The State Theatre — Local services in Greenville

Wish I could give zero stars. Went there for a show, was assaulted by a staff member who also abused other staff members and audience members in the same night. When people sought out management, they were nowhere to be found. When I wrote to them, they were flippant at best. They refused to fire the dangerous employee until the press got involved, and then fired the two other employees who were assaulted, because they went to the authorities to report the assault. I refuse to support this venue. They know they are the only place in town that can pull big acts and they openly abuse that power. Not a venue for the people or the artists, just the bottom dollar and their...

Venue has tons of potential, but the unprofessionalism of the staff ruins it. From the bartenders, to the door people, to the security, to management, none of the staff seems to know what they are doing or how to handle the live music experience. All seem very young and immature with no adult seemingly in charge. It’s a shame because this place could be great. Very surprising considering that the same people that own the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh - one of the most professionally run venues in NC - also own this place. They need to hire and train better...

Greenville, and Eastern NC have needed this for a while. Although we did have a mix up with the start time of the concert being different than what the ticket said, it was a good concert for the little we saw. The theatre is very nice, everything new and clean bathrooms. An upstairs balcony viewing area with seating and a separate bar (not open for this show) and bathrooms. That's great, because the bathroom line at some concerts can be absolutely crazy. Being the same owners as Lincoln theatre in Raleigh, I can see a lot of really good bands...