This new building is part of The Park between New York-New York and Monte Carlo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe’d like to formally offer our services in the form of making an introduction between Duran Duran and MGM Resorts to facilitate a long-term residency by the aforementioned Duran Duran in MGM Resorts’ as-yet-unnamed new concert venue.<\/p>\n
Because if such a residency happened, this Las Vegas blog would have lived a life worth living.<\/p>\n
Since the new theater is some time off, we’ll occupy our time looking at photos of the new arena and Park set to transform this whole area on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\nThere’s still a lot to be done, but things can move quite quickly in Las Vegas, the city that invented the phrase “Time is money.” Probably.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt’s an exciting time for Las Vegas, especially if you’re into newness, sports, bars and restaurants or, we hope, Duran Duran.<\/p>\nJust one last photo of the arena. You’ll live.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe can’t wait to see (and hear) what’s next!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently, the chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts, Jim Murren, did an extensive interview about the company’s plans for the Las Vegas Strip. Murren talked about all the new restaurants, retail outlets and the $375 million MGM-AEG sports arena (update photos, below) in the works, but chose not to mention a major project nobody at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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