Las Vegas Insider Podcast

Vegoose 2007 lineup - Vegas Halloween Madness

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:25:37 -0500

End of summer already - time to start thinking about back to school, football and ... Halloween in Vegas baby!!

Halloween in Las Vegas is becoming like a major Holiday, with all kinds of fun and interesting things to do. Let's discuss 2 of them right now...

The 12th annual Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball and lastly the 3rd annual Vegoose Music Festival (not Vagoose as we reported last year LOL).

The Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball is moving the location this year to the Alexis Park Resort which is located right across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The event will be "taking over the entire Hotel".

This is always a huge event - one that Maxim Magazine called "one of 5 events to attend before you die". Want to see a peek for yourself? Click on this link to see a short video clip of some of decadence that took place last year. This is some wild stuff.

You should also check out their website for ticket details and VIP specials. They also gave an extensive database of pictures from past events as well.

The 3rd annual Vegoose Music Festival is set for Halloween weekend, October 26th - 28th. Several venues around town like The Joint, The House of Blues and many more will have special events starting on Friday the 26th. The actual concert at the Sam Boyd Stadium is the 27th & 28th. The event will take advantage of the Sam Boyd complex, which consists of 30 acres of soccer fields as well as the actual stadium. One of the headliners will be Rage Against the Machine - one if their rare live appearances this year.

Sam Boyd is not close to the strip. People who want to stay close to the venue should check out Sam's Town or Sunset Station Casino's. There are some "non-casino" hotels like Holiday Inn Express, Courtyard Marriott and Hampton Inn & Suites real close to Sunset Station. Check for hotels in the 89014 zip code - they might be cheaper than the casino's. Don't delay - do it now before everything sells out.

The line up for the 2007 Vegoose Music Festival include:

Rage Against the Machine
Daft Punk
Iggy & the Stooges
House
Muse
The Shins
Cypress Hill
Queens of the Stone Age
Public Enemy
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Umphrey's McGee
Thievery Corporation
STS9
Ghostface Killah & the Rhythm Roots Allstairs
Blonde Redhead
Gogol Bordello
U.N.K.L.E.
Ghostland Observatory
Pharoahe Monch
Battles

See you next time..

Las Vegas Weddings breaks all records on 7/7/07

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:58:33 -0500

The Las Vegas Wedding market has always been a steady and lucrative business for Las Vegas. But with the calendar rolling all seven's on Saturday 7/7/07 we saw the shattering of records for any one day in Las Vegas wedding history. Some were calling it the biggest wedding day in the history of the world.

The Clark County Marriage Bureau expected over 3,000 couples to tie the knot on 7/7/07 busting the record held on Valentine's Day 2006, when 1,228 couples got married in Las Vegas.

Hundreds of couples had to wait more than 2 1/2 hours in 110 degree temperatures outside the courthouse Friday to get marriage certificates with the"Lucky" 7/7/07 date.

Couples were passing out while waiting in line in the oppressive heat prompting court officials to open up half of the first floor of the courthouse so the line could snake around inside. Hopefully 7/7/07 will be a lucky day for all the couples - it sure was to the business's in the Las Vegas Wedding market.

Kudos's to our friends over at the Sin City Chamber of Commerce of Las Vegas. The group was formed in 2004 and has grown to over 500 members and will be celebrating their 3rd Year Anniversary on July 26, 2007.

A big party to celebrate will be held at the Harley-Davidson Café on the strip Thursday, July 26th.

See ya next time!

Las Vegas Insider Podcast 08/14/05

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:46:15 -0500

Whats happening in Las Vegas:
Star Trek convention is in town at the Hilton. Vagoose festival at the Sam Boyd Stadium set for October 29-30.

Best Las Vegas nightlife and party resources on the web: Clubplanet.com and lalate.com. Stop standing in line and get treated like a VIP!

Best Karaoke spots in Las Vegas - Rockstar Karaoke at the HOB, Singsations Karaoke at the Stardust and Tequila Joes at the Imperial Palace.

Want to party outside in Las Vegas? Check out Rehab at the Hard Rock or Nirvana at Green Valley Ranch.

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Las Vegas Insider Podcast 8/7/05

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:54:28 -0500

Black Crowes and Dolly Pardon announce show dates in Las Vegas.

Taxi cab insider tips.

Off strip hotel casinos are one of the best kept secrets most tourists don't know about.

Clubbing tips Part #1 - Mandalay Bay. RockStar Karaoke at the House of Blues.

Next podshow - Part #2 of our nightclub tips and a look at the best Karaoke places in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas Insider Podcast 07/15/05

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:38:38 -0500

Las Vegas Insider Podcast shownotes.

The heat has been the main story in Las Vegas this week, with day after day of 115 degree temperatures.

Check out the line-up of concerts this weekend. Long awaited Robert Plant concert is Saturday. Also, the big Bernard Hopkins versus Jermain Taylor boxing match is this weekend at the MGM.

The Rolling Stones have been booked for a November show at the MGM Grand Garden arena. More details to come on the exact date.

Big news in Las Vegas this week was the ground breaking ceremony of Donald Trump's $500 million Trump International Hotel & Tower. The project is already sold out and Trump announced plans for a second Tower.

The owner of the New Frontier Hotel & Casino announced plans for a 3500 room casino to be built. Look for the current property to be leveled sometime next year.

Not to be outdone, Ivana Trump also announced plans for a high-rise luxury condominium project across from the Sahara where the Holy Cow Brewery used to be.

Check out the free coupons mentioned in the podcast.

Tim the Taxi Driver says bring a pair of earplugs with you when you visit Las Vegas, the noisy neighbors won't keep you up.

Las Vegas Insider Podcast 07/08/05

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:57:14 -0500

Las Vegas happenings: Double decker buses debut delayed after London Bombings. It's Hot in Vegas, all sun and no rain forecast. Concert lineups for this weekend. Female castmembers of Zumanity show bare all in Playboy's August issue. World Series of Poker notes. Stevie Nicks coming back to Ceasars Palace. Seigfried and Roy USDA investigation results. Lifestyles convention at the Stardust. Hogs & Heifers opens in Las Vegas. Plus tips from "Tim the Taxi Driver".

Podcast 070105

mike@sincity-insider.com (Michael Butler) — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 21:32:42 -0500

Las Vegas Insider Podcast for the July 4th weekend in Las Vegas. Info on the weather (hotter than hell), smoke from the Wildfires, concerts this weekend, who's coming to Vegas (yea Robert Plant and the Eagles!!) and of course where you can catch the fireworks.

Next episode we'll feature the first report from our roving reporter "Tim the Taxi Driver" - if we can get him away from the strip clubs after work!