{"id":298300,"date":"2023-11-12T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=298300"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:08:14","slug":"f1-race-forces-most-las-vegas-headlining-shows-to-cancel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/f1-race-forces-most-las-vegas-headlining-shows-to-cancel\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Race Forces Most Las Vegas Headlining Shows to Cancel"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s lights out for most of Las Vegas\u2019 regularly scheduled entertainment during F1\u2019s inaugural Grand Prix, running Nov. 16-18 along the Las Vegas Strip itself.<\/p>\n

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Arriving at any Strip destination at a particular time will be a mission fraught with myriad unknown difficulties, as no vehicles will be allowed on Las Vegas Boulevard, Koval Lane, Harmon Avenue or Sands Avenue from 5 p.m. through 6 a.m. the following Thursday through Saturday.<\/p>\n

While vehicular and pedestrian traffic around the shuttered streets will be permitted, it will be significantly detoured and delayed.<\/p>\n

However, the real<\/em> reason for the canceled shows may be less charitable. Reportedly, ticket sales for race weekend were atrocious since most tourists planning standard Las Vegas vacations knew enough to steer clear of next weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of planning vacations, it’s also possible that one or more of the headliners listed below had vacations planned for next weekend that had absolutely nothing<\/em> to do with F1. Though let’s be honest, the odds of that coincidence are long.<\/p>\n

Following is the full list of shows going dark on race weekend — for whatever reason — as of Nov. 12.<\/p>\n

Dark Nov. 16-18<\/h2>\n

Excalibur:<\/strong>
\nMac King
\nAustralian Bee Gees Show<\/em>
\nSpice Wanna Be<\/em><\/p>\n

Flamingo:<\/strong>
\nWayne Newton
\nPiff the Magic Dragon
\nRu Paul\u2019s Drag Race Live<\/em><\/p>\n

Harrah\u2019s:<\/strong>
\nDonny Osmond
\nHyprov<\/em>
\nMenopause the Musical<\/em><\/p>\n

Linq Promenade:<\/strong>
\nMatt Franco
\nJimmy Kimmel\u2019s Comedy Club<\/p>\n

Luxor:<\/strong>
\nCarrot Top<\/p>\n

MGM Grand:<\/strong>
\nKa<\/em> by Cirque du Soleil
\nTape Face
\nJabbawockeez<\/p>\n

Planet Hollywood:<\/strong>
\nCriss Angel<\/p>\n

Rio:<\/strong>
\nPenn & Teller<\/p>\n

The Strat:<\/strong>
\nBanacheck\u2019s Mind Games<\/em>
\nIlluminate<\/em><\/p>\n

Dark Nov. 16 Only<\/h2>\n

Bellagio:<\/strong>
\nO<\/em> by Cirque du Soleil<\/p>\n

New York-New York:<\/strong>
\nMad Apple<\/em> by Cirque du Soleil<\/p>\n

Treasure Island:<\/strong>
\nMystere<\/em> by Cirque du Soleil<\/p>\n

Dark Nov. 17-18<\/h2>\n

MGM Grand:<\/strong>
\nBrad Garrett Comedy Club<\/p>\n

Dark Nov. 18 Only<\/h2>\n

Cosmopolitan:<\/strong>
\nOPM<\/em> by Spiegelworld<\/p>\n

Mirage:<\/strong>
\nThe Beatles’ Love<\/em> by Cirque du Soleil
\nShin Lim<\/p>\n

Venetian:<\/strong>
\nAtomic Saloon Show<\/em> by Spiegelworld<\/p>\n

All Cirque du Soleil shows not listed have canceled their nightly performances Nov. 16-18 but will perform matinees.<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart moved his Nov. 16-17 shows at Caesars Palace an hour earlier to 6:30 p.m. Likewise, Keith Urban moved his Nov. 16-17 shows at Planet Hollywood two hours earlier to 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The outliers here are Spiegelworld\u2019s Absinthe<\/em> at Caesars Palace and magician David Copperfield at the MGM Grand, both running their full regular schedules throughout race weekend. For Copperfield, that means seven entire shows between Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

F1 Cuts U2 Off, Too<\/h2>\n

U2 was available to perform its U2:UV Achtung Baby<\/em> residency this weekend at the Sphere. It’s the Sphere that wasn’t.<\/p>\n

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F1 owner Liberty Media is using the inside and outside of the domed MSG venue behind the Venetian this weekend. F1 already had to lease the land since its track runs through it. So, it decided to lease the world’s largest LED screen as well. F1 will manage all advertising on the Sphere’s external display this weekend and hold a brunch inside the venue on Sunday — for invited employees and VIPs only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

U2’s last performance was on Nov. 4. They’ll return on December 1.<\/p>\n

“We’re taking a little break after tonight,” singer Bono told the crowd on Nov 4. “We’re giving Las Vegas back to F1. If you don’t know what F1 is, it’s a sport where very tidy, lean, mean men and some extraordinary women climb onto rockets and try to stay on earth and not achieve orbit, something like that.<\/p>\n

“A little like rock n’ roll, actually — less dangerous.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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