Rocks Lounge

The lounge was the setting for a HalloWine event sponsored by 107.9 FM. I can’t recall the last time I’ve been to an event at Rocks Lounge, so I was looking forward to it!
We got there early and had our choice of seating, but the first place we tried to sit (along the perimeter) we were shooed away and told it was «reserved». Such BS and THERE WERE NO RESERVED SIGNS!
The wine tasting station for the event was really impressive, It was billed as a «tasting» but they were pouring full glasses– Happy HalloWine indeed!
We enjoyed the music played by 107.9 FM and the videos. They should’ve decorated the lounge, it was Halloween, for crying out loud! The dance floor was open and I hope more events like this are scheduled so I can get out there and boogie next time!

The one star was only because I couldn’t give negative stars! So… We heard Mark Curry was doing a one nighter there. I went to ticketmaster and there it was… but I couldn’t get it to let me purchase tickets. So I called Red Rock box office and they told me to call ticketmaster. Ticketmaster couldn’t get it to work either but confirmed Curry was scheduled. In a few minutes it displayed Rita Rudner/​Mark Curry so I hurried and bought front row center tix! Feeling good cuz it wasn’t highway robbery. About 130.00 for two seats. We drive four hours from California, arrive at Red Rock… Get to the Lounge… Still nobody knows anything… The marquee outside only says Rudner.
The seating is a joke! Cheap metal chairs on the dance floor touching each other, we were in so tight it was shoulder to shoulder and packed. Hubby and I were clearly the youngest ones there by at least a decade. I could smell the Ben Gay on the guy two seats over and hear every word of the conversation three rows back. It was not comfortable!
A local (and yes funny) dj comes out and jokes it up for about 20 minutes. Then Rudner came out. End of show. No drinks offered, which would be hard to sip because I think the guy next to me would have had it easier to drink anything in my hand… We were that close.
There were piles of trash on the floor from old folks sneaking candy and cokes in. It looked like a movie theatre after two kids only matinees!
So here’s the bad part!
I asked an usher after the show what happened to Mark Curry, she left and returned and told me said anyone with answers was gone for the night! As we walked out, sticking to spilled Coke and tripping on piles of trash, we see the dj at the exit into the casino from the lounge… I figured I’d ask her… Maybe illness? Apparently she might have been the person I needed … But she just kept thanking her friends for coming and for spreading the tickets … And every time I thought my patience might pay off. She would take a couple steps away from me and start shaking hands with her buddies again!
My opinion is that I may have been the only paying customer in the place! I am sooooo angry! If I had been notified that curry wasn’t coming I could have cancelled and gone somewhere else. Filthy cheap venue that was a sham! I’m disappointed!

Every Saturday, the Peelers perform at 11pm. As for cover bands they are entertaining. Not only do they span all genres, but they do mash ups as well. The crowd is older, but the atmosphere is fun.
Drinks are not crazy expensive and certain bartenders make it worth the price. Most drinks will run you $ 8 for a basic alcohol plus mixer combo.
Finding a seat is difficult because they fill up quickly. Getting there early is not a big deal since the band is good. They were thoroughly entertaining.

Best Strawberry Vodka Lemonade.

John Kelly Veronica Greg you guys rock we always know were gonna have a good time at rocks… and if you disagree its because your there when we’re not if I’m not working or staying walking distance from home this is where we be! Love it… the cabana club pool rocks to but this is my spot. Although it’s not necessarily inexpensive you get a drink that’s worth the cost! Unless you order drinks not top shelf or drink beer (cuz i dont here but i love beer) then i dont know… and with that being said TIP your bartenders don’t be cheap they deserve it!

For those nights when you feel like doing some people watching in Summerlin, this is a good spot. I prefer to sit on the inside of the bar, facing out towards the casino.
If you get there early enough, you may bear witness to a natural phenomenon: the retirees slowly transform into a younger, more vivacious crowd as night falls. The transition actually occurs in stages of generational movement. The patrons begin gray, then just a touch of gray or a little obvious «Just for Men» treatment. Then the aging continues to reverse until the 20 – 30 something larvae emerge! Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you get to see the rare, yet magnificent, silverback adorned in an embroidered affliction shirt! Douchebaggery knows no age!
Either way, it’s a pretty good bar to be an observer. Unfortunately, 2 out of the 3 bartenders didn’t know how to make a whiskey old fashioned sweet. The first gal gave it a try. It was meh… the 2^nd guy muddled 3 maraschino cherries in the glass and poured some of the syrup in the drink. He thought that «sweet» meant I wanted it extra sweet. I had to explain that it means I didn’t want a whiskey old fashioned sour. I think he was older than me. Maybe he’s new to bartending. Luckily, the 3^rd guy, Kelly, knew what he was doing. Thank goodness. I may have ordered an insulin shot back if they screwed it up again.
This was a tough rating for me. I actually had a good time people watching, and free Zowie Bowie show was pretty cool. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have paid cover to see them. The poor bartending skills killed it for me though. I would go back, but when I’m at Red Rock, I usually find myself over at Onyx bar, enjoying a nice bourbon, and avoiding the crowd all together.

