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3.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome building on the heights of Snob Hill. Shitty parking (this thing gets full way before it should due to it's monthly parking service). Because it's on the hill and the parking is shitty, the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Did US Naturalization Ceremony here. Swore oath, did pledge. Hopefully to the flag rather than the Stonecutters.
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for the MONTHLY PARKING service that the Masonic Center provides. PROs:1. 24 hour access to you car.2. 24 hour attendant. 3. They use a keycard for access to the garage.4. Tons of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to see couple stand-up comedy there and I really did not enjoy it. The place is huge, crowded with long likes to get a drink, parking 7 floors down (for $30). I was very disappointed both...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would never have imagined this as a really cool concert venue but after attending Epik High's concert here, I want to come back for another concert!I really like the shape of the stage since it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I just attended an Epik High concert last Friday (which was amazing by the way) held at this auditorium. I sat on the main floor, and although there are many rows, each seat has a good view of the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All stars go to the awesome guy working the desk where I got my parking validated. I wish I remembered his name because he was so nice and so helpful while I was there. I had a lot of stuff I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A beautiful mosaic greets you in this, the grandest of Masonic Lodges.The cavernous theatre is a great choice of venue for hosting large groups.There is an adjoining parking garage, but I highly...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
anthony and the johnsonsone of the best 'audio' live music experiencesthe combination of the act, the venue and the super pro sound engineer had the levels just perfect... super crisp and balanced...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The 3 stars are strictly for three reasons:1. The balcony seats we had were awesome and it seemed there were no bad seats to be had in that place. 2. The sound of Antony & The Johnsons was fantastic....
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Seeing Rufus Wainwright sing an Irish lullabye without a mic, and hearing his voice fill in the beautiful venue should be enough. But then he later comes out wearing a bathrobe, which he discards to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Antony and the Johnsons Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" = Pure, Glittery Gold.Sitting in a narrow and cramped chair with bad springs = ass pain for about a half hour after the show.Can't complain about...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Alright fine, I'll give you the fact that it's gorgeous, but it doesn't change the fact that this place has the WORST acoustics ever. I had amazing seats, yet the acoustics were so bad that I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so beautiful! I saw Artie Lang here in June. It has been awhile, I know, but going through my receipts for the end of year brought it all back. We werent allowed to bring drinks into...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just saw the Cheech and Chong reunion tour here last night and had a fucking blast!! My buddy is Cheech's son so we got to go backstage after the show and hang out with the guys shoot the shit for a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All I'm saying is Annie Lennox came here.And she sang for me! ....Ok, maybe not JUST me, but dammit, she was amazing. This venue is clean, central, parking sucks, but where DOESN'T suck for parking in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Gorgeous venue with awesome sound. I was in the 4th row or something, right by Air.So... biased? Yes.INCREDIBLY STUNNING FACILITY?Yes as well. If you are a concert goer, scenester, or whatever......
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just saw comedy here tonight - we arrived about 45 minutes early. This is really a beautiful space with very comfortable chairs. We were a bit off to the side but the view was fine, and the acoustics...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I saw Feist here. In terms of the seating, it's very weird and not ideal for a music concert. The seating wraps around the stage; we got the left side seating area, so the entire show we mainly just...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I just saw Flight of the Conchords here. I had balcony seats because TicketMaster charges $15 for their awesome ability to run servers that crash.Venue's balcony seats: 2.5 of 5 stars by the center...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
just took in a flight of the conchords show (love em) there tonight and was really wondering why they would choose this spot to have their first SF live set. sure, they have lots of fans these days...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I remember that my grandfather was a mason, but his masonic center was a pee-oh-ess. Not the case with the Nob Hill Masonic Center. We recently attended a law school graduation here for my partner,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The venue itself is actually quite striking. The mezzanine provides a nice hobnob atmosphere for those who like that kind of thing. And the nighttime lighting really glams this place up.But I have 2...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Like other reviewers I have come to this hall to see shows put on by SF Jazz. Last week Wayne Shorter was postively genius. But on so man nights the sound has plain sucked. And the sight lines...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So i'm probably the only person in the history of SF to think this place was going to be a tiny church with jazz legends playing next to the pulpit. I arrived (after several glasses of red wine and a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've always like Nob Hill Masonic Center.Attended numerous concerts and I choose the main floor so that the sound is more pronounced. I managed to get great seats wohoo!But last weekend, I decided to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm here a lot because of SF Jazz. They bring in amazing acts and the only reason I come is because I hand-select my seats. There's an abnormally high number of bad seats in this theater. Even if...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place gives me the creeps for some reason. Maybe cause my first time here was to see the dead bodies exhibit? Maybe cause I feel like there are secret mason-men watching me all the time? Maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The sound at this place sucks. I paid good money to see one of my favorite people - Kathy Griffin, I also brought 5 other people with me and we had a hell of a time making out what Kathy was saying....
