Rock Vegas
Subtitle: live music explodes in the neon desert
By: Pat Christenson
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781944877057
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Rock music; Rock concerts; History and criticism; Music-halls
Description: "Rock Vegas chronicles the contemporary history of concert bands, venues, promoters, and marketers, as seen throught the eyes of one of the live-music industry's most prominent participants. As the Director of Thomas and Mack Center and President of Las Vegas Events, author Pat Christenson has been an integral part of more than 500 live-music events over 35 years. In these pages, Christenson shines a spotlight on the people, events, and circumstances that made this revolution possible, while detailing the behind-the-scenes innovation that let Vegas rock and opened the door for the greatest live-music explosion in American-entertainment history."--Backcover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Rock 'n' roll's roots; title: Rock rolls into Vegas; title: The second generation of Las Vegas live; title: Caesars Palace takes live music under the stars; title: Big, bold, and brash :Thomas and Mack Center; title: The Grateful Dead; title: Sam Boyd Stadium : Vegas becomes big enough; title: MGM Grand Garden Arena : a green giant that kept growing; title: Three new Vegas arenas; title: The live-music experience; title: The live-music business' circuitous route to Las Vegas; title: Music to the masses; title: Up close and personal; title: The return of the residency; title: Early festivals : the good, the bad, and the ugly; title: Festival Vegas; title: The future of live music.