Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua: Concert Venue

Great venue that sits on a hill overlooking Lake Superior! Shows are in a large circus style tent. Great views during the summer.
7 years ago (31-01-2018)

Fun Venue! Good food (BBQ Pork, Burgers, etc.) , good drink selection (domestic & craft beer, liquor). Music tent had plenty of seating, but plan on standing if you are in the front sections. Mid section had a great view and sound was better than up front. Venue has a designated smoking area...no smoking in music tent. Not sure if this was meant to be a family venue, but I'd recommend not bringing kids.
8 years ago (04-07-2017)

Great experience for all ages. The tent is a fun for most people. (It does leak slightly...that's not always easy to understand after paying for a big name artist.) Rest rooms are horrible. Maybe they do need the new facility they are trying to build.
8 years ago (19-08-2017)

Always, always a great night spent. The talent is awesome, the venue is intimate, the people are the best, the area is spectacular. What more could one ask for? Well worth the 7 hour drive from the southeast corner of the state. I'd retire up there and work every performance if it weren't for the snow in winter. Summers are gorgeous!
8 years ago (19-04-2017)

Miserable. We were seated behind the sound equipment and literally could not see the stage. When I raised my camera to take this picture, some busybody hurried over to tell me "professional" cameras were not allowed. When my wife tried to later video part of a song on her phone, someone likewise harassed her, no videos allowed. Maybe these busybodies could have better been put to work patching the leaks that had water dripping on everyone throughout the concert. It was freezing cold and pouring rain. We ended up abandoning the seats we'd paid for (which were anyhow terribly uncomfortable micro-theater seats of some sort) and setting up two plastic lawn chairs right by the edge of the tent. This ensured we were rained on from the outside AND dripped on from the inside all night long. But at least we put our cameras away and didn't violate the precious IP rights of the venue by taking any hi-quality photographs of the dripping, miserable interior. If you're not going to allow cameras, and outside food or drink, then post that on the website, and maybe even put up some signs. Patch that leaky, dripping tent before someone gets electrocuted. Don't sell seats whose sightlines are completely blocked by your sound equipment. Treat your customers with a bit of respect. Stop being so freaking paranoid about people taking pictures. It's the 21st century for goodness' sake, everything is being recorded. You just annoy paying customers. We won't be back to this miserable venue.
8 years ago (27-08-2017)