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Adele Postpones ALL of her Las Vegas Shows in Emotional Video, The Grammy Awards Are Coming to Vegas | Ep. 102 · Vegas Revealed

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Sean McAllister: It's Vegas Revealed Episode 102, and news is breaking right now as we record this episode.
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Sean McAllister: Adele has rescheduled all of her Vegas performances.
1:22
Sean McAllister: The show is supposed to start this weekend.
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Dayna Roselli: We have first reaction to the news.
1:28
Sean McAllister: And the Grammys are coming to Vegas for the first time ever.
1:33
Dayna Roselli: It's all now on Vegas Revealed.
1:36
Dayna Roselli: Let's spin that wheel.
1:57
Dayna Roselli: And we had to redo it because while we were doing that, the news came out that Adele has canceled her brand new show here at the Coliseum at Caesar's Palace that was supposed to kick off this weekend.
2:08
Sean McAllister: Yeah, I mean, we're recording on a Thursday.
2:11
Sean McAllister: Friday was supposed to be Adele's first show of this uh massive, kind of groundbreaking residency that she announced as she also announced her new album, 30, was coming out.
2:26
Sean McAllister: This was going to be Adele's big return to live performances.
2:31
Sean McAllister: I know we all saw her on that Oprah special.
2:33
Sean McAllister: Right.
2:33
Sean McAllister: But the first time that fans were going to see Adele back on stage was going to be right here in Las Vegas this weekend, Friday and Saturday night for her residency weekends with Adele.
2:46
Dayna Roselli: Right.
2:46
Dayna Roselli: And she had scheduled outdates to about April 16th, but everyone was expecting after that run she would probably extend and things like that.
2:54
Dayna Roselli: But those dates have all been rescheduled.
2:58
Dayna Roselli: Well, not rescheduled yet.
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Dayna Roselli: She says they will be rescheduled, but the key, you know, like little section in there is all dates will be rescheduled, not just this weekend, not just next weekend, but all of them.
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Sean McAllister: And I did just look at uh ticketing sites and uh it they they have been updated.
3:14
Sean McAllister: All shows say currently postponed.
3:17
Sean McAllister: Wow.
3:17
Sean McAllister: So uh obviously that's not happening.
3:20
Sean McAllister: And uh this announcement that Adele's residency, all of her dates are being rescheduled, the show isn't ready, um, it it came to light from Adele herself in uh a very tearful and emotional statement that she made on social media.
3:38
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, let's take a listen.
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Dayna Roselli: It's about a minute and a half, and it's a pretty emotional clip.
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SPEAKER_00: I um um listen.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm so sorry, but um ready.
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SPEAKER_00: We've tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed delivery delay and COVID.
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SPEAKER_00: And it's been impossible to finish the show And I can't give you a I'm glad I'm sorry that's me.
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Sean McAllister: She was struggling through that.
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Dayna Roselli: She really was.
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Dayna Roselli: I think we were sh you and I were literally shocked and stunned.
5:17
Dayna Roselli: You know, we hear a lot of these shows cancel because of a medical reason or somebody's sick and they just need to like move it another weekend or cancel, you know, a run, a leg, you know, and say, I'll be back for the next run.
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Dayna Roselli: But this was kind of a different reason.
5:33
Dayna Roselli: Someone admitting the show isn't just not ready.
5:36
Sean McAllister: Right.
5:37
Sean McAllister: And it sounds like, you know, because of all of the shipping issues, it sounds like maybe some of the production elements haven't made it here to Las Vegas yet.
5:46
Sean McAllister: And then obviously with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading so rapidly, you know, as you heard Adele say, a lot of her crew members are are down with COVID right now and aren't able to be there to help put the show together.
6:06
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, it's you know, obviously something that people are dealing with around the world, right?
6:10
Dayna Roselli: We've seen, you know, places have to even just shut up shop for the day because they don't have enough employees and things like that.
6:16
Dayna Roselli: And if she has a huge crew, sometimes, yeah, you can find another guitar player or you can find, you know, but it's not as easy as people would think.
6:25
Dayna Roselli: You have your people and the people you've been rehearsing with.
6:29
Sean McAllister: And well, and and you know, let's not forget her show comes with a lot of automation too.
6:35
Sean McAllister: You know, sets come in and out, the stage goes up and down.
6:38
Sean McAllister: There's a lot of logistics that go into these shows, and you can't necessarily just, you know, pick a new crew person to go and stage manage, let's say.
6:48
Sean McAllister: Yeah.
6:49
Sean McAllister: You know, you need really need to understudy that position in order to keep the production safe.
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Dayna Roselli: Well, and it's interesting because immediately I thought, okay, I feel bad for all the people that flew to Las Vegas and spent the money.