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
came here to watch a friend be sworn in as a citizen when all of a sudden a woman started yelling that everyone should be speaking english and we shouldnt speak anyone elses language. i almost...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What she say?What she say?What she say?Sitting in the balcony of the Masonic Center offers a great view of the small stage, but the acoustics are far from ideal in this vast venue. I was here only...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For the most part I was impressed. Came here to watch a comdian. Basically, there are no bad seats in the house. Possible, the front row of the balcony, because your view of the stage is cut off by...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had no idea this space was so vast. I lived on Snob Hill for four years, but heretofore had only walked by. Last night, I attended Kathy Griffin's late show and the surround-the-stage seating design...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The theater gets a 3...the Kathy Griffin show gets a 5!!!I went to the 7pm Kathy Griffin show at the Nob Hill Ctr. When we arrived there were massive amounts of people in the front lobby area having...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I attended the performance of Kathy Griffin here tonight.I initially liked the theater when I arrived, it seemed to be decorated in light golden hues.It's done in a horseshoes shape with the back of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the Masonic Center a couple times for various events, from Academy of Art graduation ceremony's to Nvidia/PDX LAN parties. This is a pretty large venue, the auditorium is large and the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Last Friday was my first experience at the Nob Hill Masonic Center. It was a lot bigger than I expected, actually. The seats are incredibly old and squeaky. You can only drink in the front area,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've seen everything from jazz performances to ski movies to pop shows at the Masonic...pretty much everything but a Mason's convention. Most recently I was here for the Feist show on Friday...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good venue for a sit down performance. There are virtually no bad seats in the place and the acoustics were (in my opinion) really good. I was sitting on the floor stage level. I like the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Only 37 reviews? And so many of them negative? Interesting. I saw Herbie Hancock here last night, and I thought it was a first-class concert venue. Just to be clear, it's a large auditorium with...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Peculiar place for concerts, to be sure. Firstly they only serve booze before the show and during "intermissions" (yeah that's REAL rock'n'roll), so kids make sure to sneak your flask when you come...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always enjoy coming here for concerts. I've probably seen about a dozen, ranging from Wynton Marsalis, Van Morrison, a Seva fundraiser, etc. The seats are comfy, they have lots of bathrooms, and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This old lady likes to have a seat when she goes to hear music, and they got plenty of 'em at the Masonic. The sounds seems to be awright too.As Rufus Wainwright said "I feel like I'm at the UN being...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't know anything about the Masonic gatherings that went on here, but I do remember this place popping up in Maupin's "More Tales" where I think it was the key to Burke's mysterious past. Kinda...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
As much as I wanted to love this venue, and even though Rufus Wainwright was amazing (although Amanda U. will beg to differ,) this venue just didn't do it for me for one VERY KEY REASON: no alcohol...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to one media awards event there and I also went to a college graduation there. Probablty some other things too, who can remember? I always liked it there. nice location. A good addition to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Citizenship Swearing-in CeremonyIn March of this year my boyfriend became a citizen. He was born in El Salvador, but raised on the East Coast. He was already American, he just needed the papers to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Scored tickets for a Bobby McFerrin concert for me and my best gal pal. HE WAS SIMPLY AMAZING!!! The venue fit him like a glove --- and NOT in that O.J. kind of way either. It was intimate --- the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a concert recently and was very underwhelmed by the handling of logistics around it. My tickets were being held at the Will Call booth, and was probably around the 15th in line when I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Literally my new favorite place to see a down tempo show in the city. Air was amazing, and I had the best time I'd had at a show in months. They were stupendous. This place is intimate and well...