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| - This was my first show at The Joint and I figured a fun-loving crowd would be in attendance for a Darius Rucker show.
To back up a bit, I bought our tickets on Vegas.com about a month in advance. A previous experience picking up Vegas.com tickets for Penn & Teller at Rio was awful and when I went to pick up Rucker tickets at Hard Rock, I just hoped I could do it without issue as I had a busy afternoon planned.
No problems at all! I was in and out in minutes with tickets in hand. (Memo to Rio: Get more people working the box office during afternoon hours or we won't bother with shows there, ok?)
It was a Saturday night show. Doors opened at 7pm. However, thanks to fellow Yelpers, I knew better than to show up early because of the price of drinks inside the venue. We drank at the Race & Sports Book instead and literally saved $9 per beer than what we would have paid inside The Joint.
Knowing Darius Rucker was in his dressing room watching the same Notre Dame-Florida State game we were at the Sports Book, we waited until the game ended before heading inside. (My friend even said, "Darius ain't starting his set until this game ends. He's a football fan just like us!"
My friend was absolutely right and we walked in The Joint after the game ended and Darius took the stage about 15 minutes later.
Even if Darius had not closed the night with Purple Rain, I absolutely loved this venue for a show and it reminded me of some House of Blues venues in Chicago and Orlando...only about twice as big and very comfortable.
We bought the cheaper GA ticket, which offered plenty of viewing options as long as you were willing to be on your feet the entire show. I never even bothered going up near the stage, because the elevated area behind the reserved seating near the bars was perfect in terms of sightlines and sound. Bathrooms were also convenient, clean and large just around the corner from this standing room area.
Also, while this crowd was certainly rather mellow and not exactly looking for trouble, the staff is very aware of what is going on in the audience. Within a minute of us noticing a guy standing to our left almost pass out on his feet, security was there to efficiently remove him before he could potentially fall again and cause himself or others spilled drinks, conflict with others and/or injuries.
Sure, that $12 Budweiser is more appropriate for a pro sporting event, but I'm already looking at future show schedules for The Joint to plan a return on another Vegas trip after KISS finishes their run as the "house band" in November.
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