7:02
Dayna Roselli: Also, you know, Adele performing is a big deal, but also what's been a big deal around here and really is the the price of the tickets.
7:08
Dayna Roselli: They're very expensive.
7:09
Dayna Roselli: There was a, you know, you had to be approved, they didn't want ticket brokers buying.
7:13
Dayna Roselli: There was a lot going into this residency, a lot of, you know, discussion and a lot of, you know, news headlines about it, basically.
7:20
Dayna Roselli: So then you think all these people, you know, that don't live in Las Vegas, that flew in hotels, you know, um, you know, renting a car, whatever it may be, it's expensive.
7:31
Dayna Roselli: And so now what?
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Sean McAllister: Exactly.
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Dayna Roselli: They're here, which we have plenty to do, but if you're a huge Adele fan, you came in to see Adele.
7:38
Sean McAllister: Exactly.
7:38
Sean McAllister: So we're recording this podcast on a Thursday.
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Sean McAllister: Adele was supposed to begin her show on Friday.
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Sean McAllister: We've seen people on social media saying my brother and sister-in-law are literally flying to Las Vegas right now.
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Sean McAllister: They spent 3,000 bucks on tickets, another 2,000 bucks for hotel rooms.
8:00
Sean McAllister: And these people are in the air.
8:02
Sean McAllister: They're gonna find out when they get here that the show is canceled and that the reason for their trip is canceled.
8:10
Sean McAllister: I understand that frustration, and and you know, a lot of people are frustrated about the timing of the rescheduling of all these performances.
8:21
Sean McAllister: Like, why wait till the last minute like this?
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Dayna Roselli: Yeah, couldn't you have decided a week ago so somebody could switch their plans or you know, if they took time off work, go, you know what, I'm gonna come in this week and take take the time when Adele shows right.
8:32
Dayna Roselli: I it it's a hard one.
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Dayna Roselli: The one thing that I'll say is that I feel like for all these large events, whether it be a big concert or a show or a sporting event, that in this like day and time we have to be prepared that 50-50, this event or show or concert may not go off because of so many changes in the world.
8:55
Dayna Roselli: Constantly things are being thrown at us that we don't expect or didn't think would happen, like never saw that coming.
9:02
Dayna Roselli: I mean, now we're getting more and more used to it.
9:04
Dayna Roselli: But I hope that a lot of these people, maybe there are options because I know when I went to book, uh browsed around for a hotel, there was like COVID insurance or you know, an extra 33 bucks, you could get this, you know, this certain, and then I think the airlines had that stuff.
9:18
Dayna Roselli: I mean, maybe it could work out.
9:20
Dayna Roselli: But when you're already in flight, like you said, and her show is literally uh, as Sean said, we're recording on a Thursday.
9:25
Dayna Roselli: It's starting tomorrow.
9:27
Dayna Roselli: You you just better come enjoy Vegas.
9:29
Dayna Roselli: The best thing about Vegas is that we do have a lot to do here, and it is a fun place.
9:33
Sean McAllister: Well, and uh I would not be surprised if other shows and other entertainers will try and make room for people who are here to see Adele and say, you know, if you can show us your actual Adele ticket, maybe we can accommodate something for you at our show.
9:53
Sean McAllister: Right.
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Sean McAllister: We haven't seen anything like that just yet, because obviously this news is literally just coming out.
10:00
Sean McAllister: Um, but I would not be surprised if something like that happened, or if casinos try and make things right and you know, offer seats to another show.
10:13
Dayna Roselli: I have some friends coming in next weekend who were like, what's going on in Vegas?
10:16
Dayna Roselli: And I was like, you know, January is kind of a slow month.
10:19
Dayna Roselli: There actually aren't some you know, some of the shows actually aren't on right now.
10:24
Dayna Roselli: People have taken breaks or they're doing some touring.
10:26
Dayna Roselli: I mean, we definitely have a lot of shows on, but like the usual, you know, um big shows are hard to find in January and smaller shows too.
10:37
Dayna Roselli: I mean, it's it's hit or miss.
10:39
Sean McAllister: It is, and this was set to be uh one of the premier productions opening up in Las Vegas, and uh you know now that leaves a a gap in the entertainment schedule here.
10:53
Sean McAllister: Um gosh, and the the the staff at the Coliseum, backstage, front of house, the concessions folks, the the ushers, the ticket takers, the box office.
11:06
Sean McAllister: I mean, there are ripple effects that happen here too.
11:10
Sean McAllister: Not to mention the people who come to town, like obviously, you know, they're going to be eating and drinking and gambling.
11:17
Sean McAllister: Um, I guess now they'll have more time to do all that.
11:19
Dayna Roselli: I know.
11:20
Dayna Roselli: Um it's interesting because you would browsed around for some tickets today and thought about maybe getting some last minute.
