What is up at the Vegas Hard Rock?
The all New Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel just came out with their concert schedule from late July through September. 
Bands from Blink 182 to Dream Theater to Pink Floyd will light up the night for Vegas concert goers. Tickets are on sale now. The New Joint opened with Paul McCartney showing off the cutting edge sound stage. The concerts are all ages and a great family outing if you have a young music lover in the house, or a great excuse to make the trek to Vegas.
THE ALL NEW JOINT CONCERT VENUE through September 2009.
BLINK 182 Thursday, July 23rd and Friday, July 24th at 8pm
(With special guests Motion City Soundtrack and Valencia on Thursday, July 23rd and Motion City Soundtrack and Chester French on Friday, July 24th)
Tickets start at $45 On Sale Now
Blink-182 is reuniting for their first tour in 5 years and will be bringing their highly-anticipated show to The new Joint for two nights. Joining blink-182 for the first night will be indie-rockers Chester French and punk-rockers Motion City Soundtrack. Joining blink-182 for the second night will be punk-rockers Motion City Soundtrack and alternative-rockers Valencia.
Travis Barker, Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus, better known as blink-182, one of the world’s greatest punk rock bands, set the alternative nation abuzz with excitement and anticipation earlier this year when they officially announced they are back together.
With more than 20 million albums sold worldwide, blink-182 is widely considered one of the best punk rock bands of all time. Formed in the San Diego suburbs in 1993, the band found international fame, multi-platinum albums and massive radio airplay success before breaking up in 2004. Although each member went on to their own successful projects, personal events and natural chemistry brought them back together. In what each of the band members describe as nothing short of fate, they have newfound inspiration and creativity together, and are working to create the summer’s best rock show. Known for connecting with their fans, blink-182 is out to prove that after five years apart, they can still deliver a massive show and this will be the highlight of the summer touring season.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE AND CHICAGO Saturday, July 25th at 8pm
Tickets start at $65 On Sale Now
Music legends Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago have reunited for a 30-city national co-headlining summer concert tour and will be making a stop at The new Joint. Each band will perform a full set, and the two bands will come together both at the beginning of the night and for a final set that features both bands onstage together.
In 2004 and 2005, the two bands teamed up for what is still talked about as one of the great musical spectaculars in recent touring history. A DVD filmed in 2005 of their Los Angeles shows was certified double platinum almost immediately upon release – a tribute to the extraordinary and unique quality of this collaboration.
CRUE FEST 2 Saturday, August 1st at 6:30pm
Featuring Mötley Crüe, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool and Charm City Devils
Tickets start at $65 On Sale Now
Mötley Crüe, along with some of rock’s top touring acts, will hit the road again this summer for Crüe Fest 2.
Mötley Crüe will perform the entire album, Dr. Feelgood, from beginning to end at Crüe Fest 2 in addition to their hits. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Dr. Feelgood, which became the Crüe’s first #1 album on the Billboard charts. Joining the Crüe will be Grammy-nominated heavy metal band, Godsmack, post-grunge band, Theory of a Deadman, alternative metal band, Drowning Pool and rock band, Charm City Devil’s.
UNDERWORLD Thursday, August 6th at 9pm
(With special guest Damian Lazarus)
Tickets start at $39.50 On Sale Now
UK dance band Underworld will be bringing their high energy show across the pond this summer to play The new Joint.
An incredible 27 years after their birth in Romford, Essex as a trio and 15 years after they pressed up their debut single, Rick Smith and Karl Hyde are still enjoying the ride, grinning like kids as new vistas unfold before them. What has distinguished them over the years is their ability to instill a deep soulfulness and empathetic humanity into even the most anthemic club banger. They fuse together elements of techno, dub, trance, Krautrock, drum ’n’ bass, ambient house and even blues, complementing and contrasting not only sounds, but emotions, too, tying them together with Hyde’s frequently prescient, often opaque but always strikingly poetic lyrics. The colossal ‘Born Slippy’ thus packed a heart-rending existential ache along with that thrilling, jackhammer pulse and – immortalized as it was in Danny Boyle’s Zeitgeist-busting movie ‘Trainspotting’ – became a soundtrack for a generation. Opening for Underworld will be DJ, Damien Lazarus.
NO DOUBT Friday, August 7th at 8pm
(With special guests Panic at The Disco and The Sounds)
Tickets start at $95 On Sale Now
No Doubt will return to Las Vegas this summer with special guests Panic at the Disco and The Sounds to deliver a high-energy show to their fans in Vegas’s top rock venue.
