Cuomo: Spectators Can Return to Arenas, But Not Utica Sports fans and spectators at other entertainment events can begin returning to enjoy LIVE events, but based on guidelines released by New York State on Wednesday, the initial restart will not include Utica venues like the Adirondack Bank Center and The Stanley. Events will be permitted to allow spectators only if they have a seating capacity of 10,000 or more. This is the first statewide rollout of a plan to allow attendance at LIVE entertainment events. For the initial phase, capacity will be capped at 10-percent. The Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, home to Utica Comets and Utica City FC games, among other events, can seat 5,700. Utica's historic Stanley Theatre, meanwhile, can hold a little less than 3,000.