Show A+, venue not so much
by Freestyle freak on 9/6/22Coney Island Amphitheater - BrooklynI’ve gone to this concert every year. The performances and show were amazing as always but there were some changes this year I wasn’t so happy with. And I know a lot of people share the same opinion. First of all we didn’t $140 per ticket and went with a big group. We spend this because we get great seats right in the front close to bar and bathrooms. But this year they took out all the seats near the front and had a pit area that was standing room and it just didn’t make sense. But the bigger issue was that they closed down the bathrooms. Said it was only for the artists. So in order to use the restroom we had to go out to the back and across to go back to the front because the pit area was blocking from walking across. I had to use the restroom twice and took a long time to get there and back and waited on line and felt like I missed a big portion of the show. Everyone in my group felt the same. I think In a place that holds that many people there should not be only One working restroom. Even the men’s room had a line. I’ve gone to this show die many years and yes at times by the restroom you can see some of the artists leave stage but in no way were they ever swarmed they they should have closed the restroom. Lastly, when we arrived and entered from the boardwalk. We were waiting on line and security had us get off the line telling us that we had to get a clear bag. I had a small purse and I had no idea about this before I went. So they said I had to dump the contents of my purse into this clear bag and pay $10 for it. With much annoyance I did, I even put a half a bottle of open water in there. And I threw my entire purse in the bag without emptying it and nobody ever looked at it. We felt like it was such a moneymaking gimmick because it didn’t seem like it was for our safety. I could’ve thrown a weapon or something in there and they would not have even known. Everyone just put all their stuff back in their purse once inside and not everyone purchased a bag. It was totally inconsistent and a waste. Even if this is the policy of the venue it was the first time for me and I feel like they should’ve let us know ahead of time and sent notice out to the ticket holders beforehand. This made absolutely no sense and started the night out on a sour note.