Masonic Temple

I traveled to Detroit specifically to come here for a two day New Year's Eve show being thrown by one of my favorite artists, Excision. I wasn't quite sure to what to expect, but I was pleased to see some photos on Yelp from one of his previous shows there. Also, when purchasing my tickets I learned that there's a few different levels to the venue. That's pretty much all I had to go off of. When arriving on day one, the line to get in was wrapped around the street and to my surprise they got us through the line rather quickly. Thank goodness because it was absolutely freezing. Once through security and getting our tickets scanned I got the lay of the land a little bit. My first night I had balcony tickets and the view was impeccable. The seats had enough space for me to be comfortable and they were easy to find. My only complaint about the balcony section was that the women's bathroom only had two stalls making the wait over 20 minutes.. And that was during the peak of the show. I missed one of the opening acts entirely. The second night I got pit tickets, way up front and had an absolute blast being up that close. I never went to the bathroom but I noticed it moving much quicker. To wrap things up, the production of the show was incredible. I wasn't expecting pyro, confetti, or smoke but they brought it all. I would absolutely travel here for another show and honestly, have no doubt that I will some day.

Enjoyed a night of fantastic music from the upper balcony. Nearly everything about the night was amazing. The view from the upper balcony is great (unless you want to be able to see the features on the face of whoever you're seeing--then don't sit here). We were here for the Xcision Nexus tour, and the show is about the music, light display, and videos, so sitting far away wasn't a big deal. The sound is incredible, albeit deafening for a show like this (even my earplugs didn't soften it enough so I left with some extra ringing in my ears), so you can't go wrong in picking a seat as far as sound goes. I was exceedingly impressed with security who ran things with professionalism and integrity from before the show started (organizing and getting people through a line that stretched around corners and down sidewalks on three different streets!) until everyone left for the night. They kept the aisles clear throughout the night so we rarely had anyone standing in front of us while we sat in the front row of the upper balcony. They dealt quickly and professionally with people who were, let's say, not in their right frame of mind and needed an escort or two. Impressive security who did their jobs with tact and care.As far as the downside to the evening? The seats in the upper balcony (at least the two we sat on and the ones next to us) are the most uncomfortable seats I've ever had the displeasure of sitting on in, quite possibly, my entire life. They're broken, with springs sticking up in unpleasant places, and as a result, they're lumpy and do not allow for any resemblance of comfort, let alone good posture, whatsoever. My husband and I both have backaches today, as I knew we would. There is no excuse for not replacing these seats pronto. The only other negative is that it took me almost a half hour to use the bathroom because there are only two stalls for women on the balcony floor. I missed a nice chunk of the main act, but on the bright side, my ears are probably ringing a little less from that intermission. :) But as you can likely tell, it was a great night, and the Masonic is a great place to attend a concert.

I attended a concert here the other night and was quite impressed with this location. It's massive -- to put it lightly. This is just one concert room, but my friend told me she saw another concert in another space at this same location. I was impressed by the balcony seating. Great view when everyone is sitting. You do have to stand when the people in front of you do, but that's just expected. Still I could see pretty well for being so far up. The sound travels great in this area. I felt like I was in the front row with how good the acoustics are! The employees are also all very kind. One walked me and my friend over to the balcony seating, and they were all very polite in answering basic questions. My only notes is they only opened one bathroom for such a big event space, and it was a little hot in there. But it was a great place!

I've lived in the metro Detroit area all my life and I only recently went to Masonic Temple for a show! I came here and went downstairs to the basement Crystal Ballroom for one of the Fever/Secret Detroit candelight concerts where they performed a ton of Adele's best hits. Because it was dimly lit by candles only and in the basement, I didn't get to see a ton of the rest of Masonic Temple, but of what I did see, it was so cute! This place feels very historic, it's well organized, and the vibes were really vibing! I'm definitely interested in coming here again for another show or concert and eagerly look forward to checking it out more when I do!

We absolutely loved going to the Masonic temple Brian Culbertson was amazing Would definitely go again!!!

Went to see Brit Floyd. Beautiful old venue. Waited in line outside for about 20 minutes nice weather outside no biggie. No problem with security coming in. Ushers were very helpful directing us to our seats. The seats were comfortable had enough leg room. The show itself was fantastic. The sound was great the light show was great all and all a good time.

I saw Lorde here and the show was great but I hated this venue. I traveled here from Pittsburgh specifically for this show. First, parking's a nightmare and it was the same night as a wings game. The lots across from the venue were pre-sold passes only and you couldn't pay to park there the day of. Other nearby lots were only for hockey. All the other lots around had a listed price on a sign and then the guy taking your money would tack on an additional $15-25 for himself! Absolutely ridiculous! I ended up parking about five blocks away. There's one single file line that wraps around the building. I get that the pit was GA but it was just stupid with the line. Typical overpriced concert drinks but the bartender was nice. The girls doing security were also nice. This venue gets SO INSANELY HOT. I've never been to an indoor concert that was this warm ever in my 10 years of going to concerts. There were too many people in the pit for the size of area. They didn't give you wrist bands or anything for the pit and I think other people were sneaking into the area from their seats. This place is also old and the floor feels like it's going to fall through. Be prepared for LONGGG bathroom lines.The only reason for giving two stars is because of the nice staff and the fact that they allowed confetti.

A grand old building, nearby paid lots. Inside are a number of narrow stairwells, and a few old fashioned manual and a few automatic elevators. We attended an event in the Crystal Ballroom, it looed great. The bar staff were working as hard as they could. The bathrooms are original, so they serve limited people at a time. We were chatting with a building employee, and they said there were over 1,000 rooms, if you count all the secret ceremonial rooms. We also checked out the gymnasium, now used for roller derby. What a cool and retro classy space.

Recently saw a concert at the Masonic Temple. They put a wristband on you outside the venue. If you're going to have drinks because of the way, the bar is set up, does make it easier on the bartenders. Bathrooms are clean, ushers are available and the acoustics were great. it is an older building and parking parking can be difficult. My suggestion is to pay for parking prior to heading to Detroit.

I've been to the Masonic Temple a few times, but it's been a long while, so I was pleasantly pleased to see it's still a great venue! We were there this week to see Death Cab for Cutie and it was a great show--fantastic acoustics and the lighting that went along w the music was great. The bathrooms were clean, and I was surprised how fast we got our drinks--the staff were hustling. The inside of the Masonic is beautiful, they've done a great job maintaining it over the years. Overall, we had a fantastic concert experience and we'll definitely go back for another show!