Southern Theatre — Attraction in Columbus

We saw ProMusica with Leslie Odom Jr. here, and sat in the second balcony. (Great organization and a great show, but I'll keep my comments to the venue itself.) It's a cool little old theatre, with the emphasis on "little"--kind of an interesting setup, because the stage is skinny but deep. This means that in terms of visibility, there really isn't a bad seat in the house, which is really nice.

The balcony seats weren't as crammed as I was fearing, particularly because each row has a little wall in front of it, so your knees aren't right up against someone else's shoulders. I thought the seating was pretty comfortable.

One problem we had was with the acoustics, which surprises me given how many people are saying the sound was great. For us it was particularly iffy when the whole orchestra and band were playing together--I think the space just isn't meant for that many instruments, at least up in the balcony. The vocals sometimes got drowned out, and in general there were issues with distinguishing instruments. On quieter songs where the orchestra wasn't playing, sound was much better. So, something to think about if you're seeing live music with a lot of voices--things might sound better down on the floor though.

Overall, nice intimate theatre, and we had...

My wife and I were here for a show on 9/22/22 and had an amazing experience. She had just found out that her knee was fractured the morning of the concert. I myself am also legally blind and as such rely on her to help me get around in crowded areas. We had seats way up in the second balcony, and her knee made it quite difficult for us to get all the way up there. Even worse, once we got up to our seats, she was unable to sit properly due to there not being enough room for her fully extended leg in a leg brace. Lucky I thought to ask if there was anything that could be done. This was when James saved the day. He said he would see if there was anything he could do, and he managed to find us two seats that not only had enough room to accommodate my wife's leg brace, but also put us much closer so that i was able to see the show better. James really went above and beyond for us and helped make the concert a truly memorable one. Thank you...

First time visiting and have to say we were impressed!

Reason for visit: Went to see a band called Apocalyptica (they were fantastic by the way).

Positives: Venue was beautiful! Staff was friendly and helpful. Drink selection was on par and reasonably priced. Women's restrooms were clean and still had hot water to wash your hands during the intermission rush.

There were only two draw backs:

1. I probably will never visit by myself, if the show is at night, since the area isn't the best at that time.
2. Where we sat, while super close, part of the stage was obstructed by an amplifier. -Note: this may only have been the case due to band choice on where they placed their amplifier.

Overall; highly recommend for...