Brady Theater

I like the history and acoustics of this theater. A bit annoying that the seats aren’t staggered, so you’re literally looking straight at the back of the person in front of you’s head. But small enough to be easy to get in and out of, easy parking nearby. I am going to try to get front of upper level in the future, as I think the views might be better than back of floor.
What’s odd is the past few times I have been (and to shows where you do NOT expect a rowdy crowd), I have seen worse behavior by other concertgoers than at a dive bar at 1am. Seriously. People getting in loud arguments and inevitably police getting called and kicking someone out. I don’t know if they are over-​serving people alcohol early in the show or what.
If you go, have some courtesy for the people around you. Don’t constantly scream for no reason in the middle of songs. Don’t talk loudly and excessively during quieter songs. Don’t intentionally try to block the view of the person behind you. Don’t heckle the band. And if you’re going to not-​so-​subtley take some illegal photos and video of the act, do it quickly. Don’t leave your phone hanging up in the air distracting everyone else. Police WILL kick people out for being too obnoxious or obviously drunk. But that means someone had to leave their seats during the show to go complain about you, which is just ridiculous. Brady Theater security/​police do not do a good job at monitoring the crowd itself. Have some class, Tulsa.

Went to my first show when Alice in Chains came into town on Friday, ⁷⁄₃₁. Had a great time. As long as you are in the upper deck, there isn’t a bad seat. Acoustics were awesome. I will definitely be back to the Brady!

My first show at Brady Theater was Tears for Fears and it was an amazing concert. I love this kind of smaller, cozy venue and am more than willing to overlook the weird old concrete ramp style trek to upper level seats… especially when the balcony has an unexpectedly great forward position and an amazing view of the stage! This place is old but decently maintained. I did see some seats with duct tape holding them together and found that pretty pathetic — I would have taken pause at paying sixty bucks for a ticket and sitting on duct tape. Tears for Fears was more than worth it though. Great acoustics and sound system. Obviously the show I attended wasn’t wild or crazy so the security was sufficient. Restrooms were sufficient and they had a janitorial staff member parked in the ladies room all evening. Very quick and easy access to and from the theater with convenient parking. You could park next door for a fee but we didn’t have to walk all that far to on street parking, then again it was a weeknight. I’ll watch for future shows at the Brady now that I know how seamless and intimate the concert experience is here!

Love this venu… I love it. Small, good acoustics, easy drinks and restrooms. One of my favorites.

1^st time at the Brady last night. Nice place but the people in front of us had their phones out recording the entire show (even though there are «no recording» signs posted). I couldn’t see over them or through them. Missed half the show sadly. Wish security would’ve come by and asked them to put their phones away at the start of the show. Probably won’t be back.

With Cain’s right around the corner, it’s hard not to compare the two. The essential difference between the two is that the Brady is all seats. Not even a little scrap of floor to form a pit. I guess for some folks that no pit = no fun, but I maintain that the performer will bring the fun, no pit or not. I had a Section A seat, so I liked that I could go to and fro without losing my spot up front.
The Brady definitely has a lot of character, which of course, is code for old and weathered. But that’s ok! I don’t mind. The bathrooms were a little difficult to find, but I did find them eventually. There’s a basic bar + snacks at the front with your choice of Budweiser or Shock Top to drink. There were some makeshift liquor bars in the hallways along the sides of the theater if you needed more selection than that, though.
The thing that bothered me was the security was nowhere to be seen. I’ve complained about overzealous security in reviews of other music venues, but I don’t like the opposite side of the pendulum either. Toward the end of the wonderful, phenomenal show that Beck gave us, this girl went nuts and started pushing people in her group around. Sure, she was drunk, but I was a little disturbed that she knocked over her friend, extracted herself from the grip of one of her friends trying to hold her back, and attempted to flip the row of chairs. Note she was not successful in flipping but she did get them moved around. And all while this was happening, there was nary a security guard to be seen. Nor did I want to wave my arms around to catch anyone’s attention lest she direct her anger towards me. Fortunately, it was the last song of the night so I hightailed it away from her crazy. So c’mon, Brady. Step up the security.
The Brady is a decent venue though, and I’d definitely come back if someone else I love was doing a show there.

The Old Lady in Brady is one of the best venues in the region. I’ve been to shows all over the country and some of the best and most memorable have been at this historic Tulsa theater. Tulsa is lucky to have iconic venues like Brady and Cains. If you have the chance, don’t miss an opportunity to see a concert or show here. You won’t regret it!

You won’t get a better seat in Tulsa. The BOK is modern and huge, this is intimate and feels more like reality. I wish there were more places like this in Tulsa, but then again, I don’t, because it would ruin the uniqueness of the Brady. It seems almost a waste to have such a cool venue in Downtown Tulsa.

This is a gorgeous old theater in downtown Tulsa that the locals deferentially refer to as «The Old Lady on Brady» or some such cute moniker.
I was here with my brother for a show on a Sunday night (we road-​tripped from Dallas) in 2006, and it was like a ghost-​town in downtown Tulsa (which, incidentally, for dear readers not in-​the-​know, has a surprisingly dense and «tall» skyline).
I remember hanging out in the very festive parking lot talking to some local Oklahoman heads who marveled at the stupidity of me knowingly and willingly choosing to live in California where it was certain that the inevitable life-​changing quake would strike. My counterpoint about the equally illogical notion of living a land with a daily twister lottery was not lost on my new friend.
About the theater. It is clearly a classic with a ton of character. Why character and the ratio of bathrooms per capacity has reverse correlation is beyond me. I was glad that a single visit to the boy’s room was all that was required during the 4 hours I spent inside this theater. I literally think that there are 3 toilets in that place for 1500 people. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
We were literally in the last row in the back of the theater, and still had a grand old time. Never miss a Sunday show, indeed.