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MGM Selling The Mirage, Sting Reflects on New Las Vegas Show, AGT Live Opens at Luxor | Ep. 93 · Vegas Revealed

• 0:00
  Sean McAllister: It's Vegas Revealed episode 93, and Sting is officially a Vegas headliner.
• 0:06
  Sean McAllister: At 70, he is still rocking that stage.
• 0:10
  Sean McAllister: No one asked for their money back last night, so I'm thrilled.
• 0:14
  Sean McAllister: Hear more from The Rock Icon, including what he demands from the audiences at his shows.
• 0:20
  Dayna Roselli: Plus, the Mirage is about to get a new owner.
• 0:23
  Dayna Roselli: Hear what was just revealed about a mainstay resort on the strip, and America's Got Talent brings its best acts to Las Vegas with a new permanent show.
• 0:33
  SPEAKER_01: The current winners and a lot of the winners, a lot of the golden buzzers.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_01: So it really is the best in world-class entertainment.
• 0:40
  Sean McAllister: Hear what we just found out about members of the show getting their own Vegas production.
• 0:46
  Dayna Roselli: There's a lot to fit in, as always, so let's spin that wheel.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_01: Let's go to Vegas, baby.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_01: Let's go tonight.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_01: Let's go to Vegas.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_01: Let's stay all night.
• 0:59
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome to episode 93 of Vegas Revealed.
• 1:03
  Dayna Roselli: I'm Dana Roselli, along with Sean McAllister here in Las Vegas, ready to get you up to date on everything that's going on.
• 1:11
  Dayna Roselli: Sean, you and I have been kind of around town a lot this week, and I love all the feedback we're getting.
• 1:15
  Dayna Roselli: We're getting a lot of listeners stopping us and saying, hey, we like what you do, so thank you.
• 1:19
  Dayna Roselli: And remember, you can always contact us on social media and let us know if you want us to cover a certain topic.
• 1:25
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, there's been feedback in person.
• 1:27
  Sean McAllister: There's been feedback in emails that we've received, messages on our social media.
• 1:32
  Sean McAllister: So please always reach out.
• 1:34
  Sean McAllister: We love to hear from you.
• 1:36
  Sean McAllister: Um, we did go to Sting this week.
• 1:39
  Sean McAllister: It was his big residency debut over at Caesar's Palace.
• 1:44
  Sean McAllister: We're gonna have all of that, and you're gonna hear from the rock star himself.
• 1:47
  Sean McAllister: But first, there is some some major news from the Las Vegas strip.
• 1:52
  Sean McAllister: One of the major resorts is about to change hands.
• 1:55
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 1:55
  Dayna Roselli: MGM announced the sale of the Mirage.
• 1:58
  Dayna Roselli: Now, we told you recently that they also were taking on the Cosmopolitan.
• 2:03
  Dayna Roselli: So kind of interesting.
• 2:04
  Dayna Roselli: They're taking on the Cosmopolitan, but then they're gonna release the Mirage.
• 2:08
  Dayna Roselli: But the Mirage, very iconic.
• 2:10
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, it was, you know, built back in the day, and it was one of the first big mega resorts, right?
• 2:15
  Dayna Roselli: Put together by Steve Wynne, who then opened the Bellagio, who then opened the Wynn Las Vegas.
• 2:21
  Dayna Roselli: Um, and then MGM took a hold of the Bellagio and the Mirage.
• 2:26
  Dayna Roselli: But really, the Mirage was like that first big, you know, they had the volcano and Siegfried and Roy and the Secret Garden.
• 2:32
  Dayna Roselli: So it's interesting to see that changing hands, but it's gonna be operations that will be handed over.
• 2:38
  Dayna Roselli: I guess MGM will still own the building.
• 2:41
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, there's been no buyer or operator announced just yet.
• 2:46
  Sean McAllister: This was all just uh coming out.
• 2:48
  Sean McAllister: Uh as we're sitting down to record, the head of MGM Resorts International, Bill Hornbuckle, made this announcement on a phone call with investors.
• 2:57
  Sean McAllister: Um, as I said, there's no uh new operator that's been announced just yet.
• 3:02
  Sean McAllister: So for the time being, it's gonna be business as usual over at the Mirage.
• 3:07
  Sean McAllister: Um, but whoever ends up operating that strip resort is going to be leasing the property from MGM resorts.
• 3:16
  Sean McAllister: So this is clearly a big business decision for MGM as they do take over uh, as you mentioned, Dana, operations over at the Cosmopolitan a little further south on the Las Vegas Strip.
• 3:29
  Dayna Roselli: It's interesting because a lot of people have talked about the Mirage possibly being sold for years because how do I say this?
• 3:35
  Dayna Roselli: They haven't really done many updates.
• 3:38
  Dayna Roselli: You know, they just it's like it was like it was in this waiting pattern.
• 3:41
  Dayna Roselli: So many of the hotel casinos were getting updates, whether it was the rooms or, you know, something in the lobby or, you know, a certain wing of the hotel.
• 3:51
  Dayna Roselli: And I felt like the mirage just kind of stood still.
• 3:54
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I have noticed that the carpet in the casino has changed.
• 3:58
  Sean McAllister: Oh, did it?
• 3:59
  Sean McAllister: I did it did.
• 4:00
  Sean McAllister: I did notice that when I was over there recently.
• 4:03
  Sean McAllister: Um but yeah, as far as like a property-wide overhaul, um, there have been restaurants that have come and gone and new little venues inside, but uh there has not been a major property overhaul.
