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    Ray Boudreaux!  So awesome!
    Erin L.

    Finally got to have a girls night! We went to see Ray Boudreaux and band! It was a great show and the follow-up bands were fun too! Though I am a Baton Rouge native, this is actually my first time visiting the Varsity. Crazy I know! It was a pretty nice place to just hang out with friends, dance and just relax. I loved that there were tables and a separate dance floor. The bathrooms were clean too which was nice for a bar around LSU. Might make for a nice date night!

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    The Varsity is a popular venue frequented by many locals and mostly LSU college students. The venue has an upstairs area as well. The Varsity theater is right in the heartland of LSU and is connected to Chimes restaurant. Parking can be terrible due mainly to the fact of the location is directly in college town. I went to a popular concert here and boy I do not like the standing for 4 hours to wait for the artist to finally emerge. This place is high energy and their is the occasional marijuana smells and drunk unruly patrons. However most college centered music venues are like this so its the norm. I would go back if their was an artist I really wanted to see but I'd get their earlier and try to find somewhere to sit!

    Melody N.

    Major props to the Varsity for whoever is doing their booking lately. Protest the Hero and AFI were both amazing shows. They've had quite a good bit of great bands coming through and they have been running the shows and sound very smoothly. I love the size for shows too, it's perfect. I also love coming here for Saints games, they do a ton of drink specials including $10 unlimited beer with souvenir cup. You can also order food from Chimes during football games. Always a great experience. I even came here once for a work Christmas party event and it was great.

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    I saw Tyler Childers there. It was a great show and good atmosphere. The employees were great. I would recommend the VT!

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    And you need more adequate parking! You have shows there. Thats a lot of people to fit in that tiny parking lot

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    I saw Henry Rollins here and it was great. Everyone who worked there was nice, the line moved quickly, and it was just fun.

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    It's situated just outside the gates of LSU, next door to The Chimes, and just up the road from Louie's.

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    The Guru at Circa 1857 - A decorated interior wall, note the doors on either side that could be opened to open the space to the outdoors.

    A decorated interior wall, note the doors on either side that could be opened to open the space to the outdoors.

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    A seating space and artwork...

    The Guru at Circa 1857 - Sign by door, looks like it is in its tenth year!

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    Sign by door, looks like it is in its tenth year!

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