The staff was friendly, and the venue is easy to find if you are not staying at the hotel. I would however sit in the rows facing the stage versus the two side sections. The upper deck has monitors as well, to help see the stage act if you prefer to watch that way. They do not recline however, so they can be tough on your back. I want to say that they are literally 50% larger and can accommodate larger folk. The seats in this venue are larger than any other place we have been, and I go to a lot of concerts. The view was not all that bad, despite we literally had seats in the back row. This time we had sat up in the balcony or upper deck versus the main floor. Just bring ear plugs and a small fan and enjoy the show.We have attended concerts at this venue before in the past, but it had been a few years. On the plus side there was ample leg room and the seats were comfortable. Maybe next time let the same dude that was cranking up the low frequencies operate the air conditioning system. Did I mention that it was also muggy? You have several hundred people in a room. I could also hear his vocals but the backup singer vocal were drowned out by.wait for it.THE BASS!! Piano was drowned out as well. I could definitely hear and FEEL the bass, REALLY, REALLY LOUD! Sorry I'm using caps but it's about 10 hours after the concert as I write this review and my ears are still ringing. Get it right and the band sounds great, get it wrong and it's just loud annoying. The goal was to be able to hear all the instruments and vocals throughout the room. Mostly, hauling equipment in and out, setting up mics, sound checks and assisting the guy doing the mix.

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I feel as though I have been to a Spinal Tap concert where all the amps were cranked up to eleven.cause it's one louder than ten. It's a small venue so even nose bleed seats are okay. To be fair, our seats were upper level and as far back as you can be. To put it mildly, the sound system was horrible. He always puts on a very entertaining show and this review in no way is a reflection on Michael McDonald. We have seen him at various venues over the years including Pine Knob (refuse to call it by its corporate name) and Chene Park.

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