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Rival Sons at Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Las Vegas.
By Don Chareunsy (contact)
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 | 9:55 a.m.
The Doobie Brothers at the Joint
The Steve Miller Band at the Joint
It was a jam-packed Saturday night of music at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, & contributing photographer Erik Kabik of Retna was on duty for three photo galleries.
In a historic double-header at the Joint, The Steve Miller Band & The Doobie Brothers took center stage. Nearby at Vinyl, Rival Sons rocked the intimate music venue.
The Joint goes out with a bang with hometown heroes Imagine Dragons with guests The Mowgli’s & Las Vegas’ Parade of Lights on Monday night & Juicy J with guests DJ Orator & more on New Year’s Eve.
The Joint starts out the New Year strong with Linkin Park on Jan. 10 & The Zac Brown Band on Jan. 11 & 12. (Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington was at the Joint on Dec. 15 with Stone Temple Pilots; Bennington moreover is the lead singer of STP).
And Vinyl’s lineup through year’s end: Jim Norton & High Voltage AC/DC Production Show tonight, Metalachi Mondays on Monday & Empire Records’ “All ’90s Experience” for New Year’s Eve.
Don Chareunsy is senior editor for arts & entertainment of the Las Vegas NV Sun.
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Vinyl
Vinyl, which opened in August 2012, is the intimate live entertainment place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, featuring a diversity of genres, in addition to rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, blues, pop & even country.
The multifunctional room provides an intimate setting in that puts the audience within an arm’s reach of the performers.
The space, which is just under 7,000 square feet, can accommodate 650 guests. With a speakeasy atmosphere, Vinyl has an industrial look from its Chicago-common brick & cinderblock, distressed wood floors & an exposed, sky-high ceiling.
An elevated VIP section houses leather banquette seating & offers guests their own wait staff & an exclusive bar. The perimeter features a bar where guests can watch all the action. A state-of-the-art entertainment system offers high-definition screens on both sides of the main stage.
4455 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89169
702-693-5000
The Joint The Joint, which holds 4,000 people, features seven luxury suites, a VIP studio level, a state-of-the-art sound system & a superior video system. It has received numerous accolades in addition to “Best Concert Venue” in Las Vegas NV Review-Journal’s “Best of Las Vegas” awards in 2010, 2011 & 2012, “No. 1 Hottest Club in America” award by Billboard Magazine in 2011, “Best New Major Concert Venue” at the 2010 Pollstar Awards, & “Best Live Music Venue” in AOL City’s Best 2010 awards. The Joint has-been the place for concerts by Paul McCartney, Prince, The Killers, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Arcade Fire, Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N’ Roses, Rise Against, Paramore, Muse, Drake & No Doubt. The place hosted Vegas’s 1st rock n’ roll residency, “Supernatural Santana: A Trip through the Hits,” & in February 2012, Vegas’s 1st complex rock residency, “Mötley Crüe in Sin City.” In 2011, the place welcomed “Tiësto In Concert,” a groundbreaking live show created exclusively for The Joint featuring the world’s No. 1 electronic DJ & producer Tiësto. See Entertainment schedule.
4455 Paradise Road Las Vegas, NV 89169
702-693-5000
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