点评:This is a weird place that, with a few changes, could be incredible. This venue made me feel like a grouchy old woman. I never post reviews, but I was so baffled after attending a show there last night that I feel I owe it to future attendees to provide a heads up about a few things.
Let’s start with the good. Meadow Brook was in a beautiful, wooded setting. The pavilion viewing experience was great and seats pretty comfortable. It was a nice spot to watch a show. The grounds were well maintained and clean.
The ride share pick up and drop off were convenient and didn’t require as long of a walk as other outdoor venues I’ve been to.
Most of the staff were super friendly and nice. The exceptions were the parking lot flaggers and security guards at the base of the lawn, who were oddly aggressive and shouty with guests. It was strange and kind of funny?
Now the negatives:
The venue has very strict bag policy. Basically you could only carry a wallet or anything that would fit in your pockets. As a woman, this makes everything more difficult since many clothing items either don’t have pockets or have shallow, useless pockets. I was terrified I was going to lose my phone the whole show. I know this world requires that we’re extra cautious and have to make sacrifices. I’m all for that. But this was tough. It definitely made the experience more stressful.
So many lines. Lines everywhere. For drinks, for the bathrooms, for merch. There wasn’t enough of anything to accommodate the crowd. The beer lines never shortened, but maybe that was for the best as there were hardly any bathrooms if you drank and had to pee.
The bathroom situation was abysmal. The lines were hundreds of people deep every time I walked by. This isn’t acceptable for a venue this size. I didn’t even bother buying a drink because I was so worried about not having access to a bathroom in time!
Also, the method to get in and out of the pavilion was bizarre and unsafe. Pavilion guests had to wait to go up a short set of stairs, pull a U turn and go back down those stairs, then go up a second, long set of stairs. There was no other option as the lawn was gated off and blocked. This caused a huge bottleneck that would be EXTREMELY unsafe if there was an emergency. There was no reason the blockades to the lawn couldn’t be lifted at the end of the show to allow for better flow of guests out of the pavilion and up.
We had a great night, but it could have been disastrous if things went differently.
翻译:这是一个奇怪的地方,只要进行一些改变,就会变得令人难以置信。这个场地让我感觉自己像个脾气暴躁的老妇人。我从不发表评论,但昨晚参加那里的一场演出后我感到非常困惑,我觉得我应该向未来的与会者提供一些关于一些事情的提示。
让我们从好的方面开始吧。梅多布鲁克 (Meadow Brook) 环境优美,树木繁茂。展馆的观赏体验很棒,座位也很舒服。这是一个观看表演的好地方。场地维护得很好而且干净。
拼车接送很方便,不需要像我去过的其他户外场所那样需要步行很长时间。
大多数工作人员都非常友好和友善。例外的是停车场的旗手和草坪底部的保安,他们对客人表现出奇怪的攻击性和大喊大叫。这很奇怪而且有点好笑吗?
现在是负面的:
场馆有非常严格的行李政策。基本上你只能携带钱包或任何可以放入口袋的东西。作为一名女性,这让一切变得更加困难,因为许多衣服要么没有口袋,要么有浅而无用的口袋。我很害怕我会在整个演出中丢失手机。我知道这个世界需要我们格外谨慎,必须做出牺牲。我完全赞成。但这很艰难。这无疑让体验变得更有压力。
这么多行。到处都是线。用于饮料、浴室、商品。没有足够的东西来容纳人群。啤酒排队从未缩短,但这也许是最好的,因为如果你喝了酒并且不得不小便,几乎没有浴室。
浴室的情况很糟糕。每次我路过时,都会排起数百人的队伍。对于这种规模的场地来说,这是不可接受的。我什至懒得买饮料,因为我很担心不能及时去洗手间!
而且进出展馆的方式也很奇怪,而且不安全。展馆的客人必须等待上一小段楼梯,掉头再走下楼梯,然后再上第二段长楼梯。没有其他选择,因为草坪被封闭并封锁了。这造成了一个巨大的瓶颈,如果发生紧急情况将极其不安全。演出结束时,没有理由不解除对草坪的封锁,以便客人更好地流出展馆并向上流动。
我们度过了一个美好的夜晚,但如果事情不一样,那可能会是灾难性的。