The legendary high energy live act No Doubt were formed in Anaheim, CA and reached international success with their 1995 release Tragic Kingdom. That album, including the mega hit “Don’t Speak” among many others, has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Their follow up, Return of Saturn, was nominated for the Best Rock Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards and granted a four star review by Rolling Stone Magazine. The band went on to win two Grammy Awards for 2001’s multi-platinum Rock Steady, played gigs with U2 and The Rolling Stones, and performed at the Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show in 2003 alongside Sting. Further success followed with the double platinum The Singles 1992-2003, featuring the hit “It’s My Life,” and a subsequent tour with blink-182. In November of 2008, after a nearly 5 year hiatus, Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young announced plans to reform for a 2009 summer tour.
WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING Sunday, August 9th at 3pm
Tickets start at $40 On Sale Now
Undefeated in his mixed martial arts career, Brian Bowels will go pound-for-pound against former WEC® champion Miguel Angel Torres. Bowels was originally scheduled to fight Torres in the main event of WEC 40 on April 5, 2009 in Chicago though Bowels sustained a back injury weeks before the fight was to take place, causing the WEC to replace him with Takeya Mizugaki, whom Torres defeated. The World Extreme Cagefighting® organization is pleased to announce that on Sunday, June 6th, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, these two warriors will finally meet in an explosive contest guaranteed to produce fireworks. For more information about WEC: Torres vs Bowels and current WEC fight news, visit www.wec.tv.
TOP RANK BOXING Saturday, August 15th at 4pm
Tickets start at $50 On Sale Now
Nonito “Flipino Flash” Donaire, the current IBF and IBO world champion in the flyweight category will take on Rafael Concepción, nicknamed “El Torito” in the main event of Top Rank’s Pinoy Power 2 boxing card at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The two contenders will duke it out for the coveted title of WBA interim super flyweight title. The first bell will be at 4pm and the event will be broadcasted live on PPV beginning at 6pm P.S.T.
KINGS OF LEON Wednesday, August 19th at 8pm
(With special guest The Whigs)
Tickets start at $46 On Sale Now
After two sold out shows in the original Joint, Kings of Leon will return to Vegas to rock The Joint at the end of the summer. Joining them this time around will be the loud, fast and melodic rock of The Whigs.
Following their epic sold-out performance at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 29th and a highly successful spring arena tour, Kings of Leon continue to deliver incredible performances to sold-out crowds. They also recently performed on the MTV Movie Awards as one of only two artists asked, the other being Enimem. Kings of Leon thrive as one of the most popular artists to hit the music scene in recent years.
Nominated for three Grammy Awards (Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals), Kings of Leon have seen their latest release Only By The Night (RCA) take them to new levels, having sold almost four-million units worldwide. Their infectious single “Sex On Fire” was #1 on the Billboard “Modern Rock” chart for nine weeks. “Use Somebody,” the album’s second single, stayed at number one on the charts for three weeks straight. The video has been named “Buzzworthy” by MTV and has had nearly six million views on YouTube to date.
Only by the Night was released on September 23, 2008 and debuted in the top five on the Billboard top 200 and #1 at the iTunes store. The band has since performed on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman. The band appeared on the cover of Spin magazine’s October issue, and was on the cover of Q magazine’s December issue in the UK, in which they received “Record of the Year” honors.
DREAM THEATER Friday, August 28th at 7pm
(With special guests Zappa Plays Zappa, Big Elf and Scale The Summit)
Tickets start at $39.50 On Sale Now
New York metal veterans Dream Theater will be bringing their “Progressive Nation 2009” tour to The Joint at Friday, August 28. Joining them for an incredible night of rock will be special guests Zappa Plays Zappa, Big Elf and Scale The Summit.
Progressive Nation was created by Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy. Portnoy hand-picked all of the bands for the 2009 bill based on their diversity and musicality. He comments: “This year’s lineup is so exciting for me. Every band is bringing something very unique to the package to create an incredibly well rounded musical experience. I am just as excited to be watching all the bands from the side of the stage as I am to be performing with mine in the center of it!”
RICARDO ARJONA Sunday, September 13th at 8pm
Tickets start at $45 On Sale Now
Known as Latin America’s Bob Dylan, Guatemalan singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona, like his famous American counterpart, is known around the world for his socially conscious and heartfelt folk ballads and rock tunes. Playing in a variety of styles that combine traditional South American folk music with rock, hip-hop, and classical music, Arjona sings about subjects ranging from faded love to social inequities.
The Latin sensation has won two Grammy Awards from three nominations including 2007 Best Latin Pop Album and 2006 Best Male Pop Vocal Album, both for his album Adentro (2005).
THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW Sunday, September 20th at 8pm
Tickets start at $35 On Sale Now
The World Premiere of the new ‘Big Pink Greatest Hits World Tour’, will include jaw-dropping note-for-note musical excerpts from Pink Floyd’s legendary albums Wish You Were Here, Animals, Dark Side of the Moon & The Wall.
Having already wowed audiences Stateside over the course of the last five years, this magnificent new ‘Big Pink Greatest Hits World Tour’ will be even bigger, even better, featuring an amazing new stage production including more animation, more lasers, more costumes & even more amazing inflatables.
The meticulous musical attention to detail – each and every facet of Floyd’s sound reproduced note for note, sound for sound by the fastidiously talented musicians – has kept the fans coming back for more. ‘Comfortably Numb’, ‘Hey You’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘Another Brick In The Wall’, ‘Dogs’, ‘Money’, ‘Run Like Hell’, ‘Time’, ‘Great Gig in the Sky’ are just a few of over twenty classic Pink Floyd tracks that will be performed.
PET SHOP BOYS Saturday, September 26th at 9pm
Tickets start at $45 On Sale Now
One of the most iconic and influential pop acts in the world, Pet Shop Boys, are coming to The Joint this fall. They will be touring in support of their tenth album, Yes, recently released on astralwerks.
In a career spanning over 2 decades, the duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have created some of the most beloved and recognizable hits in the world (‘West End girls’, ‘It’s a sin’, ‘New York City boy’, etc.), and sold over 30 million records. They’ve worked with artists like Dusty Springfield, David Bowie, Liza Minnelli, Robbie Williams, Electronic, The Killers and Madonna. In the USA, Pet Shop Boys are the fourth most successful artist in the history of the Billboard dance charts (behind Madonna, Donna Summer and Janet Jackson).
Filled with sparkling state of the art pop songs, Yes is an affirmation of the duo’s knack for mixing innovative artistry with exuberant commercial appeal. Produced by the acclaimed Xenomania (Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Saint Etienne), the album features guitar work by ex-Smith Johnny Marr and orchestral arrangements by Owen Pallett (Last Shadow Puppets, Final Fantasy). Never far from the public eye, Pet Shop Boys have been very busy lately: producing a #1 UK dance hit for Sam Taylor-Wood (released on the ultra-hip Kompakt label), remixing a track for Lady GaGa and co-writing the hit UK single ‘The Loving Kind’ for Girls Aloud. They are also working on a ballet, and were honored with the Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the
Brit Awards.
CREED Sunday, September 27th at 8pm
Tickets start at $95 On Sale Now
Creed, one of the most successful rock bands of the past decade, has announced all four of the original band members are back together for a summer tour and new album. Since their formation, Creed has sold close to thirty-five million albums and millions of concert tickets.
The songwriting team of Stapp and Tremonti are considered one of the most prolific in rock history. Their collaborations delivered numerous chart-topping records that are a testament to the enormity and success of Creed. The band was the first act to have seven consecutive number one rock radio singles, four of which came off of the debut album. Their third album, Weathered, tied The Beatles Anthology, for the most consecutive weeks at Number One on Billboard’s Top 200 chart (eight weeks since the beginning of the SoundScan era (1991). The band was voted Favorite Group in 2003 on the People’s Choice Awards and won numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and others including the Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 2001 for “With Arms Wide Open.”
RESIDENT SHOW
SUPERNATURAL SANTANA (A Trip Through the Hits)
Fri Sept 4th, Sat Sept 5th, Sun Sept 6th, Wed Sept 9th
Fri Sept 11th, Sat Sept 12th, Mon Sept 14th, Tues Sept 15th
Tickets start at $79 On Sale Now
Signing on as the first rock and roll resident artist in Las Vegas, Carlos Santana brings his legendary talent to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino through a multi-year deal with AEG Live. Through 2010, The Joint will be the only place west of the Mississippi where fans can see Santana perform. Titled to pay homage to his most successful body of work to date, Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits features the artist’s signature fusion sound in a show designed exclusively for the new venue.
Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits will feature career-spanning classics inspired by a mix of practical spirituality, a rebel-from-the-street vibe and passionate, virtuoso guitar playing. The set list will include a nostalgic collection of touchstone tracks reaching back as far as the first charting single “Jingo” (1969) and first Top 10 hit “Evil Ways” (1970), up through the latest hit, “Into The Night.”
Santana will play approximately 36 shows per year at The Joint, with a show time of 9pm Prices range from $79-$155 and can be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. For groups of 20 or more, call the Hard Rock Box Office at (702) 693- 5233. For more information, visit www.supernaturalsantana.com.
