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We Love Free Concerts!

Where: 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South [map], 89109
January 28, 2011 at 6:33 PM | by | Comments (3)

We were finally able to make it to one of the free concerts at the Book & Stage inside The Cosmopolitan that we wrote about earlier this month. The good news is nothing surprised us, the bad news is that nothing surprised us.

It was awesome to be treated by two free sets by an awesome band like Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears. Like really awesome! We were able to hear old favorites as well as some new songs from their upcoming album, Scandalous, which isn't out until March.

We went on a Wednesday and were, maybe, one of 40 people there to see the band - about 10-15 of which were standing in front of the bar.

The layout is very loungy with comfy couches and waitress service. Since it wasn't very crowded, we took advantage of the space to grab a seat. While this was nice for us, it had to be a little awkward for the band to be playing behind a bar and seeing a room of people that were not paying attention.

If you're an audiophile, you'll notice the acoustics of the room aren't very good as there are TV's hanging from the ceiling, open walls and lots of (Vegas) chatter. (See what we did there?)

If you're a gambler, you may be hard pressed to find the spreads and a betting window to place wagers on your favorite games. We've walked by the Book and Stage a few times and haven't noticed it. Neither have our friends. We're open to direction, so if you know where we can bet feel free to call us dummies and point it out.

Since The Cosmopolitan seems to always be busy on the weekend we're expecting to see many more people when we return tonight as opposed to last night.

Hopefully, people will buy lots of drinks so Cosmo can keep doing these awesome concerts for free. Unfortunately, since it's a public venue, we expect a lot more people will bring their favorite beers from outside to save money like they did on Wednesday.

You can check out a list of upcoming concerts here.

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Friday Night

Sure I was drinking since 2pm, but the 2 BJL sets on Friday night were amazing!

Again, few people paying attention but I hope they keep bringing the jams!

BONUS: I found were the book posts lines tucked away in a nook in the corner.

Free music rocks

Only barbarians don't appreciate good quality, free live music.  What was wrong with those people?  Bringing in drinks from outside could definitely become a problem for the bar.

@Vegas Solo

Judging from the people at all 3 shows I'd say maybe 5% were there for the music while the others just found it a nice place to grab a drink. Thankfully, I found it good for both and got 100% enjoyment. By the end of the 12am show I probably had 120% enjoyment. Haha.

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