Oscura Live — Local services in Bradenton

I may be too generous giving the third star here, two stars is probably more appropriate. The venue is a nice size for music and the sound was good, but that's where the good part stops. All tickets were general admission with a 7pm show time. Nowhere on the listing did it say that the music wasn't starting until 8pm and that the doors didn't open until 6:45. That in itself was a bit annoying. We went to see the Ultimate Rush show and Ultimate Pink Floyd show, and the excitement stopped as soon as we walked in the door. We were probably 50th in line and by the time we got in the door ALL of the seats/tables were taken. There was another 75 to 100 that followed us, and they also stood for 3 hours. IDK why they didn't rent some chairs for the dance floor area, neither band was going to be playing real dance type music. They had a small bar, but no stools, and a secondary bar like you'd see at an event which was nice, but if you didn't have a seat and or table you had to hold your drink the entire time. Even some of the seats available were just chairs lined up along the wall, so those people had no place to put anything. If that wasn't be enough, the AC quit working less than an hour into the show, they opened the front doors, and very quickly it was warm and humid the rest of the night. And to add to already uncomfortable situation, there are only two small bathrooms so there was almost always a wait. Bottom line, I'd see the band again. But I seriously doubt that Oscura will ever see me or my friends ever again. For that to happen I'd need to hear that they've changed their way of thinking to make their customers...

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