Bournemouth International Centre Concerts 2024-2025

First time we are visiting an event at the BIC. Loved it. Astonishing visual effects, good visibility of the stage even though our seats were the furthest, sound was really good too. Staff were really helpful and proffessional. Parking is a bit expensive but that can not ruin our whole impression of that whole experience seeing a great band like Madness on their 2023 tour.

A good venue & well organised at a concert I went to recently. The stage effects & sound were perfect. I even managed to get my confiscated water back after the show 😍😄

Went to see Simple Minds. Parked at a local hotel. 4 min walk to venue. Got in easily. Merchandise stall right as you came in. Alcohol usual prices. Were selling it in 2 pint glasses which is a recipe for disaster. Plenty of toilets and queues moved quickly. Got into venue. Pitch dark and no one to show you to your seat. Just a man standing there trying to look hard as security who told me to go and find "the lady" and she'll show you as it was nothing to do with him. We found out seats ourselves. Poor. The venue actually has plastic seats as the stall seats. Hilarious. Simple Minds came on to "waterfront" and everyone stood up. How could you not? Well the aging population that had turned up decided otherwise. Had an old lady with a stick covering her ears most of the time and others who didn't even seem to know Simple Minds music. What a bunch of miserable people. Still the stalls and parts of the arena were up and dancing to the anthems of this magnificent band. Jim's singing was fantastic and I still adore him. His cat like poses are iconic. Charlie was on point the whole concert as were the backing band especially the young female drummer. What an energy she bought to the group and her talent was undeniable. The female backing singer hit all the notes and held her own. The band took us through their early material and of course the hits. It was simply incredible to see them in such a small venue. So close up and the sound was amazing as was the light show. Jim had us eating out of the back of his hand. La la la la la la..... You get my drift!!! Iconic. I danced and sang all night and reminisced about seeing them in 1989? At Wembley Stadium. Bigger arena,better crowd but still tonight was marvelous. So to wrap it up SImple Minds were unbelievably good. Venue good to get up close and personal and enjoy the sound. BUT I witnessed as did many others a man jump out of his seat and grab the man in front of him forcefully and violently and scream and curse in his face about "you sit down you **** I can't see' he threatened him and was held back by a female with him and someone sitting next to him who wasn't with him. The fact the man he attacked was a carer for a visually impaired man made it all the more disgusting. The poor man was so shook up he didn't stand up again till the man left (with 4 songs to go". Never in my life have I ever witnessed anything so disgusting at a concert. Listen people. People want to stand and dance even if they have a seat. Accept it. Don't be a killjoy and spoil people's fun. If you think you can tell people to sit down you are wrong. It states no where in the ticket you cannot stand The demographic of the audience is OLD and I think spoilt it for some. I'm in my late 50's and felt young. It epitomizes Bournemouth as an area I think. Please can someone contact me re the above incident. Security were nowhere to be seen. It was a criminal offence. But Simple Minds. If you get the chance go see them.

We had a fantastic experience at BIC to watch a wonderful performance of RA. We arrived on time, had a bite to eat and a drink before the show. My 1st visit to BIC and the auditorium was impressive and very comfortable. We had seats in the rear stalls and the view was fabulous. We only have praise for the set-up, functionality and organisation. Will definitely return to another performance at BIC.

BIC Bournemouth is a great venue for live events. I've been there three times and I had a blast each time. The sound quality is amazing, the staff are friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere is electric. There's always something going on, whether it's music, comedy, or theatre. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves live entertainment.