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Saw the french band AIR here the other night.WOW! What a cool place to see a show. Not a bad seat in the house. Large crowd still feels totally intimate. Absolutely loved this place. It's a shame they...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down 5 stars. I saw AIR last night - and they made wonderful use of this 2 level theatre space. It felt wide and open but still very intimate. The experience definitely has to do with the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another SF music venue notch for my bedpost. This one however is unlike any of the others in the city I have visited so far. A huge building on the top of (s)Nob Hill, this place has a real classy...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a beautiful venue! Would you expect anything less from a secret, cultish fraternal group based on masonry and construction? The Center sits on top of Nob Hill, which basically means parking is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was great to see how many Yelpers were at Air last night. I actually recognized and chatted with one fellow Yelper (and met another), but apparently there was a decent handful of us.Anyhoo, Nob...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I saw Dave Brubeck here last night, and I was completely blown away. Not so much by the Masonic Center, but by Mr. Brubeck himself. What a gracious man and extremely talented musician! I feel so...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've seen a few concerts here and would give this venue a satisfactory review. I never noticed the seats being uncomfortable but it may be because I've seen so many concerts it doesn't bother me to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Saw Etta James here on a Saturday nite, and she's the only real reason this place gets 3 stars. Otherwise it would get none, maybe 1.It's my opinion that this place was not made to host concerts at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A nice four star venue for the periodic event of hudling the masses into welcoming the droves towards being a citizen of the US.ofA ...For concerts? jazz events? ... other sort of entertainment...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went to 2 concerts there and my review is neutral at this point. I guess judgement will be out the next time I see a show there. ;-)The first time was the Marcus Miller & Lala Hathaway concert and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The masonic is moronic. There are so many better places to see a show. I have gone for special shows like Ornette Coleman and Max Roach, and have enjoyed seeing living legends but over all the concert...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
KKSF's Annual Christmas Jazz concert has been held here for the last few years and I've always enjoyed this tradition shared with family and friends in this beautiful venue. It's got that old world...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"Large, airy public spaces ... make the center a popular choice for trade shows, corporate banquets, graduation celebrations, and wedding receptions."My corporate event must've booked the cheap rooms...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The SF Jazz Festival books a lot of shows here. I've had front row, center seats to one show and balcony seats for many more. I'm not sure that I'd agree that the acoustics are great; instead, I'd say...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
May 2007Masons got some moolah to reduxe the place and update the website!!! Let's cross fingers for comfy seats!!!********Masons do it with marble! Weird place to hear a concert but they do happen...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Came here last night for the SF Jazz spring season concert featuring trumpeter Chris Botti and saxophonist David Sanborn (accompanied by pianist Billy Childs, bassist James Genus and drummer Billy...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This comfortable albeit somewhat drab auditorium - with a parking garage conveniently adjacent to the entrance - tends to attract far fewer entertainers than other venues in town, probably because its...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A beautiful, grand, late 50's building. Really clean & a nice venue to see a show.
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very interesting to see actual human bodies and organs on display. Might be too intense for some. For the price, I felt like the exhibit should have been bigger, and the displays needed more details...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's not every day you see inside the human body. That's why the cadaver exhibitiion is so interesting. A curious set of exhibits including full bodies, single organs and cross sections. It's too...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is the "made in China" ersatz Body Worlds (http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/pages/home.asp) exhibit of plasticized cadavers from Peking University. Both charge the same admission price, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I saw Loretta Lynn here in 2002. Yeah, I AM just showing off.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2005
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