Great venue in a beautiful neighborhood with mostly friendly people and free parking, however, there is too much friction in enjoying the experience: that 12x12 bag policy is a pain (there are personal reasons some people have to carry a larger bag!) , I missed half my concert walking my wife's bag back to the car and the "not guaranteed" parking is a pain to find on side streets, "where permitted" (I would pay for convenience-build an underground garage) and the workers hover over everything from enforcing no video to preventing people w/o certain tickets to exit the side exit, so the majority is funnelled through a narrow bottleneck passage to exit. read more

Awesome outdoor venue and if you get the chance get to the Happy Together Tour Concert with all your favorite oldies! Gary Puckett hasn't aged a day and still sounds fantastic! read more

We just saw The Steep Canyon Rangers with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell last night. The concert was great, good sound, and entertaining. While we have come to many shows at The Fraze, this may be our last. We bought seats, and showed up to be told that there was no space available for us to sit. We were told that it was "first come, first served". How can that be when I have a ticket in hand? It is a shame that The Fraze would rather oversell tickets than supply adequate seating for their patrons. We ended up being crammed into a small space in the middle of the lawn and making everyone around us angry that we were there. We tried to enjoy the rest of the show, it was a good one. We left still loving the music, but not The Fraze. Bad vibe all around. read more

Excellent small outdoor uncovered venue in residential neighborhood. Parking easy in and out across the street at the high school. Don't expect good food and the beer selection is extremely limited, but your here for the music. I have attended dozens of concerts at the Fraze and the crowd is typically mid 50's average so no rowdiness and it's rare anyone gets out of their seat to dance or cheer bands. Very rare type venue that is extremely easy to get into and out of. You will walk further in most venues getting to your seat once you've entered a facility than you will from your car to your seat at the Fraze Overall very nice small venue only negative is the possibility of rain. read more

The first review I posted was taken down??? Not sure why other than the Fraze does not want others to know about a negative experience. I attended the Michael W. Smith concert with friends. After walking 4 blocks I was greeted by 2 employees. I was immediately told I had to return my purse to my car as it was to big. I did not know of the new policy and could not understand why? I don't carry a large purse, but 12x12x6 is the limit. I returned my purse and took my glasses case, which held my car key,cash,glasses. After getting to the line for the check in I was rudely asked by a man named Rick to search my purse. I don't have a purse only a glasses case. He says"I need to search it NOW!!!" A loud voice came out of his mouth I was humiliated.Upon arriving inside of the venue area I noticed a few backpacks, and large purses. Seems like a pick and choose policy is the way the Fraze operates. I have attended many concerts at different venues and never have I been disrespected this way. I will not attend a concert at this venue again. I have also called the Fraze Management several days ago, no return call back. Other venues will get my business in the future, not acceptable Fraze. If I can suggest that you look into what good customer service is, or you will likey keep loosing customers. Looking around that night the venue was not sold out not even half full. Disappointed... read more

I will NEVER go to the Fraze again. My 75 year old parents went the other night to see Reba McIntyre and had the most degrading experience I've ever heard of. They walked upwards of a mile to get to the gate, and were told they could not enter because my moms purse was 2" too tall. They said she could leave it in the bushes or walk it back to the car. In their weakened condition, both emotionally and physically, after receiving HORRIBLE treatment from every employee they encountered, my mom had to walk back to the car and leave everything. No heart, no customer service, and the most ridiculous policies I've EVER heard of. It broke my heart to hear them tell me about their experience at The Fraze. No show is worth that kind of treatment. read more

Worst customer service ever! They made me, 7 months pregnant and my cousin 6 months pregnant, bring our purses back to the car because they were supposedly too big to bring in. Oddly, my diaper bag for my 2 year old was fine, even though it was bigger than both purses! Their explanation: well the diaper bag has things for the child. Ok, hey, guess what?! So does my purse!!!!! read more

alright. let's be serious. there are some good performers. but the venue is ridiculous. it has such potential - great open air, beautiful stage, fountain, walkable space, etc. but there's a catch - you feel like you're in elementary school. there's a list of rules that go like this: no talking. no outside food or drinks. no umbrellas (sun or rain). no empty water bottles to fill inside. no chairs. no cameras. no free admittance for infant babies. no nothin'. once you're inside, it gets worse: no standing. no milling about. no speakers to hear the music while you're getting a snack or a beverage. no dancing. NO DANCING?! and if you break the rules... watch out! you will be asked to 'move a along' we bought bleacher seats, but the venue was too packed to get a seat. we bought a beer, walked around, stood by the sidelines, got asked to move, walked over to the fence and stood to watch the show, got asked to move, walked to the edge of the lawn, paused- trying to find a seat, got asked to move, and carried on like that for two hours. until finally, during the encore, we stood, with every other normal human in the audience and clapped, thanking the performer for entertaining us, and as they began to play their encore got yelled at, by an audience member sitting in the bleachers, that said this: "Hey! Sit down! I paid my money!!!" Well, sir, so did I. And I won't be paying to go here again. Not if I expect to attend a music concert anyway. Maybe for a church service. Or a funeral. read more