11:25
Dayna Roselli: And there were tickets available, but they were uh they were they were on Ticketmaster and Stub Hub?
11:31
Sean McAllister: Well, no, I couldn't find any on Ticketmaster.
11:33
Sean McAllister: Okay.
11:33
Sean McAllister: So it was only secondary on StubHub.
11:36
Sean McAllister: And I believe that once you buy tickets, you can't get a refund if something happens like that.
11:44
Sean McAllister: At least from StubHub because it's a secondary platform.
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Dayna Roselli: Um But they were about$400,$500 at at the the cheapest.
11:52
Sean McAllister: The cheapest.
11:53
Sean McAllister: Yeah.
11:53
Sean McAllister: I mean, and once you factor in all the the taxes and fees and everything, the cheapest ended up being like$530 for a single ticket.
12:02
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, up in the the balcony, right?
12:03
Sean McAllister: Yeah.
12:04
Dayna Roselli: So I have a friend that had a ticket that he needed to actually get rid of.
12:08
Dayna Roselli: Um and because he a last minute trip came up out of town for him, and I think it was business-wise, and said, you know, he's trying to find a place to, you know, resell it at just what he bought it for.
12:19
Dayna Roselli: But then he's one of the very few ticket holders.
12:22
Dayna Roselli: Now he's like, oh great, she canceled, so now I might be able to actually go when she reschedules the show in the future.
12:29
Dayna Roselli: So for him it worked out.
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Sean McAllister: Right.
12:30
Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
12:31
Sean McAllister: Right.
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Dayna Roselli: Well, you know, I mean, listen, it's it's hard to watch Adele do that video.
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Dayna Roselli: I must say I do appreciate the honesty.
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Dayna Roselli: If that's is, you know, she's being honest and she seems very emotional over it, and the show is not ready and she wants it to be right.
12:45
Dayna Roselli: I do feel very badly for all the fans.
12:47
Dayna Roselli: It's a hard one.
12:48
Sean McAllister: It is, and uh gosh, it it's tough for the people who did come into town.
12:54
Sean McAllister: And just like Adele said, she she realizes that people traveled to see her.
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Sean McAllister: And you know, it sounded and looked like she was genuinely hurt by the fact that she is not able to be here to put on a show for them.
13:11
Dayna Roselli: I know.
13:11
Dayna Roselli: You know, and I think when you hear her say she's gonna reschedule, there are some people who go, Well, I might not be available then.
13:18
Dayna Roselli: That's the frustrating part.
13:19
Dayna Roselli: Because she's not coming to a city where you live and you drive down the road and your show got canceled.
13:24
Dayna Roselli: It's, you know, people flying in specifically for this.
13:27
Dayna Roselli: So it does, it's a little tricky in Vegas when that happens.
13:30
Dayna Roselli: You know what?
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Dayna Roselli: We don't have a lot of it, and obviously there's been uncertain times.
13:33
Dayna Roselli: So we will keep you posted um about Adele, any updates, and she's great at doing it too on her social media, so watch for that.
13:41
Sean McAllister: All right.
13:42
Sean McAllister: Well, let's move on to another piece of news that that broke just this week as well.
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Sean McAllister: The Grammys are coming to Vegas.
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Dayna Roselli: Yes, and it's the first time ever that this has happened.
13:53
Sean McAllister: I mean, this is a a really big deal, and it's something that's kind of been on the radar for the last few weeks.
14:00
Sean McAllister: There have been some troubles out in Los Angeles with the Grammys, with COVID heating up.
14:05
Sean McAllister: They had to postpone the award show.
14:07
Sean McAllister: Then they tried to reschedule it, but the dates just weren't lining up.
14:11
Sean McAllister: So the Grammys were essentially left without a home.
14:14
Dayna Roselli: Right.
14:14
Dayna Roselli: They were supposed to be in January, and then the postpone date, people were talking about April.
14:20
Dayna Roselli: Um, but I guess it takes like a 10-day like in and out to set up the Grammys and all that kind of thing and the organizing.
14:27
Dayna Roselli: So they need a venue for that long, and there's other things happening at a lot of these different locations.
14:33
Dayna Roselli: So Las Vegas said, hey, we'll do it.
14:35
Dayna Roselli: So the MGM Grand Garden Arena happens to be available on April 3rd and around April 3rd.
14:42
Dayna Roselli: So it's coming and it's the first time ever.
14:44
Dayna Roselli: I wasn't sure.
14:45
Dayna Roselli: I had to actually look that up.
14:46
Dayna Roselli: I thought maybe it's happened in the past, like back in the heyday.
14:49
Dayna Roselli: I didn't remember it ever being here since I've lived here since 2004, but it is the first time ever.
