Upon entry, there are lines for security. Check in is usually seamless and moves pretty fast. I've been to the dome so far for 3 concerts. 2 of them were standing room and the other there were seats. For the first concert, I had to stand way in the back and unfortunately i wasn't able to see much. The dome doesn't have any screens of the stage so if you don't have a good view of the stage, you're kinda screwed. Thankfully the other two shows i was up fairly close so the view was great but any further back it's kinda blah. Sound system is great but i really wish they had screens of the stage on the sides like most bigger venues do. At the second show, one of my friends got pizza and it was terribleeee it was so low effort, yet expensive. The drinks are also fairly high, but i do expect that in Virginia Beach. The seats were also extremely tight, it was a task trying not to bump those next to me or even have enough arm room. There is a parking garage attached to the dome, which most times you can pay for along with your ticket(s), however, I wouldn't park there unless you plan on leaving the show before the let out. There are other nearby parking lots that are a block or two away that are more convenient. read more

Saw the Dancing with the Stars Live show last night( 3/17/26). Really nice venue with tiered balcony seating. Sound was good. 2nd Bar on the floor was a plus. They had clean bathrooms. Parking is in garage right next door. You can pay for it when you buy tix or conveniently with QR codes. Smooth operations. Prices for drinks are like most venues with a fountain 16oz soda for $7. read more

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My husband and I visited twice in September: for Burning Spear and Ziggy Marley with lawn seats and then inside general admission for Shaboozy and had such a great time! What an excellent addition to The Vibe! It's a unique venue and it felt relaxed and fun. Entry to the lawn was super easygoing and there felt like a ton of space was available for us to mill about and space out. You can bring a blanket to sit on and it wasn't over crowded and miserable as expected. The second visit was inside general admission and we parked in the attached garage. Payment is by easy QR code scan as you try to take the elevator down to the show an employee has you pay for parking. Inside is a bit nicer and the bar area is lovely with a merch spot and a photo stop. Again, easy to space out and enjoy the show from the main floor. I spied some balcony seating that looked a little suspect as others have mentioned so I'm curious if that is worth the extra money. Love this venue and think it's a major win for The Vibe. Plan to see lots of shows here. read more

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Awesome as far as the venue and acoustics. But when you charge patrons $40 for two Mich Ultra beers in a plastic cup this crosses into an extortion enterprise. Total corporate greed. Or the owners are financially leveraged over a cliff. Will not be spending money here again. Stick your $40 dollar draft beer in plastic cups where the sun does not shine. read more

My perspective comes from the vantage point of the front row of the upper level during the clipse home for the holidays show. There are plenty of parking options for your preference of garage, lot, or on the street. They have metal detectors and a typical small bag policy when entering. The sound, video, and lighting provided an unforgettable stimulating experience. The first floor was set up for mainly general admission with a few rows of elevated seating in the back. The upper level enabled easier access to bathrooms and a bar since there are way less people and more seats. Prices for food and drink are typically high as expected with any show or event nowadays. I had a tequila mix drink that was served inside of an ice shaker for 22 bucks. If your favorite artist is on the calendar at this venue do not hesitate to cop those tickets. read more

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I didn't order food here. The dome was actually so simple for Pharrell's style. I was expecting better for the inside but maybe the VIP area is better from other people's pictures. I did however like they had seating in general admission for my old self. My legs can't do it anymore. It was well organized and security everywhere . I hope to return for a better experience . But overall it was nice. read more

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I know a lot of Virginia Beach residents are curious abut this new venue so here are our recent experiences. We have attended two events here now, the Pat Benatar concert and the Dispatch/G Love concert. For the first we were up on the top floor in an assigned seat, for the second we were on the floor. At this venue the floor area is either one giant pit, or they move chairs in- the artists decide what the lay out will be. Our experience on the floor was that it was wide open- a giant pit essentially. Acoustics in this venue are outstanding. They clearly took a lot of time and sound engineering expertise when they planned this venue. On top and down below we felt immersed in the music without being deafened from sheer bass. The facility is constructed beautifully- you feel as if you're going in for a night at the theatre when you first enter. The permanent chairs upstairs were quite comfortable. There IS a lawn area, but it wasn't open at either show we attended so can't speculate on the quality of it. Bars! There are full bars on all floors, you're not limited to beer stands, which is very nice. The food offerings at these bars is lacking considerably, though. rock-hard "soft" pretzels, overcooked hot dogs, and poorly salted popcorn does not a meal make- eat before you come! As for drinks, there's a nice selection of canned drinks- both alcoholic and nonalcoholic and they're priced okay. The mixed drinks are overpriced but they always are at these kinds of venues. I thought my vodka sodas were considerably watered down, and wouldn't order mixed drinks there again. One big plus, they offer coffee! I know that might not be enticing for many, but its rare to find coffee at a concert venue. Check in process was easy both times, they were not high attendance events though so I know that next time it may not be quite as smooth. There are a TON of employees- greeters, ticket takers, security, rolling people in quickly and efficiently, though. One complaint here about this facility- they do not allow re-entry. Like a nightclub in the 90s, if you leave to grab your forgotten glasses from your car or to greet your late arriving friend, you're not getting back in. I suppose I get it from a security standpoint, but I suspect this is more to ensure no one takes a nip from a hidden car bottle because they want you to purchase those bar drinks. Speaking of cars- the adjoining parking garage is convenient but the price is ridiculous. $20 to park for a 3 hour concert in a lot that offers hourly parking at all other times isn't cool. I still prefer the amphitheater, I enjoy tailgating beforehand, having the freedom to walk around and chat with friends up on the lawn during shows, and the wider variety of food options- BUT one huge plus the Dome has over it (besides those amazing acoustics!) is you're not going to ever get rained out here. We will return! read more

