Amphitheater?

Sandy Amphitheater: choosing seats around the evening sun

Sandy Amphitheater runs on the sunnier side of this group, so the seat you pick matters. Our model puts a typical 7 PM show in Sandy at about 64 percent shade overall, covered seats stay comfortable, while the open lawn works for its view.

Covered pavilion holds the shade

The best cover is up in the pavilion. Section 213 reads near 86 percent shaded across the event, with 111, 212, 110, 101 and 201 following in the mid-to-high 70s and low 80s. Those are the seats to aim for while the sun is still up.

The lawn is the open bet. Lawn 4, 5, 6 and 7 all sit around 50 percent shade, half sun, half shade across the show. It is the roomier, cheaper ticket, and the trade is an open western sky early on.

A long summer evening

Sandy holds a late summer sunset, around 8:56 PM in high summer, so a 7 PM show starts well before dusk. At the beginning the sun is low, about 19 to 20 degrees up and bearing west-northwest, which puts glare across the open seating. That early light is why the from-6 PM shade figure, near 40 percent, comes in under the full-event average.

The evening handles the rest. As the sun drops toward the mountains it pulls off the seating, and once it sets the whole amphitheater is shaded. A later start, or the back half of any show, is the easy stretch, and sunglasses cover the early western sun on the lawn.

For the shadow line on your exact date and section, open the interactive shade map.