Catholic Health Amphitheater at Bald Hill

Lou Gramm concert 8/26/2023 Went to the concert and was charged $30.00 cash only for parking. I did not read this anywhere when I bought the tickets online. Some customers turning around to go get cash. Had bugs flying around.. winged gnat or something - Lots of them. They dispersed when the music started playing. The concert area was nice. Concession stands, lawn area, etc.

8/6/2021 Darius Rucker Concert I've been to all types of venues throughout my life and this was definitely the worst. We tried to arrive early but once we were about 3/4 of a mile from the entrance we were in standstill traffic along with everyone else trying to get into the parking lot. It took 40+ minutes to finally reach the entrance where we had to deal with a rude and shady security guard asking for $35 cash for parking. The parking lot was unkept, people were urinating everywhere because there were no port a potties or restrooms, and tailgating was prohibited. As we're walking in security isn't checking tickets so basically anyone can walk into the concert. We finally get to our seats and I notice that my seat is completely broken and the front is covered with duct tape. When I sat down there was no support, the seat angled downward towards the floor and the loose front pinched the skin on my legs. I showed the ushers and security the problem but they said there was nothing they could do. Feeling defeated at this point I decided to get a beer. There were only a few beer stands and the lines were insanely long. I waited 25 minutes in line to finally get a beer which was half foam and warm. I sat tiptoed for the rest of the concert so I wouldn't fall off my seat and the back of my legs had welts from the seat constantly pinching my skin. If I wasn't with my wife and a large group of friends I would have walked out immediately. The weed and cigarette smoke didn't bother me but the massive cigar smoke around us was insane. There's a stand on the grounds that sells cigars and a lot of people were smoking cigars. Between the 2 tickets (me & my wife) and parking I spent over $350 for a terrible night. The grounds and amphitheater have so much potential but the place is poorly run. I will never go back to Bald Hill Amphitheater and would never recommend it to anyone. Do your research before you spend your money at a concert here.