The Midway

Had the chance to visit The Midway this past weekend for Bingo Loco. Overall, I was impressed by the venue given the cleanliness, organization, and size. It seems from the reviews that the experience is event dependent. Anyhow....starting with the parking - there is ample parking around the venue, both spaces (vertical marked spaces around the front/side) and street parking (around the back/other sides). The area seemed a bit sketchy but industrial, so we weren't too worried about our car safety and there were a lot of street lights in the area as well. Once at the venue, getting in was quite easy. They had stanchions set up to control the line and then there was a brief bag and ID check followed by ticket check. Very quick and efficient, plus staff was friendly and polite. Inside the venue is LARGE! Our event didn't have food, but ample bars so there was never a line to get drinks despite the event being sold out and quite a lot of people present. Again, this may be event specific, but they had drink buckets for sale as well as normal cocktails + specialty cocktails (watermelon red bull margarita, anyone?) and beer/wine. The restrooms were large and surprisingly clean for that type of venue. I was shocked that every stall seemed to have a working toilet and there were plenty of paper towels! Even at the end of the event, the bathroom line went quickly since the bathrooms had so many stalls/sinks. My one issue (and I hesitate to even call it that) is that the tables and chairs were so close together, it made it hard to get out and pass between the rows when going to/from the bars/restrooms. I think this is so they could fit as many people in as possible, but it definitely seemed like a fire hazard.Great experience and would love to attend another event here - looks like they have some fun concerts!

Not a bad event space at all. I was worried with all the negative reviews. Sure, the security was pretty rude, but everything else about the venue was excellent. I didn't expect the floor to be so huge. Plenty of space to navigate and dance at the "Elephante" show. And impressed with the lighting. They also have a kitchen that makes some pretty crispy fries that closes at 1am. Their salsas are also delicious. Just wished that the "War Fries" had more peanut butter satay because all I could taste was the ketchup.

Great venue, love the mirror in the hallway to take pics. Multiple rooms and outdoor stage. bathrooms relatively clean and love that they provide water and cups. For parking it usually sucks, but if you go to the lot on the end of the Cesar Chavez street right before Maryland street (just search NTK construction) it's free to park at night. There's a bogus scam guy that charges for parking just ignore him and drive inside, might need to move the cones. He doesn't work there he's just out there trying to scam people to pay for parking. If he says anything ask him to show his creds

VIP strangely doesn't get honored here. I bought a ticket for VIP directly from the Midway who leverages Tixr, so I know what I bought wasn't resale. It legitimately has my name on the ticket. After bag check/ID check, I was led to a small table with two women asking to see my ID just to tell me my name wasn't on the VIP list to begin with. I told them forget about it because I had friends in GA and didn't plan on truly leveraging VIP to begin with. It's nonetheless sort of embarrassing/weird having spend close to $100 for something that wasn't honored. Do better, Midway.

One of my favorite venues in the city especially if you are a fan of EDM. The different stages especially if they hold an event outdoors is always a fun time. The food trucks, their food vendors are always a plus. The bars have great selection of drinks and hoping the coatcheck will have a credit card option cause it's been always just cash :) the audio and lighting are also great in this venue so definitely keep coming back :)

First time at the Midway went as smooth as any festival could go. Went to see Alesso, which should have been super crazy but everything was smooth sailing. The lines to get in was fast, no lines for three bar, line for bathroom was only a few minutes and we were able to get all the way to front row for the show. I usually only do VIP but my friend wanted to do GA but I'm glad we did GA because VIP wasn't necessary since everything was so smooth.I don't have any complaints but I do wish the barricade was a bit closer to the stage. Bathrooms weren't so clean but can't expect much for a festival. Overall, I do like that it's a smaller, more intimate venue.

BEWAREthe Midway cancels shows last minute and will NOT refund tickets. Juvenile was cancelled today last minute. 7/20/24The rescheduled shows are random, and if your schedule doesn't work, you're out of luck. No refund. Horrible experience. Will not be coming to another show.

Love that there are several rooms and the food ain't bad either.The staff is nice too. Have had good experiences with email support even.Theroom used for Envelop is really cool if you get a chance.The sound is just okay but Ride is a huge room that accommodates acts that need it.The big minus is new: TIXR really sucks.. As of Jan 2025 the browser version won't let me checkout. So I downloaded the app, and they got me last that hurdle. But now--get this--there is a non optional Purchase Protection fee of $5 (or more). Who the hell wants that for a simple thing like a concert? (Tixr does, to pad their already huge margins.) There's no keep it from being added: all you can is pay it then jump thru several hoops--and for every purchase--to beg for a refund of the fee. Midway is colluding with these thieves. Looks like I'll be doing fewer concerts this year! Maybe that's a good thing...

I am not going to say this is a horrible place to see a show - the lights and sound are very good and they serve good drinks, but DON'T SELL VIP TICKETS WHEN THERE IS NO VIP! It is impossible to enjoy the show when you know you paid $50 more for your ticket than everyone else. Such a scam! And to clarify, these were not resell tickets, I bought them on TIXR which the Midway uses to sell tickets for their events.

the vibe here is entirely on who is playing.NB: I have only come here for EDM acts so this is solely based on that. - usually ends at 2, doors at 8-9- free water stations with cups at both ends of the main stage rear bar- empty hydro packs, empty water bottles allowed- security is relatively light, depends on show whether demographic is likely to behave themselvesthe art gallery is a short but interesting walkthrough if you're not into openers/support acts