Been here a few times mainly for comedy stand up shows…read more I saw Lisa Lampanelli and others here Located in Anaheim it's a nice little venue Near many places to eat or drink

Great venue! The staff is amazing, everyone is so nice and helpful. We have been here for a show…read morebefore with standing room only and it has been nice, not too packed and plenty of room to dance if you so choose to. We have also been there for seated dinner style events with Chef's and it has been amazing as well. Last night my Mom and I attended the 40th anniversary screening of the movie Clue and it was amazing! There were rows of seats and I felt we had a good amount of leg room and the seats were not the most comfortable but they worked well for the amount of time we were seated. It was so much fun, the audience was involved and we had a Q&A beforehand which was neat to learn some background of the movie. The venue has plenty of seating out in the happy hour area where you can grab a drink and snacks. Prices were reasonable, popcorn, pretzels, movie snacks, as well as more sufficient foods like pizza, flatbreads, and burgers. Parking is fairly easy in and out. We were coming in just as Angel Stadium was getting out (and it was packed Angel's vs. Dodgers) but entry was still seemless. Great venue, awesome people, and an overall amazing event last night!!!

This was my wife and I first time attending any event at Great Park LIve. We were here to see…read moreArrival from Sweden as part of our wedding anniversary celebration. Traffic to enter the venue was ugly and slow due to other venue events that were ending as we were entering. I take partial blame for not realizing that Great Park Irvine sent both a text and email to me approx. 7 hours before showtime to advise me of parking and traffic issues that I would encounter. Once we entered, we were both pleasantly surprised that the varied foods and drinks available for purchase. Finding our seats was somewhat aggravating. When I purchased our tickets on-line, it provided the section row and seat numbers. But at this concert, the signage for sections was not very prominent. We had to ask several Symphony volunteers where our section was. We finally stumbled onto the section but where the hell was row 03310??? Turns out that row was more like a table number, with 4 chairs and no seat numbers. Unsure if we had reached the right seating area, we asked some very nice folks sitting at the table next to us if we were in the right location. Yes! we were. My wife and I were quite impressed with the seating that we got for $70 each. We were seated at a round table with a tablecloth on it. The folding chairs we sat on were very comfortable as well. This seating arrangement was very nice for watching a concert in style. Just wish we were hungry, I saw a stand selling charcuterie boards and that would have made the evening that more special for us. After the concert, we waited several minutes for the majority nof the crowd to leave the parking lot. Overall, we really like attending the Pacific Symphony's Outdoor Summer Concert at Great Park Live. Knowing what we learned that night, we can now better plan our next evening concert there.

Came for Pacific Symphony Summerfest concerts and it's very well done. You are allowed to bring in…read morea sealed plastic bottled water and a gallon sized ziploc of food. They allow small clutches or up to a 12x13 clear bag. Our first visit on July 4th was super busy and parking took a while because there were roads closed off, however yesterday's Star Wars concert was really easy to get into with no wait at all for parking. It's very easy to get into the venue and there were ushers showing us to our seats. The VIP section and forward middle areas were all circular tables with chairs so you can eat and drink comfortably while watching the performance. The other seats are foldout style seats in rows with cup holders. The chairs in some areas had little platforms to put your snacks. There are vendors that sell all kinds of food and drink at premium prices but that's expected at these events. There are large screens to view different camera angles of the concert if you are further back and don't have a full clear view of the stage. The sound quality was excellent and the performance was spectacular.

Love this tiny venue and how it has open seating AND a hard 10pm curfew! Get there a little early…read moreto secure a good seat in the shade (the seats to the right as you walk in will be shaded as the sun sets). Great sound and not a bad view to be had. Food and drink options were reasonable too. Parking is street only but you can park at Steel Craft and walk over. The venue closing at 10pm ensures you can get back to your car without issue. Can't wait to see another show here!

Went last Sunday for MJ Show. IT WAS AMAZING!!!! DJ. RMIX…read moreWAS ALSO AMAZING Drinks r ok! Lots of fun people. Dancing and Just having a wonderful time. BUT. UNFORTUNATELY WE ENCOUNTERED A STPD CAREN !!!!!! We were dancing in our seats. And she SAID. CAN U GUYS SIT DOWN I WANT TO WATCH DJ SHOW AND WE DID WE DID NOT KNOW THAT WE COULD DANCE ON OUR SEATS For sure she is an an happy person!! Bad n mean vibes. Fortunately. Bartender John was friendly courteous funny and just Good Vibes We end up having a great time. And will definitely attend another event

Went to the OC Fair to watch a concert at the Hangar. The Bee Gee cover band was playing. Great…read moreshow! The Hangar acoustics was good. I can hear the concert wherever I am stationed. They also televise the concert on two big screens. One inside and one outside. Pretty much it is a free concert for people to enjoy. Hangar usually has great cover band lineup. You cannot go wrong with this place. If you purchase a concert ticket, admission to the fair is free. That is a deal you cannot beat. Inside seating and outdoor standing is available. If it wasn't for the Hangar, the OC fair would be very boring. Aside from the Pacific Amphitheater. I come back every year. Sales of adult beverages is surrounding this place.