• 4:18
  Sean McAllister: So, you know, this gives the the new operator the opportunity to do that and put their own imprint on what people come to expect from the mirage.
• 4:27
  Sean McAllister: Just do not take away the volcano.
• 4:29
  Sean McAllister: I love the volcano.
• 4:31
  Dayna Roselli: It is great.
• 4:31
  Dayna Roselli: You're right with that.
• 4:33
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, Bill Hornbuckle uh did put out a letter to all the employees of the Mirage saying, you know, just like you mentioned, business as usual, um, they'll keep everyone updated.
• 4:41
  Dayna Roselli: Hopefully I assume they need people to work there, so hopefully a lot of those people keep their jobs and don't need to look for a new one.
• 4:48
  Dayna Roselli: But if it's something changing hands and maybe you don't want to be a part of it, it could be a good time to browse around for a for a new job.
• 4:55
  Dayna Roselli: There's a lot of them on the strip right now.
• 4:57
  Dayna Roselli: Well, let's switch to Sting.
• 4:59
  Dayna Roselli: He's all the buzz.
• 5:00
  Sean McAllister: He is all the buzz, especially if you're keeping your eye on our Vegas revealed TikTok page.
• 5:06
  Sean McAllister: Sting and his biceps have been quite the topic of conversation, Dana.
• 5:13
  Dayna Roselli: Totally.
• 5:13
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, we kind of knew what we were doing when we put it up there, I'll admit, but you know, TikTok world, you bought it.
• 5:20
  Dayna Roselli: Here's the deal.
• 5:21
  Dayna Roselli: We've got more than a million views on this, and the comments are endless.
• 5:26
  Dayna Roselli: We put up Sting.
• 5:27
  Dayna Roselli: Oh gosh, 21,000 likes and almost a thousand comments.
• 5:31
  Dayna Roselli: Uh but listen, we put a clip up of Sting.
• 5:33
  Dayna Roselli: This is the reason.
• 5:34
  Dayna Roselli: Played an incredible show all I don't even, it was close to two hours.
• 5:38
  Dayna Roselli: He sat down at the end for one final song.
• 5:41
  Dayna Roselli: He took off his blazer and he said that counted as his costume change.
• 5:45
  Dayna Roselli: Everyone was laughing.
• 5:47
  Dayna Roselli: But then we all noticed, we're like, this guy is incredibly handsome, he's super talented still, took off his jacket, and we were like, look at those arms and how fit he is, his chest, a whole nine.
• 5:59
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you can't help but not notice he's he's 70 people.
• 6:02
  Dayna Roselli: He looked incredible.
• 6:03
  Dayna Roselli: So we put that little moment on our TikTok and they are eating it up.
• 6:07
  Sean McAllister: I think TikTok is eating up that video as much as we were eating up the show in person.
• 6:13
  Sean McAllister: Let me tell you, Sting put on one hell of a kick-ass show.
• 6:20
  Sean McAllister: From the lighting and the graphics to his voice and the classic songs and mixing in some of his new music, which was actually really good.
• 6:31
  Sean McAllister: I know that some artists get some catch some flack when they try to not stick to their classic, proven, tried and true songs, and they try and interject some of the new music.
• 6:45
  Sean McAllister: This uh new music, he played two new songs, and it is classic sting from top to bottom.
• 6:51
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it was good, and he did point that out too.
• 6:53
  Dayna Roselli: He said, Listen, I'm gonna play two new songs because I want to know what you think.
• 6:56
  Dayna Roselli: So he did it, and you know, and he has got an album coming out on November 19th, so right around the corner.
• 7:01
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but I liked them too.
• 7:02
  Dayna Roselli: I thought they stayed like very they stayed in the same lane, you know?
• 7:05
  Dayna Roselli: It was you sting.
• 7:07
  Dayna Roselli: It wasn't anything like, ooh, that's a little different.
• 7:09
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, I feel like they're gonna be popular songs and the album will probably take off as usual.
• 7:14
  Dayna Roselli: He did do all the classics, Roxanne, you name it, and it was great.
• 7:18
  Dayna Roselli: I didn't realize how many sting songs and police songs that I actually knew.
• 7:22
  Dayna Roselli: I knew them all, obviously, but what a great show.
• 7:26
  Dayna Roselli: I think we all enjoyed it.
• 7:27
  Dayna Roselli: I don't want to say we were surprised, but I think we were like really impressed, let's put it that way.
• 7:34
  Dayna Roselli: And like we always talk about it was very Vegas-y.
• 7:37
  Dayna Roselli: As soon as he kicked it off, this big sign said Las Vegas 2021, and you know, he was excited to be here.
• 7:44
  Dayna Roselli: He talked to the audience, and his wife was in, you know, a sequence dancing in the in the aisle.
• 7:50
  Dayna Roselli: It was great.
• 7:51
  Sean McAllister: Well, and I'll I'll tell you what, this is I put I put this out on Twitter right after the the show.
• 7:58
  Sean McAllister: Not all Las Vegas residency shows make me want to download the artist's songs or their album.
• 8:06
  Sean McAllister: However, Sting made me do that.
• 8:08
  Sean McAllister: I have Sting music on my phone now because of this show over at Caesar's Coliseum.
• 8:14
  Dayna Roselli: And it's interesting you say that because when we went to Gwen Stefani and she sang that song with Blake Shelton, I wasn't very familiar with it, but I left and I was like, I kind of like the bridge here.
• 8:24
  Dayna Roselli: It's kind of a little, it's a good driving song, and I downloaded that.
• 8:27
  Dayna Roselli: So, and I was thinking of you and I did, because you always say, if you download music after you leave the show, it means you were impressed.
