ElvisevolutionReviews of elvisevolution.com

Our son bought us tickets as a present along with many extras including a sharing food platter (£45). We arrived to be told platter was uavailable and our son was refunded. We contacted him and he had no refund. Manager promised it would be refunded and to this day 16 days later still no refund. Prices are over the top in any case but to then be robbed of £45 is disgusting. Worse still, the promise by the manager was not actioned. It cost us even more money because we had to buy food. Please beware!

This is my experience & opinion from our visit to Elvis Evolution on Saturday 11th October. Being a bit older we like to have time to eat & digest our food, we can't just Wolf it down like younger people anymore. With this in mind we arrived 1hr 15mins early to give ourselves plenty of time. We were turned away at the door & told to come back 45mins before, by the time we checked in, booked in our coats & used the restroom (It was a 2hr journey by car for us). We had about 25-30 mins. Not knowing how long it would take the food to arrive, say maybe 5-10mins & the fact they start calling people over about 10 mins before, it would have left us 10-15mins to eat. We barely had time to finish our drinks let alone eat, so needless to say we didn't eat. Standing around the stage & watching Elvis & the band, was the best part for me, although we feel this would have been better if the same technology that was used in the train part, was used. Maybe with the musicians around the side, similar to the 68 special, so it looked more like Elvis was there instead of in the background. Our view was partially blocked of the big screen as one of the musicians sat directly in front of us, so we had to look at one of the smaller screens, which was almost like watching it at home. This only accounted for about 10-15 minutes though. I was expecting more of a train carriage that we got in to, not a large room, that was reminiscent of a church hall, with the same uncomfortable chairs. We were at the Elvis week when someone from layered reality came & spoke about the experience, which is why we expected a train carriage & it was not how he described. I don't know what I really expected, but this certainly wasn't it. I went with an open mind & knew after previous reviews it wouldn't be like abba voyage, not that I've seen it to be biased by it. Overall having had to wait nearly a year from when I purchased my tickets as we were originally booked for May & this was the earliest we could rebook for, I was disappointed in the experience. I can't fault the actors & the energy they put in, it can't be easy doing the same thing day in & day out, multiple times a day. I'm a big Elvis fan & know his story, if I were new to Elvis this certainly wouldn't make me more interested in him, The Elvis film did more for me in that respect. I did infact feel more immersed in that at the cinema, than I did in this experience. The food, drinks & merchandise were overpriced, which I expect & don't mind, if what I have been to see was good. The after party was non existent. I'd actually paid for extra parking to be able to enjoy this & maybe have a couple of dances. The band was playing when we entered & sounded very good so we ordered our drinks, but they finished as we got them & didn't come on again in the 20 or so minutes we were there, by this time we'd had enough & went home. I'm glad I went to see it, so I could form my own opinion, but I wouldn't do it again & it certainly wasn't worth the £75 per ticket we paid. I'm just thankful we didn't buy one of the more expensive packages.

Save your money , not good . Very disappointed!! To give credit actors were brilliant .

Not immersive....just going between 3 rooms ! No appearance of an actual Elvis, band was good, Sam was good, cast tried very hard it NO LIVE ELVIS and certainly no holograms! ...watched loads of videos tho! Cocktail bar was fun! Overall very disappointing show but had good evening with friends!

Unfortunately not a great show, to say the least. I felt bad for the actors, as they were very talented, but were fighting a losing battle...the first half was poorly put together, hardly a peek of Elvis, just a vague overvue of his time spent with his best friend as young boys, then the second half was better, with a band of 3 musicians playing and performing really well, with a video running in the background of a few Elvis songs. Very disappointing! 2 stars given purely for the actors..well done to you guys😊

Very disappointed. Bought as an Xmas gift for my partner which we went 20th September not what we expected and expensive considering it was more.like an amateur production with very little Elvis. Having been to.immersive experiences before this was by far the worst.Drinks were expensive too.

