CitySurfing Orlando

Every month, except November and December, the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando hosts a live concert called Velvet Sessions. It’s a 21 and over event that features classic rock and pop artists performing in an intimate club-like atmosphere.

For January 2012, the band tapped to play is The Fixx, which had a string of hit singles in the 1980s including “Saved By Zero,” “One Thing Leads to Another,” and “Red Skies.”

This month’s Velvet Sessions takes place on January 26, 2012.

Tickets are $29 in advance online or $35 at the door. This not only gets you in the door, but free specialty drinks, finger foods and warm-up tunes from 6:30 pm until show time. Complimentary valet parking is also included.

For $50, you can upgrade to VIP, which in addition to the above perks, gives you access to a special viewing area with a private bar serving those free specialty drinks all night.

Here’s a video of one of their hit tunes to prepare you for the show:

In town for the start of the US-leg of their first tour in five years, Guns N’ Roses members DJ Ashba and Frank Ferrer were caught red handed in the Acid Assault scarezone of Halloween Horror Nights XXI last night (Oct 26).

The band plays the Amway Center this Friday, October 28, and tickets are still available.

Halloween Horror Nights XXI runs at Universal Studios Orlando through October 31.

Photo courtesy and © 2011 Universal Orlando Resort

Every month, except November and December, the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando hosts a live concert called Velvet Sessions. It’s a 21 and over event that features classic rock and pop artists performing in an intimate club-like atmosphere.

For October 2011, the band tapped to play is Survivor, which had a string of hit singles in the 1980s including the ultimate Rocky theme, “Eye of the Tiger.”

This month’s Velvet Sessions takes place on October 27, 2011.

Tickets are $29 in advance online or $35 at the door. This not only gets you in the door, but free specialty drinks, finger foods and warm-up tunes from 6:30 pm until show time. Complimentary valet parking is also included.

For $50, you can upgrade to VIP, which in addition to the above perks, gives you access to a special viewing area with a private bar serving those free specialty drinks all night.

Here’s a video of one of their hit tunes to prepare you for the show:

Lady Luck rules this 21st edition of the annual Halloween event at Universal Studios Orlando known as Halloween Horror Nights that has won many awards throughout the industry.

But you’ll be pressing your luck when you visit any of the eight haunted houses that range in theme from the madness of Edgar Allen Poe to an isolated Antartica outpost that draws on the upcoming remake of the great horror film, The Thing.

There are also six scare zones and two live shows. This is an event that is probably not good for children due to the level of scares and gore.

The event is a separately ticketed event, with regular tickets priced at $81.99. However, there are so many different passes available, there’s no need to pay that rate. Multi-day HHN XXI passes range from $69.99 to $219.99 (the latter is the one to get if you want to go most every night of the event and get jump the line Express Pass privileges). There are also Florida Resident Coke promotional discounts bringing down single night tickets from $41.99 to $66.99. Buy your tickets in advance online for the best prices.

As a bonus, your HHN XXI admission also acts as a CityWalk Party Pass, allowing complimentary access to all the venues there for the evening.

This event runs every Thursday through Sunday until October 30, as well as Oct 19, 26 and 31st. It begins at 6:30pm and closing times are midnight for Wednesdays and Mondays; 1am on Thursdays and Sundays; and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Photo courtesy Universal Orlando

Every month, the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando hosts a live concert called Velvet Sessions. It’s a 21 and over event that features classic rock and pop artists performing in an intimate club-like atmosphere.

For September 2011, the performer is Rick Springfield, who had a string of hit singles in the 1980s including “Jessie’s Girl” and “Don’t Talk to Strangers.”

This month’s Velvet Sessions takes place on September 29, 2011.

Tickets are $45 in advance online or $50 at the door. This not only gets you in the door, but free specialty drinks, finger foods and warm-up tunes from 6:30 pm until show time. Complimentary valet parking is also included.

For $70, you can upgrade to VIP, which in addition to the above perks, gives you access to a special viewing area with a private bar serving those free specialty drinks all night.

Here’s a video of one of his hit tunes to prepare you for the show: