Reports on the venue from those who have been so far

[ericm]

The venue was not even close to being as bad as I heard, and feared it would be. Not the Beacon or Radio City by any means as far as looks go, but sightlines and sound were fine.

It was pretty damn loud though, and like others here, I went to sleep with a ringing in my ears, that at least for me is still there a bit.

Ear plugs a must for the rest of the week. ;)

[el_chode]

Nice to get to meet a couple of you last night, hope to meet more tonight.

One thing about the venue that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet is that they did a very intense search/pat down upon entering.  Just sayin'.

Yes, I agree. It reminded me of the full body massage I got in Hawaii, except without the relaxation or nice smells.

[br00ke]

RE: security .. they didn't pat me down or anything, just a quick search of my bag. girls ... did any of you get the pat ??

[Penny Lane]

RE: security .. they didn't pat me down or anything, just a quick search of my bag. girls ... did any of you get the pat ??

they confiscated my pretzels. and they took Soulshine's granola bar.
lol...funny to me for some reason. i got all my drugs in, though. keed keed.

[Penny Lane]

RE: security .. they didn't pat me down or anything, just a quick search of my bag. girls ... did any of you get the pat ??

i read that really fast and thought it said 'quick search of my girls', i was thinking i didn't get THAT treatment...hmmm...

[joel]

RE: security .. they didn't pat me down or anything, just a quick search of my bag. girls ... did any of you get the pat ??

they confiscated my pretzels. and they took Soulshine's granola bar.
lol...funny to me for some reason. i got all my drugs in, though. keed keed.

bah! i was sitting on the couch upstairs waiting to be let in and i heard you tell that story about your pretzels being confiscated. that's so strange?!!!

[el_chode]

I am tired of all this security! TSA rummaged through our bags to make sure my coconut pancake syrup was not a threat (it is, though...easy to overdose on that shit). Wife wasn't patted down but had her purse rummaged through quite thoroughly

[jones]

You really shouldn't mess with another person's pretzels or granola bar without prior consent.

I'm glad you guys had fun!

[joel]

i thought the staff was extremely friendly. the security dude patting me down was pretty awesome and told me to have fun and when i went upstairs, every security guard going up the stairs greeted me with a hello and a smile. i was impressed.

although i'll admit that if one of them touched my salty snacks i'd be pissed .... wait that sentence sounds weird.

[Bigsky]

Does anybody else think perhaps MMJ needs better sound/stage equipment? Or a new sound technician guy? [highlight]Everytime I've seen them live,[/highlight] either the sound seems way too loud or I can't hear a certain instrument (usually cant hear the guitar solo's that well) or I can't hear Jim's vocals clearly. This shouldn't be an issue and most bands I see live the sound is fine.

so what is that...twice now?

[lasvegas]

i have to say the staff and security were as chill as any of the dozen or so times i've been there.

hope it keeps up.

[Penny Lane]

I am tired of all this security! TSA rummaged through our bags to make sure my coconut pancake syrup was not a threat (it is, though...easy to overdose on that shit). Wife wasn't patted down but had her purse rummaged through quite thoroughly

that's hot, chode. coconut pancake syrup on your honeymoon, eh?
:) ;)

[Penny Lane]

i thought the staff was extremely friendly. the security dude patting me down was pretty awesome and told me to have fun and when i went upstairs, every security guard going up the stairs greeted me with a hello and a smile. i was impressed.

although i'll admit that if one of them touched my salty snacks i'd be pissed .... wait that sentence sounds weird.

i brought them for everyone, too. (assuming we were gonna stand outside). so i'm not even gonna bother bringing the halloween oreos now.  ;)

[bndo]

Note, for those of you that were saddened by the lack of Asia Dogs on the roof last night (like me), they've tweeted that they'll be there for the rest of the week.

[el_chode]

I am tired of all this security! TSA rummaged through our bags to make sure my coconut pancake syrup was not a threat (it is, though...easy to overdose on that shit). Wife wasn't patted down but had her purse rummaged through quite thoroughly

that's hot, chode. coconut pancake syrup on your honeymoon, eh?
:) ;)

Only in Hawaii!

[edierevolution]

So how early did people get there to get a spot on a rail on the balcony (either one)? I'm going with my lady who is a little vertically challenged... so I think I want to try to get a balcony spot... but I know if you're not on the rail... there's really no point.

If I get to T5 around 6:30... should I be okay? Doors don't open until 7pm, right?

[el_chode]

So how early did people get there to get a spot on a rail on the balcony (either one)? I'm going with my lady who is a little vertically challenged... so I think I want to try to get a balcony spot... but I know if you're not on the rail... there's really no point.

If I get to T5 around 6:30... should I be okay? Doors don't open until 7pm, right?

All bets are off, I think it'll be a different game with the next few shows since they're sold out, closer to the weekend, and way more popular albums.

For what its worth, I've been arriving later than I would like the past two nights. Got in at 7:00 on Mon, had no problem getting 3rd floor balcony rail. 2nd floor was already cramped.

7:45 tues, and the rail was open but the best views were taken (3rd floor). 2nd floor = no way

Most of the crowd has been skipping the opening acts so far though.

[edierevolution]

So how early did people get there to get a spot on a rail on the balcony (either one)? I'm going with my lady who is a little vertically challenged... so I think I want to try to get a balcony spot... but I know if you're not on the rail... there's really no point.

If I get to T5 around 6:30... should I be okay? Doors don't open until 7pm, right?

All bets are off, I think it'll be a different game with the next few shows since they're sold out, closer to the weekend, and way more popular albums.

For what its worth, I've been arriving later than I would like the past two nights. Got in at 7:00 on Mon, had no problem getting 3rd floor balcony rail. 2nd floor was already cramped.

7:45 tues, and the rail was open but the best views were taken (3rd floor). 2nd floor = no way

Most of the crowd has been skipping the opening acts so far though.

Thanks Chode. I think I'll just go to the venue straight from work and try my luck. Should probably be able to get there by about 6:15.

[walterfredo]

It's really hard to believe last nights show wasn't sold out, it was completely packed in there.

[cobracobracobra]

hey all! what time did they go on both nights? i could probably get there by 9ish tomorr >:(ow