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HARRAH’S UNVEILS $200 MILLION RENOVATION

 Following a completed investment of more than $200 million, Harrah’s Las Vegas now features 2,542 redesigned guest rooms, a complete casino floor remodel, two new LED marquees at the north and south entrances and new exterior purple lighting. 

Guests can also enjoy a variety of hotel, dining and entertainment offerings including The Spa at Harrah’s Las Vegas, PizzaCake by Buddy Valastro and Donny Osmond’s first-ever solo residency. 

Additionally, the center-Strip resort provides direct access to the new 550,000-square-foot Caesars Forum Conference Center. Harrah’s is home to “Cake Boss” star Buddy Valastro’s fast-casual concept PizzaCake, featuring the Strip’s first-ever Cake ATM. 

The menu consists of authentic New York-style pizza available as whole pies and slices, Carlo’s Bakery’s famous cake slices and over-the-top slices of dessert pizza. Open late-night, the restaurant is designed to recreate a typical New Jersey/New York-style pizzeria with elements of street art, classic furnishings, old-school photos and music from Buddy’s personal playlist. Donny Osmond will return to Las Vegas and the Caesars Entertainment family with his first-ever solo multi-year residency in Harrah’s Showroom opening Tuesday, Aug. 31. Osmond’s return to stage will be a musical journey of his unparalleled life as one of the world’s most recognized entertainers. Performances will be nightly at 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

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BELLAGIO’S CONSERVATORY CAPTURES ELEMENTS OF EARTH

Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is welcoming summer with the debut of its new display, “Eco: A Season of Earthly Awareness” running through Aug. 28. 

Paying homage to the elements needed for life to flourish, with more than 30,000 flowers and plants, the garden beds are artistically designed to represent earth, wind, water and fire. 

The display is complimentary and open 24 hours daily. 

The West Bed represents the element of earth with the display of Gaia, The Goddess of Earth standing more than 22 feet tall. Surrounding her are two cascading waterfalls. 

The garden is surrounded by blue Hyacinth macaws and two giant passion-flower blossoms, and Scarlet Ibis standing 10-feet tall. 

The South Bed represents the element of water. A large wall of vines, botanicals and floral arrangements descend from the ceiling, becoming the backdrop for a Koi fishpond with streaming waterfalls and flowing fountains. 

Perched on two rocks are two tree frogs and a turtle topiary with fresh-cut flowers. The East Bed represents the element of air. A two-story treehouse towers over the garden inviting guests to walk underneath. A wooden plank walkway spans two parts of the rainforest, and arches delicately designed with botanicals, tree frogs and bright exotic butterfly sculptures offer views from all angles. The North Bed pays tribute to the element of fire, with a Phoenix as the focal point that flies above a volcano spewing steam and molten lava. Among the lush greenery sits a jaguar on a tree branch.

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GILLEY’S COUNTRY SUMMER IS BACK AT TREASURE ISLAND

Gilley’s Country Summer is back at Treasure Island, offering live country music, line dancing lessons, bull riding and rotating food and beverage specials all summer. 

Daredevils can take a ride on the Gilley’s bull starting at 6 p.m. 

Thursday-Saturday, and line dancing lessons are offered from 7 to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday. 

Additionally, Las Vegas country station 102.7 Coyote Country will broadcast from Gilley’s every Tuesday night with live music starting at 8 p.m. 

Cowboys and cowgirls can enjoy food and drink specials alongside live bluegrass music starting at 7 p.m. every Thursday-Saturday.

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 MILEY CYRUS HEADLINES RESORTS WORLD’S GRAND OPENING

Resorts World, the Las Vegas Strip’s new 3,500-room resort opening June 24, will host its grand opening celebration on July 4 at 9 p.m. at Ayu Dayclub with a live performance by Miley Cyrus. 

Her headlining show will be broadcast on the resort’s 100,000-square-foot LED Screen – one of the largest exterior LED displays in the United States – for Las Vegas Boulevard onlookers and partygoers to join in on the action. The live show will take place at Ayu Dayclub, Las Vegas’s newest nightlife destination from Zouk Group, Singapore’s leading nightlife and lifestyle brand, and conclude with a spectacular Fourth of July firework show. Ticket and event information are on Zouk Group’s LV site.

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‘KEITH URBAN LIVE’ RETURNS TO THE COLOSSEUM AT CAESARS PALACE

Global music superstar Keith Urban is booked for five new performance dates for “Keith Urban Live – Las Vegas” show at The

 Colosseum at Caesars Palace. 

Performance dates will be Sept. 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25. 

General ticket prices for his 8 p.m. shows begin at $69. 

Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Urban has also won 13 CMAs, 15 ACMS, three AMAs, two People’s Choice Awards and celebrated nine consecutive gold, platinum or multi-platinum albums. This year brings new music from Urban’s latest studio release, “The Speed of Now Part 1,” an album which marks his fourth in an historic streak of simultaneous No. 1 album debuts in the U.S., Canada and Australia. Not only will his shows feature debut performances of songs from the album, including his current single “One Too Many” with P!nk, they will be highlighted by many of his 24 chart-topping hits.

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THE COSMOPOLITAN WELCOMES COMEDIAN DANE COOK

Standup comedian and film actor Dane Cook will headline The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan on Saturday, Aug. 21. 

The announcement comes on the heels of Cook’s immense success with five chart-topping comedy albums and appearances in several Hollywood blockbuster films. 

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 11 and start at $29. 

Throughout his career, Cook has released five uber-successful comedic albums including “Retaliation,” the highest-charting comedic album in 28 years, as well as performed in the HBO special “Vicious Circle.” Cook recorded his “Rough Around the Edges” album live Madison Square Garden, becoming the second comedian to completely sell out the arena. Cook can be seen in movies “Employee of the Month,” “Good Luck Chuck,” “Dan in Real Life” and in the 2013 animated film, “Planes” as a lead voice role.

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RESORTS WORLD SUPERSTARS ADD DATES DUE TO DEMAND

It stands to reason if a resort books giant music superstars demand will be so great, dates will be added.

That’s already happened for Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan at Resorts World opening June 24. 

Due to incredible pre-sale ticket demand, Celine Dion has added 11 more show dates from Jan. 19 to Feb. 5, 2022, to her recently announced Nov. 5-20 headliner engagements at The Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas.

Dion is one of the most immediately recognized, successful performers in pop music history with more than 250 million albums sold worldwide.

In 2016 the Billboard Music Awards presented her with the lifetime achievement Icon Award. Known for revitalizing the modern-day Las Vegas residency,

Dion remains the #1 and #2 highest grossing and best-selling Las Vegas residencies of all time.

Carrie Underwood has added six new show dates from March 23 to April 2, 2022, to “REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency,” her recently announced headlining engagement run from Dec. 1 to 11.

Underwood has already won more than 100 major awards. All nine of her consecutive album releases, two of which she co-produced, from the beginning of her career debuted #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, making her the only artist to accomplish that feat. She has also built a successful business portfolio inspired by her passion for health and wellness, including her fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, bestselling book, “Find Your Path,” her fit52 app, and a partnership with BODYARMOR Sports Drink.

Katy Perry has added eight new show dates from March 2 to 19 to her recently announced engagement “PLAY” on Dec. 29 and 31 and Jan. 1-15, which will offer audiences of all ages a transcendent sensory experience with vibrant visuals.

Perry’s 2015 Super Bowl performance is the highest rated in the event’s history.

She is one of only five artists in history to have topped 100 million certified units with their digital singles - and the first-ever Capitol Records recording artist to join the elite RIAA 100 Million Certified Songs club. Along with her philanthropy awards, she was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Luke Bryan has added three more show dates, Feb. 23, 25 and 26, to his recently announced six dates from Feb. 11 to 20.

Bryan wrapped 2020 as Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s by dominating their charts during the last decade.

He has won more than 50 major music awards including five wins as Entertainer of the Year. The country charmer was named the “Most Heard Artist of the Decade” by “Country Aircheck” and the “Artist Humanitarian Recipient” by the Country Radio Broadcasters this past February.

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‘27 - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE’ OPENS AT VIRGIN HOTELS

An all-new resident show inside 24 Oxford at Virgin Hotels is “27 - A Musical Adventure” honoring music icons gone too soon at the age of 27: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison, and Amy Winehouse.

The show first debuted at L.A.’s legendary Troubadour on March 10, 2020, with top tribute artists and studio musicians bringing the legends of rock back to life.

Throughout the show, the audience is taken on a retrospective journey of sight and sound, showcasing each artist’s respective contributions to our musical landscape.

The show culminates with the artists all performing together.

Tickets start at $65.

Performances are Wednesday through Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

The show is open to ages 6 and up.

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"O" REOPENING JUNE 1ST AT BELLAGIO

 

The aquatic marvel “O” by Cirque du Soleil will make its long-awaited return to its home stage at Bellagio on Thursday, July 1.

 

Debuting in 1998, “O” is known around the globe for its award-winning acrobatics and synchronized swimming routines inside a 1.5-million-gallon pool.

 

The new updated schedule, which is subject to change, includes nightly performances Wednesday through Sunday at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

 

Tickets start at $79.

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