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| - I would rather be at the Marquee.
So, this place is cleaner and more organized than the Marquee, and it's intimate like the Marquee, but it's a real disappointment to arrive early, get yourself at the very front where you're right at the gate, and then only get to see the band play half of the show because the stage is turned away from you half of the time.
Even when there were 5 layers of people in front of me at the Marquee I felt closer to the band than when I was at the very front of the Celebrity, because I actually got to see the band the whole time at the Marquee. And the bands seem to get to know the closer individuals in the audience better at the Marquee.
If you're lucky, you'll get a super talented band at the Celebrity, like Slightly Stoopid, who will play the stage well and run around the back once in a while and really engage with you, but even then, it's a let down to miss so much while you're staring at the equipment and wondering what cool thing the band just did that got the audience on the other side all riled up.
Pluses --
1) it's intimate (but not as intimate as the Marquee).
2) Free parking if the band is smaller.
3) it's clean and well-managed.
4) There's a club downstairs where you can wait until they open the doors.
5) The spinning stage has a cool visual effect if you don't mind staring at the back of the equipment half the time.
6) Most of the seating is excellent if you like sitting (I don't) and -- again -- if you don't mind staring at the back of the equipment half the time.
The Big Fat Minus --
You're staring at the back of the equipment half the time!
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