The artists and sound was great. That’s where the positives stop. 1st issue is the venue doesn’t have their own parking. They rely on city parking and the surrounding businesses to take advantage of the fact there is a concert going on. We had to park about 1/2 mile away from the venue at Hollywood Casino. 2nd issue is we had to line up along main st on the sidewalk to gain entrance to the venue. When we joined the line (about 45 minutes from show start) we were about .4 to .3 miles from the entrance. We did not get in until after the first artist started playing after having a 30 minute delay (so in total 1.25+ hours in line). Once inside the lines for merchandise and concessions were so long that it made no sense to jump in them. I went to my seat to enjoy some of the first act. After about 30-45 minutes I decided to try The concessions again. At that time there were still people entering the venue (1.5hrs after scheduled show time start) that had been waiting in line behind us. Concessions took me close to 30 minutes at that time to go thru the line. I noticed something strange as I’m two or three away from ordering. The workers are opening all soda bottles and water bottles and keeping the caps. I know it is state law in Maine that all alcohol has to be served open, but soda is news to me. I asked when it was my turn to order about keeping the caps so I could carry multiple bottles back and not have to wait in line again and was told no they had to open them. So I bought my 3 bottles of water and went back to my seat trying not to spill them. Get back and there are cup holders built into the seat backs in front of you. Cool!! NOPE! Now every time someone shuffles past you they are brushing up against your open containers. Not to mention with all containers being open that makes it a lot easier for someone to slip something in your drink. It did start to mist a little bit and rain for like 2 minutes. Glad I was wearing a rain jacket as it is an all outdoor venue. Lastly my mother went to go to concessions during the main act when it was far less busy. She ordered chicken tenders and fries (heard from someone else that’s all that was available). I had her leftovers and one of the tenders was still chewy and raw in the middle.

Very rarely have I seen a show booked here in Bangor and not at the venue we normally go to. This was one example so we figured we would give it a shot. I wish this venue would have worked out better as it is closer than the one that I normally go to, but this was such a horrible experience I will never give it another chance. My mom who went with me feels the exact same way.