My first visit to REP was Saturday, 8/18 to see Gladys Knight and the O'Jays. The concert was AWESOME, especially Gladys but this review is about REP. This is an amazing venue. It has SO much potential to be a fun place to "play". Parking is a bit difficult, as it always is when that many people converge on a location that actually only has 3 sides because the entire west side is the Fox River. The Paramount Theater, who hosted this event, offers "free parking" at a local bank, but the website says nothing about the parking lot being across the river and a full mile south of the REP venue. This is not a bad walk, going in, but coming out at 11:30p at night it is a little more distance than I like to walk, alone. Back to the actual venue; assigned seating up front, BYO chair seating behind that. Come early if you are BYO chair. As you can imagine those seats go quickly. There is food and beverage vendors and plenty of washrooms, both "traditional" and port o' potties. The one huge issue I had was the "no camera" policy. Many people obviously walked in with cameras, some of them with "long lens" and you certainly can not take away a phone, but the "Social Media Police" as we came to call them were unbelievable, constantly nagging people to put away their phones, "absolutely no photos!" I don't like strange me leaning over me to nag at the woman down the isle taking pictures. Does management not get social media is free advertising? I was at this venue because someone posted a picture and I thought,"What a cool looking place. I've never been there." I found their badger guests about photos absolutely obnoxious. To the point of I will probably not return to this venue. Outdoors is supposed to be light, casual and fun. The Social Media Police ruined it for me and several others around me. Not Fun! read more