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Smaller venue but super nice inside. Drinks were good but kind of expensive as expected ($22). They had a lot of staff. There are several bars throughout. read more

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Well the venue is still very new. Was told by staff tonight was their 5th event. Of course our first visit here. I will have to say the wifey and I have attended maybe 300 different shows over our years together and God only knows at how many different venues. So with all that to consider I say The Dome is a really nice place. First lets a talk parking. There is a 4 story parking garage right next door. Easy couple minute walk to the main door. Now I will say this - $20 for parking at an event is kinda steep. Events in Richmond and Charlottesville are not normally this high. So that was the one slightly negative thing. The show we seen was a comedy performance. So I can't talk sound for a concert but for a show, it was just right. Very clear and no reverb. Same with the lighting, can't say much because it wasn't that type of show but the side lighting next to the stage and the stage itself was very nice looking. Let talk staff: very very friendly and helpful. I will also say there was a ton of them. Not sure if this how they will proceed or something because it's so new. We did not buy drinks so can't say much. But from a distance looks like the bars are well stocked. So with this all said, I'm sure we will be back. read more

The Dome - Front marquee. Kevin James June 6, 2025 - Music Venues Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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We had an amazing time at the concert tonight. I'm not sure about the other reviews, but we were highly satisfied with the experience. We had a quick check-in process that was seamless. The outside security, ushers, and bartenders were all friendly and helpful. We sat in the balcony section and had a really good view with comfortable seats. We didn't ordering the food, so I can't comment on that part. The restrooms on the balcony (3rd level) section were small. The balcony level has a full bar, but doesn't offer food items besides popcorn. You have to downstairs to other food items. read more

Very nice venue but the seating is very uncomfortable and tight. You are literally seated shoulder to shoulder.

The floor seating sucks! There are no screens either so unless you are over 6foot you can't see anything. The drink prices are crazy 2 shots and 2 mixed drinks cost $100. There is almost no food options and the $9 pretzel was worse then the microwaveable frozen ones at Food Lion. read more

The Dome - Floor view when people showed up you couldn't see the stage at all - Music Venues Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

A brand new, beautiful new venue in Virginia Beach. Easy deck parking $2/hr paid in advance. Valet parking also available. The remainder is the venue is opening later this summer but a wonderfully sized venue! All of the staff were very friendly and the bathrooms were spotless. The women's restroom had a ridiculously long line but the line moved very quickly. A great night!! read more

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What an amazing venue really had a great time. Everything was brand spanking new, which made it really nice. The staff was super helpful. The bathrooms had more than enough stalls so that the lines moved through very quickly. Will definitely be looking for shows here. read more

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It's a nice enough venue, but....... We sat in the 1st row of section 302 in the balcony thinking that the view would be amazing. Wrong, there is a very thick metal railing that is at eye level. The seats are comfy enough, but there is noooo leg room at all and I'm not tall. The acoustics for this amazing concert (Seether/Daughtry/P.O.D./Kami Kehoe) were just ok. Maybe we are jaded because we are used to seeing concerts in Madison Square Garden where the acoustics are sublime, but there was a definite echo all night. The bars are well tended with minimal lines. The concert will abruptly end at 11pm, apparently there is a law that sees to that. No encore, just the lights coming on and staff swiftly ushering you out of the building. I don't know if I'd return. read more