Wow, what an honor for me to be the 2nd person to write a review on this indoor venue…read more After 16 years of being in the spotlight, I am so surprised that first off, The Hangar has a Yelp page, and even more surprised that no one has done a review on this simple, practical, lovely venue for concerts. While we were at the OC Fair, my son purchased a single ticket just for me to go and see Breakdown, the Tom Petty tribute band. It was purchased a week before the show. They were doing a special tribute for all of his greatest songs/hits that he had throughout the years. My ticket was $30. Show started exactly at 8:15pm. I had a great seat. Section 102, Row M, Seat 17. When I got there, I couldn't find my seat. Asked one of the ushers over there to show me my seat and he had a better suggestion by telling me to sit more closer to the stage. Smart usher, so I took up on his offer. They had one of those metal folding chairs. Place was super crowded, but in a very good way. No one was in your face and the venue had almost 700 people, if not more. The energy in the venue was electrifying, magical and magnetic. I have been a fan of Tom Petty for the past 25 years when one of my neighbors would blast his music everyday on repeat.. They allow you to bring in alcohol, (beer & wine), and snacks. The sound system of the venue was spectacular, it was just perfect! Not too loud. And had 2 large TVs by the sides of the stage. Place was very clean, so were both restrooms, and the show lasted for almost 2 hours. People were even dancing by the stage. 4 security guards were close to the stage so they can protect everyone. Especially the crazy fans. May Tom Petty (RIP) and all we have now is his photos, memorabilia, CDs DVDs, and memories.. What a legend he was... Thank you all very much for this beautiful, memorable evening that was on July 29the of this year!! You can park at the OC Fair.

I saw my cousins Henri and Bill play in their band Starcrawler here a couple of weeks ago. I…read morebrought along with me the inimitable Dave Benitez. My sister and brother-in-law were there, as was my cousin Buddy, father of Henri and Bill. OK, enough name-dropping. I'll talk about the venue itself--I really will--but I have to focus on parking, because it's an utter joke. We knew we would be late because of when we left, but we did arrive at the parking lot in time to see at least part of the opening act--or we would have, if the place's parking lot hadn't been tiny. The attendant told us to make a left and right and then turn right on the first street and look for parking there. If there wasn't any, we were to proceed to the following street, in front of the Jack in the Box, and if there was no parking there, we could probably (!) park in the Jack in the Box parking lot without getting a ticket (!!). I followed his directions to a tee, and there were no spaces on either street in indicated, and I wasn't about to get my car towed two days before I had to drive it back to San Francisco. This part of Santa Ana is all commercial and industrial businesses in strip malls with parking lots, but for some reason, there's no street parking. I would understand a no-overnight-parking restriction to prevent people from living in their vehicles, but what purpose does the current restriction serve? None, other than to frustrate would-be spenders of sales tax in Santa Ana--stupid policy. Anyway, we spent the next twenty minutes driving up and down similarly long blocks, hoping for some legal parking. Then my brother-in-law saved the day by calling us and telling us to go to the Jack in the Box parking lot and look for the guy in the safety vest. We did so, and after we paid him $20, he directed us to one of those empty business parking lots. And we still had to walk like a half-mile to the venue. The Constellation Room is part of the Observatory, which was also hosting another band in a separate room at the same time. That explains the lack of parking, but why exactly is a venue booking more bands than it has parking for? Why don't they proactively reach out to their neighbor businesses and pay them (or have us pay them) to use their empty parking lots? It makes no sense. The Observatory looks pretty cool, but we only walked through it into the Constellation Room, which also looks very neat with the lights on. When we arrived, Buddy was right next to the door, and my sister was talking to Henri's girlfriend, who was manning the merch table in the back. I walked toward my sister and proceeded to fall flat on my stomach (I broke my fall with my hands, so I didn't hit my head). There's a single large step to get up onto the platform where the table is set up, but I couldn't see it even with the lights on, and there's no handrail. I didn't care at the time besides being embarrassed, but the following week, I had a some excruciatingly painful case of sciatica that lasted almost five days, and I'm still taking steroids for it. I don't know whether that fall caused the sciatica to flare up, but it couldn't have helped, and it's the only weird jarring-type of thing that I experienced a few days beforehand. The show itself was amazing. The sound quality is really good. I'm sure it helped that I was standing against the back wall. I think they allowed in more people than the official capacity, but I didn't have to worry about crowd churn where I was standing. It's always worth it to see and support my cousins, but this venue needs some serious nuts-and-bolts work. Parking is zero stars. Get more; don't encourage people to park illegally. Maybe spend less time on the glow tape and other nice details on the venue's interior signs and ripoff-price-drink menus and add some glow tape to the edge of that single stair. For the majority of the concert, the room was a sold four-and-a-half stars.

An intimate space for only 226 people? Amazing! Yes, standing room only, but decent air flow, good…read moresound, and great visibility of the stage from anywhere in the room (unless a really tall person stands directly in front of you). We came to see Tanukichan tonight and had a great time. The venue does sell drinks and food which are way overpriced. ($31 for two drinks). Parking on site $15. It was our first time here. We've been to the larger Observatory room for concerts twice before. We'll be back!

