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| - My husband and I enjoyed this show despite not having ever heard of Matt Goss until the day before. The band was fantastic (horns, guitars, and drums) and Matt has a nice singing voice and style that is hard to define but I guess you could call it upbeat blues-swing-pop-ska.
He sang a few covers but mostly his own music, which we were unfamiliar with but still compelled to clap, snap, and sing along to. This is a lounge setting with small cocktail tables placed close together and table service for drinks. The stage itself was small and I was surprised that 7+ musicians could fit there. The dancers don't participate in every number -- thankfully, as they were more of a distraction than anything, I think because the place was so small and they were either crammed onto the stage or filling the aisles with their thongs and feathers right in your face.
Matt does a lot of personal storytelling and joke cracking, sometimes at the expense of the audience or his band members. He got braggy for a bit, talking about his success in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s. I wasn't sure if this was to show us Americans that he has professionally credibility, but if so it was not necessary, as I think his talent can speak for itself. Overall he is an engaging and energetic entertainer who also happens to be gorgeous and look great in a tux and fedora.
We got our tickets the day of the show through tix4tonight.com and paid $56 each. I ordered them over the phone, picked up a voucher at the booth in front of Bally's, then redeemed it for two tickets at the Caesars main box office near the sports book.
Seating is first-come-first served. An usher shows each party to their seats one at a time, so it is not a free-for-all mad rush. We arrived about 45 minutes before the stated start time and got good seats, in the back row but center stage. Drink prices seem typical for the strip (aka exorbitant) - about $7-$9 for beer, $13-$18 for wine, and $16-$22 for cocktails. The show lasted over two hours and the waitresses were on top of every empty glass, so you can easily end up in the hole another $100+ if you don't pace your drinking.
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