MGM GRAND Hotel ~ Entertainment/Nightlife/Sports/Special Events Listing
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
NITRO CIRCUS LIVE
Nitro Circus founder, ringleader and world-class athlete Travis Pastrana will bring Nitro Circus Live, the action sports spectacle that has become a worldwide hit, back to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Jan. 25. Nitro Circus Live will showcase more than 40 of the world’s best action sports athletes performing daring and often record-breaking tricks in freestyle motocross, BMX and skateboarding. In addition, heart-stopping stunts on unique contraptions rarely attempted outside of the Nitro Circus family will be performed. Featuring the stars of Nitro Circus’ hit TV show and 3D film, the tour is led by Pastrana, a 10-time X Games gold medalist in Freestyle Motocross who also has become a fixture on the NASCAR, Supercross and rally racing circuits.
Date: Saturday, Jan. 25
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Prices: $39, $49, $69 and $139
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
P!NK
GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter and pop culture icon P!nk will bring her successful The Truth About Love Tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday, Jan. 31. P!nk is known around the world as one of the most captivating live performers of her generation. Additionally, she is the recipient of three GRAMMY Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards and two People’s Choice Awards, among many more.
Date: Friday, Jan. 31
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $59.50, $99.50 and $149.50 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
GEORGE STRAIT
Music icon George Strait will return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Feb. 1 for the second leg of his
two-year tour – The Cowboy Rides Away Tour. Strait is a legend in the world of country music with career accomplishments including 59 No. 1 hits, 60 industry awards and more than 65 million albums sold. He also has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Country music star Miranda Lambert will join Strait as a special guest on the MGM Grand Garden Arena stage.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $69.50, $99.75 and $149.50 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
THE EAGLES
The Eagles will return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena February 15 – 16 as part of the band’s History of the Eagles tour. The band will perform classics, including some that have never been performed live, as well as songs featured in “History of the Eagles,” the band’s acclaimed, top-selling documentary. The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five No. 1 U.S. singles and six GRAMMY Awards.
Date: February 15 – 16
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $85, $155, $195 and $255 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
MILEY CYRUS
Global superstar Miley Cyrus will headline the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time Saturday, March 1 during her highly anticipated 2014 Bangerz Tour. Cyrus released her new album, Bangerz, on RCA Records in October. It debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and the Digital Album Charts with more than 270,000 albums sold. Cyrus’ two singles off Bangerz, “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop,” have sold more than 4.3 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $59.50 and $89.50 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena March 12 – 15. Some of the nation’s top teams – including the University of Arizona, the current No. 1 team in men’s college hoops – will compete for the Pac-12 Championship and an automatic berth in the national championship tournament. All tournament games will be televised nationally on ESPN, FOX or the Pac-12 Networks.
Dates: March 12 – 15
Time: Games will be played beginning at noon Wednesday, March 12.
Prices: All-session packs that include tickets to every game of the tournament begin at $240 (not including applicable service charges and taxes).
Buy: All-session packs are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
2014 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs), honoring country music’s best, will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. live EST/delayed PST on CBS. Co-hosted by superstars Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan for the second consecutive time, this will be the ninth year that the ACM Awards have been held at MGM Grand and the 12th year in Las Vegas.
Florida Georgia Line will host the Fourth Annual ACM Fan Jam at the Mandalay Bay Events Center following the awards show. This live remote location will give country music fans the ultimate pass to be a part of the ACMs. Throughout the three-hour telecast from MGM Grand, there will be live ACM Fan Jam performances, via remote, by Florida Georgia Line and other top-tier music acts.
Date: Sunday, April 6
Time: 5 p.m.
Prices: $175, $350 and $500 (not including applicable service charges and taxes)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC ALL-STAR CONCERT
The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions will tape an all-star concert TV special at the MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom Monday, April 7. The two-hour, star-studded concert event will feature performances by today’s top country acts and more. Talent announcements are forthcoming. The special will air at a later date on CBS and ticket proceeds will benefit ACM Lifting Lives.
