Blue Man Group at the Venetion Hotel

Blue Man Group is now playing at the Venetian Las Vegas. The show is energetic and colorful, with powerful music, multimedia theatrics, comedy, and incorporates thought-provoking satire on modern life

The show features a trio of performers called Blue Men. They are mute performers that have a static appearance and deep blue skin. They have no hair or ears, which makes their facial expressions and eyes even more dramatic.

The Blue Men enter the stage garbed in black clothing, and start the fast paced fun by drumming fiercely on top of brightly colored paint. The paint splashes wildly, more sprays flow from their mouths, and rubber paint filled balls are tossed to each other across the stage. The paint sprays create an exciting and artistic scene.

Audience participation is encouraged. Willing audience members may be brought on stage to participate. And, The Blue Men may walk intimately into the audience to invoke reactions. Since the Blue Men do not speak, they constantly play off and respond to the crowd’s mood and reactions.

To create their trademark primitive, tribal percussion music, they use some unusual and non-traditional specially-designed instruments.

One is the Cimbalom, a delicate antique instrument from Hungary. You may see a Blue Man hit is with drum sticks to create an edgier sound. The Chapman Stick is one of the most utilized string instruments. A custom-built, 81-string Zither is composed of a harp and chord section. The characteristic dense sound resonates similar to an electric guitar played with a slide. Blue Man Group’s zither is wider, deeper in note range and utilizes more strings than a typical zither.

The custom musical instruments may be designed from common materials, such as PVC pipes that make interesting noises when struck properly. Airpoles are swung sharply to create a “swoosh” sound. These are hollow fiberglass boat antenna of various lengths. It takes very precise muscle control to master the unusual instruments Blue Man uses.

Blue Man show incorporates rock music with an emphasis on percussion, sophisticated lighting, odd props, lots of paint and color, and humor. The shows are family oriented and energetic.

If you decide on a “poncho” section, you may need to wear the plastic poncho provided to protect you from the various flying substances thrown, sprayed or ejected from the stage. It’s fun.

Blue Man Group is playing at the Venetian Las Vegas. Show tickets sell out fast. Book early for best seats.