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The Joint
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Category: Music Venues [Edit]
4455 Paradise RdHard Rock Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 693-5000
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Garage
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Live
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- Yes
28 reviews for The Joint
so it's closing...went here for the farewell send off this past friday -
MOTLEY f*$king CRUE!!!!!!!
they kicked some serious arse! played a ridic long set, touched on some new, but mostly the old goodies that we all wanted to hear! i was blown away!
the venue reminds me of the wiltern...intimate enough to truly enjoy the show...good sound system, glad i got the check out this spot before it was too late!
My husband and I arrived at the Joint for a Santana concert two Saturdays ago only to find out the concert had been cancelled two months prior. We received no notice that the concert had been cancelled. Our tickets had been purchased in person and there was no request for information in case of cancellation.
Our money was refunded but considering we had planned our entire trip around this concert we were not too pleased. We were offered discount meal coupons (too late we ate right before) and awful drink coupons for well drinks in the worst bar in the casino.
We never heard why the concert was cancelled but we won't be paying to see Santana or heading back to the Joint.
The Joint is a nice place to see a gig. The floor is well spaced out and has a great view of the stage no matter where you decide to stand, as long as you do not have an enormously tall person in front of you. The venue is clean and modern as compared to such places in Los Angeles like The Henry Fonda or The Fox Theater in Pomona. The location of the Hard Rock Hotel is convenient since it isn't located on the crowded busy strip. You can gain easy access to this place by the back roads (ie Paradise Rd.)
The venue is pricey, but come on it is Vegas and it is in a hotel. The sound quality is good and the place is nice and small to where any seat or standing section is ideal to see and hear one of your favorite bands or artists. I recommend eating somewhere outside of the Hard Rock. Their food isn't so great here. Come early because you can stand in line ahead of time to get to that front row.
The best thing about this place is that you can get mighty close to the stage. Even if you're all the way in the back, because it's a small venue, you are still closer to the stage than sitting on the side of a stadium. If it's a popular concert, you will want to get there early. We got there 2 hours before the Bon Jovi concert started and the line was crazy long already. That brings me to the bad part about this place: there is absolutely no where to sit. You cannot sit down while waiting in line. Security will be on your case even if you squat down. Once inside, the only place you can sit down is on the toilet! (Unless you purchase one of those really pricey seats upstairs....but you'll be further from the stage.) Since the concert didn't end till midnight, I was on my feet for 6 hours! WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES!
The new Joint is great. Because of the layout and new sound it tops the Pearl for best mid sized venue. The old Joint I loved the layout but the sound was awful! The new Joint the sound is great, same great layout only larger. They even have reserved seats for the people that dont truly like the concert experience. To me a venue should be 90% or more general admission otherwise its a total corporate experience and not built for true music and concert fans. Great sounds, good promotion with Live Nation. Happy they got rid of Andrew Hewitt, he robs fans on ticket prices and the bands don't get any more money. I only wish the Hard Rock would get a better parking garage for when concerts get out. That or a larger valet area.
Pretty cool venue to catch an act. This is a newer version of the old spot, a thousand years ago I attended a Montel Jordan concert there and found the original to be even more intimate. Anyways this place is larger but not huge where you're not able to see the act. We had middle section seats and they were great. The bar area was easy to maneuver in too, not packed at all. The bathrooms were also clean and had an old school touch to them with an attendant offering things like mints and perfume. I was able to see Jamie Foxx and his special guests and left very satisfied. The only negative is getting out of the joint (haha), they herd you into the casino which is way too small and you feel claustrophobic.
Small to medium sized venue, you can see some pretty big acts in a more intimate setting. I've seen Blur waaaay back in '97 and last year I brought my nieces out for 2 nites of My Chemical Romance...Cool venue, but after a horrible experience with the Hotel, I will stay somewhere else if I come out for a concert again...
What's with the mediocre average on this place? The Joint is the best medium sized venue in Vegas! If more of the acts I want to see at the big places like MGM Grand Arena or Mandalay Bay played at the Joint, I'd be racking up my Southwest Rapid Rewards and would be getting over there almost every weekend.
