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Varsity Theater

+1 612-217-7701
1308 SE 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55414 United States of America
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Amenities

Highlights
  • Active military discounts
  • Live performances
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Amenities
  • Restroom
Payments
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Best KPortal Reviews

I have gone to this venue for many years and have seen countless shows here. This is a great place to see any type of band out there. I would definitely recommend this place if it happens to come up for anyone you would like to see. The only downside is $45 for two tall cocktails before tip. But hey that's the price you pay for a good time.
Great venue to see a show. Nicely sized and lovely decor. Bathrooms are very unique and the balcony is nice if you don't want to be in the pit. Also, the old theater style marquee is great.
There is free self serve water at the bar and security was giving out water bottles to anyone who wanted one. Friendly staff.
Would recommend.
Awesome venue, saw Blind Guardian there. Not a lot of places to park though.
Excellent venue. the outside looks like the classic theatre, the inside is super unique. there was plenty of room for everyone for the concert I attended. though quite loud, the sound was good. the people working were very friendly and helpful. getting through ticketing and security was a piece of cake and despite it being a very small lobby area they had plenty of people to get everyone through quickly and efficiently.
the only knock i would have is that there should be more signage or direction as to what the lines are. I arrived about 2 hours before doors open and didn't realize i was in the Meet-and-Greet line until i was inside. i had to go back outside and hop in a different line. that line turned out to be the Fast Pass line to which i needed to move to the general admission line. some simple signage would have solved all that and I wouldn't have wasted my time in the wrong line. whatever though, i had a good time and it didn't negatively impact my experience.
What a great venue. Saw The Lone Bellow here last night, it was a great size for a more intimate concert. The bathrooms are hilariously quirky, bartender friendly, and security was easy. Will definitely keep an eye on the calendar for future shows. Only complaint is that parking in the area is miserable, but that comes with the territory.
It's a good, clean venue. My biggest complaints are that since the last time I was there, the drink prices have risen incredibly and my number one complaint is they no longer take cash. Not everyone wants to use a stupid credit card just buy a couple of drinks at a show. Not everyone has a credit card. Their insanely high prices ensure that their bartenders won't get as much in tips.
Came here for a VV concert. It's a very difficult place to find parking, but overall it's a solid venue. I'm surprised that the venue is a lot smaller than I expected. Show was a sellout so it was very crowded, but I feel like the venue did a good job of managing the crowds of people. Merch setup was slow but I think it's because of the placement and I'm pretty sure that was a move made by the band vs the venue.
My dad had a tequila sunrise that was real bad, but he liked the canned wine. I tried Liquid Death and that was pretty cool. This venue is card only as an FYI.
Acoustics/sound are a bit weird. The vocalist's diction (pronunciation) was hard to make out because of the audio. I'm not sure if that was due to the venue or the artist but just wanted to mention that as an issue. Otherwise it was a great show and a cool venue. Certainly better than the venues back home. I'd come back for another gig.
I saw Digable Planets and Kasa Overall. Amazing show, nice intimate setting and good acoustics

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