OK, so....I came out on Wednesday night to see a friend's band, and on Saturday for the Depeche Mode tribute band.
First of all, they opened the doors 30 minutes after the posted time on Wednesday.
Not a huge deal on a normal occasion, but it was really bloody windy out there, and we were pretty uncomfortable.
Inside, the set up is pretty cool. The stage looks nice, and the bar is huge.
Prices are not bad for Fremont street. $6-8 per drink was the range on what my husband and I had that night. Definitely not bad. The bartender was cool, and attentive. They could have staffed better on Saturday, because they were packed, and only had 2 bartenders...made for a long wait time.
The biggest problem I had was the sound. On both Wednesday AND Saturday night the sound was AWFUL. On Wednesday, during the headliner, there was a tremendous amount of feedback, where there hadn't been before.
On Saturday, apparently there was a power outage which caused the sound check to run 3-4 hours late.
I get it, you can't help the weather, and power outages...but after the power was back up, it shouldn't have been THAT difficult to get the sound check done correctly. Instead, the band went on 30 minutes late, and for the first 3-4 songs, had to continually call out to the sound guy, making gestures to turn up the volume, asking him to put more sound in their monitors...I'm sorry but with the number of concerts I've been to, I've NEVER seen a band give direction to the sound guy. EVER.
Will I be back? Sure. I liked the bar and the staff, and they've probably got the cheapest drinks on Fremont Street. However, if I go to see a band, I will lower my expectations for the sound.