{"id":329184,"date":"2024-08-29T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=329184"},"modified":"2024-08-30T09:42:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:42:40","slug":"vegas-music-roundup-bruno-mars-fans-go-gaga-tickets-on-sale-for-life-is-beautifuls-sad-consolation-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-music-roundup-bruno-mars-fans-go-gaga-tickets-on-sale-for-life-is-beautifuls-sad-consolation-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Bruno Mars Fans Go Gaga, Tickets on Sale for Life is Beautiful\u2019s Sad Consolation Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of <strong>Bruno Mars<\/strong> got what they wished for this week when the singer introduced his sold-out <strong>Dolby Live<\/strong> crowd to <strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong>, his partner on the new single, \u201cDie With a Smile.\u201d The two top-grossing <strong>Park MGM<\/strong> headliners performed the ballad twice during Mars&#8217; encore. Released Aug. 16, \u201cDie with a Smile\u201d debuted at No. 3 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> singles chart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329186\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329186 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bruno-lady-858x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bruno-lady-858x612.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bruno-lady-430x307.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bruno-lady.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-329186\"class=\"text-description\">Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga dance while dueting at the Park MGM on their new single, \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d on Tuesday night. (Image: Instagram\/@BrunoMars)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Life is <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Beautiful<\/span> Pitiful Tickets on Sale<\/h2>\n<p>Tickets went on sale today for <strong>Life is Beautiful<\/strong>\u2019s consolation prize this year &#8212; a thoroughly unexplained, much smaller festival with smaller acts called <strong>A Big Beautiful Block Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The downgraded festival that no one asked for will take place Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, in a parking lot behind the <strong>Plaza Hotel<\/strong>\u00a0instead of on 18 city blocks along East Fremont Street &#8212; as it had been presented since launching 11 years ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329185\" data-style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329185 size-post-thumbnail-430xAUTO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/life-is-beautiful-430x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/life-is-beautiful-430x538.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/life-is-beautiful.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-329185\"class=\"text-description\">The lineup for A Big Beautiful Block Party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Headlining the new festival will be French electronic music duo\u00a0<strong>Justice,\u00a0<\/strong>South Korean DJ\u00a0<strong>Peggy Gou,\u00a0<\/strong>English DJ<strong>\u00a0Jamie XX,\u00a0<\/strong>British dance band\u00a0<strong>Jungle,\u00a0<\/strong>pianist\u00a0<strong>James Blake,\u00a0<\/strong>and American rock band\u00a0<strong>LCD Soundsystem. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And if you suspect us of having to Google every single name other than LCD Soundsystem, Justice, and Jungle, your suspicions are correct.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets and VIP passes, starting at $178 each, are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stubhub.com\/life-is-beautiful-block-party-tickets\/grouping\/150347932?clickref=1011lzCLbgpI&amp;utm_source=partnerize_liveforlivemusic&amp;utm_medium=publisher_program&amp;utm_sub_medium=Subaffiliate&amp;utm_campaign=1101l799&amp;utm_content=0&amp;PCID=partnerize_all\">through StubHub,<\/a> which is normally a resale distributor.<\/p>\n<h2>Cold on Playing Sphere<\/h2>\n<p>In an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/national\/music\/join-us-for-an-audacy-check-in-with-coldplay\">Audacy Check In<\/a><\/em>, <strong>Coldplay<\/strong> frontman <strong>Chris Martin<\/strong> said that seeing <strong>U2<\/strong> open <strong>the Sphere <\/strong>scared him off the idea of performing at the orbital concert venue behind <strong>the Venetian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p>I&#8217;m a big, big U2 fan,&#8221; Martin said. &#8220;It was among, if not <em>the<\/em>, best thing I&#8217;ve ever seen them do. It took me to this place of being a total fan again. It made me so inspired, but unfortunately, it made me swear to not play the Sphere for a long time because they nailed it and I don&#8217;t want to compete with that!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Though the singer denies it, a case can be made that he had been mulling the booking before catching the old Dubliners. Coldplay\u2019s 2021 album was titled \u201cMusic of the Spheres.\u201d And <strong>the Madison Square Garden Company<\/strong> first announced the name of its future venue in February 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In other Chris Martin news, he has been added to the list of names &#8212; along with <strong>A$AP Rocky<\/strong> and <strong>The Weeknd<\/strong> &#8212; scheduled to play the annual\u00a0<strong>IHeartRadio Music Festival<\/strong>, happening at the\u00a0<strong>T-Mobile Arena<\/strong> on September 20-21. Already committed are <strong>Gwen Stefani, Dua Lipa, the Black Crowes, New Kids on the Block, Keith Urban, Halsey, Doja Cat, Camila Cabello, Hozier, Paramore, Shaboozey, Thomas Rhett, Big Sean,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Victoria Mon\u00e9t.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Ryan Seacrest<\/strong>\u00a0returns as host.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Bruno Mars got what they wished for this week when the singer introduced his sold-out Dolby Live crowd to Lady Gaga, his partner on the new single, \u201cDie With a Smile.\u201d The two top-grossing Park MGM headliners performed the ballad twice during Mars&#8217; encore. 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