• 8:33
  Dayna Roselli: It really you you know, and and I have that song now in on my phone as well.
• 8:38
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, Sting was great, and he was funny with his yellow suit.
• 8:40
  Dayna Roselli: He said, Is my suit too yellow?
• 8:42
  Dayna Roselli: So he just had such a great sense of humor.
• 8:44
  Dayna Roselli: He's playing the Coliseum uh through mid-November, and then he's gonna be back again for another slew of shows.
• 8:51
  Dayna Roselli: But this show, this residency, was supposed to kick off right before or during, I should say, the pandemic.
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_00: And so we had to be patient, the audience had to be patient.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_00: Uh they held on to those tickets, and I don't take that for granted.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: I'm very, very appreciative of that.
• 9:06
  SPEAKER_00: So last night, the first night, I we had to make good.
• 9:10
  SPEAKER_00: And so that responsibility was was weighed heavily on me.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_00: Uh no one asked for their money back last night, so I'm I'm thrilled.
• 9:18
  Sean McAllister: And so, as excited as we were to be there, I think Sting was even more excited to be up on the stage in front of the audience.
• 9:26
  Sean McAllister: Hear what he had to say about that.
• 9:28
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, the legacy is important, you know.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_00: Uh Sinatra played Caesar's Palace, Samby Davis Jr., Dean Martin.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_00: So you're you become part of that legacy, and that's something I think of as a landmark.
• 9:42
  SPEAKER_00: So to have my own residency, have my own room, to be able to create uh a different world for each song, a different context, visual context, is a great opportunity, and it's so exciting to do that.
• 9:54
  SPEAKER_00: I love to turn around and see what's going on behind me because the visuals are state-of-the-art fantastic.
• 10:02
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm thrilled.
• 10:03
  Sean McAllister: So clearly, Sting was happy to be back up on stage performing, doing what he's done for decades.
• 10:10
  Sean McAllister: But what was really cool, I thought, Dana, were all of the production elements that went into this show.
• 10:16
  Dayna Roselli: It's true.
• 10:17
  Dayna Roselli: Like I kept wanting to whip out my phone to get video of it.
• 10:20
  Dayna Roselli: I wanted to enjoy it, but I was like, I don't, I I don't didn't know what to do because I was so impressed.
• 10:24
  Dayna Roselli: So it was definitely it was the wow factor, that is for sure.
• 10:28
  Dayna Roselli: So uh Sting talks about everything that the show includes.
• 10:31
  Dayna Roselli: And I want to mention, too, this interview was done the day after the show.
• 10:34
  Dayna Roselli: So when you hear him refer to last night, and I say after the show, sorry, after the first show, it was the opening night.
• 10:41
  Dayna Roselli: So when you hear him refer a lot to last night, last night, it was the day after his opening show.
• 10:47
  Dayna Roselli: But he talks all about, you know, what he put into this show and what he hopes people will enjoy and take from it.
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_00: Something different.
• 10:55
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I I always have good lights, I always have good sound, but this is a an added dimension to my my creative life that I haven't had before.
• 11:04
  SPEAKER_00: And so I'm grateful for Caesars Palace for giving me that opportunity.
• 11:08
  SPEAKER_00: People like to hear hits, as I said last night.
• 11:11
  SPEAKER_00: They like to hear songs that they know, but I also demand that they also listen to something new.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_00: So I chose two new songs from the album, which is about to come out just to test the water, and uh they went they went very well, and as the as the residency progresses into next year, I will bring more and more of these new new songs in.
• 11:31
  SPEAKER_00: But they're surrounded by old friends, old war horses.
• 11:35
  SPEAKER_00: I felt ecstatic that I was back in what I consider to be my living room.
• 11:40
  SPEAKER_00: My living room is being surrounded by my musicians, the sound, the lights, the audience.
• 11:45
  SPEAKER_00: It's nothing better.
• 11:46
  SPEAKER_00: They should see the show because they'll see a man very, very happy in his work.
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_00: And I will transmit that off the stage and hopefully make you feel happy too.
• 11:55
  Dayna Roselli: Again, great show if you get the chance.
• 11:58
  Dayna Roselli: He sings all the songs that you'll probably love.
• 12:00
  Dayna Roselli: Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, every little thing she does is magic.
• 12:04
  Dayna Roselli: I sang that right in the wrong note, I said that in the wrong note, Sean.
• 12:07
  Dayna Roselli: Should be what?
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_02: Every little thing she does is magic.
• 12:11
  SPEAKER_02: Oh.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_02: Alright, tried to get Sean to sing, but I don't know.
• 12:17
  SPEAKER_02: He's having a bloody merry right now as we record.
• 12:20
  Sean McAllister: I wasn't quite sure what you were wanting me to do.
• 12:23
  Sean McAllister: I didn't know if it was just the ooh, or if you wanted like the whole next verse.
• 12:29
  SPEAKER_02: All right.
• 12:29
  SPEAKER_02: Well, he also sings Every Breath You Take and several other fan favorites throughout the show.
• 12:36
  Dayna Roselli: The bridge, his album, as I said, is coming out November 19th, and the shows that he's doing at the Coliseum go to November 13th, and then we'll resume again in June of 2022.
• 12:47
  Sean McAllister: All right, so another guy who uh has a ton of hits.
• 12:51
  unknown: Hello.
• 12:53
  Sean McAllister: Is it me you're looking for?
• 12:55
  Sean McAllister: Lionel Richie, of course.
