08/29/08

Spider One Pavilion!

by Sugaree423

Hey great new name for this place, KimStevenson - Spider One Pavilion! That's right on the money, cause there are spiders everywhere at this venue -- really big ones, too. I was surprised by the super-expensive beer; $10 was excessive since they were only offering Bud/Bud Light/Heineken/Corona. Where are Chicago's great brews like Goose Island? I would have gladly paid the $10 for a Goose Island I.P.A.! Other than that, I think this venue is really pretty neat. I like the small capacity, the great view of the lake from the bleachers with the beautiful skyline on the other side, the breeze from the lakeshore, the accessibility & trolley shuttle from Soldier Field & the bathrooms were spotless all night. Maybe our crowd was a little more well-behaved than some of these other reviewers experienced... We saw Ratdog & Allman Brothers - had no trouble with crowd control, etc. A really mellow time in a beautiful setting. Great Experience - would gladly return to Charter One. (Spider One!)

• Pros: Scenery! Breeze fron the Lake, Access to the Beach, Clean Bathrooms, Nice Trolley Shuttle, Security/Staff Very Friendly!
• Cons: Spiders! High price for bad beer, sound quality not great, no lot scene at all.

08/25/08

Great music

by KIMSTEVENSON

We saw 3rd Day and the music was great. We had been to Charter One 3 previous times but after this experience we may re consider. As soon as dark came the name should have been changed to Spider One Pavillion. There were spiders crawling on everyone to a point where no one would sit down. They were every where. It was absolutely disgusting and creepy.

They really need to clean the place up. This is an experience that turned a lot of people away.

Maybe they should invest in an exterminator especially under the bleachers.

Spend some of the money improving the conditions not making it worse every year.

• Pros: Nice setting
• Cons: Poorly Run

07/25/08

Most disgusting place ever!!

by rachael87

I went to a concert there for the first time last night and it was absoutely disgusting. I have never been so upset with a concert before. It was extremely unorganized, dirty, and crowded. Their was fights in the SRO and people just peeing all over the place. Teenagers getting drunk and falling all over the place, it was horrible. I understand it's a concert and underage drinking goes on, but their was absoutely NO crowd control. The bathrooms were absoutely unsanitary. Half of the toilets didn't flush and were overflowing with urine and the counters and sinks were filled with nats and mosiqutos. I am very disgusted with this venue and I will never go and see a concert there again and I have no problem letting everyone else know that this place is not worth it.

• Cons: everything