Saw bombargo perform, it’s a great venue to see them in
Katrina Jenkins
Honestly my favorite venues for any concert of all time. Small enough to be intimate concert vibes in the atrium and don’t let them grow in their following because you might see your favorite artist graduate to the large room. All my favorite concerts have been here it’s just a vibe. I have never seen someone kicked out for smoking weed. I went to a concert pregnant and almost punched someone in the face for smoking a cigarette and blowing in my face. Weed smell is okay cigarettes are not and Catalyst thinks so too lol. I have had so many memories and so many great concerts with so many different people over the years. Do I start a little list? Ani Difranco, Mahalia 4 times, Bone Thugs In Harmony 2 times, Immortal Technique 2 times, p-LO 2 times, Steel Pulse,Jazmine Sullivan, Ella Mai, Snoop Dogg, T.I. and so many more…
julio martinez
Chidas
Marx Spectari
Be careful coming here, I know someone who caught herpes from touching the poles inside. Be careful because this place is disgusting and grimy , germs everywhere
Blair Walsh
Great place for a concert, will be coming back!
Amara Moosa
This is a great venue to catch a live band. Easier to access, bartenders are very fast and the restroom is decent.
onslaughtscott
Tons of sick ass bands you love already and is S.C. staple get it!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Chris Cobb Moonrising
Sound quality is just so bad. Is there a sound engineer that can help this place?
John C
Arrived at the venue @ approx 8:15pm ahead of the posted start time of 8:30pm per the instructions on the confirmation and email printed ticket. When we arrived, the band was already playing. When we entered the balcony area for the "Balcony Reserved" tickets I had purchased (at additional cost), I discovered that not only didn't I have a reserved seat, but there were NO SEATS AT ALL available in the balcony area, they were all filled. When I brought this to the attention of the security staff, they informed me that they don't know what happened and that we would have to leave the balcony area. He didn’t even want look at the ticket I was trying to show him to prove I purchased 2 seats there. His only response was “You need to leave right now”. In fact, nobody at the venue seemed to care that there were no seats available in the balcony. I was unable to locate a manager and nobody would even provide me with the name of the manager. My girlfriend (who just had knee surgery and needed to sit down) and I were relegated to standing at the rear of the venue near the entrance/exit as the floor was completely full by this time. Because of her condition, we were forced to leave after only a few songs. On the way out, I asked someone at the door what time the event started that evening and they said 8:00pm. When I tried to show them the start time of 8:30pm on the ticket, without even looking at it he said "call e-tix". Totally indifferent/incompetent staff at the Catalyst and incorrect showtime information provided by e-tix, which precipitated the whole mess in the first place.
Wheelchair accessibility: If you try to buy a seat at this venue for ADA or any other reason, don't count on one being available, or the venue staff caring much about it either. They have a "Balcony Reserved" offering that's essentially first come first served, and apparently oversold.
Small cozy place. Matisyahu was awesome. Worth the 60 mile drive for the show.
Atmosphere: 3
Kathleen Gonez
My man and I went to see the the band "The Hu" they were better in person than video.Had a great time and the music was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Troy Aikins
Place is disgusting. Please clean the ceilings air ducts and light posts they are the most filthiest most disgusting I've ever seen and I've been to raves in abandoned warehouses. I will never be coming back. We saw "The Hu" they were awesome, this venue was not.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 5
Amy Olson
I have never felt so unsafe at a concert, and there weren’t even that many people here. For some reason, they were letting minos in. The headliner had been in a punk band, but he is now exclusively reggae and due to health concerns, he had to sit for the show.
Instead of reggae, they decided to have punk bands open and the children were able to run around in circles and burn off energy, while the adults went to a separate area with a bar and seating. Some people were not aware of the rules and tried to take drinks outside the bar area. Security informed them of the policy and most people apologized. Well this one bully shoved past security, without a hand stamp, drinking the entire night.
At one point, a very drunk man almost fell on me. They brought him a trash can to puke in, but they immediately walked him out. At this time, the bully KICKED THE TRASH CAN OVER and verbally harassed the security officer as he followed them out. I thought they would be gone for good, but they both came back. To the drunk man’s credit, he didn't cause any more problems and I didn't see him the rest of the night.
