Admiral Theatre, Washington, United States

4lim48 5:00 PM Nov 7, 2019

Wine Prices Are Outrageous!!!
Just came from the Keller Williams & The Hillbenders Pettygrass concert. Show was split into two sections...Keller first with some really strange electronic guitar music. Clearly he's a very accomplished musician, but his electronic stuff left me cold and became monotonous. I thought we had been duped. After a somewhat long break, He came back on with the Hillbenders and performed what I was expecting to see for the entire concert...bluegrass versions of Tom Petty tunes. This part was absolutely outstanding! The musicians, particularly the dobro, banjo and guitar players were amazing and the vocals were right on the money. I'd return to see them if the stuck completely to the advertised bill of fare...Pettygrass. But I'd prefer he left his solo performance out. Now the real reason I'm writing this review: my disdain for the exorbitant wine prices. First off, we brought our previously purchased required plastic sippy cups for wine. They're required for all those sitting in the balcony, which I can understand. Don't want to be spilling on folks down below. But the dang things leak from the lid. Mine dripped red wine on my shirt every time I took a sip. I ordered a 7 oz. pour of Hedges CMS red and my wife ordered the Ch. Ste. Michelle Pinot Gris. The cost $23.00!!! $12.00 for my red and $11.00 for my wife's white. Retail bottle price for each of these wines is less than $10.00, so wholesale would be less than that. I spent 31 years in the retail wine and liquor industry and these are NOT fair prices. I realize this beautiful theater is always in fund raising mode, but this is ridiculous! They're raking in tons of profit from alcoholic beverages. Sell the dang wine for a reasonable price and you'll sell more. I don't even pay these prices in the finest Seattle restaurants. Please stop gouging your supportive patrons.

3D K 5:00 PM Jul 16, 2014

Not as enjoyable as it used to be
As a regular patron to this theater, I have noticed that many more tables were recently added to the main floor seating area. The tables are so crowded now that it makes it difficult to come and go from your seat. It also means that other patrons who may be conversing during a performance are hard to tune-out since they are so close. It used to be really special to sit on the main floor, but now, not so much. Also, a few of the live shows have had poor sound - distorted, too loud or a combination of both. Others I've spoken to have agreed. I will not be attending as often as I once did.