Scarborough Open Air Theatre Recensioni 6

Went over the bank hol weekend, watching Will Smith in concert.

Really good location, even though we were sat on the end, still a good view.

1st actual visit for a show, will look to go back next year.

Great venue, great seats, could be more bar staff and lights when leaving .

We were there for Pulp on 9th July.
The venue itself is great but we used their facility to order refreshments to our seats using a QR code. The refreshments never turned up and we were still charged for them. Tried contacting the venue all week and had no response. Be wary about ordering refreshments in this way at the venue.

Visited in Jan 2019. Booked coaches through travelandtrips.co.uk and took family and friends here. Decent place, great for all age groups.

Great big place perfect for concerts. Went to the Christmas sparkle they held last year (2018) first one they did and I thought it was really good, plenty of good local business stalls. I hope they carry on doing it each year.

We took a few days off to visit Scarborough and attend the 80's vs 90's concert on the Saturday night.

The sound and stage are amazing, the seating is good although labelling could do with being improved. Lighting is poor, as the evening progresses it makes it difficult to descend the steps

We queued for an hour, upon gaining entry we were stopped, I was not permitted to take my camera in as it breached copyright and flash photography is not permitted. Mobile phone cameras are excluded, the video content from the acts clearly available on youtube, there were also flashes galore from mobile phone cameras. I had to run back and leave my camera at the box office which closed at 11pm same time as the event finished. We had to leave 15 minutes early missing the headliners so I could collect my camera.

Double seat bookings were also rife, numerous people arguing with tempers raging.

There were a lot of families present many with older children, we sat in the seated element as my wife has a bad hip and is unable to stand for long periods, we were literally in front of the stage in white block area, the view was outstanding.. However as the night progressed this was due to change, why they serve alcohol at these events is beyond me. We took our 16 year old daughter and were looking forward to watching Midge Ure and Human League as we are fans. As the drink flowed people began to leave their seat and stood right in front of us obstructing our view. We asked politely and many did move, however one couple had other idea, they were clearly drunk, pints in hand, he swinging on the railings

My daughter asked the lady to politely move, the vile abuse received back angered me, I jumped the railings and went across, shouting my daughter, this was the only way we could then view the act. The abuse did not stop there, the husband then decided to assault me by trying to push me out of the way, it resulted in me using force to restrain him. This spoilt the last act, my daughter also distraught by what she had seen.

I don't see the point in having a seated element if people are permitted to stand and dance in front of them obstructing the view for people sat behind. The walkway in front of us was for people walking passed to and from the toilets, instead we had people prancing about, drink in hand, swearing, this was very intimidating asking them to politely move. They have a standing area, this is where these people should be put

Initially security was everywhere however as the drink flowed this diminished, I can only imagine they don't want to deal with these drunken louts.