Corcada Teatre Reviews

Have been here twice would love to go again beautiful place friendly staff good views from all C

Wonderfully preserved venue, reasonable prices, great sound, expensive alcoholic drinks. Parking can be a slight challenge. Good restaurants near by.

Gr8 music venue but woefully inadequate rest room areas and very tight lobby area for full house events.

Amazing every single time! Can I give more than 5 stars?

Always a good time They have good entertainment. The first band is usually good also. And it gets you in the mood for the headliner

Great venue just a little too small.. Otherwise excellent!!

Great Venue. No bad seats in the house. Great acts to see.

Saw a concert today. Wonderful concert and great staff. First time and I will return.

Old-style theater charm (which also includes tight seating) with a close-up view from any seat. Performances center on music icons. Relaxed vibe to witness musical history. Washroom situation a definite downer similar to many older venues

Love the Arcada. I have been here a few dozen times since it went live performance.

Truly a great experience everytime

Beautiful theater, and my favorite place to see a concert! The staff is great and it is always a great experience there. Don't skip the speakeasy restaurant upstairs....the food and vibe are incredible!

Great time, seats, parking, convenience... Excellent!!!

Great acts, sound system is excellent. Really not a bad seat in the house. Good parking free. You can walk right across the street to some nice restaurant's. Check out upstairs to their speak easy.

Scott Stapp show was amazing this venue was awesome

Really a 1st class experience, great music, wonderful food and drinks. Look forward to going back!

It was ok. I like the venue. Get the heat fixed! No heat there since October.

Arcade Theatre is a small quaint place. Went to go see Artimus Pyle Ultimate Tribute to Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynard. Was there on Fri. 10/20/2017. Artimus (drummer) was one of 3 survivor's from the Band, Lynyard Skyard that was in an airplane crash. The plane went down 40yrs. to the date that Artimus played at the Arcada Theatre. Fantastic show, emotional as well. After the show he sat on the stage and told the whole story of that fatal night. Just an fyi, Aerosmith were suppose to board the plane. They turned it down, they felt it looked unsafe! WOW!!! After the concert there was a surprise meet and greet. Awesome!
The Arcada Theatre is very old. Was suppose to be demolished, till the new owner started bring it back to life. Loved the size for a venue. Took some pic's to show how beautiful this old place is. The man that bought the Theatre made himself present the whole time we were there. I find that very hands on, which is great. I had full stats on the Arcada, which I seem to have misplaced. It was very interesting! If you get a chance to see a concert there, please do!

It's a great old theater that presents a variety of music performances across a wide spectrum of genres. We saw our favorite 1960s/70s artist, Burton Cummings, of the Guess Who last night in a one man show.

Love the ambiance of this place, old upscale cute and quaint a throw back to the 1920's

Best shows in town at reasonable prices. We just keep coming back! We love the Arcada!!

Very entertaining. The a/c could use a little upgrade but still a very fun evening

Great concert venue. Can be pricey but you don't have to go into Chicago

Great shows and sangrias! Excellent historic building where George Burns and Gracie Allen performed and a legacy of many others. Great for seeing local and legendary acts, as well as silent movies. I have sat in every section and the acoustics are great everywhere, but the front row balcony is probably the best for viewing. Don't worry, Buddy Guy comes up to the balcony too!

Amazing theater really great bot a bad seat on house here is David Crosby

The best venue in the Chicagoland area, hands down! Great views, seats, and exceptional customer service. Highly recommend.

Entertaining venue with variety of and quality music acts.

Great theater, upstairs bar and restaurant nice also, menu a bit limited.

Came in with a fairly large group. The staff was really friendly, the food was good and the drink selections are awesome. Really enjoyed the musical entertainment (Lee Rocker) who got people up on their feet dancing. Club Arcada has a really cool vibe that we all enjoyed. We'd all go back again to see other performers

Intimate venue. Great place to catch a show. Good acoustics

It's an antique Palace lots of good old-fashioned bands that place rocks

Intimate setting for some big name shows. Good accoustics.

Amazing venue. The venue is amazing to look at itself but everyone who works there is professional and pleasant. The drinks are reasonably priced. If you have not experienced this venue, do yourself a favor, find a reason!

Seating is really cool there is no bad seat in the house no matter where you sit you feel close to the action and the sound system is amazing love it there

Big joke. Crowd drunk. Stood for entire concert. Handicapped access 6 rows back behind everyone standing. Security and owner admitted they could not control crowd. Owner had a fit when tapped on arm to get his attn, and screamed at this patron. We were relocated to the front side corner where view was occluded by....more idiots standing. No offer for refund, no apology just scream at the patron. Will NEVER return.

Great venue, lots of history, workers are awesome! So cool!!

