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Elon Musk Wins Approval to Construct Underground Tunnel Network Through Las Vegas
America’s entertainment capital is on the brink of receiving a major infrastructure upgrade thanks to Elon Musk. Musk and The Boring Company have earned approval from Las Vegas officials to begin building an extensive network of underground tunnels designed to alleviate soul-crushing traffic, The Verge reports. Pre-pandemic levels for Las Vegas tourism have historically topped around 42 million annual visitors. Vegas is the second biggest tourist attraction in the United States after New York City. And with such scale, of course, comes traffic-related headaches. Enter “Vegas Loop,” The Boring Company’s pitch for a 29-mile long network of tunnels designed to circulate the Las Vegas Strip. Notable landmarks along the route will include McCarran International...
Watch Tyson Fury Rage With Steve Aoki In Vegas After Heavyweight Title Knockout of Deontay Wilder
Some people are just built different. Even if you aren’t a sports fan, there’s a good chance you heard about Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s fight over the weekend, which is being hailed as one of the most thrilling heavyweight bouts in boxing history. In the final matchup of their historic trilogy, Fury dropped Wilder with a vicious knockout punch to defend his title in Las Vegas. Fury was fired up after the knockout. “Like the great John Wayne said, I’m made of pig, iron and steel, baby!” he said in a post-fight interview. Fury may actually be telling the truth. Immediately after his win, the heavyweight champ joined Steve Aoki to tear up Hakkasan Nightclub despite going 11 grueling rounds with a 6′ 7″, 238lb gladiator. Recommended Art...
Giveaway: Win a 3-Day Las Vegas VIP Experience at Élia Beach Club With deadmau5, Above & Beyond, More
Is there a better way to cure post-summer blues than with a rendezvous to Vegas? EDM.com and Élia Beach Club have partnered to give away a once-in-a-lifetime weekend takeover of Sin City’s newest pool utopia. The package includes: Three-night hotel accommodations at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 10 complimentary entries to Élia Beach Club 1 Premium Cabana with bottle service (1 comped bottle) 2 GA Tickets to EDC Week Las Vegas $500 food and beverage credit (only available in Élia Beach Club) 10 complimentary entries to The Reset, Élia’s beachfront morning yoga, fitness, and meditation class VIP Gift Basket You must be following @EliabeachLV on Instagram to be eligible. Click here to enter the giveaway. The renowned, Mykonos-inspired venue quickly became one of the most cov...
New Moon-Inspired Vegas Resort Will Have an Outer Space-Themed Nightclub
If you thought the themed resorts in Las Vegas weren’t extra enough, think again. In case traveling to outer space for a concert is too rich for your blood, Sin City will soon bring the cosmos directly to you after two Canadian entrepreneurs revealed their plans to build a moon-themed, spherical resort in the gambling mecca of the West. Aptly named Moon, the resort will host a myriad of attractions, including an out-of-this-world nightclub. According to Daily Mail, the nightclub will be positioned directly under a model spaceship with lights beaming down on attendees. Currently, there is no project completion date. A sketch of a “moon tranquility spa” as part of Las Vegas’ Moon World Resorts. Moon World Resorts Recommended Articles Underground ...
New Moon-Shaped Vegas Resort Will Have an Outer Space-Themed Nightclub
If you thought the themed resorts in Las Vegas weren’t extra enough, think again. In case traveling to outer space for a concert is too rich for your blood, Sin City will soon bring the cosmos directly to you after two Canadian entrepreneurs revealed their plans to build a moon-themed, spherical resort in the gambling mecca of the West. Aptly named Moon, the resort will host a myriad of attractions, including an out-of-this-world nightclub. According to Daily Mail, the nightclub will be positioned directly under a model spaceship with lights beaming down on attendees. Currently, there is no project completion date. A sketch of a “moon tranquility spa” as part of Las Vegas’ Moon World Resorts. Moon World Resorts Recommended Articles The resort w...
How Singapore’s Zouk Group Is Parlaying Decades of Success In Las Vegas—And Changing the Fabric of Sin City
Zouk Group has only just begun to reap the rewards of its labor from seeds planted decades ago. With the industry relationships and wealth of experience needed to facilitate their mission of international expansion, the brand is a global household name in waiting. But until recently, most Western audiences have never heard of it. Originally rooted in Singapore, Zouk is now amplifying its illustrious portfolio in the U.S. for the first time, testing the waters in none other than Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world. Zouk’s arrival, part of Sin City’s new $4.3 billion Resorts World complex, became a highly publicized endeavor overnight due to its affiliation with the first major development on the Las Vegas strip in over a decade. Zouk Group’s R...
