Partly. The reserved seats at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre 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 86% 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.
Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (West Valley City, UT) is oriented 318° 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 Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre · Satellite shadow view
Of the numbers we compute for this venue, one stands out: across a typical 7 PM summer show, about 86 percent of seats at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre sit in shade, and the whole run of covered pavilion sections reads a clean 100 percent. That is the canopy doing exactly what a canopy is for.
Sections 102, 103, 104, 202, 203 and 204 all come in fully shaded across the event. The covered structure over West Valley City's amphitheatre blocks the low evening sun outright, so anyone with a pavilion ticket is settled from the first song regardless of where the sun sits. Even early on the coverage holds up well, around 6 PM, before the light drops, about 73 percent of the venue is already shaded, notably better than most open-roof rooms manage.
The open lawn is where the sun still wins. Lawn 6 through 9 range from about 50 to 61 percent shaded, worst at the far end. The sun sets late here, near 8:57 PM, and by 7 PM it is only about 20 degrees up in the west-northwest around 281 degrees, low, but with plenty of open sky over the grass to shine through. A lawn seat means sun for part of the show and relief as the evening fades.
For near-guaranteed shade, take the canopy; for the lawn, sit back and count on the last stretch before sunset. To see where the shadow line lands for your date at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, open the interactive shade map and set your start time.
Upcoming events at Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.