I came to The Observatory for the Eric Prydz show ...

I came to The Observatory for the Eric Prydz show on January 1st and was very disappointed by this venue. Eric is my favorite artist in the world, but the venue was so oversold that in order to have ANY room to dance my group was forced onto the balcony upstairs. I'm 6'3" and even then I had to stretch my neck out to even see the stage, as the bottle service tables were placed along the perimeter of the balcony.

I understand bottle culture is where the money is made for nightlife, but it seemed very out of place as this space is more of a concert venue than a club. Additionally, buying a table seems to be the only way you can have room to breathe during a sold out show; the main dance floor downstairs was packed to a point of being unsafe. I've been to countless sold out shows in my life but my experience at The Observatory was one of the worst of them all.