where do I start? change the name to ‘Elvis regression’ perhaps. arrived early for a 1pm performance, diner looked great, until I realised it wasn’t. No cooking facilities. Lots of blenders and I assume a microwave to heat tortilla chips. We perused overpriced merchandise. Our red tape wristbands were announced, we were on our way. Our photo taken; reason £15 a photo or £25 photo book. Ushered into a large room, Too much space for the few sticks of furniture, and Childs play kitchen. I see seats, but labels on them assume we can’t use. I want to read the letters on the pin boards . I assume we have time. Then the lights dim, and the ‘show’ starts. I couldn’t hear very well and hadn’t understood the premise; at the point I realise what Is going on we were ushered to the train. I don’t know how long it was, as I was just bewildered by it. four actors, in very quick scenes on a moving treadmill. Photos flashing, short film clip of two young boys. At one point an overwhelming smell of toilet cleaner. I have been to Memphis, don’t remember it having a toilet aroma! I left with the knowledge Sam Bell although a childhood friend, parted ways with Elvis once they went to high school. Sam played football and joined the Airforce (wearing jeans, I think the clothes budget had run out). And Elvis found music, aided by a young gyrating southern belle (mortifying) who could play saxophone. To say it was a blur is an understatement. So admittedly what I took from it, I believe is in no way what they were trying to portray. I left the train confused , we headed to the Hawaiian Bar. This is where I had enough. Walls adorned with various posters. Curtains on adjacent walls projecting Elvis’s film clips, A tiki decorated bar, and the ultimate insult an Elvis cut out. A CARDBOARD CUT OUT! Nuff said. Another forgettable linking scene followed, ending with a recording of staff trying to get Elvis out of his dressing room. Doors opened; we ushered past a dressing room set. A total waste, it appeared to be just a filter for ‘68’ come back special stage. I thought the audience sat around the stage and the band/Elvis were literally ‘centre stage’, here we stand around an actual stage and three big screens. I loved seeing Elvis on the big screen, but at this point I wanted to cry. Let me give you a little back story of my own. We attended Evolution as a birthday present for my 79-year-old dad. He has been an ardent Elvis fan since the release of King Creole. He would wake me up to watch any televised Elvis film or concert. one I remember being ‘Aloha from Hawaii’ I was approx 7yrs. I remember asking him, was he really a king? This handsome man being streamed to us in the flock wallpapered living room, of our council house in Yorkshire was just beyond belief. We were part of the audience; he was singing to me! I thought the gems on his suit were genuine. The closest I got to jewellery was from a bubble gum machine! My dad and I had a dream, we were one day going to a concert. When you don’t have much to dream about, it was one hell of a dream. That dream shattered in 77. I will always remember it as the night all my dreams ended, and I ripped up my Elvis fan club pamphlet my dad had given me…I wouldn’t need it anymore. After the miners’ strike, we did make it to Graceland. It was amazing, and memorable. Not so Elvis evolution. Why couldn’t I enjoy it? Then I realised…because you took my dream …AGAIN! It is unforgivable, not just for me but for every ELVIS FAN, especially my dad!! The show was so rushed, there was no time to build an emotional attachment for any of the characters, I just didn’t care. Nor did I realise until the end that Sam was a real person. Your portrayal of him is shoddy at best. I couldn’t tell Sam had any true feeling for Elvis, perhaps he did, I don’t know. The sets were cheap and tacky. The show is held together by four unknown actors that did a fantastic job. But I sadly won’t remember them. You advertise this as ‘ A walkthrough immersive experience’. Just going to my bathroom is a walkthrough immersive experience, and smells about the same as your train! I can cook actual food in my diner, and we can all buy a projector, posters, and since covid many of us have a tiki bar! This show is at best an amateur production, local theatre groups or schools could have done a comparable job at a fee most of us would be happy paying. If you want to haemorrhage money and receive very little, go to the show. Money making scam comes to my mind. Just my opinion. All Layered reality had to do was give us our dream. At the end of the special you could have dimmed the lights and given us our standing hologram to end the show. That’s it, he didn’t have to dance or sing, just be there. We could then feel we, ‘had seen’ Elvis. Layered reality – You aint nothing but a hound dog. This is a precis of a letter i am sending to layered reality

I was apprehensive about going after reading bad reviews. We arrived first thing I noticed was a sign that said staff have put theur heart and soul into performing so no abuse please! We sat in the diner in a booth was asked to move because it was for VIP's. We were called in first room there were props there then actors came on I thought what the hell is going on. We then sat on a train with a few effects but it was so boring. We then went to the Blue Hawaii bar had a photo with an Elvis cut out. The Comeback Concert was my fav bit a band came on Elvis on the screen but it wasnt very clear. The After party was hmm the singer wasn't great couldn't hear her voice. No way was this worth £75 seen better Elvis shows at my local theatre. Felt sorry for people who paid £300! It was a real rip off and Layered reality should be ashamed.