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The Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at The Heights is in its eighth year here in Dayton, and July's show was my first time there. it's crazy, really. I drive by it on I-70 near-daily, it's conveniently located between two major north/south roads, and is just a couple miles from my house. Now that I've been, I will definitely be going back!
The location is super-convenient. It's in Huber Heights, in between SR 202 and SR 201, and is clearly visible from I-70. There's ample parking on both sides of the venue along with adequate disabled parking plus special side-gate access. The area outside the arena is park-like with seating and trees for shade, and both food and drink concessions. Skyline Chili features prominently.
one thing i didn't expect was that we could bring in two (2) factory-sealed bottles of water up to 1 liter each. not having to pay big bucks for water in the venue was a relief. I think there were even bottle-fillers outside the restrooms
The restrooms were large and relatively clean. I was there on a stupidly hot day, in the pre-show rush, so keeping up with the dripping water and whatnot was probably a losing battle for the staff.
The Rose is an outdoor venue, but it's got an ample roof. It'd have to be a driving sideways rain for the audience to get soaked. We did catch the setting sun for a few minutes, but the artist worked with it. I had seats in the first section behind the pit, and they were actual seats, not folding chairs (like in the pit) or benches (my fear). fairly comfy and not too cramped - my companion and I are both on the larger side and it wasn't too miserable. There were cupholders on the backs of the seats in front of us, making it easy to keep tabs on my water. Did I mention it was hot?
There were two big screen displays, one on either side of the stage. we were far off to the left, so the one on the right was the best one for us. there were a couple fixed cameras, and at a few points they did move the cameras onto the crowd (during sing-alongs) and when some kids in the grassy area on the far right were silly-dancing. I didn't even know that area was A Thing.
Getting out of there was easy, too. Huber Heights police were there to help keep traffic moving. There isn't a lot else on that stretch of that road, but there are restaurant/bars on either side (TJ Chumps and Warped Wing), so I suppose it could get hairy. There isn't a way to get from one parking lot to the other without going out onto the road (no way they were letting us behind the venue!), but that wasn't an issue. my friend had parked on the other side, and I drove her to her car.
I had far fewer encounters with venue staff, but everyone was friendly and helpful, especially when playing the crip card.
Compared to The Fraze, this place is the bomb-diggity: decent size, dedicated parking, easy access. A+ will rock this bitch again.
The location is super-convenient. It's in Huber Heights, in between SR 202 and SR 201, and is clearly visible from I-70. There's ample parking on both sides of the venue along with adequate disabled parking plus special side-gate access. The area outside the arena is park-like with seating and trees for shade, and both food and drink concessions. Skyline Chili features prominently.
one thing i didn't expect was that we could bring in two (2) factory-sealed bottles of water up to 1 liter each. not having to pay big bucks for water in the venue was a relief. I think there were even bottle-fillers outside the restrooms
The restrooms were large and relatively clean. I was there on a stupidly hot day, in the pre-show rush, so keeping up with the dripping water and whatnot was probably a losing battle for the staff.
The Rose is an outdoor venue, but it's got an ample roof. It'd have to be a driving sideways rain for the audience to get soaked. We did catch the setting sun for a few minutes, but the artist worked with it. I had seats in the first section behind the pit, and they were actual seats, not folding chairs (like in the pit) or benches (my fear). fairly comfy and not too cramped - my companion and I are both on the larger side and it wasn't too miserable. There were cupholders on the backs of the seats in front of us, making it easy to keep tabs on my water. Did I mention it was hot?
There were two big screen displays, one on either side of the stage. we were far off to the left, so the one on the right was the best one for us. there were a couple fixed cameras, and at a few points they did move the cameras onto the crowd (during sing-alongs) and when some kids in the grassy area on the far right were silly-dancing. I didn't even know that area was A Thing.
Getting out of there was easy, too. Huber Heights police were there to help keep traffic moving. There isn't a lot else on that stretch of that road, but there are restaurant/bars on either side (TJ Chumps and Warped Wing), so I suppose it could get hairy. There isn't a way to get from one parking lot to the other without going out onto the road (no way they were letting us behind the venue!), but that wasn't an issue. my friend had parked on the other side, and I drove her to her car.
I had far fewer encounters with venue staff, but everyone was friendly and helpful, especially when playing the crip card.
Compared to The Fraze, this place is the bomb-diggity: decent size, dedicated parking, easy access. A+ will rock this bitch again.