THE ROGUE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE CONCERT SERIES
pepper *this weekend* Friday, July 17th at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $22.73 On Sale Now
Pepper, best known for playing a mix of reggae, dub and rock will invade the Hard Rock pool this summer for FNL. Originally from Hawaii the three piece band got national recognition after making the transition to southern California and becoming part of the Warped Tour in 2001. Most notable singles include “Give It Up,” “No Control” and “Your Face.”
Unwritten Law Friday, July 24th at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $20 On Sale Now
American Rock band Unwritten Law has toured both nationally and internationally, including appearing on the popular Warped Tour. The band has produced several notable singles including “Seein’ Red” and “Save Me (Wake Up Call).” Most recently, Unwritten Law released a live album entitled Live and Lawless.
Los Lonely Boys Friday, August 14th at 8pm (Doors at 7pm)
(With special guest Los Lobos)
Tickets are $35.91 On Sale Now
Los Lonely Boys is a Grammy Award-winning rock band consisting of three brothers that combines elements of rock and roll, blues, country and soul. In 2003, their debut album, Los Lonely Boys, was recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales recording studio. The boys released their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Sacred, in 2006. Forgiven followed in 2008, which also saw the release of a holiday album, Christmas Spirit. Opening will be 3-time Grammy Award winning rock band, Los Lobos.
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY Friday, August 21st at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $22.27 On Sale Now
The contemporary swing band from Southern California will bring their big band sound to the Friday Night Live stage this summer. The band is best known for such hits as “Go Daddy-O”, “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)”, and “Mr. Pinstripe Suit”.
GEORGE CLINTON Friday, August 28th at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $29.55 On Sale Now
P-Funk originator, George Clinton will bring his psychedelic rock and soul to the Hard Rock’s FNL stage this summer. The mastermind of such bands as Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and 1980s this solo artist has been called one of the most important innovators of funk music along with James Brown and Sly Stone.
puddle of mudD Friday, September 4th at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $29.55 On Sale Now
Rock band, Puddle of Mudd achieved success on rock radio and in the mainstream, and their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies. To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the U.S. Best known for their singles “Blurry,” “She Hates Me” and “Psycho” to name a few.
Collective Soul Friday, September 11th at 9pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $31.36 On Sale Now
Collective Soul was formed in the early 90’s by principal songwriter Ed Roland. The hard rock group went on to produce the hit song “Shine” became a modern rock staple. Collective Soul found themselves thrust into the limelight, playing everywhere from arenas with Aerosmith to Woodstock 1994. Most recently, the band released the 2007 album Afterwords.
SPECIAL POOLSIDE SHOWS
RATT & Extreme *this weekend* Saturday, July 18th at 8:30pm (Doors at 7pm)
Tickets are $29.55 On Sale Now
Heavy metal band, Ratt and rock band Extreme are pairing up this summer to rock out the Hard Rock pool. VH1 placed Ratt in their “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” confirming them as one of the industry’s classic bands that helped to shape the metal scene.
Extreme achieved their greatest success in 1990 with their album Pornograff. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, was certified gold in May 1991 and 2×platinum in October 1992. That album featured the acoustic ballad single “More Than Words,” which reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States.
WASTED SPACE ROCK BAR
MAT KEARNEY CHARITY CONCERT TO BENEFIT THE CITY MISSION OF LAS VEGAS *just added*
Tickets are $9.41 with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the charity Wednesday, July 21st at 8pm
BAND OF SKULLS *just added* Sunday, August 2nd at 10pm
(With special guest MP & Co.)
Tickets are $10
THE GERMS *tonight* Tuesday, July 14th at 8:30pm
(With special guests Assemble the Skyline, Spider Problem and The Vermin)
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JET *this week* Wednesday, July 15th at 11pm
Tickets are $30
TOADIES *this weekend* Saturday, July 18th at 9:30pm
(With special guest The Willowz)
PETTY CASH Friday, July 24th at 10pm
Cover charge will apply
www.myspace.com/pettycashparty
THE DONNAS Sunday, July 26th at 9:30pm
Tickets are $15
CASH’D OUT Sunday, August 9th at 10pm
(With special guest Will and the High Rollers)
Tickets are $10
CONFLICT OF INTEREST Sunday, August 23rd at 10pm
(With special guests Kil Jaden and The Day After)
Cover charge will apply
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HELL’S BELLES Thursday & Friday, September 3rd & 4th at 10pm
Tickets are $15
CRACKER Wednesday, September 9th at 9:30pm
Tickets are $15
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