The Chance Theater Reviews

Great place to see a show. Old theater with good sight lines and close viewing. Staff was helpful and courteous

It's small but very inexpensive to get front row seats to your favorite artist. Drinks aren't that expensive compared to other bars just wish the bathrooms were kept up

Great show... OBNOXIOUS, RUDE BARTENDER THAT TOLD ME TO GO F MYSELF.

Always a smashing good time at the Chance Theater. I've been going here since the mid-eighties and it never gets old. Not a bad seat in the house. The staff is always really cool and it's just a great place to go see your favorite artist.

Great venue to see a show. I saw silence equals death and it was amazing!!

I've been hanging out @ The Chance for concerts, big & local for over 20 yrs! The nostalgia is real & I love it! I tell my NYcity friends to book their bands @ The Chance all the time!

Way too crowded. You could not move. You literally could not see the bar, merch booth nor bathroom thru the crowd. I left 3/4 of the way thru. I had to.

Season theater, drink prices very reasonable, sound was terrible but not sure if it was the actual theater or the sound engineer for the concert we were watching.

This was my second time attending a show at this venue.
Halfway through our 4 hour road trip my bother's and I lost our tickets on the thruway.
The staff was helpful and we were able to have TicketFly change our order from Mail Order to Will Call without issue.
The multi-level set up in nice and you are able to see the stage from almost anywhere in the venue. The acoustics are great and the each band sounded wonderful.
$6 for a well mixed drink isn't too bad this close to NYC,

On the other hand, the bathrooms were DISGUSTING, Not overly surprising for a music venue, but 1 of the 4 stalls in the ladies room was clogged with god-knows-what. Only 2 of the stalls stayed closed when you shut them. There were tampon wrappers and bits of TP all over the place, but not a single roll in the holder or on the tank. Also, no soap or paper towels. Each lady had to walk to the bar and take napkins to then return back to the bathroom and wait in line again. Even after notifying the bartender and security nothing was done about it.

I'll definitely be back, but I'll be holding it.

Great shows and I don't have to travel into the city to go see great bands

Grew up coming here and will continue to come here! Hopefully my kids can do the same. Great people, awesome venue

I went this past weekend to see a friend's band play here. I was impressed by the venue, which was nice and open and had two different floors. It was easy to see the stage from just about anywhere, which is always a plus. Drink prices were also very reasonable. The sound was decent. Great place for live music.

This place gives off the feeling that you might get stabbed around any corner

Nice set up you can see the stage great anywhere. K104 Not so Silent Night concert.

So....freakin'....awesome! It was my first visit to Poughkeepsie ever and I just happened to catch the Black Flag show at the Chance. Very intimate, just a cool mini-theater. You can sit or stand or hang out at the bar. Acoustics and sound system are perfect for the venue (translation: LOUD). If they ever add draught beer I'll upgrade to 5 stars.

staff is rude but the bands still come and they need support so go see a show

I love all that music band. I saw a lot of bands with my group of friends. My AC/DC!

Been coming here for concerts for years. Always a great experience

Good drink service upstairs at jackal show. Great place to see a rock and roll show.

1st time there to see Beartooth was decent place definitely will go back

Interesting venue, a bit small but not bad. Staff was nice!

My absolute favorite place to see a concert! Intimate setting. Affordable prices. Not a bad seat in the house.

A great, small venue that manages to get some great bands come through. Not a bad view in the place. Also the bar pours liberally size drinks, always a plus.

The show was great.Only complaint, which is a constant, too hot inside. Please use your fans or AC. It's unbearable. And put tables and chairs upstairs and serve food. This place can be so much better

My friend in One Fell Swoop played here with Bayside, awesome venue.

My favorite venue to see a band. The whole staff is amazing!!!!!

Very cool setting for a music venue (historic theater). Public parking lot nearby. On the smaller side, so the crowd can get a little tight at times, but that goes with the territory.

A great close up experience..sound is on point..affordable entertainment

Small but intimate with the bands or whoever is the entertainment for the night. Been a fan since 1997 and I still see something that I haven't seen before every time I go. So historic.

My wife has been coming here for years and I finally got to go and it was awesome. Nice divey atmosphere and good bar service. I will definitely see more shows here

Fabulous place!! Can't wait to see more concerts here! Saw Voyage, Journey tribute band and they were INCREDIBLE!! ROCKED the house!! Highly recommend!

Love the Chance. Not a bad seat or standing spot in the place.

Any one that's been here knows but it's the chance. It's old, dirty, cold but they still get some good acts to perform. I don't know how. Jim Breur was amazing as always.

Awesome venue. A little beat-up, but that's good, who needs aesthetics for live music? Very cozy, saw Spoon, at probably one of the smaller venues they've played in some time. Fun vibe and good stuff all around.

Decent place for live music. Located in an area where there are not too many venues that are able to acommodate a moderate amount of clientele. No complaints

Visited for the last Dokken show, I knew about this place for years and just visited for the first time, my only complaint would be that took a full hour from last opening band to headliner to go on but sound and view of the stage are great.

It felt like going back in time. Very cool old rock club.

Yngwie Malmsteen show was amazing. This was my first show here and I definitely will be back.

Cool theatre from the past
The place to be for excellent entertainment and the acoustic sound is incredible.... A+++++++++++++++++++

One of the few venues in the area to enjoy local and national touring bands. Basic in amenities, smaller, more intimate setting, ample parking.

My first time visiting from Canada
I had a great time

This place is awesome. Sick sound system. Crew. Owner.

Very cool venue. On the smaller side so it gives a very intimate concert experience. Great sound and the prices for drinks aren't as bad as most venues. Security was a little crazy but all in good works.

Good small venue, security is lacking and I would like it improved

Theatre still needs a lot of updating, and bar staff could use improving, but it was nice to be back after so long. Hope to see things progress.

The great time in a great place easy to get too awesome time

What a dive...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Still my favorite venue to see multiple bands in one night! Thankful for the cost of tickets, otherwise I could never afford so many memories.

Dangerously overcrowded. No restaurant that we were aware of.

Been there many times. Some confusion outside on lining folks up, but orderly

This venue was worth the trip from Ma. Its the perfect size theater, not a bad seat in the house.

I went to this theater tonight to see Queen Flash. I have to say that the group was great and I would go see this group again, however, at another venue. This venue was a huge disappointment to me and I believe it was a huge disappointment to the group playing. It was probably an embarrassment to the group. Let me explain. There must have been only about 30 people in the audience. The Chance theater is dirty, it smells, and the equipment that the group was using, as far as speakers and microphones were faulty. The feedback was awful, the microphones kept going in and out and I think because of that the group had to cut their show short. Not to mention, they were probably disgusted having to play for only 30 people. This group is too talented for that. I believe it is the venue that is not bringing people in. For such a small venue, they should be packed. Now, getting back to the venue. My husband and I paid for VIP tickets, when we were told by the cashier this would be a busy event and seating would be upstairs, as we were guaranteed seats. They never even opened up the balcony because there was so very little people at this event and it seems as if we paid $50 a ticket for nothing. I really want my money back as far as a VIP seating is concerned, as we could have paid general admission. I feel we will led on and ripped off!! Never again!!

Nice. No hassle entry, great view of the stage/performers from every spot in the venue. Some issues with sound and horrible feedback.

Definitely seen better days, but the concerts art great.