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| - Saw Soundgarden last night. They crushed for 2 hours 15 minutes solid. But the Joint; well that's another story. First, the the positives. Great view from any point in the venue, and nice restrooms.
Now the negatives:
My wife and I bought VIP tickets in order to have a seat. 200 dollars each; again; great view. Wanted a couple of draft beers; were instructed that they only have draft beer on the first floor. Proceeded to first floor and were told that we were not allowed at that bar. WTF? If we had GA tix we could go, but not VIP. HUH? We have wristbands and tickets, what is the problem. Well, the little security man was just a cattle prod with a penis and could not be bothered with logic; so we went back upstairs. A very nice bartender upstairs offered to get us some beers after he saw our frustration. He was then promptly written up by his TOOL of a manager for going downstairs. To add insult to injury, the only draft available was Bud and Bud light. Earth to Hard Rock; calling the Hard Rock -- this is a friggin rock n roll venue; where the hell is the draft beer? They will gladly pour you a canned beer into a plastic cup, but no draft? Seriously.
Secondly; the sound was loud to the point of distortion. Now, don't get me wrong, I like decibels until my ears bleed; but it shouldn't be a muddy mush of audio soup. Get some effin clarity please.
All in all, wouldn't go back. Probably a great venue for those who want to stand five hours in the GA section, but VIP at the Joint must stand for Viscious Internal Probing. I think I need some Preparation H.
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