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| - We've been to Comerica/Dodge Theater many times over the years. Most of the time, the experience is enjoyable, even though the acoustics aren't great.
Last night, we saw Adam Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, et al. The show was supposed to start at 8 pm. As usual, we arrived about 30 mins prior to showtime to grab a beer and get seated.
Normally, doors open about an hour prior to showtime, but when we arrived, the lines were around the building and down a couple of blocks. Doors didn't even open until 7:55! I don't know if they didn't have enough staff, but the staff they did have was extremely slow moving.
I asked a few staff members what the hold up was, but just got blank looks and mumbled responses. It would have been nice if someone came out and apologized to everyone, but that certainly didn't happen.
You'd assume they'd start the show quite a bit layer to allow people to get drinks, get seated. They started about 15 mins late, and over half the audience was still in lobby! So, everyone was filing in to seats in the dark. Again, a helpful announcement would have been nice.
The bartender we happened to get was slower than a turtle, and when we asked why drink prices weren't posted, another blank stare came our way.
So, I'm thinking we'll skip this venue in the future. We go to a lot of concerts around the valley and I'm just tired of the poorly managed and unfriendly staff.
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