Justin Bieber Taps David Guetta, TroyBoi, More for 2021 Vegas Weekender
Vegas casinos, hide your mop buckets: Justin Bieber is coming to town. The Biebs has announced a Vegas weekender dubbed “Justin Bieber & Friends.” Scheduled for October 7-10, the experience, which will consist of shows and events curated by Bieber himself, will take place at the Wynn’s Encore Beach and XS clubs and conclude with a headlining performance at the latter. Bieber, who has long championed dance music, has called on David Guetta and TroyBoi to throw down what promises to be two of the weekend’s most electrifying sets. According to a press release, more artists will soon be announced. There’s no doubt fans will be clamoring for the addition of Skrillex, considering the two reunited for a brand new single dropping tomorrow at midnight. R...
Go Fast: Lovers & Friends Festival Tickets On Sale Now, Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, & TLC Among Headliners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lovers & Friends / Instagram Lovers & Friends was supposed to be one of the premier music festivals of 2020 but COVID-19 had other ideas for our summer that year. With a revamped lineup, the festival will make a triumphant return and just launched a pre-sale on Monday (August 2) for the show that will feature the likes of Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, TLC, Ludacris along with many more. TIckets for Lovers & Friends just went live at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST and offer a wide range of ticket options beginning as low as $175. Fans will be able to put $19.99 as a down payment for tickets and the ranges are what one should expect for an event of this magnitude. General Admission prices begin at $175 as previously mentioned and a General Admission plus package ...
Immediate Future of Las Vegas Nightlife Uncertain After Casinos Reestablish Mask Mandate
Every Las Vegas gambler’s poker face just got much stronger after a trio of major casinos reestablished mask mandates. After the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) announced new guidelines urging individuals to wear masks regardless of their vaccination status, The Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo & Convention Center announced policy changes requiring employees to wear face coverings amid a surge of COVID-19 infections in Clark County. The news arrives on the heels of a bleak report issued by the White House COVID-19 Response Team last week, which singled out Las Vegas as the worst city in the nation in terms of COVID-19 transmission among metro areas with more than one million people. According to local CBS affiliate KLAS-TV, Clark County—by far Nevada’s larg...
Stadium Concerts Are Back: Inside Garth Brooks’ Huge Show at Las Vegas’ ‘Death Star’
Brooks took great pride in being a post-pandemic trailblazer, embracing the challenge of delivering a pivotal show for both fans and the industry. “To every musician out there, all I can say is get back in the game because it’s the greatest feeling in the world,” Brooks said during the concert, at one point getting on his hands and knees to thank the audience. The 28-song set, which is a continuation of what fans saw on his derailed 2020 tour, had Brooks and the crowd in a perpetual two-hour state of elation. He banged through all his hits and a few monumental covers including Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” Bonnie Tyler’s “Mom” and George Strait...
Watch ILLENIUM’s Full “Trilogy” Las Vegas Show, The Biggest of His Career
By all accounts, ILLENIUM wrapped the biggest show of his career thus far over the holiday weekend. The beloved electronic music producer provided Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium with a jam-packed night of three sets, which spanned nearly four hours and marked his longest concert by duration and largest by capacity. ILLENIUM described the “Trilogy” experience as a sort of capstone project, sharing that he envisions his first three albums Ashes, Awake, and Ascend almost as though they are collectively a singular chapter of his career. As the release of Fallen Embers—his upcoming fourth album—looms large, ILLENIUM felt this would be the perfect time to bring the comprehensive vision behind his discography together before the start of something new. T...
Threats Made Against ILLENIUM Fans Attending “Trilogy” Show in Las Vegas
Fans are eagerly awaiting ILLENIUM‘s upcoming “Trilogy” concert at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, a performance that the EDM superstar has called the “biggest show I’ve ever done.” But alarming and threatening messages shared across a number of social media channels by a user with multiple accounts caught the attention of some prospective attendees over the weekend. After a fan called on ILLENIUM and Excision to address the situation in a since-deleted tweet, they revealed that authorities had been notified of the threats and both artists were aware of the situation. Another Twitter user then posted a reply to the tweet, which included screenshots of the threats posted from accounts that have since been deactivated. Soon after, a delug...