• 12:58
  Sean McAllister: He is uh doing a 12-show engagement over at the Encore Theater inside the Win and Encore Resorts.
• 13:05
  Sean McAllister: Uh this was just announced that he has dates now extending through 2022.
• 13:11
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 13:11
  Dayna Roselli: And he'll have shows in January, February, March, and April.
• 13:15
  Dayna Roselli: So a lot of different variety there for you if you're coming to Las Vegas to be able to see Lionel Richie.
• 13:21
  Dayna Roselli: And I have a feeling a lot of people are gonna be coming to Las Vegas because you know, UK travel opens up on November 8th.
• 13:27
  Dayna Roselli: They'll be able to come into the United States and Las Vegas, and I keep seeing all over everyone planning trips.
• 13:34
  Dayna Roselli: And I know I saw someone say they were gonna go see Lionel Richie and and a whole bunch of other shows that they had planned, so it'll be busy.
• 13:42
  Sean McAllister: You have a feeling people are coming to Vegas?
• 13:44
  Sean McAllister: I have a feeling people will be dancing on the ceiling.
• 13:48
  Dayna Roselli: Good one.
• 13:49
  Dayna Roselli: Why don't we have our own comedy show?
• 13:51
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you guys, this just proves that this show is very raw and organic.
• 13:57
  Dayna Roselli: We have a timeline that we know things we want to hit, but a lot of times we just go with the flow.
• 14:04
  Dayna Roselli: We can be silly here and there, but you know who else is silly?
• 14:07
  Dayna Roselli: Piff the magic dragon.
• 14:08
  Dayna Roselli: We've had him on our show before.
• 14:10
  Sean McAllister: We have.
• 14:10
  Sean McAllister: Piff is a great guy.
• 14:11
  Sean McAllister: He's been gosh performing here in Las Vegas now for at least five years, I'd say.
• 14:18
  Sean McAllister: Uh, over at the Flamingo, Piff's show uh has just been extended for three years.
• 14:26
  Sean McAllister: And for an entertainer, a Las Vegas entertainer to have their contract extended at a property for three years for a multi-year engagement, is a really big deal.
• 14:39
  Dayna Roselli: It is.
• 14:40
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, it shows the show's successful and the commitment from the property and the you know, Caesar's entertainment.
• 14:46
  Dayna Roselli: So congratulations to Piff.
• 14:47
  Dayna Roselli: It's always nice to know that you know, when you hear something like that, like someone who's comfortable.
• 14:52
  Dayna Roselli: I remember Piff telling us how much he loved living in Las Vegas.
• 14:55
  Dayna Roselli: So it's always nice to know that someone is gonna be able to get in their car, drive to work, and drive home and be happy.
• 15:01
  Dayna Roselli: We love headliners that love living here.
• 15:03
  Dayna Roselli: So congratulations to Piff, who is also the product of America's Got Talent.
• 15:08
  Sean McAllister: Which is the competition reality series on NBC that uh features a wide array of talent from singers to acrobats to daredevils to dance groups, and America's Got Talent is now setting up shop permanently right here on the Las Vegas Strip over at the Luxor.
• 15:29
  Dayna Roselli: We had a chance to get over to the Luxor for a preview performance.
• 15:33
  Dayna Roselli: It was the day before the show actually opened, and they wanted to show us some of the highlights.
• 15:38
  Dayna Roselli: It was really cool.
• 15:39
  Dayna Roselli: Again, it's America's Got Talent, Las Vegas Live.
• 15:42
  Dayna Roselli: We chatted with Brian Burke, who's the director of the show, and boy, he seemed excited about it.
• 15:48
  SPEAKER_01: This is a dream come true for Simon.
• 15:51
  SPEAKER_01: It's a dream come true for everyone that's in the show and a part of the show.
• 15:55
  SPEAKER_01: Because, you know, the context of the live show is the winner gets a headline show in Vegas.
• 16:01
  SPEAKER_01: But now with this show, we get to bring the best acts from all over the world, and instead of it being one, it's so many.
• 16:08
  SPEAKER_01: And the cool part is that, you know, throughout the years, acts will change in and out, so the show will always be fresh.
• 16:14
  SPEAKER_01: You know, the current winner is in, a lot of the winners, a lot of the golden buzzers.
• 16:18
  SPEAKER_01: So it really is the best and world-class entertainment of all kinds of acts from all over the world.
• 16:24
  SPEAKER_01: So we're really, really excited.
• 16:25
  SPEAKER_02: And do you feel like there's been a demand for something like this?
• 16:27
  SPEAKER_02: Have you had a lot of inquiries of people like, we need you to do a show in Vegas?
• 16:31
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, people have been asking for a really long time, where can we go and see it?
• 16:34
  SPEAKER_01: Because, you know, people just watch on TV and we only have a very small invited audience, you know, when we're live at the Dolby Theater.
• 16:42
  SPEAKER_01: So I the the reaction during the previews has been incredible seeing people come from all over and get to see people, you know, live in a theater.
• 16:50
  SPEAKER_01: People are just beyond excited, the fans and just ticket buyers.
• 16:54
  SPEAKER_01: So it's it there's definitely a major, major appetite out there for it.
• 16:58
  Sean McAllister: And what kind of opportunities does it open up for you in putting a show like this together when you're sitting down in one place rather than going on tour like is traditionally done after each season?
• 17:11
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I think everybody can have their families here.
• 17:15
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, the the really nice thing is that everybody works very individually.
• 17:20
  SPEAKER_01: You know, the acts from the show, they all have success from being on the show, and the winners.