14:55
Dayna Roselli: The Grammys will be live in Las Vegas.
14:57
Sean McAllister: It is.
14:58
Sean McAllister: We have hosted and will once again the ACM Awards that are coming here at the beginning of March.
15:04
Sean McAllister: In the past, we've held the Billboard Awards here.
15:06
Sean McAllister: We've held the American Music Awards here, but never the Grammys.
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Sean McAllister: This is music's biggest night, and it's going to be a big deal for Las Vegas too, especially as the city continues to rebound from this pandemic situation.
15:21
Sean McAllister: It's a massively high-profile event to be held here.
15:25
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, and like you said, we're no stranger to putting on events like that.
15:28
Dayna Roselli: And we've had the Latin Grammys here too, I think.
15:30
Dayna Roselli: Many years.
15:31
Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
15:31
Dayna Roselli: So I mean, you know, we can handle it, that's for sure.
15:34
Dayna Roselli: At first I thought, well, MGM Grand, you know, big enough, the garden arena, but it is, holds 17,000 people.
15:41
Dayna Roselli: So um we've done it before, and I think it's the Billboard Music Awards I've been to at MGM Grand many times in the past, and there's always plenty of room.
15:49
Sean McAllister: There is.
15:49
Sean McAllister: And, you know, they'll they'll build out a huge red carpet.
15:53
Sean McAllister: Music's biggest stars are going to be here.
15:57
Sean McAllister: You know, we'll be watching the the arrivals on uh, you know, the red carpet shows that are gonna be happening.
16:04
Sean McAllister: So it is.
16:05
Sean McAllister: It's a big deal.
16:06
Sean McAllister: Uh they're going to be airing on CBS, The Grammys Will, live from Las Vegas.
16:11
Sean McAllister: And we can't wait for this.
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Dayna Roselli: And I think like the more eyes on Las Vegas and the reminder that we're still here, the better.
16:17
Dayna Roselli: This is a great PR for our city.
16:19
Dayna Roselli: So I'm glad that, you know, a lot of times I feel like we always like open our arms and go, hey, you can come here.
16:26
Dayna Roselli: We've got room, we've got places, and now we have so much selection that it's amazing.
16:30
Dayna Roselli: I think um I was reading that they talked about T-Mobile Arena, but because it's like Golden Knights playoff time, they don't know exactly if they would have that 10-day free period or whatever.
16:39
Dayna Roselli: So they're gonna do it at the MGM.
16:42
Dayna Roselli: So it's gonna be great.
16:42
Dayna Roselli: I'm hoping there's a Vegas twist to the show, though.
16:45
Sean McAllister: I was just gonna say it'll be interesting to see what the producers will put together because you know now they're kind of reformulating their entire plan for the award show to be held here in Las Vegas and to feature Vegas personalities, and our I'm likely our Vegas sports teams will be featured as well.
17:04
Sean McAllister: So even though it is music's biggest night, it is a big pop culture moment, and sports is part of pop culture too.
17:11
Sean McAllister: And uh it it will.
17:13
Sean McAllister: It'll be cool to see how Vegas is represented.
17:18
Dayna Roselli: Right.
17:18
Dayna Roselli: And and will the Whitney Houston hologram pop up?
17:21
Sean McAllister: I mean, it very well may.
17:22
Sean McAllister: Maybe she'll present an award.
17:24
Sean McAllister: Who knows?
17:25
Dayna Roselli: It's true, right?
17:26
Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh, we've talked about that show over at Harris in the past.
17:29
Dayna Roselli: So there is a show um that uses Whitney Houston's hologram here in Las Vegas, and it's pretty cool.
17:34
Dayna Roselli: I know.
17:35
Dayna Roselli: I'm super excited for it.
17:36
Dayna Roselli: It's April 3rd, so um, we'll keep you posted.
17:38
Dayna Roselli: I'm sure we'll have many developments as the months continue on.
17:42
Dayna Roselli: And Sean, how was Katy Perry a resorts world?
17:44
Dayna Roselli: You went to the show.
17:45
Dayna Roselli: I'm gonna go on March 4th, but um the videos you sent look spectacular.
17:50
Sean McAllister: It was so much fun.
17:53
Sean McAllister: I mean, it is j it's visually just stunning.
17:58
Sean McAllister: You know how we always say that about Gwen Stefani's show that it's just a visual spectacle.
18:04
Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
18:05
Sean McAllister: Katy Perry's show is the same way, but it's the same thing, but different.
18:11
Sean McAllister: It's it's visually different.
18:14
Sean McAllister: I don't know.
18:15
Dayna Roselli: It's it's more like play, it's more, what do you call it?
18:18
Dayna Roselli: Cartoony.
18:19
Sean McAllister: It's cartoony.
