After attending a few concerts and a private event at the Rialto, unfortunately I have yet to have a great experience. I've noticed the following:
Cons: Security takes too long to screen people (expect 15-20 minutes of waiting to get in the front doors in the bitter cold). There is no seating for concerts (or if there was, it was VIP only). Expect to stand on solid concrete floors for 3+ hours. With the closing of the Burn Box bar upstairs to the public, there is now only 1 bathroom with 3 stalls for females. There was a consistent line of at least 5-10+ women, even in the middle of a set. It's also unfortunate that the Burn Box closed as it provided a nice escape for a drink or hanging out either before the concert started or during an act you could care less to see.
Pros: Better concerts/acts now that LogJam is managing the...
Read moreIt's a shame to bait and switch patrons by saying chairs and tables will be set on the hard concrete lower level floor when purchasing $35 tickets, come to find out from the staff that tickets were over sold and it's standing room only on the lower level and far too few chairs on the upper level. What's most sad is the musicians were great but having to stand a couple hours on concrete floors when vastly different shoe attire would have been worn if the Rialto told us it was standing room only ahead of time, ruined our experience. This was particularly difficult for those with disabilities or physical impairments, such as the people in wheelchairs, leg casts, and elderly. Shame...
Read moreWent here for a Taylor Swift dance party. There are two bars: one upstairs and one down. We went upstairs, but both lines were long. We finally get to the upstairs bar, and only one person was working AND we couldn’t order anything carbonated. So all the “Taylor swift” cocktails and anything else that required soda of sorts was off limits. And why didn’t they have more ppl working the bar? This was at the START of the night.
Did I still have fun? Yes. Were they underprepared? Yes. Is it possible someone called in sick? Yes. Did their stuff just recently break? Maybe. That part sucked, but the rest...
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