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IrishMASMS
07-05-2007, 02:52 PM
Some out of town folks hit me up asking about concerts around town during this year's Black Hat & DEFCON. I took a quick look on http://pollstar.com/ and http://www.jambase.com/ for what might be interesting. YMMV, though I thought sharing is caring.

Fri 07/27/07 Violent Femmes Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Fri 07/27/07 Jonny Lang House Of Blues
Sat 07/28/07 Tesla House Of Blues
Sat 07/28/07 Rush MGM Grand Garden Arena
Wed 08/01/07 John Lee Hooker Jr. Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino
Thu 08/02/07 John Lee Hooker Jr. Boulder Station Hotel & Casino
Fri 08/03/07 Godsmack The Pearl Concert Theater At Palms
Sat 08/04/07 Buckcherry, Hinder, Papa Roach The Pearl Concert Theater At Palms
Sun 08/05/07 Against All Authority, Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto House Of Blues
Mon 08/06/07 "Sounds Of The Underground": Amon Amarth, Chimaira, Every Time I Die, GWAR, Heavy Heavy Low Low, Job For A Cowboy, Necro, Shadows Fall , The Devil Wears Prada, The Number Twelve Looks Like You - House Of Blues
Sat 08/11/07 The Fixx The Club @ Cannery Casino

As for venues, the Hard rock sucks. House of Blues is one of the best in town. MGM Grand is ok, but the sound quality in the arena can be shitty in spots. The Pearl is the brand new venue in town, good luck getting tickets. The Station casinos are not bad venues, and I think those are free shows. The Cannery Casino I have never been to, so I can not say - and there is no review posted on www.yelp.com yet for me to reference.

HTH!
astcell
07-06-2007, 12:23 PM
Wow there are some nice venues there!
DJ Jackalope
07-09-2007, 05:45 PM
INXS @ hardrock on July 25th

but I'm a dork like that.
IrishMASMS
07-10-2007, 04:48 AM
Wow there are some nice venues there!

The venues are a mixed bag here in Vegas. Some are ok, but the VIP sections & drink prices drag the experience down. Some like the Joint at the Hard C0ck are so bad they just suck ass.
IrishMASMS
07-10-2007, 04:50 AM
INXS @ hardrock on July 25th

but I'm a dork like that.

I missed that one - but most likely because unless it is something I HAVE to see; I refuse to go to the joint @ the Hard C0ck.
Voltage Spike
07-19-2007, 04:45 PM
Sun 08/05/07 Against All Authority, Reel Big Fish / Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto House Of Blues

In case anyone is interested in meeting up, I think I'm going to make this one (mostly for Streetlight Manifesto). It's still on the strip, but if someone wants a ride...
IrishMASMS
07-20-2007, 02:10 AM
In case anyone is interested in meeting up, I think I'm going to make this one (mostly for Streetlight Manifesto). It's still on the strip, but if someone wants a ride...

Teabag from 303 and I were planning on attending that one as well. dig us up that weekend & we'll meet up. I know the box office folks there at the HoB well, and usually score free drink tickets.
Voltage Spike
07-26-2007, 01:48 PM
Someone over in the cDc forums dug up this surprising concert:

Sun 08/05/07 Richard Cheese (http://www.richardcheese.com/rptix20070805vegas01-onsale-x54y.html)
Ne0nRa1n
07-28-2007, 09:04 PM
Someone over in the cDc forums dug up this surprising concert:

Sun 08/05/07 Richard Cheese (http://www.richardcheese.com/rptix20070805vegas01-onsale-x54y.html)

Argh! I am going to miss it. Oh well, maybe I will luck out next year.