Unfortunately no matter the problems at this venue... Owners and management have made it clear they won't do anything about it. And why would they !? If a concert or artist is scheduled here that we are dying to see... We will go, no matter how painful the venue is to visit. This venue has changed names and ownership so many times and each opportunity to upgrade, is apparently snuffed at.
I have nothing new to add to the list of horrible things everyone has already heard but to sum it up... For $150.00 per ticket, I was so sadly disappointed by the following:
- Lack of structured traffic control and parking staff. Took 1.5 hours to get in AND WE PAID for premiere parking passes!
- there was no police traffic control for even the pedestrians... They were trusted to get their drunk selves across the street to the taxis !?
- lack of thorough security... Sure they checked our purses but no one scanned bodies and pockets... At one point during the concert, some guy was waving around a gun, scaring the living daylights out of the ppl around him!
- the bar and concessions has a sign that says "staffed by volunteer"... Um no. Not for $150.00 tickets and $14.00 drinks, am I going to be tolerant of some volunteer group to take their time getting though the line of 85 people ! No.
- they do not have nearly enough vendors walking through the crowds selling WATER. It was 107 and we are dying.
- for summer series concerts they need cooling stations around the venue and misting fans throughout the lawn and seats.
We sadly will not go back to this venue for a concert... They don't bring in anyone that is such a "must see" to make us live through that pain ever again.