Review Title: Go There if You Dare. The Warfield is a Safety Hazard. [ View All Reviews ]

Earlier this year, I finally went to my first concert at the Warfield and I could not have been more disappointed given all the great things I've heard about the venue. Usually, I'm a sucker for the "historic" label on a venue, but in this case, I say burn the craphole down before it burns down while people are still inside.

The Warfield is a rundown dump full of safety hazards. The seats are uncomfortable, squeezed together, and poorly labeled. Good luck trying to find your seat in the dark, unlighted walkways. The volunteer ushers were only marginally helpful in getting us to the right seats and it was obvious by the way they behaved and worked that very little attention was made to train them. One of them was apparently too cool to carry a flashlight and used a lighter instead, which resulted in a visit from me to point out that we were in a tinderbox auditorium that didn't appear to have a sprinkler system installed.

Even if they did have a sprinkler system, I'm not sure if it would have made much of a difference anyway. While we were trying to make a quick exit out of there after the show, the water went out in the bathrooms. The only good thing about the Warfield is the sound. It's a pretty good auditorium, but the place makes me fear for my life and I'm never going to a show there again. The venue is simply not safe on many levels.