My husband and I saw Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkins there last July and had a blast! At first I was a little worried when I saw the line to get in, but it moved quickly and we walked in just as Marilyn got on stage. I got worried again when I saw the long drink lines, but found that these lines were only long at the beginning of the show.
Most of The Joint is general admission, which is great....there were lots of different spots with a good view of the show and there was easy access to the aisles so we could move around or head back to the bar. The front area is the pit which got crowded right in front of the stage, but was big enough to watch the show from comfortably a little further back. They also had a cocktail waitress in the pit who got us drinks pretty quickly. The general admission was great....seating was further back and didn't seem like it would be much fun to be way in back or on the edges.
Anyway, it was a great venue and I would definitely go back!