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    Thunder Ridge Nature Arena

    1.5 (89 reviews)
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    Matt J.

    This is a great location to watch a concert on a summer/ fall night. There's a lot to see and do. They provide lawn chairs for rent at $25 but they sell out fast. They also offer blankets if you are sitting on the lawn. Most beer prices start at $10 and up. Food looked good but I did not eat here. The only down fall about going to a concert here is the parking when leaving. It will take you 1 -3 hours to get out due to one way out! Be prepared for a long night if you stay for the full concert.

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    James M.

    Go vip! Get there by 3pm to park. Vip food buffet all night.Great clean bar and bathroom s. You will go broke ordering drinks inside. View from VIP is awesome! Leave before show ends or you are in for a long drive.

    Allison R.

    The view and venue itself once you make it inside, is amazing. With it being an outdoor concert venue, artists are able to use fireworks. The bathrooms were clean and plenty of stalls. In the women's restroom, there was attendant letting people know when stalls were available. Now that's the good. Here comes the bad. For a place that has been open awhile, they have no idea how to direct traffic into and out of this venue. You need to easily plan on 1 hour coming in and another hour coming out. At one point in the bottle neck, one of the workers directing traffic said I have no clue what's going on. Seriously!?!! She's supposed to be directing traffic. It made no sense to have traffic drive in one lane when clearly there are more than 1 line to drive on. So after that fiasco, then you get to stand like a herd of cows to wait for them to open the gates. Keep in mind, you have no idea if you are standing in line for the restroom or to get into venue. You also need to imagine 2 lines wrapping around in different directions like a maze. I was talking to people who have been here before and they said it is always like this. That's ridiculous. This could be a great concert venue but you need to figure out the logistics aspects first.

    A cool picture of the crowd
    Taylor S.

    Let's start with the good things. We thought the concessions were great and the lines for the bathrooms were pretty short. It was a beautiful night when we were there and the overall setting has natural beauty to it. We had heard so many people talking about parking issues getting in and out that we actually left during the encore because you could sense that it was going to be really bad and, hey, if you leave a minute early, it was actually easy too get out. It looks like people have harped on many of our issues already and getting in to the concert was a backed up mess, but our biggest issue was all the seats in the reserved section are on flat ground. So it was totally fine for the opening act while lots of people were sitting but as soon as everyone stood up, then only the tallest 5 or 10 % of people could see and no one else could see anything. I am assuming with all the great acts coming to Thunder Ridge, they are going to work on fixing this...not sure how, but it is currently not great to go to a concert and not be able to see at all. Maybe they will make the stage a lot higher... I have no idea, but it isn't good.

    Bought this neck fan in the ThunderRidge store on the premises-fully charged. Life saver in 100° heat
    Cassie M.

    So many terrible reviews here and on google, my friend and I almost bowed out and planned to suck up the $600 for our two reserved seat tickets. So glad we didn't! Our experience was good! Let me lay it down: * We had reserved seats so no way we were going "early" to get in despite the bad the bad reviews and suggestions to be there by 2/3pm. * We left Branson Landing at 5:15ish and was in the parking lot tailgating by 6:10. *** IMPORTANT!!!!: Buy the premium or preferred parking!!! This gets you closest to the entrance of the venue but also while everyone is driving and sitting bumper to bumper to get in to park, the left lane, about half way in is for preferred parking ONLY. I can't tell you the glee we felt driving with no stopping all the way to our lot. It costs but it's worth it. I have no idea where general parking is. We never saw it. Back in the woods. I read it's a hike and you have to wait on trams. We did see those running but they don't hold a lot of people at once. No idea where rideshare drops but tell your driver to stay in the left lane and then follow directions on the website FAQ's. * Is there walking? Oh yes. Even in the preferred lot, you have to walk up to the ridge entrance but it's not too bad and we are in our out of shape 50's and did ok. Not sure what ADA do, there isn't front door parking. We skipped the fan zone of things. Not even sure what was there * Security will stop you for vapes upon entering so leave it in your car. * Don't worry about getting a wristband for alcohol (don't forget your ID tho) when it's crowded walking in, unless you want a drink right then. They had several people inside doing wristbands too. * There are stairs on the sides of the lawn to get to reserved seating. The seats are locked together (so that post about chairs missing made no sense) and they are padded. * The bathrooms were very big and climate controlled. A ton of stalls and sinks ladies. * The multiple bars were easy to get to for mixed drinks, plus they had beer cooler stands and cans in the marketplace tents. No cash! Bring your card and prepare to spend some bank of you want to drink * Food seemed scarce but in the marketplace tents was all kinds of snacks like a mini convenience store (chips, candy, jerky, etc) and had warmed hot dogs and I believe pulled pork sandwiches. Just eat a late big lunch and you will be fine. * Do people stand up when the show starts, yes or depending on the song. I could stand to see the stage or just look up at the screens * I highly recommend getting a front row seat in any section or an aisle seat. We had row 1 in section 11. The walkway is in front of us but had a lot of legroom. Behind us they had very little legroom which would be a huge pain for anyone needing to get up and get out of the row. People walking in front of us died down during the show and didn't bother us. ((Sections do vary based on show. For the Stones there is no 11 because the stage comes out where that section would be). If you are looking at the stage, the left front sections should have shade late afternoon. Our section did not. * There is an air conditioned store for ThunderRidge merch that sold neck fans fully charged. Game changer- bring one with you * We left during encore and got out with zero issue and zero traffic slowing us down. It was great. Missed a couple good songs but very worth it not to sit in mass exit traffic. I would go back for sure. Huge venue. I just may choose the right time of year because of weather. It was damn hot for Chris Stapleton in June 2024. A melter.

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    Worst venue for a concert! Entry was a poorly run with no clear lines..Oversold Cody Johnson, poor lighting, tripping hazards and not safe!

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    Horrible parking. Very unorganized. Extreme pricing with in the venue. Expect hours to exit.

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