Wayne T.
Yelp
This is by far one of the worse musical experiences I have ever experienced. We went for the Labor Day Extravaganza! Flyer said, "Doors Open at 10:00 PM, so we got there at 9:00 PM for good measure. We had Groupon-discounted tickets and after waiting in line for oven an hour, finally getting to the front wooohooo "We're finally getting in right? " WRONG!!!... they sent us to ANOTHER line because they didn't have the scanners for our tickets...frustration level is up to my waistline at this point. After another half hour or so we finally get in, and as big as that place is, it seemed almost empty even though there were hundreds of people inside. We figured, let's get a drink and this nightmare won't seem so bad, right?-- WRONG.. lines weren't bad because 80% of the people were still outside, but the prices YIKES.. were so high, there was no way we were going to pay those ridiculous rip-off prices. Now frustration level is up to my neck...
The staff seemed very inexperienced and borderline incompetent. Nobody seemed to know what was going on, and WHEN (not IF) there was a problem, nobody quite seemed to know how to fix it without going to find a manager who seemed to be in the "Witness Protection Program," for the FBI--nowhere to be found.
The lights were so-so, but it seemed that no matter where I stood, that darn laser kept on shining in my eyes.. I guess I can't complain about free lasek surgery right?
For 2 hours and 45 minutes they put DJ after DJ on the stage playing song after song. The music wasn't bad; some were nostalgic and brought back, but I didn't come for that, I want live music, and at this point my frustration bubbled over and we'd had it. We were "this" close to leaving, but decided to wait another 15 minutes. Around 1:00 AM the first artist graced the stage, the sound quality was so horrible, it sounded like a radio that wasn't quite tuned correctly-- maybe hearing every third word or so. I could hear the DJ just fine because he had a wired mic, but the performers had wireless mics, so I'm thinking, "OK Genius, give her YOUR mic...nobody came here to hear YOU!!" Apparently, that concept was lost on the entire engineering crew because five artists went on stage before they figured out the problem.
The management there need to take some "Business Management" courses and at the local community college OR the owners need to hire competent people and now folks who seem like every event is their first. One would think that they'd have all the kinks worked out by now.
The venue is massive and have potential, but under current conditions and management, it's doubtful we'll pay money for anything there again.
The concert itself was great, but they had little to do with that. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy Beanie Man, Shaggy, Sanchez, Movado and others?