rev:text
| - I have been to this venue on 4 different occasions to see 4 different events, and while I have experienced better, This venue is still a pretty decent venue. I have seen the Gorillaz, Paramore, She&Him, and Aziz Ansari at this venue, and each experience was different than the last.
The way the venue is laid out is pretty simple. You have the stage up front, a space for GA or more chair ( depending on the event), and then you have the first level seating. From there is a second level or seats above the very back of the venue, and a third above that, and I have sat in each section. When I saw the Gorillaz, Paramore, and Aziz Ansari, I had purchase a seated tickets. For the Gorillaz I had gotten tickets up in the third floor, just happy that I had gotten tickets to see one of my favorite bands. When I went to see Paramore a friend had got us tickets in the second floor, and with Aziz i got be and my brother tickets relatively close to the stage in the first floor of seating.
Now I had a good time at all three shows, don't get me wrong. But in my opinion, unless you enjoy seeing tiny moving specs which you have to assume is someone you adore, I wouldn't recommend getting seats in anywhere other than the first level or GA. While I know some simply go to listen to live music, when I go to a concert I like to be up close watching these performers perform. That is simply something that you cannot do sitting down in a seat yards away from the stage. However, I will admit that in some instances the artist have made accommodations utilizes projectors, which show the performers on the walls on both sides of the stage up close and in a manner so that people in the back can be assured that they are looking at people. Aside from the stunted view from the cheap seats, I will say the seats are not that bad, but they are a little small and close together and can get pretty uncomfortable.
But still in my opinion GA is the best option for this venue. I most recently saw She&Him when they were in town, and I feel that the experience wouldn't have been the had I been far away from the stage.
Aside from that, the times I have gone to the venue, they had and a concession stand, and bar, however, like most movie theatres, they offered their concessions at extremely inflated prices.
It is a pretty decent venue, but depending on the type of show, or experience, you are expecting, the level of which you enjoy the hours you spend here will vary. As will the price per ticket. More high brow artists will obviously charge more for tickets, and lower level seating, and GA are amongst the priciest locations to buy tickets.
These are my experiences with the venue, but like I said at the beginning of this review, your experience will simply depend on your own sensibilities.
|