Enjoyed our first experience at the free Friday night concert on the bay. Bring a chair and enjoy the music. There were many vendors selling beer, drinks, food, and desserts.

Sad to say the Van Wezel provides an experience that far too often does not do justice to the usually great performers and acts it books. There is plenty to deplore: an off-center main lobby that provides direct access to only one side of the...More

This venue is at a beautiful location, very nice, however like mentioned before by others no center aisles so you have to walk down a very long line of chairs to get to your chair if you are not assigned a seat at the end...More

I've been to the Van Wezel twice in the last 2 months. The theater is very, very nice and a great place to see a show. However, on one of those visits I was accompanied by a handicapped person. Our seats were on the left...More

No need to go to Broadway in Manhattan to watch a show. Van Wezel Performing Arts has consistently presented shows that cost considerably less, with comparable quality of shows shown at the Big Apple. We have seen many Broadway shows at this venue for several...More

There are 2 methods of entering this place ..left side or right side. Rows are aligned with approximately 75 seats across the span of the arena. It is murder on those with knee and leg problems to stand up and allow people to get by...More

First visit to the Van Wezel, shame on me for living near Sarasota since 2006 and never coming to this wonderful venue! The show was early evening and this review moot, since the artists paying tribute to Queen have completed their tour of the U.S....More

My family and I saw a show here and it was very wonderful. The outside is vibrant and the inside is classy. During the intermission, you can get drinks and snacks if needed. Much recommended.

This was something my husband very much wanted to see, but we were late getting tickets and thus didn't get the perfect seats. Nevertheless, we were able to see everything and the enjoy the music, and were relieved that this hall has acoustics that are...More

Beautiful Hall, our play was awesome, comfortable seats, long rows so be ready to jump up and let others pass, audio was a bit distorted and we were not able to hear the words in some songs, very pricy, great job herding the crowds in...More