The Rock

This place was my go-​to dive bar the 4 months I was in Tucson, years back. Great bartenders!

Best concert venue that I have ever been to. Great place, great music and awesome people! I have fun whenever I go to The Rock, especially when Head P.E. came to town, the best concerts in Tucson happen at the Rock.
But it’s not always rock n roll or metal live music, they have all genres including rap artist, again local artists and touring artists and their entourage. Seriously the best music venue in Tucson for an intimate close up live show from your favorite bands or groups.
Sound techs are great at what they do too and I love being so close to the band’s when they play, I really get into the music. Thanks for being such a kick ass place to let out some steam or pent up energy. I always have fun there and have seen many awesome local bands play and great touring ones, as mentioned before. And most of the bands are there afterwards to meet the fans and selling merch of course, to fun their tours and whatnot.
The Rock in Tucson also has a beer garden outside in a nice patio area with grilled good available which delicious. My favorite is the grilled chicken breast sandwich, minus the bun! It’ so juicy and flavorful. They have grilled food to order available inside too, where the all ages
The best things to do in Tucson happen at The Rock so here is a link to buy tickets for upcoming events. www​.song​kick​.com/​v​e​n​u​e​s​/​2​4​1​5​-rock

Had an awful experience, had one of the men who was checking IDs grab me and yell at me. He was very aggressive and out of line. I walked passed him because I did not notice he was checking IDs. I could not help but think if I looked 30 or even was a male that would not of happened. I look very young for my age. If it were somebody older even a man he would have tapped them on the shoulder yelled out or even apologized. I had the worse experience at this venue due to looking young and being female. He continued to stare at me after he let us in the 21 and over section and I could not enjoy myself at all. I felt so uncomfortable I had to leave.

Totally unhappy with this location and the people inside of it. This venue is small and felt very unsafe with amount of people they they attempted to cram into it. From what it was like being inside it seemed as if they oversold tickets, which was the first bad sign. Also there was only two doors to get in and out of this venue and with the amount of people there it was not ok. The staff was polite and tried their best but having an all ages show at a bar that small this was a horrible idea. The bands were amazing and sounded great and worth seeing again, no doubt. But I will never return to this venue again no matter what amazing person/​group performs there and never go to another all ages show. It seemed as though everyone was more concerned about getting a picture or video to share than actually watching and enjoying the music. I felt going here was a big waste of time, money, and effort for myself.

This is probably my favorite venue I’ve been to in Tucson. It’s not huge so you can be pretty close to the action without being too close. Parking is good if you can get there at a decent time. The shows are pretty cheap. If you’re like me then you don’t carry very much cash and they only accept cash for drinks and snacks. That’s the one downside.

A true craphole of a club if one ever existed in this town. Too bad, since it’s the only place to see underground metal bands. Let’s start with the clueless stoned doormen and brain dead barbacks who openly pour shots behind the bar all the while letting the beer bottles pile up in the trashcan until it weighs a ton. Then there are the tweaked out bartenders metal skanks who given the circumstances do the best they can. Absolutely horrible layout of the club with a fenced off 21+ area (no, really, a chainlink fence) with the bar tucked into the corner right by the exit, meaning if there is a line for beer you cannot tell where it starts and where it ends. Bathrooms located all the way at the other side of the club. Passable PA system, very small stage. I loathe having to go to this dive and avoid it unless it’s absolutely necessary.

Recently went here for a show. It was great venue, felt very safe, wide variety of patrons, reasonably priced beer and drinks, and they offered grilled food outside.
Also I found parking right out front during a show that was sold out.
They separate the under 21 from over 21 area with a metal cage, and there are separate smoking areas for each age group as well.
The womens bathroom is my only complaint, the stall doors are very odd and small, leaving your legs and head exposed while using the restroom to other women in the bathroom. not a big deal though.