18:20
Sean McAllister: Is that the right?
18:22
Sean McAllister: I mean, it really feels like the the residency is called play.
18:27
Sean McAllister: And essentially the whole premise is that Katy Perry is this doll who is being taken through all these different scenarios during the show.
18:37
Sean McAllister: Okay, and so everything around her, it's like if you were dropped into the middle of Toy Story.
18:42
Sean McAllister: And so, you know, the couch is giant, the bed is giant, the toothbrushes, the rubber duckies, like they're all giant.
18:51
Sean McAllister: And it's it's so much fun.
18:53
Sean McAllister: The costumes, the dancers, I have to say, her dancers and backup singers work their asses off in this show.
19:00
Sean McAllister: I was like, I could see backstage, and when they were back there catching their breath, there were dancers back there with towels over their heads, like wiping down the sweat, and then they were right back out there, like busting their butts again.
19:14
Sean McAllister: Katie was great, her dancers were great, the production phenomenal, highly recommended.
19:20
Dayna Roselli: Well, and it's funny because we put some video on our TikTok and we're getting a lot of response from that, but I notice some of the clips, um, like people think like and I feel bad because some of the clips are are coming across as like she looks lost, but she's acting lost, right?
19:37
Dayna Roselli: It's part of the story, yes.
19:39
Dayna Roselli: And so I've had to explain that to a couple people because you filled me in, but um, it's all part of it.
19:44
Dayna Roselli: It seems like like an acted show.
19:46
Sean McAllister: She's yes, but not overacted.
19:48
Sean McAllister: Okay, good.
19:49
Sean McAllister: Katie is still very much herself as she goes along with the storyline of the production, but she's interacting with, you know, different giant pieces of scenery and you know, costumed dancers who are coming out.
20:05
Sean McAllister: So it is, it's so much fun.
20:07
Sean McAllister: It's kind of difficult to explain.
20:10
Dayna Roselli: It kind of seems Alice in Wonderland-esque.
20:12
Dayna Roselli: It is, but like with different kinds of props.
20:14
Dayna Roselli: Yes.
20:15
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, okay.
20:15
Sean McAllister: Yep.
20:16
Dayna Roselli: And I wanted to talk to you real quick because I haven't been in the theater yet, and that was your first time in the theater.
20:21
Dayna Roselli: It's brand new at Resorts World.
20:23
Dayna Roselli: What did you think?
20:23
Dayna Roselli: And is it similar to any of the other theaters in town?
20:26
Sean McAllister: It's very nice, very new, obviously, very clean.
20:30
Sean McAllister: Um, it reminded me most of uh the Dolby Live Theater over at Park MGM.
20:37
Dayna Roselli: Okay.
20:37
Sean McAllister: That's what it visually reminded me of inside.
20:42
Sean McAllister: Uh but you can clearly tell that it has state of the art equipment and sound.
20:49
Sean McAllister: Everything sounded amazing, everything looked amazing.
20:53
Sean McAllister: Uh the video that was up on the sidewalls, uh, that was stunning.
21:00
Sean McAllister: It actually looked like almost a music video.
21:03
Sean McAllister: Uh the way that they were shooting what was happening on stage.
21:08
Sean McAllister: Um it was it was very cool.
21:11
Dayna Roselli: Um What do you com think like?
21:13
Dayna Roselli: Because I know a lot of people that listen and come to Vegas when they have to buy shows or uh show tickets, I should say.
21:20
Dayna Roselli: They want to know like how's the seating in there?
21:22
Dayna Roselli: Like, if they sat in the back, would they still be able to see?
21:25
Dayna Roselli: You know, because some like theaters are angled at certain ways.
21:28
Dayna Roselli: Right, there are a little bit better than others.
21:30
Sean McAllister: Uh it did not look like there were any obstructed views.
21:34
Sean McAllister: There were no columns, there was nothing like that.
21:37
Sean McAllister: Um there were, I think, two or three balconies in there.
21:42
Sean McAllister: Um so obviously you would be further away from the stage, but I am pretty certain that just like the theater over at Park MGM, they designed the seats in such a way that even the farthest seat is no more than 150 feet from the stage.
22:03
Sean McAllister: I'm not 100% certain about that distance, but it's in that ballpark.
22:08
Sean McAllister: So it's it doesn't feel like you're a football field away.
22:12
Dayna Roselli: You're calculating in your mind now.
22:13
Dayna Roselli: I'm staring at the bottom of the floor.
22:14
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I was thinking I was like, wait a second, I'm 150 feet.
22:16
Sean McAllister: How many feet is a football field?
22:19
Dayna Roselli: I know.
22:20
Dayna Roselli: We're tired today.
22:21
Sean McAllister: 100 yards.