I had the pleasure of seeing Whiskey Myers at The Dome, the new venue at the Oceanfront. Getting there was a breeze. Our Uber dropped us right at the entrance by the security lines. Friends who've driven mentioned that parking across the nearby garages is also easy, so that's good to know! We picked up our tickets at will call and went through security check, both a breeze. Inside, I was immediately struck by the venue's design. The long hallway entry was a hit for photos. The main merch area and a large bar (also selling concessions) were within easy reach as you walk in, which was nice to grab what you need when you walk in. The floor area had two additional bars on both sides, and there looked to be more bars outside on the lawn. We were lucky enough to access the upstairs "dressing room" area thanks to some friends in the band, which gave us an amazing view of the show and private amenities (always a win). The plus to that was that we also had seats down on the main floor. We were in row J and the view was amazing. We continued to go back and forth from the backstage area, and our seats. The venue's acoustics were great, whether you were up close or upstairs. Big shout out to the staff, who worked tirelessly to keep the floors from getting slick on this incredibly humid night, which was impressive to see. I'm already looking forward to more shows at The Dome. This spot is for sure going to become one of my favorite spots for live music at the beach! read more

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utter dumpster fire of a venue. booked premium floor seats for the dancing with stars tour. could not see the stage! paid for premium parking and paid over $300 for tickets and parking and we could not even see the dancers. left frustrated after about 45 minutes. other venues have risers to improve sight lines but not here. while the staff was friendly and accommodating there was nothing they could do except say post a review. done. wish i could get my money back as a patron and a virginia beach taxpayer. one and done will not go back. read more

Excellent concept; nevertheless, a significant element is absent, and there is a serious design flaw. 1. What is lacking is several screens for individuals seated in the middle and rear sections. We attended the performance of "Kevin James," however due to the flat floors and our seating position in the middle rear, visibility was obstructed. Install several screens across the venue or two large screens above the stage. Terrible experience. 2. Positioned adjacent to the entryway, each time an individual entered after purchasing a beverage, the sounds of conversation, drink preparation, and the opening and closing of doors were distinctly audible. It was quite irritating. read more

The Dome - Kevin James on stage. - Music Venues Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

They kicked me out for jumping around. I wasn't pushing anyone or anything just having a good time & it was a harder core alternative concert so I was read really confused why I got kicked out Only go if you're just there to stand and listen. Not an actual concert venue. Plus I was charged $78 for 3 beers and a shot read more

Demolish it and rebuild it. Who was the designer? Horrible Horrible!!! If you sit in the balcony, you will watch amd hear people on the balcony pathway going in amd out of the bathroom during entire concert. The staff is LOUD and constantly walking g back and forth. If you sit on the 3rd floor vip, YOU CANT see unless you hang over the rails. Anything from mid half first floor and back all you see are the hundreds of people who can't sit still walking back and forth to the bathroom. Who the heck was the designer? This is the most flawed design for a concert venue I have ever been in. read more

I was just checking it out online. Met one of their staff at her second job. Really nice lady. I'm new To the area, dating myself and always enthused about live music specially Jazz singers. Others feel free to weigh in. read more

Didn't try the food but the drinks were good! Overpriced but delicious. My wife and I saw Earthgang and Clipse in concert. It was a struggled to understand Doctur Dot and even during Clipse set there were moments of poor clarity. When the music was off it was easy to hear lyrics so I don't think it was a microphone issue or a performer issue. Seems like something in the sound engineering was off. Also they kept playing horrible unrelated music between artists and before the concert started. It was like old rock variations or weird foreign music. The music wasn't actually bad but it didn't fit the mood at all. I don't know whose choice it was but that stopped the experience from being better. Back to good things. The performers did very well, the design was very visually appealing, the layout was quite open and handled the large audience very well. Overall positive experience with some easily fixable drawbacks read more

So I'm not one to go out of my to write a negative review in most cases. My wife and I live over three hours out of town and were super excited to come in to see a local band play a ten year anniversary set of their album. I know The Dome is recently reconstructed but when I looked online I saw photos of concerts that had happened and good reviews. I looked at photos to see where our balcony seats would be and felt excited and happy. We showed up a bit after the concert had started and walked up to the person on the stairs that I assumed went up to go to our seats. He said the balcony was under construction and we would be rerouted to the orchestra. He pointed us to an elevator. The elevator took us to a line of people which looked short but we stood in for thirty minutes for them to say their options for us were limited. They did end up giving us nice seats but that was after they tried hard to give us general admission tickets in place of our tickets. Because of this we missed a band we wanted to see. The redirection process to the balcony has us walk past the seats we would have been in and we were lead by a bunch of people who worked there who seemed more and more confused and they asked us for our tickets for the area when we got there which we weren't given. The concert was fun, the seats were nice, we had planned on going to the VIP lounge which we were given wristbands for and were told by staff at 11 that it would be open for 30 more minutes so we hurried down for them to tell us they were closed. Another guy working there said he had just worked security and couldn't hear well but was brought to lounge to usher people out. Overall just a lack of cohesive messaging from staff and a total lack of important communication from Live Nation about the seat situation left a bad taste in my mouth about this venue. Again I'm a very easy going person and I did appreciate the seats we were given but had that not happened this would have been quite a bit more negative of a review. To end on a positive note, I think this venue has potential. Coming from NC and seeing what I saw, I don't see myself coming back soon. Hopefully staff has more training for speed bumps along the way and if I come back up and have a better experience I will definitely change my rating but for now I think two stars are fair. read more

