Great show!. Who knew? Actually, we should have. We’ve been around long enough to know that a place like the Palms doesn’t book a ticketed show if it doesn’t have something good going for it. And does this one ever.
Yacht rock? It’s probably not what you think. It certainly wasn’t what we thought. Maybe some Seals & Crofts, Christopher Cross, and Lionel Richie. Well, actually, yes. But also ELO, Elton John, and Toto. Not watered down renditions, but hard driving covers behind a rocking 7-piece band. One of those pieces is a saxophone, and if you’ve ever seen a good rock sax live, you know what that can mean. In this case, it stole the show with an amazing cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street.” There’s no warm-up band and no break. The show ran for an hour and a half, plus another 15-minute encore
The Venue
The Palms has the intimate Pearl concert venue, but this show plays—when not out by the pool—in the even more intimate Kaos nightclub. It’s $25 for standing room, or you can pay more for seats at tables.
The Crowd
It’s all age groups. Mostly a 40-and-up crowd, but many younger, and even some kids with their parents. It’s a thing to dress up like a yachtsman (or even a pirate for some), so you’ll see a lot of sailor hats and such. To each his own. One thing’s for sure, the crowd knows the songs. They sing and dance and party all the way through. It’s a truly electric atmosphere.
Free for LVAers
The reason we were there in the first place is the Palms comped two tickets to LVA members as part of its participation in our Member Rewards program (which also includes the BOGO for the buffet). This is an arrangement we hope to continue, both with the Palms and other casinos.
The Verdict
Yachtley isn’t an ongoing show; they play the Palms sporadically. Next time they play, go. Honestly, we came away thinking we’d happily pay to see them again, only we’d do it with a group and probably spring for an extra ten bucks per seat to get a table. Beers are $13, so make sure to do your pre-gaming with comped drinks while playing video poker before the show. This is a Vegas gem. Who knew?
I and a friend went to this show on the free tickets LVA provided!!!!!
It was amazing and we thank you SO MUCH for those tickets!!!!!