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| - I've been going to Club Red ever since they were down by the 101. I was a fan of the original location for being a small, cheap concert venue, so I was a little skeptical when they decided to upgrade and move over here (which is a little closer to my place, so that's pretty cool). My first time there was when a band called Devil City Angels played there. I'm kind of big on hair metal and was aware of some of the people in the band, and even their opening band was Femme Fatale, and Nita Strauss and Courtney Cox were in the band, and I'm a fan of them. They had V.I.P tickets for the show, which isn't really my thing, so I got regular general admission which was pretty cheap. Most Club Red shows I've been to have easily been under $25. The front of the stage was barricaded for the VIP with tables set up. General admission was barricaded up to the sound guys, so we were at about the mid part of that venue, which still weren't a bad viewing area. There weren't very many people at all in the general admission, I've even noticed James Kottak (drummer for Scorpions) and Warrants singer in the VIP, so I assumed they had a lot of close friends fill up the front. The sound wasn't at its best, but I don't expect much professionalism in venues like this.
I've seen a few other shows since this one, some had VIP, but the front wasn't barricaded like my first show there. I don't know if they did away with that, or if it just depends on the band. The VIP was mostly for early entry/meet and greet, but anyone could be up front. The best show I've seen there was back in December with Omnium Gatherum, Leaves Eyes, and Sonata Arctica. I'm not a fan of SA, but I wanted to see the other two live pretty badly. The bands and the sound guys were at their best this time, and it's my favorite show at that new Club Red so far.
As for security. I don't if people have bad days or not, or if its because I'm a very chill person, but I have never, in all my shows at this and the original location, have had any bad experiences with security. The check in process is always quick and smooth and I haven't had any confrontation with them, so I really don't see the big deal since most are just doing their jobs.
The bar, well, I'm not a big drinker, I mostly stay at front of the stage for the whole show, including getting there early to see every band. I find bars (especially concert bars) expensive, I mean $4-$5 for a little can of beer is kind of, meh for me. Plus drunks at shows are kind of an annoyance for me, good thing most of them stay at the bar area anyways.
If there is one knock on the place that would make it even better is if they either got better sound equipment, or a better sound guy. The Sontata Arctica show sounded excellent, but some others have been kind of down. But still, its not a big deal breaker. I've seen worse shows, sound wise, at a concert stage outside of a casino before lol
So overall, this place is still my favorite venue for a concert. I rather spend $20 and see a band play at the front of the stage, than see a band at a big arena, and spend $40+ for nosebleeeds. People shouldn't expect much, when most of the shows are under $30, but its quite an experience if you truly love concerts and music, and want to enjoy music. If you just want to drink and get drunk, just go to a dive bar lol
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