Lucius at The Royale

A few years ago, JO and I were at a Chad Stokes concert at the House of Blues.  Of course, Chad was awesome, but the opening act, Lucius, really caught our attention.  I joined their mailing list and patiently awaited another local show.  It took two years, but when I saw that Lucius would be playing a show in March I jumped on the chance to see them again.

Before the show we headed over to the lounge at the W Hotel to grab a drink.  I've been on a mojito kick and the lounge didn't disappoint.  The lounge was really fun, not loud at all, which is always a plus.  There was a variety of seating:  tables, bar, and couches.  I would definitely go back to this place in the future.

After drinks, we headed over to the Royale.  I've never seen a show here and I'm now in love with this venue.  The Royale has this grand ballroom feel.  You enter to a huge staircase decked out in red carpet and gold accents.  When you get upstairs there are two levels, the ground/stage area and then an upper mezzanine.  The plus of the mezzanine is that there is seating along the back, great couches with a solid top so you can elevate yourself during the show and then a railing area.  There's even a ledge for your drinks.  The acoustics were really good.  I was super impressed with this venue and Lucius put on a great show!

I had so much fun that I already scooped up concert tickets for their fall show at the House of Blues, although I will miss the awesome mezzanine at the Royale.