In and around my 2 SMITH CENTER Shows, I revisited some ol' favorites,
a new one, and one I should have known better about, lol.
This will be just a quick run through...I've talked about all these before.
1.) FRANKIE MORENO at the Stratosphere. This was a really entertaining Show!
They've totally remodeled their showroom...EVERYTHING IS NEW and
looks/feels great!
Frankie plays piano and sings. He's quite entertaining and a good, young
personality who looks like he's finally working his way up to a real Las Vegas
headliner status. He has one of the best bands I've heard in quite a while too!
Horn section, and strings, along with the usual...they're strong and tight.
The showroom has a center floor section with tables, the step up from there
are tables along the upper rail, booths in back of that and more tables behind
those. It's medium size and has a real good feel. (BITE uses the same room later...)
I sat mid room in Booth 24, SEC. A...$32.99, 8pm SHOWTIME!
2.) SANTA FE and the FAT CITY HORNS in the PALMS Lounge.
Monday nights, 10:30, $10.00 (price has gone up and showtime is more accurate)
and it's one of the best (unknown) bargain for late night music in town!
This is ALWAYS A GREAT SHOW. Many of the audience members are made up from
folks from other Shows in town. Several got up and jammed my night which is common.
Jerry Lopez (Santa Fe) mentioned Clint Holmes would be dropping in again soon...
(most of the band is made up from Clint's old band when he headlined at Harrah's)
It was kind of a Earth, Wind and Fire night and their repatra IS HUGE. I hear new stuff
all the time, it's great!
The do 1 LONG set...aprox. 90min.
CHECK 'EM OUT but get there early...the line starts around 9:30 and it's first come/first serve
on seating (cocktail tables and chairs)
Check in at the box office but 'sometimes' it's closed. On those nights, you'll buy your ticket
while waiting in line.
3.) ROD STEWART...WHAT CAN I SAY...GREAT SHOW! GREAT SONGS!
Last November I caught one of his preview Shows before he decided to take up a residency
at the Colosseum.
This version is about the same with the addition of more background effects and a more
casual laid back feel. He invites fans on stage to party...he also asked a group of fans up my
night who all came in Scottish soccer jerseys...IT IS A PARTY.
I like REAR ORCH 4, 3, 5 as close to the front as possible.
This time I was in REAR ORCH 5, ROW D, SEAT 501, $188.35
4.) ZUMANITY at New York New York.
I've seen this Show lots of times over the years and it just keeps changing a bit, getting tighter
and tighter. The majority of the audience loves it based on their reaction. It's not for everyone,
but those who enjoy it...REALLY ENJOY IT............I DO!
I've sat all over the showroom and always thought it would look great from the Balcony...this trip
I sat in the Balcony and I LEARNED...you DO NOT want the first seat on the aisle.
There's a hand rail at the bottom of the stairs and the handrail is in your view BIG TIME.
Sit 2nd,3,4,5,6....seat in and you'll be fine.
I had SEC. 303 center, ROW AA, SEAT 1, $84.85
5.) BITE at the Stratosphere.
This is the Show I should have know better about. I bought their advertisement hook, line and sinker.
NEW, NEW, NEW, bla bla bal....EL TORO CRAPO!
The Lord Vampire has a new Queen...she's very attractive, very (almost) naked but...as I said in my
first review years ago when it opened...BITE bites.
The sets are dated, the music is dated, the 2 'plants' idea they bring up from the audience is dated...
I actually thought is was worse now than the first time I saw it.
At $49.45 I thought I should check it out after Frankie Moreno's Show................WRONG.
* As you know, Shows are moving around. JERSEY BOYS to PARIS, BLUE MAN GROUP to the MONTE CARLO,
VENETIAN and PALAZZO will be looking for new Shows....
After things settle down and new Shows are announced, I'll UPDATE my '13 Show Seating Suggestions'.
