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Life is Beautiful 2017: By the numbers

Updated September 22, 2017 - 11:26 am

The Life is Beautiful festival kicks off its fifth year in downtown Las Vegas today. Throughout the three-day event, festivalgoers will explore 18 blocks of musical performances, culinary experiences, comedy shows and immersive art installations.

Here’s a look at the big numbers that make up the 72-hour fest.

78 — Number of headliners performing on Life is Beautiful’s 4 stages

65 — Share of the crowd coming from California

50 — Number of states that festivalgoers are coming from

24 — Number of countries that festivalgoers are coming from

$125 million — Expected economic impact of Life is Beautiful on the local economy

18 — Number of city blocks that make up the festival grounds

22 — Signature cocktails

60 — Number of restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks

14 — Number of comedians performing at Comedy House

19 — Number of new artists and collaborations of artists with installations

30 — Number of minutes it took for early-bird tickets to sell out

90 — Number of minutes it took for 3-day passes to sell out

Contact Janna Karel at jkarel@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jannainprogress on Twitter.

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