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VIDEO: Chris Martin Coldplays a Prank on Vegas
There’s a reason the guy who karaoked along to a Coldplay song last Saturday at famed Las Vegas dive bar Dino’s Lounge sounded so good. It’s because it was Chris Martin. Coldplay’s singer, fresh from a solo set at the iHeartRadio Music...
Green Day Calls Las Vegas ‘Worst Shithole in America’
It’s easy to figure out what’s behind the hatred Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong expressed for Las Vegas on Friday night when you consider where he said it. The singer was standing on a stage erected in a San Francisco baseball stadium....
Las Vegas Sphere Outsoars the Eagles on Opening Night
“Welcome to … whatever this is,” Don Henley greeted the crowd on Friday as his Eagles became the fourth superstar rock band to headline a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in which they co-starred with the Las Vegas Sphere. Indeed, the...
Paris Las Vegas Opens Pedestrian Bridge to Annexed Versailles Tower
A pedestrian walkway connecting the Versailles Tower to the existing Paris Las Vegas resort opened on Friday, eliminating the inconvenience of having to access the tower by walking a farther distance through an indoor walkway into the Horseshoe. The Paris Skybridge is...
AI-Controlled Hotel Opening Near Las Vegas Strip
A hotel under construction near Allegiant Stadium hopes to disrupt the hospitality industry by using the power of AI to customize the living experiences of its guests. And if you already thought AI was learning too much about us from our phones,...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Metallica to Sicken New World, New Kids on the Strip, the Eff You F1 Festival
Superstar metallurgists Metallica will headline next year’s Sick New World festival on April 12, 2025, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The festival will serve as the kickoff for a new leg of Metallica’s M72 World Tour, which it launched in 2023....
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Largest Golden Nugget’ is Real
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 25, 2024. “The Hand of Faith is the biggest gold nugget in existence, the second-biggest ever discovered, and...
MGM Resorts Plans Micro Sphere in Dubai
MGM Resorts on Thursday shared the latest on The Island, the 1,500-room resort it's currently building in Dubai. Located on the 26-acre Bluewaters Island, it will feature separate MGM, Bellagio, and Aria hotel towers, and a spherical events venue at its center....
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Hudson for the Holidays, Eagles to Land Predictable Store, Mason Cancels
EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson will perform a holiday show at Fontainebleau’s BleauLive Theater on Dec. 21-22. “The Gift of Love” -- only scheduled for one other date, in the singer's hometown of Chicago -- will draw from her holiday album of the...
VEGAS DINING ROUNDUP: Meet Cosmo’s Holsteins Replacement, La (Not So) Popular Closes at Palms
In January, the Cosmopolitan will open its first real Mexican eatery, Amaya Modern Mexican Restaurant, in the space formerly occupied by Holsteins Shakes and Buns, which the MGM-owned casino resort shuttered in July. Amaya will be owned and operated by Gen3 Hospitality,...