I've been to this venue twice so far. Once for Kings of Leon, and most recently for Area 107.9's Big Damn Holiday Jam with Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, and the Ting Tings. I didn't notice any issues with the sound. Then again, I'm all the way up front so I'm too busy singing and dancing along to everything.
The security staff there is one of the best I've seen. The minute I had some people trying to push me too hard against the rail, I called a security guy over and he took care of the crowd immediately. And when the front row were visibly parched and sweaty- security crew's there with bottles of water for anybody asking for some. I wish more venues in LA could be as good as these guys are.
And what's cool about this venue too is that they're not strict with the searching process. It probably depends on who's playing that night, but each time I've gone I haven't been searched.
I know the Joint's supposed to close down sometime in 2009 for renovation to add some more VIP spots. I hope it doesn't change too much. As long as that floor stays as GA, I'll be down to go to more shows at the Joint.
Went to the NEW JOINT at Hard Rock for the Media/Soft Opening. Complimentary food and drinks kept coming. The free picture setup was cool too--there were props and costume stuff available so that you can take a rockstar pick with a photoshopped background of your choosing.
The venue was pretty nice. It has double the capacity (4000+) of the old Joint. The sound system seemed up to par.
I took the escalator to the top floor and worked my way down. Just like the old Joint there is not a bad seat in the house, even the last row seats.
I walked down to the 2nd floor where they have their 7 VIP suites. Some suites were bigger than others, but all had the typical suite amenities with more room, food bar, tables, and couches along with (p)leather stadium seating. The seats didn't rock though which would have been nice. I thought they had good support although one friend said that they were too hard.
The first floor was just like the old Joint's all standing area. There is an area right in front of the stage that can either be for a huge mosh pit or for tables. There are a few hip high railed sections in back of the open area. I noticed the unfinished concrete floors. I think this was by design for liability purposes since crowds + drinking = wet floors = slip//falls. If I remember correctly, the old Joint had wooden floors. (Sorry, my lawyer brain is usually always on.)
As expected, all floors have bars in the back of the venue. The 2nd floor also have tall bar tables along the side as well.
I can't wait to see a concert there.
Could a venue be any worse?
I have seen 50+ shows in Vegas, I have been to almost every casino venue and let me tell you something, this place sucks! It's the worst! The worst venue located inside the worst casino....BLAH!
I was looking at the seats, and I wondered if someone used photoshop to print out seat rows and numbers, then spent time taping them on chairs that were tied together? Is that how it worked?
The rows were so close together, that in order for people to get into our row, ushers had them start out in the row behind us, then eventually crawl over the seats to get into our row. I have never seen people seated in this manner in my life.
This is the only show where people stood on the sides because getting into your seats was so challenging.
Can you say cattle herd? That is the only way to describe this mess of a venue.
On the upside, Sarah Silverman was great!
what a great space. on a whim, got tickets to see Sarah Silverman here last night. And even SRO tix at the back of the Joint were great for seeing a show. Comedy, music, whatever - would be great here.
The only thing I would change? The drunk schmucks in the audience. I have never been to a show that has had so much heckling, talking, shouting - constant bullshit - and from an 8:00pm show. I am not sure if the casino brought in people to fill the seats, or the paying customers were just the arsewipes that they were - but I felt embarrassed and ashamed that I was one of these people.
Granted, the set wasn't perfect - but it didn't deserve the 'audience participation' that it got.
My friend said "that's what happens when you play Vegas - tough crowd"
The crowd wasn't "tough" - they were a flock of douchebags - and if this is what a typical crowd is, then I will stick to seeing acts elsewhere - it really ruins it for those of us that want to actually experience what's on stage.
Out of all the venues in vegas, this one by far is intimate compared to the rest.
The only issue I have with this is the "Type'" of venue. Mostly it is a standing room only. Wear some comfy shoes!
Other than that, overall its a good venue to see a concert at.
You know The Joint is Ok - when there's concerts I wanna see. But it does suck. VIP Seating is upstairs. The last time I was there was for Bam Margera's bachelor's party. It was ok. There were a lot of kids. I gave someone my all you can drink wristband. Because I had an extra. She was grateful. You know what makes this place bad is how they herd people in and out. It's not the most efficient method. Drinks are ok - there usually are 2 but they wheel in a portabar if needed.
