The Crocodile in Seattle

It's taken me a while to write this review as it was quite upsetting at the time. I saw a show here with my sister in early 2019. We both have disabilities that prevent us from standing for long periods of time. We normally avoid GA concerts for this reason; however the artist we saw is a favorite of ours and we didn't want to miss this show. As soon as we got the tickets I emailed and asked about ADA accommodations, seating, and what to do when we arrived. Between the two of us we sent many emails and received a reply to only 2 of those. (They were sent over a few months, because we kept getting no reply.) The responses we got told us to just let security know and they would help us when we got there. The day of the show comes, we line up at a time about a 30mins before we were told doors were going to open. Doors open more than an hour - hour and a half later. By the time security came around we were in quite a lot of pain. I let them know about it and they told me to just tell them at the door. (They don't bag check at all, which honestly is a little nerve wrecking in our times.) We asked security at the door, and were quickly ushered to the very back corner of the venue and set up on high bar stools...

Live music???  It was incredible. Amazing. Music was only ok. But being there????  That was what I missed most in covid times.

I first came to Seattle in 1996 and lived on the Block. The Crocodile was a different place back then but still it was just as important in Belltown as it is today. in those days I didn't have a cell phone but The Crocodile had a Payphone, it's where I learned of my mother's passing. I also learned my daughter was on her way when I lived on that block. Unfortunately we had to move to another part of the city and the times changed, the apartment I could afford easily in my twenties I could no longer live in in my forties. Even The Crocodile has changed but unlike other establishments it only change for the better. Sure there's some things I miss about the old establishment (like that pay phone) but when you step into The Crocodile now you truly feel like you are experiencing a real piece of Seattle's heart and soul. For over 24 years I've had the opportunity to live there, work attend shows there and as luck would have it I even worked there and it truly is by far(for me) Seattle's finest small live music venue.