Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater — Attraction in Castle Rock

Ok, so I know this place has TONS of great reviews...and maybe my experience here was a complete fluke...but OH MY GOD. My buddies all flew in from different spots around the country to see Night Ranger this weekend. We were all SO excited to hang out and see one of our favorite bands from the 80s. The venue is gorgeous, great food, great drinks...weather was just perfect. Staff was super friendly...A+ across all those fronts. I have been to tons of concerts over the course of my life- like hundreds of venues both big and small. This was by far (and its not even close) the WORST sounding show I've ever heard. Not sure who's fault it was (the band or the venue) but it literally sounded like they were playing through pillows. Like THICK pillows...to the point where it was literally impossible to enjoy the show. I heard tons of people around us complaining about the same thing. It's a small place...should have been rockin' with that 80s rock and roll vibe. Honestly, it was such a bummer. I've never seen anything like it before. I cant see myself buying a ticket to this Amphitheater ever again- which really stinks. Sigh, man I was so...

We went for the Hairball concert. This is a great venue!!! They have carts to take you up to the entrance if you end up parking a long way away. They have a couple people working the line to check tickets and give wristbands. The ladies searching your stuff were a little overboard, making you remove chairs from the carriers and turning them inside out, going through everything with a fine tooth comb which made some of us miss most of the first act. There are different sections to buy tickets for and most of it is first come, first serve. They do have a few tables to reserve. I don't think there is a bad seat in the place. It's rain or shine for the concerts and it definitely rained on us but it was so much fun. The park is beautiful and well kept. They even have a zip line which we may go back...

Thoroughly enjoyed my time watching "That Eighty's Band" tonight! They were AWESOME!! I highly recommend them!!

My only wish was for spectators to stay off the stage while the musicians are performing. There didn't appear to be anyone regulating that and it got so bad a guy stood in the middle of the stage video recording the band for an entire song despite probably 100 people attempting to watch behind him. And more and more people were getting on the stage as the evening progressed which gave the musicians less and less space to perform.

Love the band, love the venue, love the price (free!), but did not love the lack of consideration from...