• 17:24
  SPEAKER_01: The really nice thing is that everyone is part of a, you know, an AGT family, but they're no longer competing against each other.
• 17:31
  SPEAKER_01: They're part of a show that is together, and the camaraderie is amazing.
• 17:35
  SPEAKER_01: So I think the audience really feels that, and people get to settle down and have their lives here, of course, in Vegas, which everybody loves, and get to perform for audiences every night.
• 17:45
  SPEAKER_01: So they get to be home and be in the entertainment capital of the world, which there's no better place to be, right?
• 17:51
  SPEAKER_01: Performing.
• 17:52
  SPEAKER_02: So listen, we moved here 16 years ago and we're still here.
• 17:55
  SPEAKER_02: So 20 years ago.
• 17:57
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 17:57
  Dayna Roselli: So the show will have a host, you said, right?
• 17:59
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, the show has a host, uh, Preacher Lawson, who was on a few seasons ago.
• 18:04
  SPEAKER_01: So it's not exactly in a context of the way that the TV show is, because obviously there's, you know, eliminations and it's a contest.
• 18:12
  SPEAKER_01: So this is more like a host who's a through line introducing acts, providing that comic relief, interacting with the contestants, you know, now that they're like full-scale, you know, performers.
• 18:23
  SPEAKER_01: So there is a small through line, but the the main through line that we wanted to have in the show was, you know, we wanted to have something that was hopeful, something that was optimistic.
• 18:35
  SPEAKER_01: And so it's really about sharing everybody's stories.
• 18:39
  SPEAKER_01: Everybody comes from all over the world.
• 18:41
  SPEAKER_01: They took a risk to come on AGT, and because of AGT, they get to live their dreams by being in a show every night and being together.
• 18:49
  SPEAKER_01: So it was Simon's dream combined with everybody's dream.
• 18:52
  SPEAKER_01: So we're hopefully everybody leaves feeling warm and fuzzy and optimistic to go and live their dreams and be hopeful for the future.
• 18:58
  Sean McAllister: And obviously, people watch AGT for the incredible talent, but the judges are also an attraction.
• 19:05
  Sean McAllister: Will we see them popping up throughout the run here in Vegas?
• 19:09
  SPEAKER_01: I don't know.
• 19:10
  SPEAKER_01: Not to be confirmed.
• 19:12
  SPEAKER_01: Not still to be confirmed if we will see some judges popping up or not.
• 19:16
  SPEAKER_01: We'll have to wait to see if that's a surprise.
• 19:18
  SPEAKER_01: But definitely, definitely some surprises in the middle there of who you'll see.
• 19:23
  SPEAKER_02: Well, it's Vegas.
• 19:24
  SPEAKER_02: You never know what you're gonna get, right?
• 19:26
  SPEAKER_02: Listen, Brian, thank you so much for joining us.
• 19:28
  SPEAKER_02: Congratulations.
• 19:28
  SPEAKER_01: Pleasure.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_01: Thank you for coming.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_01: I hope you enjoyed the show.
• 19:30
  Sean McAllister: And Dana Brian also told us that Simon Cowell has been like it was his dream years ago to turn the TV show America's Got Talent into a Las Vegas production that that's here permanently.
• 19:45
  Sean McAllister: And that dream has now been realized.
• 19:48
  Sean McAllister: And while we were over there for those preview performances, we also spoke with Dan Birnbach from MGM Resorts International, and he was really proud of the production that has been put together.
• 20:00
  Sean McAllister: And he thinks that when people walk away from seeing one of these shows, they're just going to be in awe.
• 20:07
  SPEAKER_04: We've been working on this show for over two years.
• 20:09
  SPEAKER_04: So to be finally here on opening night to have our guests here to be able to enjoy it, it's absolutely incredible.
• 20:14
  SPEAKER_04: It's it's a great fit for all of Las Vegas.
• 20:16
  SPEAKER_04: This is really a show that has that has what we say is all the feels.
• 20:19
  SPEAKER_04: People are gonna cry, they're gonna laugh, they're gonna be amazed, they're gonna be stunned.
• 20:22
  SPEAKER_04: There's so many incredible acts in here that just make it something that's perfect for Vegas.
• 20:26
  SPEAKER_04: And we have danger, we have comedy, we have music, we have um magicians and mentalists.
• 20:31
  SPEAKER_04: There really is something for absolutely everyone in the show.
• 20:33
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean that you point out something really good.
• 20:35
  Dayna Roselli: When people go to a show, they want to feel a little bit of everything, and I never thought about that.
• 20:39
  Dayna Roselli: That's a great point.
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, I mean, you literally, there are moments here where people be crying, there are moments where people are laughing, you really get every single emotion of the show, which is uh pretty rare, and I think it's that's why it's been perfect perfect for the Vegas audience.
• 20:49
  Sean McAllister: And we've obviously had a lot of America's Got Talent winners become standalone headliners here in Las Vegas.
• 20:56
  Sean McAllister: Do you see this show as kind of a trial run for potential standout performers?
• 21:01
  SPEAKER_04: Sean, you're reading my mind.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_04: This is exactly what we're trying to do.
• 21:04
  SPEAKER_04: So we see we do this as a pipeline, right?
• 21:06
  SPEAKER_04: There's an opportunity for the best of the best of America's Got Talent and all the got talent brands to come here to Las Vegas and perform here.
• 21:12
  SPEAKER_04: And um, you know, we haven't done it yet.
• 21:14
  SPEAKER_04: It's the first year, but we're hopeful that there's some accent here that maybe we can do a full residency show with just like so many have come before them.
