Brazilian cowboy Kaique Pacheco reminded everyone Friday night why he is the No. 1-ranked bull rider in the world with his 89-point ride on Crazy Horse to win Round 3 of the 2016 Built Ford Tough Professional Bull Riders World Finals at T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas regular Dustin Lynch was the headliner entertainer.
Boxing fans usually root for Manny Pacquiao when he’s fighting here, but this weekend the warrior from The Philippines might be on the receiving end of jeers rather than cheers. At Saturday’s battle for the WBO welterweight crown, much support will go to the underdog, 27-year-old Jessie Vargas, our Las Vegas hero.
The Park Theater at Monte Carlo opens with Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders on Dec. 17, and MGM Resorts is aiming for the new venue to be the go-to high-end, state-of-the-art home for extended engagements. The Park also has booked Cher and Bruno Mars for extended runs.
It’s a milestone achievement as the Las Vegas Review-Journal celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Best of Las Vegas with an awards show at The Venetian Theater on Saturday afternoon. The Best of Las Vegas is the city’s longest-running readers’ choice recognition.
Despite surgery on his shoulders this summer, Arkansas cowboy Chase Outlaw has continued to look unstoppable during the last three weeks of the Professional Bull Riders season, particularly as he christened our T-Mobile Arena with a win in Wednesday night’s Round 1 of the 2016 Built Ford Tough PBR World Finals with an 89.5-point ride.
The partnership between Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of The Venetian and The Palazzo, and The Madison Square Garden Co. for a groundbreaking new venue here was expanded today with the addition of two more world-class partners. The Icon Venue Group will be the project manager and owners’ representative.
Night 1 of the five-day 2016 Built Ford Tough Professional Bull Riders World Finals kicked off at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night for the first time, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue, as part of his yearly calendar of events, was on duty for his photo gallery.
Night 2 of 2016 PBR World Finals at T-Mobile Arena through Sunday features Rick Springfield as headliner entertainer and Lita Ford at Toshiba Plaza outside. Meantime, the sister ABBI World Finals continues at South Point Arena through Saturday.
Let’s do the time warp … again! More than 25,000 people jammed Downtown Las Vegas on Monday night for the Fremont Street Fright Fest Rock of Horror celebration, an ode to the Halloween classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue braved the nighttime revelers for his photo gallery.
The Hard Rock Hotel hosted the 2016 Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball on Saturday night, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was onsite for his photo gallery. Check out the (disturbing) costumes of presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Enjoy!
The Venetian and The Palazzo PR executive Claudine Grant met the Tough Mudder challenge over the weekend, taking some 3 hours to complete the brutal race at Lake Las Vegas. It was her seventh Tough Mudder success for which she won a new pink headband and can of cold beer.
Nine former Las Vegas cast and crew members of Cirque du Soleil shows will be working in the amazing production “Toruk” when it has its engagement at T-Mobile Arena from Jan. 18-22. “It’s the most ambitious Cirque du Soleil touring production ever,” Cirque Senior Vice President of Worldwide Resident Shows Jerry Nadal told me.
The future of Las Vegas is one of amazing optimism and cultural creation. With the emergence of Downtown Las Vegas and Downtown Summerlin, the community has so many opportunities to embrace and support the growth and development that make Las Vegas one of the greatest cities in the world.
2016 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals Week is underway with George Thorogood & The Destroyers playing at T-Mobile Arena and Colt Ford entertaining fans for free outside at Toshiba Plaza. Forty of the world’s top professional bull riders are competing for a $1 million bonus.
It was 3:20 a.m. today when Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen, wearing a Marvel Comics “Guardians of the Galaxy” hat, won gaming’s richest and most prestigious event with the top prize of $8,005,310 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Until now, the 39-year-old had won only $9,029 in a prior WSOP event in 2009.
