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Several 100 folks descended connected Graceland Wedding Chapel connected Wednesday, and it wasn’t for a monolithic Elvis-themed wedding ceremony.
It was each due to the fact that of Drake.
The rap superstar called up a pop-up astatine the famed chapel successful downtown Las Vegas. From noon to 3 p.m., fans were invited to prime up escaped T-shirts promoting the upcoming “Certified Lover Boy” album. Drake’s latest is owed retired Friday.
Happening close now… @drakerelated authoritative Merchandise pop-up. Hurry up and get here! Noon – 3pm pic.twitter.com/buGyE6kYAo
— Graceland Chapel (@GracelandChapel) September 1, 2021
Between 500-600 fans turned retired for the event. The 3 styles of shirts were each black, each Nike apparel (with whom Drake has an endorsement deal) and emblazoned with what look to beryllium lyrics from the caller album: “Something Other Than Me Has Got To Give,” “I Don’t Miss, Let Alone Miss You,” and “Should’ve Said You Loved Me Today Because Tomorrow Is A New Day.”
We presume this strategy is play disconnected the album’s “Lover” theme. Drake’s societal media posts person shown the Graceland title, and members of his information squad (though not the creator himself) showed up to oversee Wednesday’s expansive giveaway.
Got my merch from @Drake x @GracelandChapel Las Vegas “Certified Lover Boy” Pop-Up contiguous 🦉6️⃣🎲🎰🔥#CLB@WordOnRd @drakerelated @OVOSound pic.twitter.com/5ox2NQuUEd
— Certified Lover Girl 💗 (@djamandarose) September 1, 2021
Graceland’s squad is hopeful that erstwhile the medium is out, Drake and the chapel tin spouse further successful immoderate salient capacity.
“We emotion that they are tying ‘love’ with the wedding chapel, that it’s each intertwined,” Graceland wide manager Rod Musum said. “We emotion that we tin beryllium progressive with idiosyncratic similar Drake. It brings successful a full caller assemblage who’s possibly not alert of the Elvis-style chapel we have. Being portion of Drake’s marque is great.”
Brad’s large move
MGM Resorts International has made authoritative what we confirmed astir a period ago, arsenic Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club is moving to The District connected Nov. 27. This is the casino-level promenade starring to the MGM Grand Garden. The nine volition spot astir 210 folks.
The nine takes implicit the aged China Tang abstraction connected edifice row, crossed from Craftsteak and Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House. China Tang was unfastened for 2 years earlier shutting down successful February 2020.
Garrett plans a nine-show-per-week schedule. He volition execute opening weekend, on with Vegas nine vets Butch Bradley and Trixx. Holiday play showtimes are scheduled for 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Saturday Night Live” alum Rob Schneider will instrumentality the signifier for aggregate New Year’s play performances. Schneider volition beryllium joined by a lineup of comics to beryllium announced.
Garrett, an avid instrumentality of unrecorded music, has besides tapped the New York-based, seven-piece amusement set Sammy Miller and the Congregation to play the venue. Other acts, particularly Vegas performers, are successful his maestro plan.
Garrett moved into MGM Grand’s Underground successful March 2012, aft a mates years astatine what is present Laugh Factory astatine the Trop. As helium said successful a chat past month, “Now astatine slightest my ears won’t popular erstwhile I spell beneath oversea level to work.”
Mars goes nary vax
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga are presenting antithetic protocols for their respective performances astatine Park Theater successful October.
Mars is not requiring impervious of vaccination for his shows Oct. 1 and 2, which were announced Monday. Gaga’s shows from Oct. 14 to 31 will necessitate fans to supply impervious of a antagonistic COVID-19 trial effect wrong 72 hours of the lawsuit oregon afloat vaccination for entry. Information for each these shows tin beryllium recovered astatine parkmgm.com.
From RWLV
There has been nary last connection from AEG Presents and Resorts World Las Vegas connected whether the Theatre volition comply with AEG’s mandatory impervious of vaccination edict. But the educated anticipation from present is each residency headlining shows astatine the venue volition necessitate proof.
That argumentation would use for Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and each performer astatine the Theatre. AEG and Resorts World are successful an exclusive booking concern astatine a venue owned by the resorts company, with the last directives being ironed retired by some sides.
Catch #Vegas ventriloquist @aprilbrucker successful this "Judge @JerrySpringer" clip. Also #MurraySawchuck of @TropLV & mentalist @AlainNu besides successful court. Syndicated amusement premieres Sept. 13 connected @TheCW successful #Vegas. Details to follow. https://t.co/e27d4BSHQX via @YouTube #RJNow @reviewjournal pic.twitter.com/X8wDRdtf5G
— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) September 1, 2021
Springer is upon us
A fewer Vegas entertainers are successful court, and connected syndicated TV, for the “Judge Jerry Springer” show. Ventriloquist April Brucker of Alexis Park is shown successful the promo video shouting (through her puppet, May Wilson) astatine a suspect who says “I’m being sued by a portion of cloth!”
And Murray Sawchuck of the Laugh Factory astatine the Tropicana has sued (for TV purposes) mentalist Alain Nu (“The Man Who Knows”) implicit immoderate bent spoons. The amusement premieres Sept. 13 connected The CW successful Las Vegas. Specific aerial dates for the Vegas performers are to beryllium announced.
Bradshaw Kix it
Terry Bradshaw plans to sing “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” by Brooks & Dunn erstwhile “The Terry Bradshaw Show” yet returns to Luxor’s Atrium Showroom connected Sept. 9.
The opus is, successful part, an homage to Louisiana Tech University. Bradshaw attended the school. So did Kix Brooks.
“People don’t realize, immoderate celebrated radical went to Louisiana Tech,” Bradshaw said successful a caller telephone chat. He mentioned Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame, whom Bradshaw replaced arsenic Tech’s quarterback. Who else?
“Oh, my! I astir forgot, The Mailman!” Bradshaw said. “Karl Malone. We person a beauteous bully Hall of Fame from Louisiana Tech.”
John Katsilometes’ file runs regular successful the A section. His “PodKats!” podcast tin beryllium recovered astatine reviewjournal.com/podcasts. Contact him astatine jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats connected Twitter, @JohnnyKats1 connected Instagram.
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