Railyard Live at Butterfield Stage — Attraction in Rogers

I was at this outdoor venue for Bikes, Blues, and BBQ and I really enjoyed it. It is definitely bare bones but the canopy is huge and really cool. I would give it 5 stars, but the sound guy (not the acoustics of the venue!) was, let's say..not on his game. It was really hard to enjoy the bands because there were no cymbals in the mix. I know it sounds picky, but cymbals are a huge part of the music, and I just could not understand why the sound guy would not turn them up. I watched 3 people come to the sound booth and tell him about it and he just ignored them. Other than that, I really enjoyed the venue and it is soooo close to downtown Rogers. Check it out...and hopefully the sound guy takes the cotton out...

The venue is great. However, they advertised they would be selling beer, wine, and limited food items. No outside drinks or food allowed. I arrived to find there was no wine, no food, and only 3 beers being sold. I was directed to the off-premises bars for wine, where I paid $1 for a wristband, and $10 for about a 3 oz plastic cup of wine, which spilled on my trek back to the venue. If we are not allowed to bring in our own, appropriate beer and wine and food choices should be supplied as advertised. During my absence to get wine, the band played my...

You can't beat free, and it so happens the venue is great. You have some pay tables under a nice awning. There's plenty of grass/dirt area to sit. Bonus... you can bring your onewheel, bikes, chairs, coolers with water, adult beverages and food. We went to see Arkansauce, Chucky Waggs, and Ashtyn Barbaree. Great show from all 3! My only suggestion would be more food choices. Go see a show here it's family friendly and has an awesome railyard themed playground for the kids, including...