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| - Fantastic venue!!! We just saw Neil Diamond in concert at the MGM Grand and it was awesome! It was the last concert of his Hot August Nights 40th anniversary tour. We had great seats and speaking of seats.... they were some of the most comfortable I have sat in at a concert and there was lots of leg room on our aisle. Even though we had great seats to begin with, this place is built in such a way as anywhere would be consider a good seat. The sound was perfect and had a true surround sound format. My only complaint about this location is the lack of exits. The staff would only let the 13,000 attendees exit back into the casino, thru two doors, and before you could get to those doors the whole place was crowded with people trying to buy souvenirs. It was very awkward with long periods of standing and waiting. For those with disabilities, such as myself, it was also very frustrating when the staff would not allow us to sit inside the theater until the crowd thinned out. They told us "you have to go home now - you can't stay here." How rude! Well, other than that little blunder, we had a fabulous time and saw the concert of the year!!! Neil's voice was spot on and he got very emotional towards the end. We really got the feeling that this may be his last tour.......... sure hope not! We LOVE YOU NEIL! And, we had a real treat afterwards when we met the Waters sisters, Maxine and Julia, two of Neil's backup singers, in the casino and they graciously let us have a photo with them! They are sooooo sweet. What a great night!!!
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