Houston Roller Derby

I last attended HRD in March 2015 and enjoyed it. Now defensive tactics resemble a Rugby Scrum. Very little skating actually occurs. We left soon after the second match began. Psych Ward Sirens used to be hard core skaters. Perhaps I was watching roller disco...?

This was my wife and my first ever Roller Derby. We had seats in the VIP box so we were sitting up front and personal. We were sitting there trying to figure out what was going on and a beautiful and sweet young lady by the name of Kelly Killpowski (Valkyries) came over and spent some time with us explaining the rules and what was going on! Wow talk about impressed. We had a lot of fun and fit right in with what I would call and eclectic crowd. I was sitting right next to one of the skaters great grandmother. The old lady was screaming and jumping up and down with the best of the kids. My wife and I are looking forward to the next Roller Derby!!!

awesome! exciting! intense! something different compared to other hobbies but i just found mine! already purchased tickets for next months game!!!

Took my adult children and had a blast!! Drinks are a little pricey but was worth it

The action was fun. It took a while to understand the scoring. The skaters worked very hard. The incessant announcements during the competition was an endless stream of advertisements. Annoying. Seats were good. Food was tolerable.

I had never attended a Roller Derby before this event. I didn't realize that it was an amateur event. However, it was a fun and entertaining event. I would have liked to have known that we could bring in our own folding chairs prior to the event. Standing for the duration of the event was uncomfortable. Next time, I'll bring chairs.

I only have one criticism. That being the .... no matter where you sit, unless you are on the floor or in the front row in the upper section, you will NOT get a veiw of the entire track. I dont like the open seating either. If you get up to go get a drink/snack or go to the bathroom, chances are you will lose your seat.

Love the houston roller derby. Always a great time and family friendly

People watching at this event was unmatched and once you figured out the rules, the event was fun, too.

A different kind of evening! We learned at least the general rules of a new sport and enjoyed the personalities on the floor and in the stands! Definitely something everyone should experience at least once!

It may take you a minute to comprehend what's happening if you've never seen roller derby before, but once you begin to see the technique and strategy inside the chaos, you realize these women truly are professional athletes with skills they've acquired through consummate training. They hit hard and skate crazy fast, but when the bout is over the skaters are totally accessible, like few other sports of this caliber. Autographs for yourself or your kiddos are easily acquired by sticking around after the bout to "rush the track" so to speak, where you can meet the skaters. On top of all of that, you can have a drink with your favorite skater by attending the after party, which is always announced by the announcers, so you know where to go. It's a great sport! With some really special athletes who skate for the love of the sport and its fans, nothing more.

This was my first time going to a roller derby. They explained the rules at the beginning, which I really appreciated. The players had great personalities and interacted with the crowd, the announcers were entertaining as well. It was a memorable evening and the price is right! The ONLY bad thing was that the seats in the balcony are totally worn out. It was very uncomfortable sitting on the lumpy/nonexistent foam of the balcony seats. They really really need to be restuffed!

My husband and I had never seen roller derby in person and really enjoyed it. One thing would have made it a lot more enjoyable and that's knowing we could have bought chairs. I thought I looked very carefully at the information when purchasing the tickets and never saw this mentioned.

Spend the extra few bucks and buy the VIP tickets but don't wait until just before 7 to get there. You want to get a good seat in the VIP area. There may be chairs and all but you still don't have an assigned seat and want to get a prime viewing spot. If you get the GA tickets you'll find yourself standing for 2+ hours or sitting on the hard floor. Just a word of advice from this middle aged gal. For your ticket you get a garage band, hilarious (but informative) announcers, a few in the crowd promotions, two hour long games and if your lucky like we were you meet some very cool people who are having fun too! This is not the roller derby of your Saturday mornings as a kid...these gals follow league rules, play hard and have some mad skating skills. Plus very cool names: Bustin' Beaver, Rapid Monkey (which we thought was Rabid Monkey most of the night!), Jekyll & Heidi, Mayhem Angelou and this one Fright Train that kicked some serious skating butt. The usual overpriced Bayou Place booze is available, they sell some cool merch for the roller derby teams and it's good clean fun...bring your family.

My husband and I took our two teenage daughters to roller derby. We had never been to one before, so this was a first for all of us. It was awesome! Great family fun! I have to say that the floor close to the track has the best view for action. If possible get VIP seating! The roller girls were super nice as well. I got pictures with quite a few of them. We will definitely do this again!

Personal attention at the door, the volunteers help you find a seat and answer questions, easy trackside viewing, awesome VIP seating really impressed me as a first time attendee. The action on the track was great, the commentators were non-stop with play-by-play and fan interaction with the teams after each bout was really cool to see. The only thing i can to make it better would be a replay screen. I wish I made it to the after party to meet all those ladies, they were fantastic.

The roller derby is a lot of fun, I highly recommend everyone going out and seeing it.