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R.I.P. Ovation, 15 May 2007 - 24 November 2012.
Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2012/nov/01/if-you-want-see-show-ovation-green-valley-ranch-ma/.
You weren't here with us in body long, but in spirit -- the memories you forged will be with (some of) us forever. One of the very few, area live music venues to support locally grown Imagine Dragons (I am looking at you, Book/Stage) and to take a chance with the unique hair metal shockers Steel Panther.
I attended a handful of Steel Panther sets, three Imagine Dragons headlined shows -- including a Rock 'n Wine and the one where they brought Moving Picture Show to open up for them (after having played with them on the same KROQ concert at The Viper Room) -- and a Picture Pilot set while they still had Tony Venniro as their frontman.
There were many free shows here, and a few ticketed ones too, but I would have to say that the doormen went FULL JERK only for the free shows. They would form these artificial queues, letting two-three-four patrons in at a time every ten-fifteen minutes until the show ended. The floor could be less than half full -- nay, one fourth full -- and these doormen would engage in this patented brand of idiocy. Alas, it is all in the past (unless some of these fine, upstanding employees have been employed at other venues) ...
Perhaps if the doormen had not unnecessarily stopped concert-goers from entering, these patrons could have purchased over*priced alcoholic beverages once inside enjoying tunes, and made Ovation profitable to remain open. Thanks, doormen. - E
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