My family and I attended an older, classic rock/orchestral event at this venue…read more Located on the UC Irvine campus, this theatre is very nice and modern. The lobby was very clean and shiny, and the restrooms were large and clean. The theatre's interior was very beautiful and comfortable. Every comfortable seat in the theatre offers a perfect view of the stage, and the sound system was perfect. The employees were all very friendly and professional, and they assisted anyone and everyone who needed help. Though the music was a tad different from what we are used to on the radio, the performers worked hard and did a GREAT job of keeping the audience engaged and entertained.

Our seats are on the top level dead center. I was looking forward to a wonderful experience, Then a…read morelarge lady wearing enough perfume to choke a horse sat next to me. I hadn't realized that I was going to cough all night. The show was excellent. Carole King on piano and James Taylor on guitar were played by British actors who sang and played all the hit songs. The show was very entertaining and enjoyable. Lots of familiar hits.

4++ Primarily, the home for the Anaheim Ducks (or the LA Ducks of Anaheim?) I've been to a Ducks…read moregame here before because the company I worked for had amazing seats against the glass. I'm not even a Ducks fan so I think I was ruined by getting such great seats. Not sure if I would come back for Ducks game lol if I had to buy my own tix for worse seats the first game I went to, a puck flew into the net above the glass at my seat and practically fell on my lap! I can't really speak to the food because I just bought beer the last time I was here. I've also recently come here specifically to see 'Stars on Ice' which included some of our greatest Winter Olympians - past and present. When I recently visited, they were going through some renovation so it affected the logistics a bit, but they were still pretty organized. The folks selling the beverages were super friendly and it was pretty easy finding my section/ seat. Getting to see some of our great Olympians was just so fun and the energy from the crowd was electric. Getting to see Alyssa Liu's viral routine and the Blade Angels performing their K-pop Demon Hunters routine was special.

The Honda Center in Anaheim is a great place to see a show. It matters not what you see. We have…read morebeen several times now and love it. The staff is great. They will help you find your seat. They are nice and patient. They are great with kids. We went there recently to see the circus and the staff was so nice to all the kids and the place was packed. Parking is for a fee and not fun, but you will get a space. The place is cute and clean and it is not so huge that are a ton of bad seats. Most of the seats are great and the sound system is wonderful. The food is fine, it is not great, but it is exactly what you will find at another venue like this. The lines can be long and they need more staff, but it is fine. We always pick this venue over any stadium. You will be happy and safe here.

Hubby wanted a relaxing afternoon. So we found ourselves &…read moreour lawnchairs at Seal Beach's 14th Annual Japan America Kite Festival on Sunday, October 3rd. Found some free parking several blocks away. As we got closer, we could see some HUGE koi and frogs floating in the air. http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=Tuq59VSdqnCmotr_910JoQ&select=AE2fk5YIbQLzZi6HvtsiBA We checked out the tents first. Toro's was doing brisk business selling pricey bento plates. We had already picked up our own bento from our local Tozai Market. Some cool Japanese candy artistry: http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=Tuq59VSdqnCmotr_910JoQ&select=XFn8zwfOvxleiZUPP5CnKw Kiddie tent where they could make their own little kites and where toys & kites were available for purchase. Sponsor Yakult was giving out free samples of their probiotic drinks and tote bags. Hubby's not shy. He scored two bags and too many of those little samples. He really liked the yogurty taste. "Um, hon? I asked the girl and these drinks are supposed to be a one-a-day dose. How many have you had so far?" We planted ourselves smack dab in the middle of everything, kicked off our flip-flops and wiggled our toes into the soft sand. The gentle breeze was so welcoming! There were a lot of people, but there was plenty of room for everyone to claim their own little sandlot. http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=Tuq59VSdqnCmotr_910JoQ&select=hX0Miqre_4i_oY-_i7r6AQ As we ate our bento, we enjoyed watching more and more kites being launched upwards. We saw the honored Japanese Kite Master, Mikio Toki, running this way and that. Had a great vantage point to watch a graceful Sport Kite Ballet. Amazing what those guys did! Listened to the beats of Myo Onji Daiko group. The hubby was kind of regretting not going into the garage and digging out one of the kids' old kites. I could tell he was wanting to fly one! Some folks had fancy kites. One guy had a camera tied on his kite line and he said that he had it on automatic. Pretty cool idea! Overall, good fun for all ages whether you're a spectator or participant. This was a really nice afternoon! I had a lot of fun just people-watching. Little kids are so amusing. We were saying how nice it'll be someday when we have grandchildren to bring to an event like this. http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=Tuq59VSdqnCmotr_910JoQ&select=Az928Vhkaje3bL-ofLLsPw http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=Tuq59VSdqnCmotr_910JoQ&select=lbO22u9sI-aEU9_RvbVwnA We did take pics right before leaving of the sky filled with kites, but they came out really dark. :-( Please excuse. Us old folks still haven't quite figured out this new-fangled camera of ours!

Just come, bring a camera and enjoy something distinctively unique…read more Next one is scheduled for Sunday, Oct 7, 2012.