Great venue for live music. The chandeliers are gorgeous and the place is open and spacious. The drinks are a big more than I would like for Charlotte prices ($7-$10 for a cocktail) but not so outrageous to make me go the night sober. I went here for a cover band show, which isn't as popular as the current acts coming to town, so it was a tolerable crowd. You actually had enough room to breathe and even dance a little. I can imagine this place getting pretty packed though with bigger names as the headliners.
I still haven't figured out the parking situation in the area. There's so much parking in the big lots close by and yet they are still so full, but the amount of people I see never seems to match up. Where are all these phantom cars coming from?
I love live music and expect I'll be back here from time to time. It's a place you can't avoid if you are into that scene, but it's definitely tolerable and even enjoyable if you have the right mindset going in.