22:22
Sean McAllister: There's three feet in a yard.
22:23
Sean McAllister: So that would be 300 feet.
22:25
Sean McAllister: So you'd be far you'd be much closer than a football field away.
22:32
Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
22:32
Dayna Roselli: And get a couple cocktails in each other.
22:34
Sean McAllister: Oh my God, welcome to being inside my mind when I'm doing math.
22:38
Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
22:39
Dayna Roselli: Well, Luke Bryant is next.
22:40
Dayna Roselli: You and I are going to go to that too in mid-February.
22:43
Dayna Roselli: So we'll let everyone know how that show is.
22:45
Dayna Roselli: And like we said, um I'll be going to Katie Perry on March 4th.
22:49
Dayna Roselli: So I'm just glad to see all these different shows getting in there.
22:52
Dayna Roselli: Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Luke Bryant, all at the Resorts World Theater.
22:57
Sean McAllister: Alright, and continuing on with music news, Dana, it seems like there's a lot of it this week.
23:12
Sean McAllister: And this is kind of it's got an epic lineup of probably a lot of the bands that you listened to and heard on the radio in the early 2000s.
23:22
Sean McAllister: So this music festival has a lot of nostalgia attached to the lineup.
23:28
Dayna Roselli: It does.
23:28
Dayna Roselli: We're looking at the headliners right now, and it's My Chemical Romance, Paramour, Bring Me the Horizon, Avril Levine, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, AFI.
23:41
Dayna Roselli: So some of these I know, some I don't.
23:43
Dayna Roselli: I think like when I think back to Nostalgia for me, it's probably more mid to late 90s.
23:49
Dayna Roselli: So 2000s, definitely know the music and stuff like that.
23:52
Sean McAllister: But I'm not like Jimmy Eat World, the All-American Rejects.
23:57
Sean McAllister: They're among the lineup too.
23:59
Sean McAllister: Bright Eyes.
24:00
Sean McAllister: Um, so it I it's a roster of dozens of uh artists who are going to be a part of this.
24:07
Sean McAllister: It's a one-day festival coming up Saturday, October 22nd.
24:12
Sean McAllister: Uh, it's taking place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, which is right across uh the street from the Sahara, right at Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard.
24:21
Sean McAllister: There's a big festival ground out there uh where Rock and Rio was several years ago.
24:27
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and they just recently had a big three-day weekend festival there.
24:30
Dayna Roselli: I remember Post Malone took the stage, and I'm kind of happy because I live close by that this is a one-day festival because it can get a little bit loud over there.
24:38
Dayna Roselli: But it's your neighbor.
24:40
Dayna Roselli: I know.
24:40
Dayna Roselli: I'm not I know.
24:41
Dayna Roselli: I'm like, oh.
24:42
Sean McAllister: You get it you can just step out on the balcony and listen to all the great music.
24:45
Dayna Roselli: Which is great for one day.
24:47
Dayna Roselli: But then when you're every day, every night, but there's usually fireworks and stuff like that.
24:51
Dayna Roselli: But this sounds good.
24:52
Dayna Roselli: All I know is I see so much excitement for this festival online.
24:56
Dayna Roselli: Everyone's just going nuts for it.
24:58
Dayna Roselli: So I'm excited that um hopefully it will do really well.
25:01
Sean McAllister: You can go online to When We Were Young Festival.com to get the entire lineup and your ticket information.
25:09
Dayna Roselli: All right, and if you are a huge fan of Bruno Mars, and Sean, I know you just recently saw his show as well in person, right?
25:16
Dayna Roselli: And you love him.
25:16
Sean McAllister: That was great too.
25:17
Dayna Roselli: Well, he's coming back in a different kind of way.
25:20
Dayna Roselli: He's coming with uh Silksonic.
25:21
Dayna Roselli: So Silksonic is him and who?
25:24
Sean McAllister: Uh Anderson Pach.
25:25
Dayna Roselli: Right.
25:26
Sean McAllister: So they teamed up, this was in 2021, so uh about mid-year, they teamed up to create this super duo called Silksonic.
25:35
Sean McAllister: And they came out with their first single uh late last year in November, and it was immediately a hit.
25:41
Dayna Roselli: Leave the door open.
25:42
Sean McAllister: Leave the door open, yep.
25:44
Sean McAllister: And it's just kind of like a a swanky throwback, sexy, funky, vibey kinda sound.
25:52
Dayna Roselli: Right.
25:53
Dayna Roselli: So apparently that whole you and I were trying to figure out.
25:57
Dayna Roselli: So those are created by Silksonic.
26:00
Sean McAllister: Correct.
26:01
Dayna Roselli: Not it's not a Bruno Mars song.
26:03
Dayna Roselli: It's because it's a collaboration and they have their own thing.
