Came here to see Mondays Dark with Mark Shunock (highly recommend seeing this show! http://www.yelp.com/biz/mondays-dark-with-mark-shunock-las-vegas).
I would describe this venue as cozy and sort of romantic because of the lighting and overall ambience. For this show we had tables and chairs covering the whole floor in front of the stage and standing room only at the surrounding edges. I assume most concerts are standing room only but this show was a charity to benefit various non profit organizations on a monthly basis.
For you alcohol enthusiasts there is a full bar at the back by the entrance. I don't drink but when I was there with friends, they told me how some of the drink specials were actually decently priced and that the service was really good.
The stage itself is rather small but decently sized enough for a full band to get their rock on. It is elevated just enough for you to still be close enough to the action yet still have a pretty good view of what's going on.
As for the sound, with a well known name like Hard Rock the sound crew better bring their "A" game for every performance and this was no different. The sound was nice and loud but not to point where you feel like you needed to cover your ears. To me, the sound will take priority next to singing and instrumentation. You can be the greatest band in the world, but if the sound sucks, you are no better than an amateur garage band. I give the sound here a top notch grade.
So if you have never been here and/or are planning on it, I can tell you firsthand that you will have a rockin good time. A big plus is that you cant smoke inside the venue. No exposure to cancer causing second hand smoke is always appreciated!
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