Sleestak Doom
1/5
Attended Glass Beams early October 2024. Sound and performance of the group was excellent. ADA accommodations not so much. I emailed about 2 months in advance about ADA seating and was told there was a separate area with bleachers, standard disability parking, and separate ADA entrance.
Parking was no problem, though only spot visible for disability. When we arrived we inquired about the entrance and was told we had to stand in the main line in 90 degree heat. My wife has MS and is heat sensitive and has trouble standing and walking for any longer length of time. The employee checking ids and doing wristbands had no clue when asked about ADA. Then after waiting for 45 minutes in line and finally getting in, the so called ADA seating was some wooden bleachers from middle school. This was fine at first and we were going to just deal with it despite how uncomfortable it was to sit there for a couple hours - but - these bleachers were quickly claimed by people who were obviously not disabled or respecting the ADA designation. My wife was asked by other patrons if SHE could move and accommodate them so they could sit and watch the band - even after pointing out the tiny ADA seating signs. Someone with a disability should not have to defend their spot from sharks and vultures who didn’t want to stand. This happened a couple times (one woman even sat on my wife’s feet for 15 minutes so she would have a spot to watch the show and not have to stand) and ultimately is the fault of the venue for not enforcing the ADA section. Having to deal with this took away from fully enjoying the show and in addition my wife’s back, tailbone, legs now hurt greatly because of the wooden bleachers. We even avoided going to the bathroom the whole time in fear of losing our seats. The staff was only concerned about keeping a clear path to the side stage and not about the drunks in the bleachers. In a world where everyone gets to be a victim and is entitled, the people who really need some simple decent accommodation are actually ignored and victimized.
