Music Hall of Williamsburg — Attraction in New York

The Music Hall of Williamsburg is one of those venues that has absolutely nothing special about it, except the sheer volume of raw talent coming through in the form of shows. I've been here more times than I can remember and honestly every one of those shows was an amazing act, ToKiMONSTA, Run The Jewels, Atoms For Peace, Murs, etc. The sound system is rock solid and there are plenty of great vantage points to catch the show.

The space is actually pretty big considering all things, mainly underscored by the inclusion of a balcony level, main floor level, with elevated standing room on the side. More importantly is the basement level (Here is where the genius kicks in). Moving downstairs is the main bar. This is important, as there is a small bar on the ground level. Downstairs you'll find copious amounts of space (sweet), the restrooms (even sweeter), and large flat screens streaming the performance upstairs in full HD (super sweet). This encourages people to flow throughout the venue and thwart congestion because, well, downstairs is actually pretty rad and you don't really miss anything when you take a break to go get a drink. Leaving your coveted spot smushed between drunken leaner behind you and the 8ft skyscraper in front. Getting in and out is a breeze and the vibe is nice and chill -- no crazy stampedes for the door when the...

DO NOT GET WILL CALL HERE.

I was the first in line for a general admission show, waiting outside for over an hour. This is a review of a show in February and therefore it was cold, so to start things off, the doors opened 10 minutes late. When they did finally let us in, the will call window wasn't open yet, and when it did finally open, they didn't have the list of names for it so we had to wait some more. Somewhere between 50 and a hundred people were let in before we did, so of course the front row was taken already.

We did get an apology which is why I gave this two stars instead of one, but there is a serious communication issue here. I felt marginalized.

Suggestions to improve venue experience are to have someone come out while we wait with the will call list and tickets so we have them in hand before and can just go inside in order and/or open the will call office a half hour before doors open so those with will call can get their tickets. Also, if the will call window isn't open, don't start letting other people in! There has to be...

You sell concert tickets to 16 year olds , don't specify that they need state ID and turn them away day of when they only have high school ids. You then tell them its okay to get someone to send them a photo of their birth certificate as identification and still turn them away after they waited in the cold for hours. Not to mention , Security is rude as all heck. I had a brand new bottle of water , asked them if they wanted it so it wouldn't go to waste , told me to "feed it to the trees", snatched it out of my hand and chucked it into the garbage can. I politely asked the girl checking tickets how I could help my 16 year old friend , she rolled her eyes , gave me an attitude and told me it wasnt her job. Disgustingly rude staff. Doors also opened almost an hour later than time on ticket. Will not be giving them my money ever again . would rate a...