Saratoga Performing Arts Center Review

Beautiful concert venue located in an even more beautiful park. Lots of parking close to the venue and even some further away so you can get out quickly after the show. Parking is also inexpensive. Covered seats are towards the stage with a lawn section in the back. Lots of vendors for food and beer to avoid lines building up. You're able to hear the band or singer from anywhere in the venue. One of my favorites for a summer show.

I have been going to SPAC for concerts for over 40 yrs
I was very disappointed and scared to be greeted by M16s the other night.
Way way over the top..
It was also so much nicer before they put in the huge paved refreshment area

Clean bathrooms, fun venue. Nothing bad to say except beer is pricey...but that's like most events unfortunately.

Wide variety of entertainment here. One of the best outdoor venues in the country. Great place to walk and bike around.

Favorite place to see live music. Amazing outdoor venue.

The ballet "Giselle" preformed by The National Ballet of Cuba, it was amazing!

Beautiful small venue with trees that big band perform at as well

Excellent amphitheater for summertime events anything from ballet, jazz to rock concerts
The photos I ve added were Def Leppard, Foreigner,and Victoria Justice. Love the atmosphere then if you go to a show the balcony is the best place to be.

Couldn't really see the stage from the lawn seats. Beverages were extremely expensive.

great venue but more bathrooms would be nice
Edited 7/5/2019. Had been to SPAC twice before and thought it was fine. The last time we went, it was a mess. Security was a joke, not checking people and just chatting as people walked through. During the event I only saw two security guards and they were telling people how to line up for a bathroom. The lawn area was over crowed with minor clearly drunk and copious amounts of weed. I have no problem with people smoking weed but when I can't even enjoy a concert because the smell is too intense maybe it's not me. I watched a girl vomit and collapse, likely from dehydration from drinking too much and smoking too much and as she laid in a crumpled heap, there wasn't a single event staff person to even tell. We'll never be back. I'll stick to the Times Union or Palace.

Excellent atmosphere nice location a good night out for everyone.

One of the most amazing venues I have ever been to.

I love spac sometimes it can be over priced and crowded but for the most part it is a amazing location.

Price gouging on concessions I'm for making a profit but a 200% profit be real here folks paying $13 on a 16 ounce can of beer $17 for founders all day ipa when a gas station that marks it 33% up for profit and it's only a $1.99 a can smh theirs profit and there is robbery

Great shows here. Sounds good everytime. They allow vendors in one lot across the street from main entrance. Camping nearby. One of my favorite venues in the country.

Love this place but only the inside seating. The lawn isn't ideal for a great show if you want to see the band. Venue is totally cool, in the middle of the woods. I feel lucky I was given a miracle and able to attend a show here!

DO NOT buy Lawn seats to this venue. I wish I could give zero stars. Unless you're one of the first 1000 people through the door don't even bother going. Can't see the stage nor the screens from the back of the lawn. You have to actually sit behind tress and vendors. The worst venue I've ever been too

Four tickets and parking cost $150 for a family of four to see KISS. Brought in our own snacks and drinks. Show was excellent!! Great value! Had no problems!! Would definitely do it again!!

The Sound here is Amazing. Never a Bad Concert or Event. The Beverages are over priced, but won't scare me off. The restrooms need to be Doubled for both the Mens/Womens Room(s). Great Venue to enjoy a Show.

Absolutely Beautiful may the lady that paved the way rest in peace and thanks for everything Fela is gonna be awesome thanks to the New York Ballet we had the best time and show

Nice perfomance of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Bravo to the orchestra

Great place .clean .pretty $$$. On the drinks...wish they sold shirts

Its gone down hill....The mud grassy area, is awful!

Great place to listen to music, but connsesion prices are out of control!

Lovely place for a concert. They have trouble keeping the lawn healthy, unfortunately.

A nice outdoor venue. Just with there weren't support beams blocking your view from the lawn...

Attended AMC graduation here. Acoustics were great, seats were fairly comfortable and parking plentiful.