Had our first visit to this venue for a concert featuring The Grass Roots and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap on 3/8/2020. I would definitely visit this venue again as it's quite small (897 seats) and it didn't appear there was a bad seat in the house! We had an early dinner at the Arcada Club restaurant on the third floor of the building and just walked downstairs to our concert. Free parking in the local parking deck just a block away!! Couldn't ask for more!!!

Amazing concert venue. Great atmosphere and terrific location. Howie Mandel was great, so was Joe Green.

Great concert venue thanks to owner & staff. In beautiful St. Charles, Ill. Ample parking and dining opportunities within walking distance. First time visiting the Arcada from Detroit. Thankyou for a memorable concert experience.

On May 26th we attended the "Peter Noone and Herman Hermits" at the beautiful Arcada Theatre. I did not appreciate having to sit thru 50 minutes of a warm up band that I found very annoying who preceded Peter Noone. They were way too loud for the age group attending the show. I wouldn't have attended the show if it had been advertised there would be a warm up band. We saw Peter Noone last year in Kansas City, Mo and he started right at 8 pm not 9 pm as in St. Charles, IL. with no other band.

Our seats were in the balcony and there were a number of patrons who were feeling their liquor. They were constantly getting up and disturbing other patrons and returning to their seats with drinks.

Probably my tenth time here today was to see the Little River Band. Tomorrow I shall return to watch Metal Church, and possibly come back in a couple weeks for the Winery Dogs. Ron takes personal care of his guests and greets everyone at the door. The venue is intimate, not any bad seats here. The bar has a decent selection of beers and spirits (not sure about wines). I will be back many more times!

Arcada theater is a classic spot that provides a great opportunity to step back into the 80s, both because of the acts they book as well as the dated yet charming aesthetic.

Love! Love! Love Club Arcada! Located above the theatre. Looking for something different to do then checkout this place. When you enter you are greeted by bell hop that takes you through a secret passageway to the restaurant . The whole place is transformed into the prohibition days. From the flapper dresses to the decor you feel like you stepped off a time machine . Food, drinks and service are TOP NOTCH!! They also have great entertainment on the weekends so checkout the website for more info

Quaint small place....had good sound....was very impressed

great place to go see rock concerts. I will definitely go again.

Awesome venue to see a band or other performer, there truly is not a bad seat in the house. Arcada is a throwback to old school concert halls like Metro, but with way better sightlines and a super friendly staff. Ron, the owner/promoter hangs out in the lobby and greets people! You can tell this guy loves what he does, loves the music, and puts his heart into this place. Bookmark them to keep up on upcoming shows.

Arcada is a friendly place with excellent shows, many types of acts and surprising extras (speak easy small stage, great food).

Just saw BJ Thomas there tonight. We were in the front row, had dinner upstairs prior and enjoyed the hour-long show, once it started, after an hour of warmup and a live commercial about another show in the speakeasy. Afterward, we waited half an hour for VIP meet and greet and were told nothing until we were herded in and out quickly to meet B.J. A quick photo was taken and we were given a website on which to buy it. The security guys were harried and the experience was embarassing. One scolded me for bringing out an album cover saying "Put that away! He's not signing anything and I don't want to see it." Ok, but I am 62 years old and had just spent $200 on the evening at one establishment. Does that deserve any respect?

Nice venue, possible pre existing issue with musical capability.

We attended the Doo Wop concert on August 28, 2016 and were quite disappointed. We love the vocalization of Doo Wop but the music was so loud we often could not understand the words. The building smells heavily of mold, the rest rooms are disgusting with being in horrible disrepair and the floor in the women's rest room was covered with water. The screen had technical problems...
On the positive side, there is not a bad seat in the house and the theatre really is beautiful. It just needs repairs and a thorough cleaning.
We ended up leaving early as did a number of other guests.

A real dump the chairs are broken and the ceiling is falling down

Seen Tower of Power. Incredible show. Arcada Theatre atmosphere was very warm and friendly. Highly recommended.

Small venue, big names. A little rundown but great place for concerts. I would recommend!

Great venue, great music and Ron Onesti is the absolute best.

It's a nice cozy theater with a great atmosphere and beatifull neighborhood. They bring great bands.

Went to see Kenny G... Fantastic show! I highly recommend this great theater

We saw an EXCELLENT pre-Thanksgiving 2018 concert there - Echoes of Pompeii (Pink Floyd tribute). They were excellent and the theater s acoustics were amazing for the concert. Owner greeted everyone on stage...band hung out in the hall afterwards.

Awful!! The place was dirty..security was intrusive..a teenage band on a saturday night Im all for helping kids was this the proper venue? NO! The band we paid to see started late totally chaotic..we left

Tommy James was fantastic!! I'll come to his concerts every time he's at the Arcada! The opening act was also great. We love coming to the Arcada and Speakeasy!! I'll be back in November to see America!!!

A great place to see good bands. My brother and I first saw Loverboy and the day after Ted Nugent. Friendly and helpful staff.