Full bar, good music, near restaurants in a safe environment to party.

We’ve gone to Rocks Lounge twice to see Franky Perez. In you haven’t heard of Franky Perez, he’s this talented, local who has a show here (Saturday night) and at Palms (Sunday night). My friend took me to the Palms to see him first. I absolutely loved him! My husband and I have made a point of going to Rocks Lounge to see him. There’s something missing about this lounge. I’m pretty sure it’s the acoustics. Everything still sounds good but it doesn’t sound as great as at the Palms.
As far as everything else goes… no complaints. Fast drink service, friendly waitresses, average drink prices. I’m sure we’ll make our way back here to see him so long as he continues to perform on Saturday nights.

Rocks Lounge is a terrific, intimate venue. Located inside the Red Rocks Casino, you’ll have plenty to do around the Lounge while you wait for your show to start.
If you bought tickets in advance, you’ll need to pick them up at the casino’s Will Call booth, which located near the Keno stand. This is about 50 yards from the Lounge entrance and is easy to find thanks to ample signage pointing out the Keno area. Once you’ve got your tickets you can head back to the Lounge and proceed in, providing you’re less than one hour prior to the start of the act. If you’re early, you can grab a drink at the oval-​shaped bar which is half on the Lounge side and half on the Casino side.
The bartenders here were the friendliest ones I encountered in the casino. They were very prompt and required no waving or signal flares or hand signals to get their attention. Drinks were priced appropriately (as opposed to similar venues in town!) and well-​made.
When the doors open you are funneled into the Lounge area, which is all General Admission except for the reserved booths on either side. Those looked fabulous and spacious, and are priced to match their level of exquisiteness. The hardwood floor is great for dancing to the music, but can be rough on the feet if you’re wearing inappropriate footwear. As this venue is essentially standing-​room-​only, you’ll not want to wear high heels or anything funky in here. Stick to comfortable footwear or wind up barefoot like several young ladies I observed.
The best place to stand for the sake of acoustics is about fifteen feet back from the stage. Standing right at the stage offers you no real advantage other than a crick in your neck as you’ll be staring straight up. Add to that the fact that you’re directly under the ceiling speakers which are pointed behind you, and you wind up missing some of the music. So no need to rush the stage right as the venue opens.
There seemed to be a concern amongst a pair of Lounge attendees as to why they paid for tickets when others could hear the music from the casino floor. I wouldn’t worry about this. The casino has so much ambient noise that the music would not sound great out there, and security keeps the walkways clear of stragglers who may try and gather just outside the Lounge to listen in for free. There did seem to be some folks at the casino side of the Lounge bar who could get a good earful of the music, but their view would have been completely obscured by the center of the bar itself. So worry not, busybody ticket-​buyers. You’re getting what you paid for, and nobody else is.

I wasn’t there to see a show, just to kill some time playing video poker and have a cocktail or two. The bartender (I think her name was Jackie?) treated me as though I was a much loved regular instead of just another stupid tourist. With stellar service like that, I wish I could be a regular! Great job Rocks Lounge– I’ll be back every time I’m in town.

If you pay to go to a concert there you are a absolute moron. I went to a blues concert there. Tickets were 20 bucks, by the time you buy one there was 14 bucks of junk fees on top of it. WTF! Then nobody that works there knows where to pick up the tickets in the casino, then once you enter rocks lounge, there are zero seats! So any ladies wearing heels are screwed. You can also watch the same concert I payed to see for FREE just by standing right outside the lounge! Red rock you owe me.

We stopped in twice while we stayed at Red Rocks and found the Rocks Lounge to be a nice place to kill some time. The bartenders were really cool and made some amazing margaritas and bloody mary’s. And the prices were right…2 bloody mary’s and a Bud were $ 15…compare that to the Voodoo Lounge, where 2 vodka cranberries and 2 Buds were $ 39! Whoa!

4.25– this is mostly credited to the group that was performing here.
Friday nite, we get into Vegas, what should we do? Why don’t we go out? Great, but where? Well for us, that question lead us to the Red Rock Casino. We were staying with a friend who lived North of the strip, and figured it was a bit late for us to try and get in to any of the more popular hot spots. This turned out to be a great exp.
As we walked around the RR, we were impressed with how new, and classy this place appeared to be. This was surprising to us, because most of the casinos we had seen off the strip were abit dingy and seedy. We were going to go to Cherry’s nightclub, when we heard music coming from Rock’s Lounge. The band was called Zowie Bowie, and they were awesome.
Zowie Bowie was something we had never seen before. They were a band, but they performed Hip Hop, R & B, and rap songs. What’s more was that they were surprisingly good. They transitioned from Snoop Dogg to Danity Kane, to Akon. It was like the place had a dj, only it was a band. My wife and I really enjoyed their show, and spent most of the nite «getting our groove on.»
The party started to wind down around 3am, but overall, we really liked the place (especially the band). The crowd was a fair mix of mid 20’s up to the early 40’s. As long as Zowie Bowie is playing, we would definitely come back.