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    Space Ballroom

    3.9 (55 reviews)
    ModerateMusic Venues
    Closed 7:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Yeasayer
    Sabrina A.

    This may be my favorite music venue in all of CT. So intimate and you can see some great bands that stop by between New York and Boston. I've seen countless artists here but my favorite shows have been Future Islands, Sunflower Bean, Mike Kinsella from American Football, Luna, Waxahatchee, and Yeasayer. I'm just upset with myself that I only discovered The Space after I moved out of Hamden. Such a hidden gem. Staff here is friendly and bartenders are great. They've got coat check during the winter months. Plenty of parking in the venue but just watch out for potholes. Bar has tons of options and the bathrooms are clean!

    Rubblebucket 11/30/22
    Morgan H.

    Space Ballroom is a great smaller venue with great bartenders, great beers and the sound system is top notch. I drove from RI just to see Rubblebucket in Nov '22. Would see another show here.

    Chhai M.

    For a place located what seems to be in the outskirts of nowhere,The Outer Space is clean and homey, giving off a "feel-good" vibe ideal for non-niche bars. There are only a few beers to choose from any one point in time, but what they have is mostly all craft and highly selected for. I cannot say the same for the food which seemed thrown together and cheap, akin to " let me go to Stop and Shop with 20 bucks and throw something together" level. The big draw of TOS is the live music and decent stage sound management. The acts that cycle through here aren't your typical local high school garage band, and sometimes you'll surprisingly be able to catch really hot talent. Along the lines of entertainment, they also have Ms. Pacman in the corner. Classic. This little bar n the outskirts of Hamden is a hidden gem and worth a check out. -Food: 1 for food, 4 for the beer -Ambiance: 5 -Price: 5 Overall: 3.75

    Sunflower Bean May 2, 2018 The Outer Space
    Mary H.

    We saw Sunflower Bean here the other night and had a great time. My sister said she felt like she was on the set of an indie movie. The bartender was very helpful with explaining the gluten-free drink options. I had a delicious hard cider. We liked the signs in the bathroom, for example: "Whatever, just wash your hands." The band was amazing and we would definitely come back again for another show.

    Pete Yorn
    Lucy M.

    I visited the Ballroom at The Outer Space on Friday for the Pete Yorn show. I had never been to the venue before and was definitely satisfied. Great place to see a show-small, intimate--like being in someone's basement. The decor of the ballroom, as Pete Yorn put it, is "octoberfesr-ey". Not a lot going on with the decor but then again, I was there to hear music. They only serve beer and wine and have a really great and comprehensive beer selection. I'd love if they had a few more wine choices. They really are limited in that department. I did see food going past, but never looked at a menu so have no idea what the offerings were. The Outer Space and The Ballroom are great little finds. Really a good venue to hear live music. I'm looking forward to going back. I hope Pete Yorn cones back again next year! Ample, free parking is also a plus.

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    Dark, hidden within a corner. DEFINATELY would not recommend if it's your first time going here.

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    10 years ago

    Definitely a solid place. But some quirks. After a handful of visits spread over a handful of years, I'll go with four stars.

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    3.0(156 reviews)
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    This venue is very accessible from the highway and parking is very well managed, to the point where…read morethere was virtually no traffic. The walk can depend on where you parked, but it seemed we were at one of the furthest points and still didn't have to walk too far. It's a bigger space than I expected. There are a lot of bars available so the wait for a drink isn't too bad. They offer margaritas in a cute little take-home plastic shaker. The seats are kind of tight, so depending on what type of show you're going to I would just be mindful. The bathroom was very clean and all of the staff was Hella friendly.

    The theater is very nice, but the experience with the staff is consistently awful. I drive a…read morefriend who uses a wheelchair. Parking attendants demand to see the pass...they grab it out of your hand, and once one of them.tried to reach in the window to get it. Then they stare at me, and about one in 3 visits they tell me they don't think the pass is mine and I can't use the parking...sigh. My keys always set off the detector, but I can't safely take my hands off the wheelchair until we are through and it's level. They snatch them out of my hand every time and stare like they have never seen keys before. Ushers are rude and there is no goal of accommodation. Last time we were there, for example, my friend was presenting the tickets to be seated, and the usher walked past us to the person behind us, twice. We found our own seats. We were in a totally empty row. Well after the show started, we moved over two seats to get our from under the vent that was making us cold. The same usher immediately came over to give us a hard time and say we were in someone else's seats. There were obviously good reason why so many seats are always empty. If it were just me, I would not return, but my friend sometimes gets free tickets through a club membership she has

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