Most of the children left after the second punk band, but Augustus Gloop stuck around and kept drinking. At one point, he tried to start a mosh pit. Again, this was a reggae show. The bully was shoving girls around and security came and got him. Instead of kicking him out, they let him get another drink. He then brought the beer outside the bar area, when nobody else was drinking outside the bar and he still was not kicked out.
This is a small venue with no stage. The musicians are right there, a couple of feet from you. Augustus Gloop again comes stumbling out of the bar, shoving his way past the front of the crowd. While doing so, he bumped a backup singer's mic stand, almost hitting him in the face. The singer looked around shocked, waiting for security to do something as he continued his performance. Of course, they were nowhere to be found.
Mr. Gloop started shoving people again, trying to start a mosh pit (again this is a reggae act). As security refused to do atheir job, my boyfriend asked the bully to leave. The guy tries to start a physical fight and security FINALLY kicked him out. Other people apologized to me on his behalf, but the show was ruined.
We tried to speak with the manager about their lack of security. Instead of an apology, the manager tried to blame us!
At first he tried to say my boyfriend punched the guy, and was looking to start a fight. I am a lawyer and my BF is a disabled vet. We are both over 40. We were not “looking for a fight”. We were trying to enjoy a show we paid good money for. I told Mr. Manager this did not happen, I was standing right there. My BF did NOT punch this bully. He then said my BF "shoved him with a closed fist”. He was clearly making excuses for this kid.
Mr. Manager had forced us outside to discuss our concerns, and guess who walked up? The head of security was also there, but did either of them do anything to get him to leave? Nope! They just made more excuses while his drunk ass stood there talking shit.
The head of security finally apologized, but the manager continued making excuses and gaslighting us. We pointed out that the bully didn’t have a stamp, and the manager assured us he was over 21. How does he know this? Well apparently Augustus Gloop is the son of an employee!!!
So apparently, this club is just a giant playground for the employees and their kids. Screw their paying customers or giving us a sense of safety.
It's always a great place to see music
Saw bombargo perform, it’s a great venue to see them in
Honestly my favorite venues for any concert of all time. Small enough to be intimate concert vibes in the atrium and don’t let them grow in their following because you might see your favorite artist graduate to the large room. All my favorite concerts have been here it’s just a vibe. I have never seen someone kicked out for smoking weed. I went to a concert pregnant and almost punched someone in the face for smoking a cigarette and blowing in my face. Weed smell is okay cigarettes are not and Catalyst thinks so too lol. I have had so many memories and so many great concerts with so many different people over the years. Do I start a little list? Ani Difranco, Mahalia 4 times, Bone Thugs In Harmony 2 times, Immortal Technique 2 times, p-LO 2 times, Steel Pulse,Jazmine Sullivan, Ella Mai, Snoop Dogg, T.I. and so many more…
Chidas
Be careful coming here, I know someone who caught herpes from touching the poles inside. Be careful because this place is disgusting and grimy , germs everywhere
Great place for a concert, will be coming back!
This is a great venue to catch a live band. Easier to access, bartenders are very fast and the restroom is decent.
Tons of sick ass bands you love already and is S.C. staple get it!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Sound quality is just so bad. Is there a sound engineer that can help this place?
Arrived at the venue @ approx 8:15pm ahead of the posted start time of 8:30pm per the instructions on the confirmation and email printed ticket. When we arrived, the band was already playing. When we entered the balcony area for the "Balcony Reserved" tickets I had purchased (at additional cost), I discovered that not only didn't I have a reserved seat, but there were NO SEATS AT ALL available in the balcony area, they were all filled. When I brought this to the attention of the security staff, they informed me that they don't know what happened and that we would have to leave the balcony area. He didn’t even want look at the ticket I was trying to show him to prove I purchased 2 seats there. His only response was “You need to leave right now”. In fact, nobody at the venue seemed to care that there were no seats available in the balcony. I was unable to locate a manager and nobody would even provide me with the name of the manager. My girlfriend (who just had knee surgery and needed to sit down) and I were relegated to standing at the rear of the venue near the entrance/exit as the floor was completely full by this time. Because of her condition, we were forced to leave after only a few songs. On the way out, I asked someone at the door what time the event started that evening and they said 8:00pm. When I tried to show them the start time of 8:30pm on the ticket, without even looking at it he said "call e-tix". Totally indifferent/incompetent staff at the Catalyst and incorrect showtime information provided by e-tix, which precipitated the whole mess in the first place.
