JULY 2015 - LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & REVIEWS

VEGAS INSIDER REVIEW

by Chuck Rounds

JULY 2015

  

 LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS & REVIEWS

     The UFC International Fight Week will return to Las Vegas July 7-12, 2015. Since its inception, UFC International Fight Week has increased in size and activities, quickly establishing itself as the world's largest mixed martial arts celebration. The weeklong festival provides high-energy, all-star entertainment that the UFC is known to deliver and includes numerous diverse events providing something for everyone. Signature events such as UFC Fan Expo, an Official Pool Party with Octagon Girls® a free concert and Open Workouts will headline the weeklong schedule, with newer events such as Charity Bowling, and the Ulti-man 5K Race making their return. Many of the hottest locations around town including Brooklyn Bowl, The Venetian and The Palazzo Las Vegas, Fremont Street Experience, LIQUID Pool at Aria and El Cortez will host special UFC-themed events. In addition, several new amateur and youth combat sport tournaments will make their debut in Las Vegas during 2015 International Fight Week. The celebration will culminate with a weekend of action-packed fights, including UFC 189 on July 11.

     David Saxe Productions is excited to announce "VEGAS! The Show," its flagship production in the Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood, has reached its five year milestone. The show opened to rave reviews on June 26, 2010. Over the years, fans have been thrilled that there is finally a show in Las Vegas about Las Vegas. Guests can enjoy their favorite iconic songs from beloved artists who put Las Vegas on the map including The Rat Pack, Wayne Newton, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and Sonny & Cher. Add the most beautiful showgirls and dancers in town and you get everything you would expect from a Las Vegas music and dance spectacular.

     Another show celebrates its anniversary this month as well... As the longest-running show on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, the retro-glam showgirl extravaganza Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas has entertained millions of guests. On July 31st, the show celebrates 34 years of gorgeous showgirls, lavish costumes, dazzling scenery, world-renowned specialty acts, dynamic music and graceful pageantry. Conceived, staged and directed by the legendary Donn Arden, who brought the spectacular French-style revue "Lido de Paris" to Las Vegas, Jubilee! is an elaborate stage production.

     Mo5aic had its grand opening on June 22nd at Bally's...and one week later...it abruptly closed on June 29. The a cappella quintet, sent an email of cancellation from the show producer Timothy Arellano after a dispute over delinquent rent.

Las Vegas' famed Fremont Street Experience invites all to come out and celebrate the Fourth of July with a weekend of free concerts and virtual fireworks. The festivities include performances from patriotic band, Madison Rising, on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 from 9:10 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. on the 1st Street Stage at Fremont Street Experience in exciting downtown Las Vegas. Additionally, visual fireworks and patriotic images - set to some of America's favorite songs - will be shown overhead on Viva Vision on July 3 and July 4 following each regular Viva Vision show between 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Fremont Street Experience's Fourth of July weekend festivities are free and open to the public. Downtown Las Vegas is the perfect place for everyone to come celebrate our Nation's birthday.

     Legendary comedian and impersonator Rich Little will return to the Las Vegas Strip with the debut of his new autobiographical one-man show "Rich Little Live" at the world-famous Laugh Factory inside The New Tropicana Las Vegas. Featuring a compilation of impersonations, sketches and interactive video of the actors, musicians, politicians and personalities Little has worked with throughout his more than 50 years in entertainment, spanning from his television career in Canada to his first United States appearances to the present day, "Rich Little Live" will premiere Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7 p.m.

     Mark your calendars; the town of Pahrump is celebrating the birth of our Nation with its annual Liberty Festival. Firework shows, a horseshoe tournament and many more fun-filled activities will take place at Petrack Park starting on Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5. This jam-packed festival will also feature kid-friendly activities, free swimming at the public pool and live music and entertainment. For more information and a full schedule of events on the Pahrump Liberty Festival, please visit http://visitpahrump.com/events/liberty-festival. Bring friends and family to join in on the three-day festivity while enjoying various food and craft vendors and a multitude of Fourth of July fun. Be sure to stay until dusk on Friday and Saturday night as the skies are illuminated by spectacular fireworks shows.

     Las Vegas headliner Jeff Civillico will perform a guest residency at Flamingo Las Vegas this summer from Sunday June 14 through Sunday Sept. 6, and will then return to his home at The LINQ Hotel & Casino after Labor Day Weekend. Civillico will perform two shows daily 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, dark Friday and Saturday. The guest residency at the neighboring Flamingo is taking place during The LINQ Theater's exciting renovations. As the summer is Jeff's "busy season" with an all-ages show, he's opted for a summer run at an alternative location right next door. Jeff's show was recently voted "Best Family Attraction" by readers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal in its annual "Best of Las Vegas" poll.

     MGM Grand Hotel & Casino will welcome comedian, podcaster and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) commentator Joe Rogan when he takes the KÁ Theatre stage Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m. With more than 20 years of stand-up experience, Rogan has sold out shows worldwide and recently released his fourth hour long comedy special "Joe Rogan: Rocky Mountain High" which premiered on Comedy Central in November 2014. Since 2002, Rogan has provided commentary for the UFC which airs on Pay-Per-View outlets and FOX. He currently hosts "The Joe Rogan Experience," a podcast featuring an array of guests from the pursuits of comedy, science, social activism and Mixed Martial Arts.

     Two of alternative rock's defining music artists, Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional, are coming together for a massive summer tour in 2015. The co-headline tour will make a stop at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, July 11.

     Multi-platinum rock band Alice In Chains will embark on a headlining U.S. summer tour with a visit to Las Vegas being the group's second stop. The band will perform at The Pearl inside Palms Casino Resort on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 8 p.m. News of the summer run follows the band's recent halftime performance at the NFC Championship game and will be the first tour since the group's 2013-2014 worldwide run in support of GRAMMY-nominated album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, which entered "Billboard's" Top 200 Chart at No. 2 and debuted at No. 1 on "Billboard's" Alternative Albums Chart, Top Rock Albums Chart, Hard Rock Albums Chart and iTunes Rock Album Chart. The album's success was fueled by its first two singles, "Stone" and "Hollow," which both hit No. 1 on the rock charts.