Melody Tent — Local services in Barnstable

Melody Tent – Safe Venue? My husband and I have attended many concerts at the Melody Tent and have enjoyed ourselves immensely. The Beach Boys concert we attended last evening was an exception. The Beach Boys were terrific. The young people sitting behind were not. Their behavior ruined the concert for us. They seemed to be inebriated. They spilled their beer on us, swore, yelled incredibly loudly, “…just because they could,” said very inappropriate things, and so on. They didn’t respond to any requests to tone things down. The mother and daughter sitting next to us were visiting the Tent for the first time, and they left. We spoke to a person in charge of our row before intermission. She did offer us seats at the back of the venue. However we paid for better seats than that, and we were with invited guests. After they brought several more beers to the seats, some of which we wore, their behavior, not surprisingly, worsened. They lit lighters and jumped over the seats to actually be in our row. We asked them to settled down a bit, and then they became verbally abusive. We left our seats, and spoke to management. He said many things which added up to you can sit at the back of the venue. He didn’t want to move them, “…with only four sets left.” We stepped away because the conversation was a waste of time, and we wanted to try to enjoy the rest of the concert. Several points come to mind. With people that were seemingly inebriated, why were they still being served? Why would management allow them to remain in their seats when this type behavior on the sidewalks of downtown Hyannis would be against the law? Why would well behaved patrons be relinquished to the back, when badly behaved patrons be allowed to stay in the better seats? Why were we expected to be happy about being punished for their bad behavior? By allowing this outrageous behavior, what are we teaching our children? As residents of the Cape, it saddens us to say that we won’t be attending any more concerts there unless management uses a different approach to dealing with such bad behavior. We were embarrassed to have our guests see this. We had spoken so highly of this venue. Dealing effectively with bad behavior is part of good management. I guess that’s where...

Went to the Tent as a long time Cape resident and past sponsor of the Chowder festival only to be harassed by the sound board guy because I attempted to climb over the last row seating in order to avoid blocking the view of the patrons seated in the same aisle. Additionally I was accompanied to the Men's room by the Barnstable Police to make sure that I really needed to pee! While this was happening the rest of my party was being re-located throughout the venue because the sound guy was such a bonehead. When I returned I was informed that I was not allowed to re-take my seat and no-one could tell me where my wife was re-located to! All this angst for what? I had 2 beers and stopped. I wanted to enjoy the first night of summer but the neanderthal running the sound board became the HULK and not only physically abused me, but also intimidated my friends that had joined me ( which I paid for) for this event. My complaint to the Tent Staff went in one ear and out the next. I will never ever attend another event at the tent. I suggest that you do the same. I have lived on the Cape for 42 years and this type of treatment is incomprehensible to me, especially since my company had sponsored the Chowder festival for 10 of those years and I am a service provider to the Melody tent. Not anymore!

And just as a secondary issue, the REO Speedwagon show was terrible! We had to endure a 40 minute delay to the opening set and then we had to listen to a 5 minute monologue about Vietnam which I am sure no one in the group had ever had any experience with! I tried to have fun, but they wouldn't let me. I suggest that you carefully examine what you are about to venture in to before you do so! This experience was a big bust for me and I will never be back again. I hope you hear me Tony. What happened tonight...

Best Summer ever ! Spent as an Summer Stock Apprentice at the Cape Cod Melody Tent ! Readied Stars Dressing Rooms with any special requests , general theatre maintaince . Summer Stock Appentices engaged in acting classes by day on the World Renound Cape Cod Melody Tent Stage In the Round ! Treading the Sacred Theatre Round Stage Ground where 1000's of of Hollywoods Biggest and Brightest Stars have Graced the Earth with their Preformancesover many decades .The evenings in the life of a Summer Stock Apprentice included the privilage to attend ,receive & usher Theatre Enthusiast''s to their seats . Apprentice's cannot help themselves than to be caught up the the Stardust and Magic that is the Essence of being apart of a high scale Theatre Production with the Industry's Most Talented and Proffessional Preformers. The Highest Hounor of A Summer Stock Apprentice and most Glamourous to clear and maintain Beloved Melody Tent between Shows. Lifelong memories and friendships forged. As a Summer Stock Apprentice there is a very special bond between & ample opportunity to interface with Star Performers in a most unique and precious way ☆Truely one submerged in the Talent that is ovetflowing at the Cape Cod Melody Tent comes away covered with Star Dust ☆Stars remembered☆Zero Mostel ☆Barbara Eden ☆Jane Powell ☆Jerry Lewis☆ Dizzy Gelipse ☆Jose Feliciano ☆Norm Crosby ☆George Gobel ☆Carole Channing ☆☆IATSE Jimmy Higgins ☆Laura...