26:06
Sean McAllister: Exactly.
26:07
Dayna Roselli: Okay.
26:08
Dayna Roselli: So leave the door open for February, end of February.
26:12
Dayna Roselli: They're starting shows, bunch of dates through March, and then I think they have one day in April too.
26:17
Dayna Roselli: Oh, actually, I think it's Grammy weekend, April 2nd.
26:20
Sean McAllister: Oh, there we go.
26:21
Sean McAllister: There you go.
26:21
Sean McAllister: So he'll be here for that.
26:22
Sean McAllister: Silk Sonic probably gonna be up on stage too, I bet.
26:24
Dayna Roselli: That's right.
26:25
Dayna Roselli: And they'll be at the Park MGM.
26:27
Dayna Roselli: So this is Silksonic.
26:28
Dayna Roselli: It is not Bruno Mars himself, it is Silksonic shows starting at the end of February.
26:35
Dayna Roselli: I think it's February 25th.
26:37
Sean McAllister: Which I think is kind of clever for Bruno to do.
26:40
Sean McAllister: He's had his own solo residency for a few years now over at Park MGM.
26:45
Sean McAllister: And now to put this new twist on it, it gives fans a reason to come back and get something new from the performance.
26:55
Sean McAllister: Even though his uh his individual shows, he always injected, you know, it was always a new experience, but it was generally kind of the same show.
27:05
Sean McAllister: This will give people an entirely new show.
27:07
Sean McAllister: So it's smart of him to reinvent the residency like this.
27:11
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and I think it kind of they they probably read the room.
27:14
Dayna Roselli: It's like you do, you know, the Bruno Maher shows, you do these, and like maybe there's a different kind of reception for it.
27:19
Dayna Roselli: It's like Lady Gaga did the Enigma and she did the you know, jazz and piano, and it seemed like there was so much love for the jazz and piano that when she came back recently, she just did jazz and piano.
27:29
Sean McAllister: Right.
27:30
Sean McAllister: Yep.
27:30
Dayna Roselli: So she was like, okay, there's obviously you know a want for this in Las Vegas, and I'll do more of that.
27:36
Sean McAllister: Yeah, so I wonder if this is kind of a trend that we're going to see continue, starting with Lady Gaga, now Bruno Mars doing that, and if there are, you know, other entertainers who have outside collaborations or have ideas of a different type of show, you know, they could alternate those performances as part of a larger Las Vegas residency, which is a pretty cool idea.
28:00
Dayna Roselli: It really is.
28:01
Dayna Roselli: So check it out.
28:02
Dayna Roselli: Silksonic tickets on sale for that as well over at the Park MGM.
28:08
Dayna Roselli: All right, why don't we do some tips?
28:13
Sean McAllister: And Dana, I think we can both agree that the first tip has to do with something that we are both rather fond of.
28:20
Dayna Roselli: Yes.
28:21
Sean McAllister: And that is pizza.
28:22
Dayna Roselli: Whenever anyone mentions pizza, I'm in.
28:25
Sean McAllister: I was already thinking about pizza today earlier.
28:27
Sean McAllister: Pizza and mac and cheese.
28:29
Sean McAllister: I don't know why those were both just like running through my head.
28:33
Dayna Roselli: Well, they're both very cheesy.
28:34
Dayna Roselli: Maybe you have a craving for cheese tonight.
28:36
Dayna Roselli: Always.
28:37
Sean McAllister: I always do.
28:38
Dayna Roselli: Well, I wanted to talk because there's a lot of people that come to town and they're always asking, where's the best pizza?
28:42
Dayna Roselli: You know, we have tons of great pizza places on the strip, but there's also good pizza off the strip.
28:49
Dayna Roselli: And there's a chef um that I really love.
28:51
Dayna Roselli: He actually runs a place called Manzu, and it's Chef Gio is his name, and he's actually the son of Nora of Nora's Italian restaurant.
28:59
Dayna Roselli: That's so many people, yeah.
29:01
Sean McAllister: It's so good.
29:02
Dayna Roselli: I've known in Las Vegas for years and years and years.
29:06
Dayna Roselli: It's a staple.
29:07
Dayna Roselli: So Manzu opened and I ate there like twice and loved the pizza.
29:11
Dayna Roselli: I really enjoyed it.
29:12
Dayna Roselli: And now apparently I didn't even know this, but he owns other pizza restaurants called Old School Pizza.
29:19
Dayna Roselli: There was one location, now there's two, and apparently they're getting ready to open a third.
29:24
Dayna Roselli: And they're really known for their dough.
29:26
Dayna Roselli: So if you're a person who's into the dough of the pizza, you might really like this.
29:31
Sean McAllister: Well, the dough makes a big difference.
29:33
Dayna Roselli: Right.