Date: Monday, April 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Prices: $200 (not including applicable service charges and taxes)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Tickets are limited to six (6) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
CHER
The one and only Cher will bring her 49-city North American tour, Dressed To Kill, to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Sunday, May 25. Cher’s previous tour, The Farewell Tour, later dubbed The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour, was one of the most successful tours ever by a solo artist. Cher played a record-breaking 325 dates in front of more than 5.5 million fans.
Date: Sunday, May 25
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $55.25, $76.25, $149.75 and $190.75 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
BILLY JOEL
Billy Joel will return to Las Vegas for one night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, June 7. The performance marks his first solo headlining appearance at MGM Grand since 2009. The singer/songwriter/composer is the sixth best-selling recording artist of all-time and the third best-selling solo artist, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide. He has received countless awards over the course of his career including six GRAMMY Awards, highlighted by the prestigious GRAMMY Legend Award, and has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Date: Saturday, June 7
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $84.50, $149.50 and $199.50 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
LADY GAGA
Lady Gaga, one of the top global touring acts of our time, will make a stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Saturday, July 19 while on her artRave: The ARTPOP Ball Tour. The popular entertainer was named Forbes’ Most Powerful Woman in the World in 2011 and was included in TIME Magazine’s annual “The 2010 Time 100” list of the most influential people in the world.
Date: Saturday, July 19
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $35, $49.50, $85 (general admission and reserved seating) and $200 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Justin Timberlake will bring The 20/20 Experience World Tour, his first tour in six years, back to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday, Aug. 8. In March 2013, the GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning artist released The 20/20 Experience which was certified double platinum in the U.S. and earned Timberlake the biggest first week sales for a male artist in five years. The album hit the No. 1 spot on iTunes in 93 countries and has produced two chart-topping singles – “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors.” Continuing the musical journey, Timberlake released the highly anticipated The 20/20 Experience Part 2 of 2 in October featuring the singles “Take Back the Night” and “TKO.”
Date: Friday, Aug. 8
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $49.50, $75, $125 and $200 (not including applicable taxes and service fees)
Buy: Tickets are now on sale at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com.
BEACHER’S MADHOUSE
Guests are taken on a sensory journey into the unconventional world of Beacher’s Madhouse from the moment they first enter the 8,500-square-foot performance theatre. To join the madness, experience seekers enter the theatre through an inconspicuous speakeasy-like passageway hidden behind a library bookcase, and travel through a tunnel leading them from their ordinary existence into a fantasy-filled realm featuring world-renowned spectacles and all-new dramatic performances. The Rat Pack-like ambiance of the theatre includes 15 stages throughout the venue in addition to the one main stage.
Dates/Times: Wednesday – Saturday: 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Sunday: 8 p.m.
Dark: Monday – Tuesday
Prices: $75 and $125 (not including applicable taxes and service fees); VIP packages beginning at $175 include front row table seating and complimentary bottle of vodka or champagne.
Buy: Tickets are available for purchase by calling (323) 785-3036 or visiting beachersmadhouse.com.
Contact: Call (323) 785-3036 or visit beachersmadhouse.com for more information.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
DAVID COPPERFIELD
Master magician David Copperfield continues to wow audiences at MGM Grand’s 740-seat Hollywood Theatre with his stage production An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion. Copperfield currently holds 11 Guinness World Records including “Largest Illusion Ever Staged” and “Most Magic Shows Performed in a Year.” He also is the first living illusionist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Dates: January 6 – 27
February 4 – 25
Times: Sunday – Friday: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Prices: $69.99, $79.99 and $99.99 (not including applicable taxes and service fees);
VIP Meet-and-Greet packages which include front row seating, a photograph with David Copperfield and a signed souvenir photo, are available for $199 (plus handling fees) during matinee and 7 p.m. performances only.
Buy: Tickets can be purchased at any MGM Grand ticketing outlet, online at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (866) 740-7711 or (702) 891-7777.
BRAD GARRETT’S COMEDY CLUB
Emmy Award-winning comedian and actor Brad Garrett brings top-quality comedy to MGM Grand with his intimate 250-seat comedy club. The club provides Garrett, as well as legendary comedians and the next generation of comics, a place to call “home” in Las Vegas. Garrett is scheduled to appear multiple times throughout the year with many of his comedic colleagues. This show contains adult content and is not recommended for guests under 21 years of age.