Someone reviewed The Fraze as the best outdoor venue in the mid west. They must be on crack. I never see a concert at The Fraze. Their policies prevent me from attending a concert there. They have a rain or shine policy for concerts. This is OK, however, you cannot bring an umbrella. What adult is going to want to sit through a 2 hour concert in a down pour? A MUCH better selection is The Rose Music Center in Huber Heights. It's new, opened in the summer of 2015. It is totally covered so a rain or shine policy is just fine. I just attended my first concert there, Sammy Hagar and it was great. No worry of rain or the sun beating down on you. read more

I would never go here again! We went to see Old Crow Medicine Show and Willie Nelson on August 18th. Since Old Crow was opening we wanted to get tickets close to stage and leave when Wille Nelson came on. Apparently you only sit in the pavilion if you are over 50 and want to sit through the entire concert. I understand that most of the people where there to see Wille and would have sat down for him but I actually had a lady ask me to sit down. We paid almost $200 to see them close up. If I was going to sit through the whole thing I would have sat on my couch and watched them on YouTube. I am only giving 2 stars because Old Crow was absolutely amazing! If you must see a band here don't spend the extra money on pavilion seats. Get seats in the lawn and enjoy yourself read more

I went to The Fraze recently for the Weird Al concert on June 21st, 2015. I live in Dayton but this was the first time I've been to a concert here! The Fraze is a very intimate venue. It has the vibe of an outdoor shopping center, and if you didn't want to see the performer, you could sit outside the amphitheater and hear just as well. The concert did start promptly at the ticketed time. I had thought that more people would be singing along and standing up, but everyone remained seated the entire concert. I only give it three stars because although we had excellent side orchestra seats, the stage is designed in such a way that it has two huge columns that block the view of stage. I could see Weird Al perfectly, but he had his videos playing in the background, and you couldn't see the screen at all from where we sat. The columns were very inconvenient. They really need to invest in two side screens so that if your view is blocked by the stage columns you can still see what's going on. I didn't have time to buy concessions, so I can't review those. read more

I have been going to The Frazer for about 12 years!I love everything about it!Unlike other venues, I have never had a negative experience there.The employees/volunteers are always helpful, smiling, and glad to see you.The parking is easy enough,THE GROUNDS ARE STELLAR,everything is so neat and clean.It is a nice intimate center with excellent accoustics!I've seen everything from Kenny G to The Moody Blues to Cool and The Gang,and enjoy it every time.Go, You Won't be dissapointed! read more

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! Unless you enjoy standing up for a concert this venue is horrible. The seats are not elevated enough to be able to see over people even if they decide to sit down which in our case never happened. Took my 81 year old mother to see REBA and she never got a glimpse of her one single time. Never again will I attend a concert here. They have so many policies on not bringing this or that and they WILL check your purse and even a wristlet. Thanks for going the extra mile to make sure we can see! NOT read more

My husband purchased Handicapped ticket for me and a companion ticket for him for the Hollywood Vampires at a cost of $158.00. We looked forward to this event from the day the tickets went on sale. When the band came out the people stood up. I did not get to see the band at all and as he insisted on staying with me he didn't either. There was 0 visibility from the handicap seating. Disappointed and frustrated I rode to see if anyone could help us. The manager said there was nothing they could do. Didn't expect them to make people sit down but at other concerts at other places there was still visibility when people stood. The manager re-fused to re-fund and we left for our vehicle.They obviously HAVE NO HANDICAPPED SEATING in the orchestra area which is on one level. I don't know if there was anything else, perhaps at a lesser cost, so please DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY and be disappointed if you are planning to purchase tickets for any event where there is a chance people might stand. Horrible seating situation which needs to be addressed. Shame on you Fraze and shame on the city of Kettering for allowing this situation at an otherwise lovely place. read more