• 21:19
  Dayna Roselli: And we do have a lot of uh listeners that come sometimes alone, sometimes single, couples, but also with families.
• 21:25
  Dayna Roselli: Is this a family show?
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_04: This is a show really for everyone.
• 21:27
  SPEAKER_04: That's one of the things that really surprised me.
• 21:29
  SPEAKER_04: We've done three preview performances so far, and the demographics have been with the entire gamut.
• 21:34
  SPEAKER_04: We have kids, uh parents here with young kids, we have uh older people that are here, that are here on vacation.
• 21:40
  SPEAKER_04: It really runs the entire gamut of uh demographics, ethnicities, everyone.
• 21:44
  SPEAKER_04: Really is a show for just about every single person.
• 21:46
  Dayna Roselli: Overall, MGM has been busy with all sorts of shows, too.
• 21:49
  SPEAKER_02: I mean, you guys are things are back, things feel back when we go out.
• 21:53
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah, it's definitely back.
• 21:54
  SPEAKER_04: I mean, entertainment is back, Vegas is back, and uh our shows are all selling really well, and we have one more show with Circus Silly.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_04: Opening up Thanksgiving week, and that'll be the last one.
• 22:03
  SPEAKER_04: And so we're really excited to get that one open as well.
• 22:05
  Sean McAllister: I'm gonna put you on the spot here.
• 22:07
  Sean McAllister: Of all the acts that we're gonna see here initially at America's Got Talent, Las Vegas Live.
• 22:13
  Sean McAllister: Do you have a favorite?
• 22:15
  Sean McAllister: Yes, I do.
• 22:16
  SPEAKER_02: And what a that was good! That was good.
• 22:19
  SPEAKER_02: Yes, I do.
• 22:20
  SPEAKER_02: Wow.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_02: Awesome.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_02: Listen, thank you so much for joining us and congratulations on the new show.
• 22:26
  SPEAKER_04: Thank you, Dada.
• 22:26
  SPEAKER_04: Thank you, Sean.
• 22:27
  SPEAKER_04: Great to see you both.
• 22:28
  Dayna Roselli: It was great to catch up with Dan.
• 22:30
  Dayna Roselli: And you know what?
• 22:31
  Dayna Roselli: I was really impressed with the entrance.
• 22:32
  Dayna Roselli: It's like a big red carpet that leads you to the entrance of the theater, which was really cool.
• 22:37
  Dayna Roselli: And then right outside, just before you entered that room, there's a judging table where you can sit and take pictures.
• 22:44
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, it's almost like they've uh put together it really almost looked like a TV studio with the judges' table in there, you know, that has the X's on the front of the tables.
• 22:53
  Sean McAllister: So that's going to be a cool photo op if you go and see the show over at the Luxor.
• 22:58
  Dayna Roselli: The show is Wednesday through Sundays at 7 p.m.
• 23:01
  Dayna Roselli: and 9 30 p.m.
• 23:03
  Dayna Roselli: It's inside the Luxor Theater.
• 23:04
  Dayna Roselli: And again, it's America's Got Talent, Las Vegas Live.
• 23:07
  Dayna Roselli: So go check it out.
• 23:09
  Sean McAllister: And by the way, Dana, I did want to mention also that the cast is going to be a rotating cast.
• 23:14
  Sean McAllister: So if you go back and see the show a few different times, chances are you're going to see a bunch of different acts mixed in.
• 23:22
  Sean McAllister: All right, well, another show that has really gotten popular on TV is from Fox, and that is The Masked Singer.
• 23:31
  Sean McAllister: Our headliner, Donnie Osmond, was on there as the Peacock, I think he was, uh, when he was on the first season of the The Masked Singer.
• 23:42
  Sean McAllister: But now that's also coming to Vegas.
• 23:44
  Sean McAllister: My gosh, we're just the happening place to be, aren't we?
• 23:47
  Dayna Roselli: We are, and this one's actually downtown at the Smith Center.
• 23:51
  Dayna Roselli: So that's kind of cool.
• 23:52
  Dayna Roselli: The Masked Singer National Tour will stop here July 30th, so you need to plan and get your tickets.
• 23:59
  Dayna Roselli: There's gonna be audiences of all ages.
• 24:01
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome to this one and surprise celebrity guests, new performances.
• 24:06
  Dayna Roselli: Tickets are on sale now, and again, that's at the Smith Center, which is in downtown Las Vegas.
• 24:11
  Sean McAllister: All right, and Dana, I know that you know the the countdown is on to Thanksgiving, and after Thanksgiving, the holidays are like right upon us, and I think I know what I'm gonna get you for Christmas this year, and that's tickets to go see Tournament of the Kings.
• 24:31
  Dayna Roselli: I had mentioned to you I never have been, and you couldn't believe it.
• 24:35
  Dayna Roselli: It's one of those shows I've just never gone to or had the chance to.
• 24:38
  Dayna Roselli: I know they've had a lot of different kinds of media nights through the years, and whenever I have friends in town that actually do go to it, I wasn't available or I was on that early morning shift.
• 24:49
  Dayna Roselli: So I'm excited about this because you say it's great and it's super fun.
• 24:54
  Dayna Roselli: And when I was reading about their Christmas show, their holiday show that they have coming up, I was laughing because it says that you know, you eat like you're in the medieval times with your hands, right?
• 25:05
  Sean McAllister: You do.
• 25:06
  Sean McAllister: You get a little Cornish game hen and you eat with your hands, you pick it all apart.
• 25:10
  Sean McAllister: It's uh you don't get utensils.
• 25:13
  Sean McAllister: You're sitting there eating with your hands.
