An intimate venue where you can see larger quality acts for a fraction of the price / headache of seeing them in an arena sized venue.\r
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There is the strange no-reentry rule for patrons under 21 years of age. The law states that no one under 21 is allowed reentry if the place is serving alcohol (the State Theatre is full liquor). It is a non-smoking venue (again, the law), just like you cant smoke at the St. Pete Times Forum, you cant smoke at the State Theatre. There is no designated smoking area, so patrons do have to leave the building to smoke. So that does create an awkward situation for both security and patrons between 18-20 who are legally old enough to smoke, but are not allowed to exit/reenter the building. They are very strict in enforcing a no drugs/underage drinking/fighting policy. \r
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Parking can be an issue. Downtown St Pete's parking laws change depending on whether there is a baseball game or not. If you park on central avenue east of 7th street, you are safe from parking tickets. If you park west of 7th street on central avenue, you will get a ticket (again depending on if there's a game). But here's the catch - there are two 7th streets on central avenue, 7th street south dead ends east of the venue, then 7th street north continues west of the venue. Best just to park east of 7th street south, because the parking patrol can never come to a consensus as to which 7th street they're going to enforce. The city of St Pete has intentionally made it very confusing to park downtown, in the process generating more revenue for the city.
Pros: Loud and proud
Cons: Not always the cleanest bathrooms
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