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| - A decent, medium-sized venue that books shows good enough to keep you coming back, but just has a few annoying aspects that prevents me from becoming a fan.
First of all, whoever promotes for Marquee needs to stop bullshitting about ticket prices. All over the internet, I see ads for local shows at just $12. It's $15 when you get to the door. Guy in booth claims to have no clue what's going on, which is actually worse than saying it's a "service fee", which it is.
Also, WTF @ Security? No wonder you're so nonchalant about half-assed, TSA-style pat-downs. You're capturing images of my ID, too. I've seen either of those practices before, but never both at the same time.
When you get inside, you'll see a sloped concrete floor. Pretty cool for people standing in the back. The sound system is great. The lighting is pretty nice. Step outside and have a drink.
I won't complain about $7 beers at a show. I have paid $5 for a bottle of water in similar environments, so it's nothing unusually high. My issue is that the beers are not cold enough. It doesn't quite hit the spot. Also, WTF is up with it being $7 for Kiltlifter and $6 for PBR? Makes no sense. If you wanna drink, that's about the best you're gonna do, unless you like vodka/cranberry.
So 3 stars because I'll go to shows here, but nothing about my Marquee experience could be described as exceptional. It's a bare-bones venue that will book music just good enough to make you not hate the music business.
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