I think we need more seating in here. Better accoustics, and definitely better methods of entry.
I am so ridiculously torn on this review, you have no idea. If I had written this review last week, it would probably be 5 stars and read as follows:
The Joint is a fantastic 1400 person capacity venue that is by far one of my favorite places in Vegas to see a show. I have been to several shows here and have enjoyed every single one. I love the intimate feeling they manage to create despite your being in the center of a Vegas casino and the large acts they manage to pull in despite the venue's small size.
Ok, but see, I didn't write this a week ago, or after any of the previous shows i have seen there, but rather am doing so after having just been there this past Friday to see the Foo Fighters. I will say that the show was A-MAZING, but that's pretty standard for the Foo and having been the second smallest venue in which I've been able to see them, this should have been a ridiculously perfect night. Thanks to the staff at the Joint (and one bouncer in particular) though, it was far from it. Yes, my friend and I had drank our fair share of wine at Ago before the show but we are not obnoxious drunks by nature, and considering we're in Vegas, probably seemed pretty mild in comparison. The trick to this venue is that you have to exit into the casino to use a restroom, and, with that much liquid in our bellies, frequent trips to this casino bathroom were necessary. On my friend's first trip, she made "friends" with a bouncer that was guarding the path between the 2, he asked for her ticket stub (despite the fact that our hands were also stamped) and she happily showed him her ticket while introducing herself to him.
His name was George and it turns out he's a complete a**hole! On my friend's second trip to the bathroom, I joined her, so she introduced me to her new friend on our way back in. When he asked me for my ticket, I enthusiastically replied back "I've got my ticket, let's go see the show, whooo!" in a mildly raised voice, to which he shockingly replied "yell at me again and I'll throw you out!" Uh.... excuse me?????????
When my friend departed for bathroom trip number 3 a mere 4 songs into the Foo Fighters' set, well that was the end of her night in the Joint. Turns out she set her ticket stub on the counter to wash her hands and it was gone when she went back in to grab it. But, as George, who knew her freaking name and had seen her twice and could see that her hand was stamped, was still watching the ropes, she figured things were ok. Nope, he refused to let her back into the venue and actually physically escorted her outside!!!!!! Now when even his boss who we met a little too late and a couple of his co-workers who approached us after the show all agreed that the guy was being ridiculous in not letting her back in, well there's a problem here. When we spend $80 each on tickets to a freaking ROCK show and are not involved in any sort of fighting or illegal activity I just don't expect a probably under-endowed assclown to take out his aggression on a girl who was actually being pretty friendly to him just because he has a velvet rope in his hand. I still give the Joint 4 stars because it was clearly an issue of just this one prick but he sure left a very sour taste in my mouth.
I'm very torn on this venue. On one hand, they bring in some of my favorite bands (I saw Death Cab For Cutie and The Raconteurs two days apart recently) and it always sounds top notch. On the other hand, I can never seem to find a spot where I can see the band (I'm 5'8"), and both of the bars are always pretty packed, so it can be awhile to get a drink.
I have had some luck with the upstairs balcony... they have assigned seating so you can sit for the duration of the show rather than stand, and the bar upstairs is less crowded. Unfortunately, the balcony is not always open, and when it is, the tickets are usually higher priced.
But like I said, I've seen some great bands here, and I love the Hard Rock, so it's 4 stars for this music venue.
The Joint is small and intimate. Flirty guards and ushers, cute bartenders who wink. Upstairs has an nice view of the stage, but really seem too high up, unlike a house of blues.
For two nights, I saw the same band, Duran Duran, at two different locations at the Joint. First night I was in the front, but its very hard to see with size 20s fat Duranies allover the places pushing around as if it's a Korn mosh pit. So I went to the back. That's a good spot because it gives a good view of the screen, (unless a Duranie heffer blocks it.)
The second night I found out why it seems as though the front row is 2 inches taller than everyone. Basically, they put up a barricade that has a base ontop of the floor, which rises the first two row of people about 2 inches. So anyone behind them can't see. Luckily, I held my ground in a sea of Duranie hephers a few rows back pushing, and was on that barricade! I was infront of a speaker that had the bass up way too loud.