29:34
Dayna Roselli: And you know, it's like if you like the old school pizzeria kind of type of dough, this is the place to go.
29:40
Dayna Roselli: Um, it's called old school pizzeria.
29:43
Sean McAllister: Okay.
29:43
Dayna Roselli: They took like five years to perfect the dough.
29:47
Dayna Roselli: Okay, so it there's a lot of thought that went into this.
29:50
Dayna Roselli: I just wanted to give out the website.
29:51
Dayna Roselli: They have two locations, they're opening a third, it's becoming really, really popular.
29:55
Dayna Roselli: And if anyone's looking to try some pizza here in Las Vegas, whether you're a local or whether you are coming in to visit, it's pizzaoldschool.com.
30:05
Dayna Roselli: And again, that's pizzaoldschool.com.
30:07
Dayna Roselli: You can also find them on social media.
30:09
Dayna Roselli: But um, love to talk about new pizza places.
30:11
Sean McAllister: You know, pizza places are and and pizza in general is something that that just warms my heart.
30:19
Sean McAllister: Something else that warms my heart, Dana, is Valentine's Day.
30:22
Sean McAllister: I know.
30:22
Sean McAllister: It's a very special day here in Las Vegas because a lot of places do a bunch of special stuff.
30:30
Sean McAllister: Restaurants have specials, casinos and spas have a lot of specials.
30:36
Dayna Roselli: They do.
30:36
Dayna Roselli: Sometimes they have the prefix menu.
30:38
Dayna Roselli: Uh we have a lot of weddings in town always because we are the wedding capital of the world.
30:43
Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of engagements and proposals that happen.
30:46
Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of romantic spots from the, you know, I mean, really anywhere outside on the strip.
30:51
Dayna Roselli: We've got, you know, outside of the Venetian and the Paris, you know, in front of the Eiffel Tower and in front of the Bellagio Fountain.
30:58
Dayna Roselli: So we're a great place to celebrate love, that is for sure.
31:01
Dayna Roselli: So um just so you know, there's tons of places in and around Las Vegas that are doing Valentine's Day specials and deals.
31:09
Sean McAllister: If you're looking for some place with a great view, people I feel like don't always remember uh the top of the world restaurant at the Strat.
31:18
Sean McAllister: And that does have a great view.
31:20
Sean McAllister: It revolves so you get uh views of all of the Las Vegas Valley.
31:25
Sean McAllister: So that is my sub tip for the tip.
31:28
Dayna Roselli: And finally, wanted to let people know you're getting an extra.
31:31
Dayna Roselli: I mean, we had two tips, they were kind of shorter, so we're gonna throw in a third.
31:35
Dayna Roselli: Resorts World just debuted this like property-wide multimedia experience just announced today.
31:42
Dayna Roselli: It's called Glow.
31:43
Dayna Roselli: But we were looking at some of the pictures and reading about it.
31:46
Dayna Roselli: And if you want to go see something, it's a free attraction, go check out Resorts World.
31:50
Dayna Roselli: They're putting them on the screens like all around the property, inside and out.
31:55
Sean McAllister: Yeah, and uh Zook Nightclub, which is the nightclub at Resorts World, um, that kind of is kind of a building that stands on its own and it's totally wrapped in LED screens, which is cool.
32:08
Sean McAllister: And then the uh entire side of one of the towers at Resorts World is also a big screen.
32:15
Sean McAllister: So when they get all that stuff, you know, jiving and coordinating with graphics and video, it it looks really spectacular.
32:25
Dayna Roselli: It does.
32:25
Dayna Roselli: And then inside they have the big I don't know what's called, right.
32:29
Dayna Roselli: See, because I was gonna like dumb it down and say big ball.
32:33
Dayna Roselli: Sphere.
32:36
Dayna Roselli: Yeah, which has a great, you know, the it's the coolest thing.
32:38
Dayna Roselli: It changes all the time, and they have an LED screen, so that's part of it too, and then different sections inside.
32:44
Dayna Roselli: So um they've always been really great with since they've opened, and and they've always talked about how digitally advanced they are.
32:51
Dayna Roselli: So they're continuing with that trend, and we love when we can talk about things that are free for people to go and see, and it makes their vacation better when they're here, just kind of walking around and checking out stuff.
33:03
Sean McAllister: So that is uh uh an episode with a few breaking news elements and some other musical elements and a few tips for you.
33:12
Sean McAllister: So we hope you liked it.
33:13
Dayna Roselli: Yes.
33:14
Dayna Roselli: Listen, thanks for joining us, everyone.
33:15
Dayna Roselli: Woo! It was a lot, but we'll be back with episode 103 next week.
33:20
Dayna Roselli: Have a great week and go easy on a dog.
33:23
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33:29
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