• 25:15
  Sean McAllister: You have a this live show going on in in an arena setting.
• 25:20
  Sean McAllister: Um and I say arena like a hockey arena, so it's in the round.
• 25:24
  Sean McAllister: Um the the stands are angled up like stadium seating with a a shelf in front of you to eat on, and you're just rooting for your your king.
• 25:36
  Sean McAllister: Each designated section has a cast member that they they root for.
• 25:40
  Sean McAllister: And I mean they're riding around on live horses, they're doing live jousting, there's pyrotechnics, there's it's really a fun show.
• 25:51
  Sean McAllister: And you're shouting and you're eating and it's just great.
• 25:54
  Dayna Roselli: I'm in, I'm in.
• 25:55
  Dayna Roselli: You sold me, you sold me.
• 25:57
  Dayna Roselli: I can't believe I've lived here this long and never gone.
• 25:59
  Dayna Roselli: So we will have to do that.
• 26:00
  Dayna Roselli: It definitely sounds like it's up my alley for, I don't know, just something different.
• 26:04
  Dayna Roselli: So Tournament of Kings, their holiday show starts when, Sean?
• 26:07
  Dayna Roselli: I believe it's November 24th, and it goes through December 27th.
• 26:12
  Dayna Roselli: So it should be good.
• 26:13
  Dayna Roselli: It's called TWAS the night.
• 26:15
  Dayna Roselli: Get it?
• 26:16
  Dayna Roselli: Twas the night.
• 26:17
  Dayna Roselli: Not before Christmas, but night K-N-I-G-H-T.
• 26:21
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, sounds like a great show.
• 26:23
  Dayna Roselli: And Sean and I'll be here one night.
• 26:24
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe you'll see us.
• 26:26
  Sean McAllister: All right, let's get to our tips.
• 26:30
  Sean McAllister: And our first tip comes to you as the result of Dana and I being in downtown Las Vegas.
• 26:36
  Sean McAllister: As we mentioned last week, we were judging the Vegas Vicky costume contest.
• 26:41
  Sean McAllister: The grand prize winner got 10,000 bucks.
• 26:44
  Sean McAllister: This all happened over at Circa Las Vegas.
• 26:47
  Sean McAllister: Um, but as we were waiting for judging to start, we just walked up to the bar and, you know, ordered a cocktail as we were getting ready for all these cowgirls to parade in front of us.
• 26:59
  Sean McAllister: And we ordered three drinks at the bar because there were three of us.
• 27:04
  Sean McAllister: It wasn't because one of us was double fisting.
• 27:06
  Sean McAllister: And the bill came to 30 bucks.
• 27:09
  Sean McAllister: And we looked at each other, we were like, holy crap, is this right?
• 27:13
  Sean McAllister: Like, did they charge us for everything?
• 27:15
  Sean McAllister: Because we're so used to going out on the strip that we didn't realize, I guess, that downtown drink prices are a bit cheaper.
• 27:24
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, and you know, someone that was judging along with us was Scott Rubin, he's aka Vital Vegas on Twitter, and uh he was there sipping on his drink, and I said, Boy, these drinks are cheap.
• 27:35
  Dayna Roselli: And he said, You guys drink on the strip too much.
• 27:36
  Dayna Roselli: And I said, Maybe we do, but you know, he spends a lot of time downtown and he was saying, Yeah, this is normal.
• 27:42
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, Circa's one of the, you know, newer, well, the newest hotel to open on Fremont.
• 27:48
  Dayna Roselli: So the fact that the drinks were only 30 there for three, imagine what they are at other properties along Fremont Street that have been there for a while.
• 27:56
  Dayna Roselli: So we were like, yeah, this is a great tip for everyone.
• 27:59
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, I feel like it's obvious, but it's not something that you think of.
• 28:03
  Dayna Roselli: It's a lot more affordable to drink downtown.
• 28:07
  Sean McAllister: So keep that in mind.
• 28:08
  Sean McAllister: If you are, you know, coming to town or looking to have a night out, um uh that is, you know, something to keep in mind that your dollar's gonna go a little bit further down on Fremont Street and in the downtown Las Vegas area.
• 28:24
  Sean McAllister: And by the way, uh we Ubered in and out that night, and it was super easy and convenient.
• 28:31
  Dayna Roselli: It was.
• 28:31
  Dayna Roselli: It's something to consider whenever you're going to a paid parking property.
• 28:34
  Dayna Roselli: Just think about it before.
• 28:36
  Dayna Roselli: Like, what makes more sense, you know?
• 28:37
  Dayna Roselli: And there was three of us, and we thought, you know what?
• 28:39
  Dayna Roselli: Like, instead of paying to park and getting in and out on Halloween, and we knew that we would be, you know, judging and loosening up with some drinks and having fun.
• 28:48
  Dayna Roselli: So it was just a great option all the way around.
• 28:51
  Dayna Roselli: So that really worked out well.
• 28:52
  Dayna Roselli: So that's our tip.
• 28:54
  Dayna Roselli: Go downtown if you want to drink it up.
• 28:56
  Dayna Roselli: Make sure you walk around, you don't drive, and then, you know, if you want to hit like one of the big, big clubs on the strip, you can kind of just get there and buy one drink, save yourself some money.
• 29:08
  Sean McAllister: So you're saying pregame downtown and then go to the strip and have your fun.
• 29:13
  Dayna Roselli: That's what I'm saying.
• 29:14
  Dayna Roselli: I'm not saying it's not fun downtown because it is, it's just a different kind of fun.