Both nights, I can agree that the acoustics need work. The sound could be better.
After the show, you can only get out one door, so that's kind of like mooooving the herd. Then I got herded into Body English, the Joint's little sistah night club.
The next night I remember to avoid the mad rush into Body English.
The Joint is a relatively intimate venue considering what bands usually play here. I've only been here for a GA show (opening night for the Kings of Leon tour) but I can say that I would definitely come back. The acoustics are great. If you get to the venue early enough, you'll get a good spot right near the stage. We were rolling 3 deep off the rail and it was sweet. Of course, you get your share of d-bags (you are in Vegas, no escaping it), but security seemed to do their jobs without being dickheads.
I got free tickets to Bill Maher at the joint. The place is just the right size for standup. Fits a few hundred to maybe a thousand people comfortably. I can only imagine what it would be like to see a really awesome band in such an semi-intimate setting. Maybe that's why it costs $100+ per ticket for most big name acts. It's not dive bar or concert hall intimate, but about as close as you'll get for a place in a Vegas mega-resort.
There's a bar area on the opposite end of the stage. Can't recall how much my beer went for. This was back in August. The Joint is inside the Hard Rock, which is fairly easy to access, since it's off the strip. And for some reason the Hard Rock is always crawling with some of the hottest women you'll see in Vegas, so that's a huge plus.
Blech. Boo. Hiss! Going to a show at the Joint takes intestinal fortitude I usually don't have. First of all, the Hard Rock likes to book big name bands in this mid-size venue so that ticket prices soar to up to $300+. Maybe if John Lennon and George Harrison returned from the dead and the Beatles were going to play a one night only reunion engagement at the Joint, and they were miraculously changed from old, saggy men to young, spry musicians again would I spend $300 to see a show at the Joint. MAYBE. (And seriously, you've no idea how much I love the Beatles.)
Anyway, the acoustics are horrid. Whoever designed the place was an acoustic idiot. I hope with the money they got from it they took some classes to help them or something. Getting IN the place is just ridiculous. With no signage letting you know what shows you can or can't take purses into, I've waited in line and got to the front only to be turned around to the (inevitably crowded) coat check counter and then back to wait in line again. The sight lines inside can be horrid if you end up pushed to a wrong spot and sometimes they decide just not to utilize the two HUGE screens to the side, which must suck for the shorties. (Most shows are GA, standing room only.)
Sometimes a band I really want to see comes here, and then I'll brave it. But they have to be someone I really, REALLY want to see. And they can't be taking pledges for my first born as part of the ticket price either.
System of A Down one night, Chimaira/Danzig the next. Horribly mixed sound on both nights. Thank goodness for earplugs. Someone spill a beer into the mixer...hopefully it'll electrocute the soundman. Took forever to get out too. Added extra star for the free Jager I got from tranny-looking promoter.
The jerkoff bouncer made me check my SMALL NORMAL SIZED purse at the front desk before entering the venue.. I told him he could look in it, whatever, but he claimed it was house policy to not let purses in? HUH? I won't waste my time with this place unless a really good band is playing.
Want to see Dave Gahan's leather jacket (at least a replica)? Go here. There was a Sony release party for a computer game about pirates, there were milkshakes and firebreathing ladies but I missed all them. Lots of blue and red lights if you're into that kind of thing. One time Bill Maher played there with Van Halen.
There are Prince quotes in raised Comic Sans font on the way out and slots. The ladiez are required to wear asscrack-showing leather panties and fishnetz. The Joint...at Hard Rock!!! Nice sound system, loud, but clear...like a cold desert night.
I like the Hard Rock hotel and casino, a nice and intimate setting. The Joint is nice overall but for a place designed to hold music events it should have great acoustics... but sadly it doesn't. Unless your in the middle, the echoes in the place can be unbearable. I hope when they tear this place down and put up the new Joint they work on the audio like the Pearl so bring ear plugs and save your hearing. Don't get balcony seats, the sightliness are sub par and there's always somebody in your way. Since AEG took over promotions ticket prices have become more reasonable, and I've been to 4 concerts in the past 6 months here. But since the Hard Rock is a small place getting out of the garage after a concert can be hell like single file for 50 minutes.