Went to KC & Sunshine Band concert. Floor is FLAT, so nothing to see from the back. No screens to watch, either. Paid $20 to park. Had only one door open for entrance and that took care of two lines - fast track and regular. Lots of other doors but not one open and it was rather chilly that night. Can't enter from the garage - had to stand in the open - not pleasant but we were blessed with no rain. A can of red wine was $14 - a guy we spoke with got some mixed drink that was around $30, maybe closer to $40. Overpriced and terribly managed. Won't go back unless it's seats within the first 5 row or balcony. Stadium seating would be great. read more

Saw Pat Benetar and she was fantastic. Still has the voice! Acoustics out of this world but I found it somewhat loud for the warm up band. Plusses: Huge amount of staff helping people to their seats. Lots of places to get a drink, wife said woman's room was well designed with lots of toilets. Minuses: Seat rows were super tight. You need to be a contortionist to avoid arrest when a woman slides by, maybe toughest I've ever seen. parking was 20 bucks, seating chart on line was confusing (to me anyway). read more

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Hubby and I attended Sarah Millican who was brilliant as usual. We will NOT be returning to the Dome. First it is not ready to open. PROS: clean restroom with lots of stalls. Many bars. Good staff. CONS: arrived in the rain. People were lined up out in the rain. When they got to security were informed that they had to leave their umbrellas outside. So at the end of the evening there was a huge pile of little black umbrellas with no ID on a folding table. The website made it sound like there would be ample food choices. Actually there were hot dogs with just mustard. Dry unsalted popcorn in Dome boxes and chips. We had 2 dogs, a beer, can of wine, and popcorn for $64! The actual seating was folding chairs. Bottoms padded but backs not. Totally crush and confusing seating arrangement. Since it's on a flat floor the sight lines are poor and the sound was awful. Kind of like a huge cafeteria with balconies that don't really face the stage. Not going back. read more

Va. Beach Dome is not ready for concerts. Terrible sound system and lighting. Prepare to leave deaf and blind.

Won't be back. Wanted to support this new small venue, but the headliner (James Arthur) was over an hour behind the start time of 7:30. They didn't mention there would be an opening act so we got there on time. This place has NO SEATS, so it's made for a younger crowd that can stand up for the whole concert. There's literally nowhere to sit unless you purchase one of the few seats at the very back where visibility is a problem or purchase box seats upstairs. People were sitting on the floor waiting for the show to start. They need to do better! I'll avoid any concert here until they fix some things. read more

My husband and I attended the Chicago concert. We had a wonderful time! We did splurge and purchased the Fast Lane Pass which was well worth the extra money, because the line to enter the venue was very long. The venue itself is lovely and offers multiple concession locations within the building. We will happily attend another show in the future! read more

The entire venue... the entire process of ushering people into the venue as well as parking were complete and utter sh*t show. Terrible design. No projectors of stage for people in lawn seating as well as extremely limited lawn seats available and views that are completely blocked. For the first hour had the experience of staring at a wall, would absolutely not recommend this venue to anyone. If anything i would say to avoid it if possible. read more

paid $110 for 2 tickets in the "lawn". the lawn is a strip of turf and a concrete slab. can't even see the performers on stage. you arent permitted to walk through the building, you have to walk around the entire building to get to the lawn entrance. The worst concert I've ever been too. but of course "no refunds". won't buy tickets here again, don't waste your money. read more

The Dome - This photo is extremely flattering of the view real thing looks much farther - Music Venues Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

One bad idea after the next in design and technology. You cannot look at the stage or the sudden high intensity spotlights will blind you. Worst of all they will delay a headline band a good 45 minutes after their sound check has been completed just so they can sell more beer. Cans and cups of which get set on the floor and forgotten next thing the hall smells just like the bathroom. Essentially, a hell-hole. read more

parking at dome is a frigging nightmare....period, someone at the city vb has lost their minds, instead of having a perons at the entrance to each city parking lot next to the dome for speed to take your money, some bright (not!) person at the city vb decided to have a stupid barcode square next to elevators you have to take a photo of to pay your $20 parking fee through your phone and it is "not" easy to do. went to see a dead tribute band and parking was ridiculously difficult with this process. someone at city vb who came up with this idea should be fired!....just hire a person to take peoples money on way into or leaving parking lot......takes seconds was on phone trying to pay for parking....took 20 minutes!! read more