This is the smaller concert venue within the Riverbend Music Center. The facilities face each other and share restrooms and concessions ( as bad as they both are ). The facilities are so tired, outdated and the concessions are horrible. Carnival type food, overpriced drinks all sitting on hot black asphalt. Old stale hotdogs and nachos just don’t cut it anymore in 2025. There is no place to sit if you want to have a drink before you go into the seating bowl. I enjoy this facility more than the larger concert venue because it’s a lot more intimate and there are some beautiful river birches on either side of the seating bowl which creates a nice atmosphere. They’re in the process of demolishing the old Coney Island amusement park so hopefully whatever they plan to do will be something a little more fan friendly so people will actually want to stay and do something before they go into a concert instead of just getting out of their car and going in to the show and then leaving. Right now, the parking lot is in shambles as it is just a big gravel lot with a lot of barricades pointing you away from the original entrance to the venue.There is so much potential for this facility but small video monitors, bad sound, bathrooms that resemble outdoor campgrounds and the stage frame with a Miami Vice color scheme, please take it out of the 80’s and bring it...
Read moreHonestly I was amazed at how high quality this venue was. For the price I paid to get in, plus parking being included... easily the best venue I've been to for any big shows. It does get a little stuffy in the seating area if you're not under a fan, and the constant +80% humidity we've been having lately isn't helping, but the breeze is nice when it comes. Seats themselves are EXCELLENT. Ballpark style seating, but like 3 models of ballpark seating ago kinda seats, where there's cupholders in front of you on the back of the next row, the seats themselves have room to accomodate larger and squirmy guests, and the row & numbers are actually clearly & easily visible. And the amount of restrooms there is just so good. Consessions seemed to be more than a touch pricey, I think a little more than most other places even.
Overall, will definitely back next time. Coney Island being closed was a huge plus to today's experience, considering you have to drive through the middle of it to get in or out, and the parking was very easy too, but again, this venue is amazing. Design, acoustics, planning, layout. It's...
Read moreMy mom and I saw Yanni here for the acropolis anniversary tour this summer and we had a great time. The view from our seats was wonderful. Thankfully the weather was nice and not to hot or you would bake. Big drawback are the seats which are just metal chairs and very close together as we were in the lower floor area about 13 rows back I believe. View was great . But unless u are a "normal" size person it's not comfortable. The lighting was very good as well as the sound. The large overly sponsored monitors do make it very nice to see the performance. Maybe something to help air circulate a little more would help. Overall I enjoyed the concert and the venue. I'm sure we ll go back again. But I think they could take what they have and make it better.....
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