Besides being crammed up to your neighbor in uncomfortable seats, this place is great. Pretty small venue, reminds me of the Aerial/Verizon theater in Houston. Saw Willie Nelson on friday nite and he was AWESOME! (he was walking around the casino, missed that!) We were on the second tier and could see him pretty good. Would love to see a rock band without seating! Could easily get up close to see them. Minus one star for not having cheap drinks. But what do I expect, it's VEGAS!
I was at the Joint just the other night and had a great time. Rolling Stone was having a little party up stairs in the balcony during a sold out show, which afforded us a great view, free drinks and room to move. It looked pretty packed downstairs and there were not that many bars, but the casino is litter ally 10 steps from the front door. One complaint would be the 20 huge TV screens in there. It was distracting...
Vegas isn't the best town to see bands in. mainly becuase, if its not mainstream radio, odds are we are ignored. but when a band does come, odds are it is to the Joint. I have seen many shows here, Muse, Interpol, Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, Snow Patrol, The Beastie Boys, Wolfmother, and I could go on. Whats great is that you can always get down close to the band, without really having to push your way through people, which i wont do, but many people do anyways. This is becuase of the 3 leveled floors. But the common theme of almost all shows ive seen here has been dicks. i have seen a number of fights (at fairly peaceful bands), People are always smoking, spilling drinks, and having no regard for those around them. but thats vegas people, not the joint. so i cant knock it down for that. But the venue is clean, rarely sells out (once again, vegas music scene, not the joint), and lets you get close to really good bands.
The great thing about this venue is that it gets acts that can pack stadiums but this place is about 1400 capacity. I like that they have non-smoking events cause Vegas can be soooo smokey that I get sick but that won't stop folks from lighting up anyway. Very crowded obviously and unless you like very pushy GA shows this would not be a good place to go, also shorter people have less view because of the GA. I personally love those type of shows but the fact that major acts that bring major more mainstream crowds frequent here, you get the mix of folks who have never been to small crowded shows and freak out when pushed or elbowed. Granted I am older now so the years in the Pit are pretty much over for me (OK I like chillin with my lady and she freaks when I jump into a windmill or lawnmower move with the energy from the music and someone next to her falls to the ground with a bloody nose he didn't see coming...sorry guy at The Used show) but I digress, we went to see Coheed and Cambria support Linkin Park over the weekend. Show was fun and although LP headlined I think CC was slightly the better or more impressive of the bands (sorry Mike and Brad I know we all went to AHS together but Claudio has such chops). Annoy where the girls who push to the front when we were 4 rows back, just by having drinks above their heads and acting so drunk that they looked like they would spill them on us if we tried to stop them. Also annoying was the girl who DID spill her drink down my back and later when I had a little pushing of my arms toward the people behind me decided to punch both me and some poor guy next to me, this was all during the opening act so I didn't wanna get thrown out for any bad behavior, I kindly offered to buy the lady another drink since "I elbowed her in the stomach and caused her to spill it" according to her, don't know what the other guy "did".....both my arms were around Deb at the time of said drink spill but what ever, let the show go on. Over all the show was wonderful and both band were very exciting. Venues can be hard to review when the bands are so good that they sound good in all venues. If this was just a venue that got mediocre acts in it I would likely like it less but since it draws the big names I thought it is definitely a place to see a big band and all in Vegas no less....nice!!!
So, I went to The Joint last year to see the Black Eyed Peas perform. My friend Tabitha were lucky enough to get free tickets to the show because she knew someone who knew someone that was giving away tickets to the show. Anyway, we get their early, and after waiting with other ticketholders for an hour, the doors open and we go in and find a good standing spot close to the stage, their is no seating on the entire first floor. Their is a bar and its way in the back towards the entrance, and good luck trying to get back their during the show. So we stood for another hour waiting for the show to start. The show starts and everybody who didn't get a spot in the front trys to force their way closer to the stage, making me personally feel claustrophobic. I only saw two hours of the show before my feet where killing me in my semi comfortable dress shoes. So, I left and sat on the couch outside until my friend was ready to go. Overall, I would never go to The Joint again because what I had to endure for that free ticket made the show not worth it.
