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For the first time in 8 years, Garth Brooks stepped back into the light on stage and performed in front of a live audience at the Wynn last week. In a city where everything is getting bigger and bigger, Brooks' show seems like the odd-one-out. Just one guy, a guitar and a microphone in front of a small audience of people who paid retail price for their tickets since Steven Wynn has enacted harsh anti-scalping practices.
There aren't any pyrotechnics or elaborate stunts, or even a full band, just Garth Brooks singing up close and personal.
And people are loving it. Las Vegas Weekly loved the fact that Brooks was taking requests from the audience - meaning every show is going to be unique!
After a few songs and a Field of Dreams reference, Garth
brings up the house lights and takes questions -- and requests! This is
where Brooks really breaks from the pack, the rare superstar ready,
willing and able to work on his feet. And these apparently spontaneous,
unexpected requests included some early and obscure Brooksiana,
providing some of the most polished and powerful moments of the show.
I haven't gotten to see the show but if the reviews are to be believed, this is going to be a show worth seeing - and with ticket prices locked in at $125 there's little reason not go try and see it when you're in the city. It may not be full of glitz and glam, but it's a down to earth show that full of heart.
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AAA Travel awarded two restaurants in Las Vegas their Four Diamond award: CUT by Wolfgang Puck at the Palazzo and Daniel Boulud Brasserie at the Wynn.
The nominations are in for the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Awards and Las Vegas has snagged 15 nominations in various Nightclub categories and two more in the Bar categories.
It looks like the recent renovation of Cherry Nightclub at Red Rock wasn't enough as Las Vegas Weekly is reporting that the club has closed.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Amir Vahedi passed away this weekend from complications involving diabetes.
For the second year in a row, Smashing Time has won the World Series of
Beer Pong and the $50,000 at the Flamingo! Congratulations to on Ron Hamilton and Michael "Pop" Popielarski! The
2nd place team, Since Sliced Bread, deserves some recognition too after playing an amazing tournament and missed being the champions by just one cup!
Travel and Leisure magazine has released their 500 World's Best Hotels of 2010 and Las Vegas scored a full 1% of the list with 5 hotels.
Las Vegas is an interesting city. Half of it is glam and glitz but there is another side isn't nearly as appealing. The tourists don't necessarily know about it either but there's something going on under their feet. Literally.
There's plenty going on tonight in Vegas, more than any one person could handle but there are four club openings tonight! Eve at Crystals in CityCenter, Haze in Aria, Vanity in the Hard Rock Hotel and Smokin' Hot Aces in The Venetian are all opening up tonight to ring in 2010!
Just the other day I was thinking, "Las Vegas needs more hotel rooms. And clubs!" The whole city is in a give and take, one week Binion's closes all of their rooms, the next week Aria at CityCenter Opens up! Then the Sahara closed their rooms. But this week, Hard Rock opened their newest tower and nightclub!