Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre — Attraction in Mableton

Terrific venue, loved the covered seating and options to BYO. Parking was perfect, seating assists were professional. But what on earth happened with the sound? Audio folks couldn't get the sound EQ'd to get lead quitars or voices clear and on top of other instruments. Audio people 'appeared' to either not respond, respond late to performers requests to fix problems, or seemed to fail to verify whether they'd actually fixed issues which seemed to worsen through most of the performances. With talent such as Mr. Whalum and Mr. Butler, we missed hearing so much of what is truly their unique greatness. I learned this morning that the same sort of thing happened last year. What's the deal with that? Attendees who came to see Mr. Butler and Mr. Whalum obviously were not in their seats to experience distractions,...but were their for genuine musical performances for which Mr. Butler and Mr. Whalum are renowned. In all fairness, I know sound check setup and teardown isn't automatic. It's hectic and pressurized. And I know that things can fail in flight. But I also know that even under the best of circumstances, that crews have to true up as the show progresses (that's part of why you have warmups and warm up acts. Let me suggest that when the sound crew can't fix sound issues, please get management or the sound people to tell us. Don't leave it to the artists (unless they are clearly the root cause of the problem). To leave it to the artist is embarrassing to them because the audience can't be sure that it's NOT them (appears to be blaming). AND it embarasses the audience because the excellence ot the stage crew is a reflection of the level of support expertise/excellence artist can expect in Atlanta area venues.

In short. PLEASE fix. Please, pretty...

This was my first visit to this amphitheatre last night. I went to see Jeffrey Osborne and Peabo Bryson. We were running late. Got there about 7:30. Had no problem finding parking. It's free. I'm amazed at that because everybody charges nowadays. We walked through the lot to a path. Easy enough however as we crossed over into the next lot here comes the steps. Ugh. There us a handicap ramp too. When I exited I saw another path to avoid that set of steps.

There was no waiting in line to get in the place. Just a couple of tables and some scanners they use. Plenty of vendors were out. The restrooms and food windows were also on this level. The ushers in red shirts directed us to the table area which was more steps going down but oh the misery of walking up all of them when you leave.

The usher walked us to our table and found our seats. I was so happy because I had a centered view of the stage. Tables are where it's at. The sound was amazing!!!! The artists were engagingvajd personable. Jeffrey Osborne opened his act from the top of the seats literally. He came through the crowd singing and allowing folks to touch him or shake his hand. Loved him. That wasn't the only time he came down in the audience.

Leaving I did walk up that two sets of steps but didn't have to do the same for the other because there were some side paths.

If you are elderly or disabled this place may be a problem for you to access. No chairs are allowed on the lawn. Almost all of the amphitheater is covered and not in the open. I will most likely return here...

What a lovely venue!!! Absolutely surprised at the intimacy of this Amphitheater, folks turned out to welcome ConFunkShun, Midnight Star and El DeBarge!! Suggestion - get there EARLY as parking is limited on campus. There is VIP parking if you buy your ticket online via Ticketmaster - however, if you go 1 street over the neighbours are gracious enough to allow you to park in their yards *for a fee😉 the gentleman whose yard I parked in was kind enough to say 'whatever I wanted to give him' for that $20 was good for me. He directed me in a lit, secure area with other patrons and everything was in order upon my departure. Inside the venue, the staff were WONDERFUL!! From bathroom attendants, security, ushers, everyone was very friendly and efficient. Box office crew were EXCEPTIONAL!! The young gentleman who I spoke to before I went there before the event was even more pleasant when I showed up in person. Vendors were there too selling very nice and fashionable wares, sunglasses, hats, clothing, jewellery, food, really beautiful items. Mable House Barnes Amphitheater I shall return to you in the very near future!! Btw~did I mention that you can bring your own food & drinks? Just ensure there aren't any bottles folks came with all kinds of niceties, wings, pasta, salads, coolers packed!! Fold out picnic tables, candles, OMG!!! Just simply beautiful!! A great time was had by ALL!! GREAT JOB MABLE HOUSE BARNES...