Until then, please feel free to use the info that's still accurate and I hope you find something that works for you!
a new one, and one I should have known better about, lol.
This will be just a quick run through...I've talked about all these before.
1.) FRANKIE MORENO at the Stratosphere. This was a really entertaining Show!
They've totally remodeled their showroom...EVERYTHING IS NEW and
looks/feels great!
Frankie plays piano and sings. He's quite entertaining and a good, young
personality who looks like he's finally working his way up to a real Las Vegas
headliner status. He has one of the best bands I've heard in quite a while too!
Horn section, and strings, along with the usual...they're strong and tight.
The showroom has a center floor section with tables, the step up from there
are tables along the upper rail, booths in back of that and more tables behind
those. It's medium size and has a real good feel. (BITE uses the same room later...)
I sat mid room in Booth 24, SEC. A...$32.99, 8pm SHOWTIME!
2.) SANTA FE and the FAT CITY HORNS in the PALMS Lounge.
Monday nights, 10:30, $10.00 (price has gone up and showtime is more accurate)
and it's one of the best (unknown) bargain for late night music in town!
This is ALWAYS A GREAT SHOW. Many of the audience members are made up from
folks from other Shows in town. Several got up and jammed my night which is common.
Jerry Lopez (Santa Fe) mentioned Clint Holmes would be dropping in again soon...
(most of the band is made up from Clint's old band when he headlined at Harrah's)
It was kind of a Earth, Wind and Fire night and their repatra IS HUGE. I hear new stuff
all the time, it's great!
The do 1 LONG set...aprox. 90min.
CHECK 'EM OUT but get there early...the line starts around 9:30 and it's first come/first serve
on seating (cocktail tables and chairs)
Check in at the box office but 'sometimes' it's closed. On those nights, you'll buy your ticket
while waiting in line.
3.) ROD STEWART...WHAT CAN I SAY...GREAT SHOW! GREAT SONGS!
Last November I caught one of his preview Shows before he decided to take up a residency
at the Colosseum.
This version is about the same with the addition of more background effects and a more
casual laid back feel. He invites fans on stage to party...he also asked a group of fans up my
night who all came in Scottish soccer jerseys...IT IS A PARTY.
I like REAR ORCH 4, 3, 5 as close to the front as possible.
This time I was in REAR ORCH 5, ROW D, SEAT 501, $188.35
4.) ZUMANITY at New York New York.
I've seen this Show lots of times over the years and it just keeps changing a bit, getting tighter
and tighter. The majority of the audience loves it based on their reaction. It's not for everyone,
but those who enjoy it...REALLY ENJOY IT............I DO!
I've sat all over the showroom and always thought it would look great from the Balcony...this trip
I sat in the Balcony and I LEARNED...you DO NOT want the first seat on the aisle.
There's a hand rail at the bottom of the stairs and the handrail is in your view BIG TIME.
Sit 2nd,3,4,5,6....seat in and you'll be fine.
I had SEC. 303 center, ROW AA, SEAT 1, $84.85
5.) BITE at the Stratosphere.
This is the Show I should have know better about. I bought their advertisement hook, line and sinker.
NEW, NEW, NEW, bla bla bal....EL TORO CRAPO!
The Lord Vampire has a new Queen...she's very attractive, very (almost) naked but...as I said in my
first review years ago when it opened...BITE bites.
The sets are dated, the music is dated, the 2 'plants' idea they bring up from the audience is dated...
I actually thought is was worse now than the first time I saw it.
At $49.45 I thought I should check it out after Frankie Moreno's Show................WRONG.
* As you know, Shows are moving around. JERSEY BOYS to PARIS, BLUE MAN GROUP to the MONTE CARLO,
VENETIAN and PALAZZO will be looking for new Shows....
After things settle down and new Shows are announced, I'll UPDATE my '13 Show Seating Suggestions'.
Until then, please feel free to use the info that's still accurate and I hope you find something that works for you!