From the stage, Jon Bon Jovi checked out the “Absinthe” tent and said, “I can imagine the band coming back here.”
John Katsilometes
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
“Rock of Ages” ran for four years in Las Vegas, and the Bourbon Room has been resurrected on Hollywood Boulevard.
Eminem has used a re-creation of the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip as a backdrop for the new single from his latest release, a move certain to ignite debate.
Videos of Neil Peart performing with Rush will be played on the LED panels 90 feet above street level at the Fremont Street Experience.
Guitarist Vinny “Vin A.” Adinolfi III says, “I think we’ll finally get to see if we can succeed without two hands tied behind our backs.”
Tommy Shaw recalls auditioning for Styx: “It was kind of urgent for them to find somebody who could mainly sing those high parts.”
Dubbed “Sin City Nights,” a takeoff of the “Big City Nights” song and album the series opens July 4, with special guests Queensrÿche.
Rockwell Group is partnering with Hakkasan Group in the refreshing of the 54,500-square-foot party space.
NFL great and Fox broadcaster Terry Bradshaw says, “It’s hard to believe they would want me to do a — what do you call it? — a residency. It’s pretty cool when I say it.”
Conor McGregor has enlisted Greens and Proteins in Las Vegas as his exclusive “nutrition partner.”
Fans in Nashville rejoiced in ending an 11-year wait to see Celine Dion, as Bridgestone Arena was ignited and packed beyond its 13,000 capacity.
Preening widely like the rock version of Jim Carrey (who needs to play him in the movie) David Lee Roth clearly has a great time.
Jonas siblings Nick, Joe and Kevin were in a partying bachelor party for drummer Jack Lawless on Friday.
The news that rock great Neil Peart had died was total shock, the type of information that leaves you dizzy, even confused.
Xavier Mortimer of The Magic Attic says, “You cannot go backward. You need to lean forward.”
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