Lil ‘olé unassuming me walked away from The Rock recently wanting to grab a microphone and scream that guttural, give it everything you’ve got, deep, horror-​laced type of scream. Who would’a thunk it?
The Rock is a little on the gritty side (ok, a lot on the gritty side) but fun nonetheless. We were there at the birthday girl’s request as she had friends doing body modification suspension during the night and between the different bands’ sets.
I like the set up at The Rock which allows underage patrons to enjoy the club and music while those wishing to partake in adult beverages can belly up to the bar, watch the show and use the outdoor patio since the room is divided by a chain link «cage»…how apropos. The bartender was quick to serve and everyone we came in to contact with was genuine and kind.
Shallow Freak II was the show when we were at The Rock and each band was amazing and very interactive with the crowd. I was surprisingly intrigued, amazed and horrified as the opening band Saalythic was preparing to play. Lead singer and amazing, hot chick Sythe Cruz had hooks placed through her back while on stage and then was suspended as she performed her ridiculously incredible set. It was pure craziness. But this review isn’t about a band or suspension, it’s about The Rock. I would definitely come back to the Rock for other, surely tamer shows. But you can bet I’d still come back and watch the crazies do their thing. GWWWWAAARRRRRR!!!

What a weird frickin’ place, and I mean weird in an affectionate way. TVs line the walls and show symbols and static, a gigantic cage keeps the teens away from the bar and outdoor patio, and there’s a semi-​arcade off the main floor. It’s a great, and cheap, place to see up-​and-​coming or touring bands, but it feels like you’re in an early 90’s Ninja Turtles movie or Megadeth’s «Wake Up Dead» video.

this was my first time visiting the rock. we went to see tribal seeds last sunday evening along with inna vision and new kingston!
they had willcall outside and the staff were nice. once inside, we figured out where the bar was. it was caged and 21+ only were allowed in. it was packed in there! not ’til we got up to the counter, we realized it was a cash only bar. luckily, i had cash. but, if you’re not that lucky, they have an ATM in their facility.
they have a nice large patio out back with heat lamps and a bar outside where someone was taking orders for cheese burgers off the grill.
overall, we had a great time and would definitely come back for a concert at this venue. thanks for bringing great talent to tustoned, iriezona! (heheh)

Have always had a good time here… going back to the days of Mudbuggs. One of 2 venues in Tucson that will book heavier bands — and The Rock is better about it. Very little promotion though which is sad. Nice intimate setting to see live music, nice patio, friendly staff.

We drove down here from Phoenix to see Iration. We liked this venue. Decent priced drinks and good sized patio with plenty of heaters to keep us warm. Everyone was very nice and the drinks were stronger than we expected. They just used a chain-​linked fence to close off the 21+ section, which I felt was very dangerous because it was not secured in anyway. Someone did climb the fence, but security quickly got her down and let her stay.

I have always had good experiences with the staff there. The venue isn’t classy, but if a gritty rock n roll venue is what you’re into then, by all means. I always feel sorta old, yet sorta young when I go there, which is weird. I feel young because there is always someone’s nana there and old because it makes me realize that I am no longer a scrappy’s crowd youngin’.
I’d go for the music and stay for the hot metal guys… yup I went there.

The Rock is the only place in Tucson for heavy music and bands who’s names are illegible but look cool on a black t-​shirt. The PA is good and loud, and the stage is big enough for any nationally touring metal band.
On the downside, the room is wider than it is long and the 21+ area is off to the side and roped off. Also, its located well off the main entertainment strip in town, so walking down the street for post-​show drinks, people-​watching, and taco carts is not happening.

Not the classiest or most modern venue, but the shows they bring in are WELL worth it. The property is quaint enough to where meeting bands is easy– I’ve met Steve Vai here, hung out with Speed from Soilwork, and avoided the mosh pit at tons of great shows! Metal fans definitely need apply! Decent drink prices ($ 3 domestic beers), separate 21 and over section, and East Coast right across the street make for a solid concert experience.
The sound system is adequate, and quite loud during Metal shows, so consider earplugs.
The worst change they’ve made would have to be the no re-​entry policy, which doesn’t help if you forget something in your car, but I suppose they have their reasons.

The Rock is really cool if you can find a show you like. They bring in alot of local shows and trashy death metal. They have a 21+ area which is nice if your 21 and the shows are very intimate. They have 2 big pillars in the middle of the floor which seriously harp on my moshing game. The tickets keep getting pushed higher and higher (sometimes more than Rialto shows) especially for any some what established band.
You can meet pretty much anyone in a band outside as well. They just chill outside and its sweet to talk with them. If your looking for good munchies before or after the show check out east coast subs, they are really dank.

This place has been around. It was «Stumble Inn» in the 80’s & I saw some great punk shows in 83 or 84, (X, TSOL, Crucif*cks, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies) there. It turned into Muddbuggs, then The Rock & I guess it’s still a bar & night life music venue.