George Benson Tickets

There were several issues with this concert experience. First, the way parking was managed was inefficient with both arriving and leaving. As there was only one way in and out, this caused unnecessary traffic jams that could judge been alleviated if other entrances/exits were utilized. Second, the venue at Thunder Valley is in a stand alone building and can be entered using its own entrances, yet the crowd was forced to go through the casino which caused overcrowding and unnecessary confusion. Lastly and most sadly, the featured artist, George Benson, performed for less than an hour, playing maybe 6 songs from his massive repertoire.. it was very disappointing.

The concert was simply amazing. The only challenge is that we couldn’t hear Layla Hathaway over the music.

Enjoyed going to concert at the new Venue at Thunder Valley Casino in Sacramento, CA! This place is spectacular and the perfect venue to see a concert! We saw Boney James, George Benson and Laila Hathaway. Our seats were high up in the upper level area but our view was super! The design of this arena really lends for a great experience no matter where your seats are located! The sound system is an experience in itself! Cannot wait to attend another Jazz concert at this Venue!

This was an excellent show with great performances by all. George Benson, at 80, still has it! He played some classic hits and could have played for another hour for me. Boney James always gives his best and Lalah Hathaway was sublime. Her bass player drowned her vocals which was a huge disappointment. I love all three performers.

I love George Benson, but it's time for him to rest. He's has created great music that will last us for a life time. I must say, he looked good but you can tell his stage presence is not the same.

Best show we’ve seen in a long time. Venue was very nice and clean. Staff was excellent.

There were 5 people in my group attending the concert. We had a great time. All the artist, and their band put on a great show. The new theatre was really nice, but we all prefer the outside venue.

I’ve loved GB for many years, and have seen him a couple of times back in the day. He is 80 yrs old now and he gave it his best shot. He did most of his popular songs. He can still sing pretty good and played a bit of guitar. The show was short, maybe 45 minutes and no oncore. I get it. God bless him for still getting out there.

First time visiting the theater the show was great and the sound system was awesome. However, we had to work all the way down into the casino and smell all the cigarettes smoke then walk back where the venue is located. Additionally, when you are inside they only have hod dogs, chips and drinks.🫨.

George Benson was a big disappointment this time. We have seen his concerts over 15 times and this was definitely his poorest performance and he only played for about 45 minutes and did not even do any encores

Great show! All Artist were on point and performed well. Big Mike did a solo guitar performance during Boney James session. Only words to describe would be PHONEMONIAL. I didn't quite know what to expect from George Benson. I will say he did not disappoint. He exceeded expectations. His voice is still strong, he moves well and delivered a great show. I'd certainly see him again.

Benson walked up the stage a little after 10pm-too long of a wait!. The two previous artists wore out the audience steeling most of the time for that evening. Long intermissions to replace the instruments for each artists. 1/3 of the people seating in the front-stage-expensive section didn’t even return after the Bonny James performance. That area looked empty. Benson had only a few generic musicians and he barely played the guitar and could not hit the notes with his voice. The audience started heading for the exit in after the 3rd song benson sang. He only sang 7 short pieces.

Very nice new venue. Big plus from being outside in the sun and heat. It was a great concert! Lalah is one of my favorite artists and Boney James is now one of my favorite artists. He and his band were phenomenal! I would have given this concert five stars but I must mention just 2 things: 1. The sound system for Lalah's performance was not great. Sounded muffled and there was some feedback. She still sounded amazing!!! 2. There should have been access directly to the parking lot and garage after the concert instead of having us herded like cattle through the casino!!! Too bad their scheme to send us back through the casino didn't work for most of us. Not cool!

I had a wonderful time at the concert. The venue was so nice and clean. There was no smoking which was a beautiful thing. The only thing that could have been better is a real bar with a better selection of drinks

The beginning and middle of the show were great ( Lalah and Boney were phenomenal), but when Jorge came on, all the energy kind of left the room. Unfortunately, the man is a shadow of his former self… Both physically and vocally. At the end of the day, he is 80 years old, so you definitely have to lower your expectations, and he still plays the guitar better than most, but he is unable to output, the energy that you would be expecting from an artist of his magnitude, so it made the whole thing kind of sad to watch. He should, and I say this with all due respect, retire, and rest.

Mt first jazz concert I loved it. This was one of my best concerts. George Benson was the best. He gave a concert to remember. He was a no show on the Soultrain cruise 2023 but he showed out in Sacramento California.

How do you leave the stage without performing your best two songs? Would not have gone if I had known. Feel like we were robbed. Buyer beware. Boney James was great.

Laila’s band drowned her out . George strained to sing, cut his show short, probably a good thing. Boney and his band put on a terrific show! Could’ve listened to him all night! His drummer! His bass guitar! Primo entertainment!

Laila Hathaway has such an awesome voice but unfortunately the base was so loud as well as the speakers we could feel the vibrations in our seats and it drowned out Laila’s beautiful voice. Bony James, to me was the highlight of the show. His interaction with both the audience and his band made for a wonderful show. He was awesome and I couldn’t get enough. George Benson was a little lack luster. No real interaction with the audience or his band. His time on stage was much shorter than Laila Hathaway and Bony James. It was as though he was just going through the motions but wasn’t really wanting to be there. He had top billing but didn’t give a top billing performance. If I were rating individually, I would rate Laila Hathaway with a 4 because it was way to loud; Bony James I would rate with a 5 and should have been the one getting top billing; George Benson, I would give a 3 and would not go to see again.

Getting in and out of the venue via the casino is arduous and unnecessary, unless you expect everyone to enjoy the cigarette smoke, or gamble on the way out