Recently saw my first show at SPAC and it was fantastic. There is probably not a lot I can say that hasn't already been said before. This is a great outdoor venue that brings top musical acts to the area. We had lawn seats for Imagine Dragons. It was crowded, but so much fun. Don't expect to have a lot of personal space or to spread out on your fancy beach blanket and expect everyone to respect its boundaries. The lawn is crowded and people have very little choice but to step on blankets as they try to navigate the crowd to get back to their spot after a bathroom, beer, food, or merchandise run. As a person, you won't get stepped on, but your stuff likely will. If you are mentally prepared for that kind of crowding and have blankets and towels that you know will get stepped on by strangers, you will have a better time. I saw far too many people getting upset with passersby who weren't trying to be jerks, but just navigate the area.

Patience is also required for exiting the venue. There are many bottlenecks while trying to walk back to the parking lots.

Beverages can be very expensive. I paid $17 for 25oz can of Goose Island IPA. I didn't get any good, but the food lines were long especially as the show time approached. Cash or credit was accepted everywhere.

Overall, this is a great venue and we had a great time. The small inconveniences of sharing the space with so many people are minor in comparison to seeing top-rate talent in the Adirondacks.

This is the worst place in Upstate NY to see a concert. You either have to pay too much to sit inside or you sit in the lawn and end up just watching the concert on a screen... $13 for a beer is ludicrous. Bathrooms cannot support the amount of people the venue can support. Sound engineers are typically terrible. The crowd is typically awful. Parking situation is a joke. Everything about this place is awful. If you're seeing the symphony or the ballet it's probably a nice place but if you're seeing a big name concert here, it's going to suck.

Great Venue, prices for water, beer, good etc. are quite high. Make sure to bring a sealed water bottle with you!

Indoor seats are always pricey, but the lawn is always cheap, great time usually.

Beautiful venue to watch the ballet. Wonderful services for handicapped persons.

One hell of a show ! Great people, so very helpful and accomadating

Great place for concerts. It's outside. They have gotten better over the years.

Great venue, was just there for a concert, nice and clean upon arrival with plenty of seating and space. Lovely scenery and nice and close.

No matter what season it is I always enjoy my time spent at the park.

Be sure to bring your credit card to cover the drinks, very expensive!!!

Great Venue! Nice screens for lawn folk. Atmosphere was nice. Parking was $10 but allowed for easy exit after show.

Always a good time. Even though it was over crowded.

Great time with family at the Doobie brothers & Santana show tonight. Sweet venue!!

My absolute favorite venue to go to, big enough to know you are in a large crowd of fans, but intimate enough where you can clearly see the performers on stage no matter where you are <3

No. Sercurity didn't move people standing at gate so they were blocking people's view of screen that were stitting in chairs.

Drinks and food were very pricey. The show was great though.

Great concert but way too overpacked. Miss it back when you could actually see the show and not get trampled...

Its an awesome auditorium with some amazing sound system and good seats.

I like seeing shows here, however, the lawn can be way over crowded and it's way to steep a grade. If you are inside the shed though you are good to go.

Good to go back and enjoy the concerts. But what happened to being on the ediquite? There's enough rules with everything ,but be courteous leave a section to walk.

Great venue for concerts! Who wouldn't love listening to music while being surrounded by nature?

Love this venue for concerts. I come here at least once a season for a show. The grounds are beautiful, and the acoustics are amazing.

Went to see Dead and Company On 6/20. By far the worst concert experience in my life. Not sure who was running the show, SPAC or LIve Nation. Whoever was in charge they did a dreadful job. Number one traffic control was awful. I paid, I believe $32. for premium parking and there was no signage or anything telling people that if they did not pay they could not park there. As a result everyone was trying to get into this parking lot and ones without tickets were turned away. at the entrance. It took me an hour and a half to go less than a half mile. Let's move on to the concert. The sound system was mediocre at best. The flat screens above the pavilion to view the stage were basically useless.The lawn area was definitely over booked. It reads the lawn area holds 20,000 people.There had to be at least 30,000. People were sardined on the lawn, the beer and food vendors area, as well as the area behind them. There was absolutely no crowd control. We were bumped and jostled so many time we left the show during the second set. I have been to many shows and this without doubt the worst. Someone dropped the ball on this performance

Always a good time! Concessions are a luttle expensive though.