• 29:17
  Dayna Roselli: But I know a lot of people that come in, they read all about these big nightclubs.
• 29:21
  Dayna Roselli: I have so many people that text me from out of town and say, hey, I'm coming in, you know, I want to go to Marquee, or can you get me into XS?
• 29:28
  Dayna Roselli: Or I want to check out the new Zook nightclub.
• 29:31
  Dayna Roselli: So they want to go there, but it is pricey.
• 29:34
  Dayna Roselli: So that's my idea for everyone.
• 29:37
  Dayna Roselli: Pre-game and then go.
• 29:38
  Dayna Roselli: And they're both fun.
• 29:40
  Sean McAllister: We should have that, we should submit that as a new slogan for downtown Las Vegas.
• 29:45
  Sean McAllister: Pre-game here.
• 29:46
  Dayna Roselli: That's true.
• 29:47
  Dayna Roselli: It's good.
• 29:47
  Dayna Roselli: It's good.
• 29:48
  Dayna Roselli: But I think downtown probably wants people to stay there.
• 29:50
  Sean McAllister: That's true.
• 29:51
  Sean McAllister: Very good point.
• 29:52
  Sean McAllister: Uh, you have another tip?
• 29:53
  Dayna Roselli: I do, but before that, I want to say we are gonna be downtown this weekend at the El Cortez for their 80th anniversary.
• 30:00
  Dayna Roselli: Looking forward to that.
• 30:01
  Dayna Roselli: Fireworks, which will be great for everyone that's down there.
• 30:04
  Dayna Roselli: We're gonna have some dinner, we've got a spot reserved for us, so we'll talk more about that next week.
• 30:09
  Dayna Roselli: Let's do my tip.
• 30:10
  Dayna Roselli: And my tip is because we were, you know, our business, we work a lot with different, we're content creators and we do a lot of like media training and things like that.
• 30:18
  Dayna Roselli: But um, I notice a lot of people already talking very heavily about the holidays and holiday discounts.
• 30:25
  Dayna Roselli: You know, how are we gonna get the word out that we're having this sale?
• 30:28
  Dayna Roselli: How are we gonna get the word out about our business?
• 30:30
  Dayna Roselli: You know, and I'm already starting to see a lot of things come up way before Black Friday, which is you know what used to be like the big sale day, but there's plenty of days in between now.
• 30:41
  Sean McAllister: So uh did you find a good Vegas deal, Dana?
• 30:45
  Dayna Roselli: I sure did.
• 30:46
  Dayna Roselli: And you know what?
• 30:47
  Dayna Roselli: It's at the Venetian.
• 30:48
  Dayna Roselli: So I know a lot of people love the Venetian Palazzo, beautiful hotel resort on the strip, and they're doing like Cyber Month, okay?
• 30:55
  Dayna Roselli: So it started November 1st, and they say, hey, get started on your holiday shopping.
• 31:00
  Dayna Roselli: I saw someone send out a tweet about this, so I clicked on it and I saw there are tons of deals, like 25% off, a$75 dining credit, uh, all different sizes of rooms and suites, the premiere suites and all that kind of thing, and all sorts of online savings.
• 31:16
  Dayna Roselli: So check it out.
• 31:17
  Dayna Roselli: Don't feel like you need to wait until Black Friday.
• 31:20
  Dayna Roselli: I feel like you could start browsing around now for your 2022 travel or visit to Las Vegas.
• 31:27
  Sean McAllister: And I know that um that was posted on our Vegas Revealed Twitter page uh already.
• 31:32
  Sean McAllister: So just scroll down through the feed and you'll be able to find that link to all those great deals over at the Venetian.
• 31:38
  Sean McAllister: So those are our tips, both money saving tips, and with the money you save, you can spend in our Vegas Revealed store, and you will find a link for that down in our show notes.
• 31:49
  Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of merchandise on sale, some nice warm hoodies for you as you prepare for winter.
• 31:55
  Dayna Roselli: We have tons of content.
• 31:56
  Dayna Roselli: Just a reminder we have an Instagram, a Twitter, a Facebook, a TikTok, a YouTube, a website, all of that good stuff.
• 32:02
  Dayna Roselli: So you can find us anywhere.
• 32:04
  Sean McAllister: Well, that is a show for us, episode 93.
• 32:07
  Dayna Roselli: Chock full of information as usual.
• 32:09
  Dayna Roselli: If you want to donate to the podcast, we also have a link in our show notes.
• 32:13
  Dayna Roselli: Always appreciated because we put a lot of time into this.
• 32:16
  Dayna Roselli: We love doing it, but it does take time.
• 32:18
  Dayna Roselli: So listen, everyone, have a great, great week.
• 32:20
  Dayna Roselli: I can't believe we're in November already.
• 32:22
  Dayna Roselli: Vegas weather is perfect.
• 32:24
  Dayna Roselli: Come visit us.
• 32:25
  Dayna Roselli: And foreign travelers, come visit us after November 8th.
• 32:28
  Sean McAllister: And after you listen to this episode on whichever podcast platform is your favorite, you can find even more over at highwayradio.com.
• 32:37
  Sean McAllister: You can listen to our entertainment reports there.
• 32:40
  Sean McAllister: Have a great week, and we will be back next week for episode 94.
• 32:45
  Sean McAllister: Bye.
• 32:46
  Sean McAllister: Let's go to bed.
• 32:48
  Sean McAllister: Let's stay back.
• 32:50
  Sean McAllister: Let's go to bed, baby.
• 32:52
  Sean McAllister: Let's go.
• 33:00
  unknown: We got best of death.