{"id":254466,"date":"2023-01-19T10:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=254466"},"modified":"2023-01-19T17:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:02:22","slug":"colts-owner-bringing-rock-music-memorabilia-concert-to-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colts-owner-bringing-rock-music-memorabilia-concert-to-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Indianapolis Colts Owner Bringing Rock Music Memorabilia, Concert to Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Irsay, the billionaire owner of the NFL\u2019s Indianapolis Colts, is treating Las Vegas to a look at his massive pop-culture memorabilia collection, as well as a rock concert featuring Stephen Stills and members of ZZ Top and R.E.M.<\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_254467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254467\" data-style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/irsay-guitar-dot-com.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Colts owner Jim Irsay\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/irsay-guitar-dot-com.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/irsay-guitar-dot-com-858x545.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/irsay-guitar-dot-com-430x273.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-254467\"class=\"text-description\">Jim Irsay, the billionaire owner of the Indianapolis Colts, is a proud owner, displayer, and player of guitars formerly owned by rock music&#8217;s biggest names. (Image: guitar.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>The event takes place from 6\u201311 p.m. on March 4 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, and it\u2019s all free, though tickets are required. A press release from Irsay claims they\u2019re going fast. Front and center in Irsay\u2019s exhibit is a guitar collection described last year by <em>Guitar Magazine<\/em> as \u201cthe greatest guitars on Earth.\u201d It includes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>The Fender Stratocaster<\/strong> Bob Dylan played when he &#8220;went electric&#8221; at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival in 1965, for which Irsay paid $965K in 2013.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The 1964 Gibson SG<\/strong> played by George Harrison during the recording of the Beatles&#8217; <em>Revolver<\/em> album, for which Irsay paid $567K in 2004.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The 1939 Martin acoustic<\/strong> played by Eric Clapton during his 1992 <em>MTV Unplugged<\/em> special, for which Irsay paid $791,500 in 2004.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>The Fender Mustang<\/strong> Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana&#8217;s 1991 video for <em>Smells Like Teen Spirit,<\/em>\u00a0for which Irsay paid $4.5 million last May.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"ids\":[254680,254677,254676]} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\">\r\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-19-at-4.37.17-PM-1024x935.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"254680\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-19-at-4.37.17-PM.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colts-owner-bringing-rock-music-memorabilia-concert-to-las-vegas\/screen-shot-2023-01-19-at-4-37-17-pm\/\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Eric Clapton\u2019s 1939 Martin 000-42 Acoustic Guitar. (Image: robbreport)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-19-at-4.27.28-PM-1-1024x900.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"254677\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-19-at-4.27.28-PM-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colts-owner-bringing-rock-music-memorabilia-concert-to-las-vegas\/screen-shot-2023-01-19-at-4-27-28-pm-1\/\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bob Dylan&#8217;s Fender Stratocaster on display in 2013. 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(Image: Getty Image)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The collection also includes handwritten lyrics, signed photos, and other memorabilia from the aforementioned artists and other icons of modern music history, including Prince, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, and Pete Townshend.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\u201cI began this collection to preserve and share historic artifacts with others in hopes of telling stories of our shared past and culture and inspiring people to dream big and strive for great things in life,\u201d Irsay said in his press release. \u201cI am only a steward of this collection, so it\u2019s my job to share it with as many people as I can.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading -->\r\n<h2 id=\"h-on-the-road-is-on-the-road\"><strong>&#8216;On the Road&#8217; is On the Road<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>If rock music isn\u2019t your trip, the collection also includes author\/beat poet Jack Kerouac\u2019s original 119-foot scroll for his 1957 novel &#8220;On the Road,&#8221; for which Irsay paid $2.43 million in 2001. It also includes a baseball bat used in a 1953 game by Jackie Robinson, Sylvester Stallone\u2019s original script for his Oscar-winning film, <em>Rocky<\/em>\u00a0and Muhammad Ali\u2019s championship belt from his 1974 boxing match against George Foreman.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>Irsay also promises to display signed documents and artifacts from US presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Irsay claims the motivation for the free event is pure altruism, which could totally be true.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>\u201cI want no money,\u201d he told <em>Reuters.<\/em> \u201cThis is my effort to make the world a better place. It\u2019s to allow people to see it and share these things.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>However, the format of the featured rock concert suggests an ulterior motive. The release states that the all-star band \u2013 which includes Stephen Stills of CSNY, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons, R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills, and former John Mellencamp drummer Kenny Aronoff \u2013 is a backing band for Irsay, who will \u201ctake the lead.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Just like someone would at a rock n\u2019 roll fantasy camp.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Register for free tickets at <em>jimirsaycollection.com<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Irsay, the billionaire owner of the NFL\u2019s Indianapolis Colts, is treating Las Vegas to a look at his massive pop-culture memorabilia collection, as well as a rock concert featuring Stephen Stills and members of ZZ Top and R.E.M. 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