Dates: Nightly
Time: 8 p.m.
Prices: $39, $49 and $59 (not including applicable service charges and taxes)
Notes: Prices are $59, $69 and $79 when Garrett is scheduled to perform. Garrett’s scheduled appearance dates are January 20 – 24; April 7 – 13
Buy: Tickets can be purchased at any MGM Grand ticketing outlet, online at mgmgrand.com or ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (866) 740-7711 or (702) 891-7777.
KÀ THEATRE
KÀ BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
KÀ, the unprecedented epic production by Cirque du Soleil, takes adventure to an all new level. Be awed by a dynamic theatrical landscape, as an entire empire appears on KÀ’s colossal stage and a captivating display of aerial acrobatics envelops the audience.
Dates: Tuesday – Saturday
Dark: Sunday and Monday
Times: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Additional Dark Dates: January 14 – 25
Prices: Tickets start at $69 (not including applicable service charges and taxes)
Buy: Tickets can be purchased at the KÀ box office or any MGM Grand ticketing outlet, online at cirquedusoleil.com/ka or mgmgrand.com, or by calling (866) 740-7711 or (702) 531-3826.
NIGHTLIFE
HAKKASAN LAS VEGAS
Hakkasan Las Vegas, an innovative restaurant and nightclub concept, offers guests a 360-degree curated experience combining fine dining and immersive nightlife, all within a thoughtfully designed five-level structure. The all-encompassing nightlife experience showcases dramatic design, modern Cantonese cuisine, world-class mixology and exclusive collaborations with in-demand artists. Featured and resident DJs include Tiësto, Calvin Harris and Steve Aoki, among others.
Dates/Hours: Thursday – Friday; Sunday: Doors open at 10 p.m.
Saturday: Doors open at 9 p.m.
Admission: Cover charges apply pending day and special events. Table reservations complete with bottle service are available. Guests must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID.
Contact: Call (702) 891-3838 for more information
WHISKEY DOWN
Located on the casino floor, Whiskey Down is an intimate lounge featuring high-end gaming including six Blackjack tables, seven video-poker machines at the bar and seating for up to 64 guests. In its beverage lineup, Whiskey Down offers a wide array of brown spirits including American, Canadian, Irish and Scotch whiskies as well as specialty cocktails.
Dates: Daily
Hours: 24 hours
Admission: Admission is complimentary. Guests must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID.
Contact: Call (702) 891-7777 for more information
CENTRIFUGE
MGM Grand offers guests a chance to be the center of attention at Centrifuge, the 77-seat bar featuring an innovative drink menu and a progressive music program. Centrifuge features specialty cocktails from each of MGM Grand’s signature restaurants, infusing the drinks with fruit and displaying the innovative drinks around the bar in Louis Treize baccarat crystal bottles.
Dates: Daily
Hours: Sunday – Thursday: Opens at 4 p.m.; Friday – Saturday: Opens at noon
Admission: Admission is complimentary. Guests must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID.
Contact: Call (702) 891-7777 for more information
WEST WING BAR
The West Wing Bar provides a secluded place to hang out, meet before an evening of dining and entertainment or wind down with a nightcap. West Wing Bar is open daily at 4 p.m. and features a live DJ set Friday and Saturday.
ATTRACTIONS
CSI: THE EXPERIENCE
The popular worldwide phenomenon is available at MGM Grand in the hometown of the original top-rated “CSI” television series – Las Vegas. A challenging and fun multi-sensory attraction, CSI: The Experience places guests in the role of crime scene investigator as they solve one of three true-to-life mysteries. The average experience lasts 60 – 90 minutes.
Dates/Times: Daily; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (last entry at 8 p.m.)
Prices: $28 per person (12 years and older); $21 per person (ages 4-11); second re-entry is priced at $13 and second and third re-entry together are priced at $16, with proof of prior admission; not including service fees
***Nevada residents with valid ID receive a $5 discount.
Additional Information: CSI: The Experience is designed for guests 12 years of age or older. Multimedia portions of the exhibit are presented in English with Spanish subtitles. For more information, call MGM Grand at (702) 891-7006 or go online to mgmgrand.com or csiexhibit.com.