04/14/09

Under 21? Just stay home.

by CSMobileUser

Patrons under 21 are treated like cattle. Maintain your dignity and save your money by staying home. Until this venue changes its policies regarding the treatment of minors and starts treating its customers like human beings it does not deserve your business.

01/03/09

arrogant poser bar staff

by JZPeterman

very lame bartenderrs - uptight inconsiderate and rude. i was there on aslow nite, and it was like this - i wonder how they handle a crowd.

12/08/08

Staff are bullies at Neumos

by ESalkild

I was so excited about seeing a live music venue. Once we had purchased our ticket they informed us that we couldn't drink at the venue. We're aged 27 so they informed us to drink at every other bar in broadway, capitol hill area (clearly not strictly living by the rules). When we tried to explain to four staff about letting us in on Australian driver's license, they were rude and patronising, citing reasons for refusal of entry such as "poor baby", "oh damn" or laughing in our face. When we were forced to stand with a bunch of small children and teenagers, we asked for a refund, hoping to find one of the more reasonable and friendly bars to see a gig. We were aggressively told to suffer, and pay $50 extra to get cabs back to the hotel for our passports when clearly we were over age.

Suffice to say, we didn't enjoy our stay at Neumo's and would not recommend it to any visitor to Seattle. They don't like foreigners!!!

P.S and I lost my hat :(

• Cons: Rude, Patronising, controlling, bullies

09/15/08

Rude workers who dont know what they are doing!

by bleach101

I went to Neumo's for the Balkan Beat Box show but I couldnt get in. Even though I am well over 21 years old, and I have a valid, government issued ID (a green card/permanent resident card) and supporting documents to show, they wouldnt let me in. They said they only accept ID's or passports. Green Card's are issued by The Department of Homeland Security and they are impossible to fake, and they are the most powerful ID's other than a passport, It even has your finger print on it, but the smart-ass door guys told me that I need to get an ID. I will never ever go to that place ever again, even if they host a really good band. I will also look into complain about this situation because I dont believe they have a right to turn an immigrant away who has a valid ID.

07/20/08

This club isn't managed well

by phoq

This is to one of the owner?s of Neumos. I think his name is Mike. Mike needs to get over his Napoleon complex. I have seen how he forces the security guards to manhandle women. I?ve seen him push woman out of the way because he needs to get through a crowd. Your club is the worst club in the city and it looks like most of the reviewers here agree. Also if I count all the reviews and if my math is correct, shouldn?t this place be getting only 2 stars instead of 4 ?? I hope the city shuts this place down. There are serious fire codes being violated the times I have been there. It's too bad that some good bands end up playing here. I'm sure there are better places in Seattle that they could play at, maybe the Vera Project or Chop Suey. I won?t ever be going here again.

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: Management, Lines

07/19/08

Wish I could see it

by Perplexed101

Finally a free show that everybody could see.... oh wait it's not. My favorite band is Dub Trio and I can't got see them tonight because I'm only 15. I've been to lots of shows at Neumo's and they're generally pretty good venue but this is absurd. If somebody's going to smoke, shoot up, or screw a kid standing next to them isn't going to stop them. This is moldy milky horseshit. I know that some of you fuckers think that if they stop putting a minimum age on shows, it'll turn into a kiddie fest but take a look at the all ages shows, 90% of them are 18+.

05/31/08

I can confirm, neumos is a scam.

by isplice

Just like the post two down I was at Tim and Erics awesome show great job and was not let back on the floor after going upstairs to get a drink because as the staff stated, "the floor is at capacity". Good luck seeing the stage from the upper level. I am 6ft tall and couldn't see anything. As more people came upstairs, they wouldn't let anyone back down to the floor to take their place. Felt trapped in the bar like we were animals. The scary thing is people just kept buying drinks because the show at that point was a lost cause. This is Illegal!

I threatened to call the police and they eventually gave me my money back but I really had to work for it.

• Pros: good bands
• Cons: illegal crowd control

05/16/08

Neumos is running a scam

by enowning

I just got home from Neumos. I went to see the Kills. I had bought my ticket two months ago. I turned in my ticket at the front door, but then at the door to the room where the band was playing there was a line of people waiting to get in. They and I could not see the band because Neumos and TicketWest sold more tickets than the capacity of the room. The employees there thought it sucked, but they only work there and don't make the rules. So, don't go to Neumos unless you ready to get there early enough to get in, and don't drink too much, because if you have to go to the bathroom, you may not get in to see the band--even though you paid for a tciket to see the band. I'm surprised operating a business like this is legal. I think it's a rip-off.

• Pros: Nice crowd
• Cons: Cannot see band because they oversell

05/05/08

Club with Police State Ambience

by chandromeda

You'd think a hundred bucks would buy you a decent night out, right?

If your plans are at NEUMO'S, think again!

My experience "seeing" the late show of TIM AND ERIC AWESOME TOUR at NEUMO'S was downright terrible. The floor level of the club filled to capacity, trapping the people upstairs with employees blocking staircases who refused to let people downstairs. If you've ever been upstairs, you know how impossible it is to see anything unless you're at the rail or over 6 feet tall. As neither of those applied to me that night, my boyfriend and I couldn't see a thing, and were prevented from finding a better spot by NEUMO'S staff that, while "just doing their jobs", were hindering not only my experience but the experience of countless other patrons.

It was such a lock-down state that an employee wouldn't even let me downstairs to grab my purse from a

friend who was at the foot of the stairs!

My friends and I, unable to see the show (and separated by the two level lockdown procedure), left the show after spending tons of cash on drinks and a show we couldn't see. Does that seem fair? Shouldn't it be a venue's responsibility to guarantee - within the realm of its abilities - the enjoyable experience of its patrons? I understand that safety is an issue, but it was NEUMO'S responsibility to maintain both safety and harmony with its guests - instead, it opted to comply with police at the expense of its patrons.

NEUMO'S: SHAME ON YOU for overcrowding your lower level and punishing your patrons with rudeness!

• Cons: Location, structure of the building, STAFF!

05/03/08

Comedy Show Nightmare

by MissDaffodilsKat

Ok, here goes for my first review...

I went to see Tim and Eric Live yesterday, May 2nd, 2008. The show itself was excellent...Or what I could see of it. I have never been to a venue where there was such an inability to see the stage. I was surprised that at a comedy show, there were no chairs pulled out. Afterall, it WAS to be a visual event. So basically, instead of going to a comedy show where you get to sit down, relax, and watch a couple of guys be funny, I ended up standing for 4 hours, not being able to see 99% of the show. I felt like my money had been horribly wasted, and I was just hot and uncomfortable the entire time.

Now, I think you're getting the idea that I'm angry that I paid money to see a show, that I in fact, could not see. I have another general complaint. I walked into the bathroom, for obvious reasons, and it was SO DARK in there I could barely see. Kind of awkward. For me at least.

Basically, I wouldn't recommend Neumos for any event. The fact that there are places for you to stand in the bar and lean over the rails to see the stage was really the only good thing about being there...That and the physical location of the place. It's in a good spot, lots of better clubs and bars to visit surrounding the place. I won't go again, and I won't be one to advise anyone else to go. Unless you enjoy wasting your money and being hot.

• Pros: Good Location
• Cons: Dirty, Bathrooms not well lit, Stage not easy to see, Hot