Wheelchair accessibility: If you try to buy a seat at this venue for ADA or any other reason, don't count on one being available, or the venue staff caring much about it either. They have a "Balcony Reserved" offering that's essentially first come first served, and apparently oversold.
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Fun local venue for small shows!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
Small cozy place. Matisyahu was awesome. Worth the 60 mile drive for the show.
Atmosphere: 3
My man and I went to see the the band "The Hu" they were better in person than video.Had a great time and the music was awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place is disgusting. Please clean the ceilings air ducts and light posts they are the most filthiest most disgusting I've ever seen and I've been to raves in abandoned warehouses. I will never be coming back. We saw "The Hu" they were awesome, this venue was not.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 5
I have never felt so unsafe at a concert, and there weren’t even that many people here. For some reason, they were letting minos in. The headliner had been in a punk band, but he is now exclusively reggae and due to health concerns, he had to sit for the show.
Instead of reggae, they decided to have punk bands open and the children were able to run around in circles and burn off energy, while the adults went to a separate area with a bar and seating. Some people were not aware of the rules and tried to take drinks outside the bar area. Security informed them of the policy and most people apologized. Well this one bully shoved past security, without a hand stamp, drinking the entire night.
At one point, a very drunk man almost fell on me. They brought him a trash can to puke in, but they immediately walked him out. At this time, the bully KICKED THE TRASH CAN OVER and verbally harassed the security officer as he followed them out. I thought they would be gone for good, but they both came back. To the drunk man’s credit, he didn't cause any more problems and I didn't see him the rest of the night.
Most of the children left after the second punk band, but Augustus Gloop stuck around and kept drinking. At one point, he tried to start a mosh pit. Again, this was a reggae show. The bully was shoving girls around and security came and got him. Instead of kicking him out, they let him get another drink. He then brought the beer outside the bar area, when nobody else was drinking outside the bar and he still was not kicked out.
This is a small venue with no stage. The musicians are right there, a couple of feet from you. Augustus Gloop again comes stumbling out of the bar, shoving his way past the front of the crowd. While doing so, he bumped a backup singer's mic stand, almost hitting him in the face. The singer looked around shocked, waiting for security to do something as he continued his performance. Of course, they were nowhere to be found.
Mr. Gloop started shoving people again, trying to start a mosh pit (again this is a reggae act). As security refused to do atheir job, my boyfriend asked the bully to leave. The guy tries to start a physical fight and security FINALLY kicked him out. Other people apologized to me on his behalf, but the show was ruined.
We tried to speak with the manager about their lack of security.
Instead of an apology, the manager tried to blame us!
At first he tried to say my boyfriend punched the guy, and was looking to start a fight. I am a lawyer and my BF is a disabled vet. We are both over 40. We were not “looking for a fight”. We were trying to enjoy a show we paid good money for. I told Mr. Manager this did not happen, I was standing right there. My BF did NOT punch this bully. He then said my BF "shoved him with a closed fist”. He was clearly making excuses for this kid.
Mr. Manager had forced us outside to discuss our concerns, and guess who walked up? The head of security was also there, but did either of them do anything to get him to leave? Nope! They just made more excuses while his drunk ass stood there talking shit.
The head of security finally apologized, but the manager continued making excuses and gaslighting us. We pointed out that the bully didn’t have a stamp, and the manager assured us he was over 21. How does he know this? Well apparently Augustus Gloop is the son of an employee!!!
So apparently, this club is just a giant playground for the employees and their kids. Screw their paying customers or giving us a sense of safety.
This place is just asking for a lawsuit…
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
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