Did you know you the hotel lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel has a rock 'n' roll cocktail party and lobby concert series called "Velvet Sessions?" Tickets include free specialty drinks, finger foods and warm-up tunes from 6:30 pm until show time, cash bars and live band from show time onward, and complimentary valet parking. It's always on the last Thursday of the month January through October. Get tickets at velvetsessions.com.
The first one of 2015 features Jimmie Van Zant ("Sweet Home Alabama," "Free Bird," "Simple Man," "Traveling Man," "What's Your Name?") on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm at Velvet Bar and Lobby Lounge, Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando, 5800 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32819.
Tickets are $29 on-line or $35 at the door. Limited VIP tickets are $50 on-line only and include all the benefits of a regular Velvet Sessions ticket, plus access to a special viewing area with private bar. Purchase tickets in advance on-line and receive early entry to the show at 6:00 pm.