As a venue, Higher Ground is decently sized and not too expensive. The concerts I've attended here have been pretty good in terms of sound and ability to see the stage. The dance events have been pretty good, too, and the tickets have always been reasonable.
I refuse to drink here, though. I don't mind paying $8 for a White Russian, but I should at least be able to tell if there's alcohol in it. They have consistently charged normal bar prices for small, weak drinks. Bleh. $4.75 for a Woodchuck cider is also pretty steep. I pay $3.75 at a bar in downtown Burlington for the same thing. I'm not impressed.
What a sweet little concert venue.
2 nice sized bars featuring awesome Magic Hat selections.
The sound is great.
There is some sitting room but not a alot. It's not sloped as much as your average theater, so standing up top near the back bar may be the best bet for  smaller folk.
Decent crowd and fairly cheap drinks.
It's basically a big space in a strip mall.
Awesome
I've been disappointed time and time again at this place, the security is WAY over the top. Â People are constantly getting kicked out or refused entry without a refund, and often without rhyme or reason. Â I spent five minutes in a concert last night before getting kicked out for letting my boyfriend sip my beer. Â Bullshit!
Review Source:Higher Ground is awesome!
Now I have been to higher ground MANY MANY times sense it has opened up! I think in terms of concerts this is the best thing to ever happen to VT for shows.
Higher Ground offers a TON of verity of shows here. I tend to go to mainly the metal shows. Due to VT's stupid noise laws this is really the only place bands can play. Well any big band.
Now Higher Ground puts alot of time into their shows. Its great from the lighting all the down to the sound! Hearing mainly metal here your always very close up! No matter where you stand you can pretty much always see. The mosh pit is normally small but fun! The way I like it. Not huge like it is at the rockstar fest or ozzfest.
The prices here are very fair for all their shows. At the end of 2008 I saw Rob Zombie for only $30 a ticket...Sorta hard to beat! They also get a very good variety of up and coming bands and very well known bands! I like this a lot! So I check out their shows every few months. this way I see whats coming around and I go to a show here 4-5 times a year! Very highly recommended!
Very very strong 4/5...Never had any issue at any of their shows. Just wish they could get some bigger names more often. Though being their size  can see why this hard to do at times.
Having been to and performed at a lot of  venues, Higher Ground is one of the best. From the audience perspective, they do an amazing job of getting excellent national entertainment into the Vermont, their facilities are always clean and nice and the drink prices are insanely reasonably for a concert venue. From a performers standpoint, they backstage operation is as slick as could be and everyone gets treated with an insane amount of respect. Great place.
Review Source:Good place to see a show.  there are two different venues inside this place, I have only been to the smaller of the two but it was fine.  The doormen a pretty much dicks but that is to be expected...wait maybe not?  anyway they have great bands, good sound and the beers were not bad 3-5 bucks depending what you got.  I went to see The Youngest Sun and they kicked ass per usual, and I found out some other really great bands have come through.  I would see another show here for sure, and if you are staying over the green Mt suites are right down the road, totally walkable and they are cool.  live music rules!  Ps be aware  Google maps gives you directions to "the ground round" which is clearly not the Higher ground, they are about a mile apart.  this place is nearer to I89.
Review Source:I've traveled to Vermont just to see bands play at the Higher Ground. Â As the below poster has already mentioned, its a great upgrade from their original Winooski spot and the acoustics are great. Â The staff is always super friendly (and cute!) and the live music they bring in is awesome.
Review Source:Great place to a see a concert. Â They have some really good bands for a venue in a place the size of Burlington. Â The move to South Burlington was a major upgrade over their Winooski facility, which was torn down to make room for a new Downtown. Â I have only ever been to standing shows here, but some shows are seated. Â they spent a fortune remodeling the joint and the acoustics are very good.
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