Pat Christenson President | Las Vegas Events 1
Las Vegas has a storied history of events… 2
When you produce an event in Las Vegas You produce it for the world… Not just the city! 3
No city in the world has this… 4
Endless dining options Golf More than 150,000 hotel rooms Attractions Luxury shopping Airport within 2 mi. of The Strip Nightclubs Beautiful weather Multiple venues throughout the city 5
This is where it all began… 6
Las Vegas Convention Center Rotunda 7
Caesars Palace 8
Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts 9
Las Vegas Hilton 10
Las Vegas Silver Bowl 11
Thomas & Mack Center: Rebels Basketball 12
Thomas & Mack Center: Community Events 13
Thomas & Mack Center Events: Economic Engine 14
Sam Boyd Stadium 15
Sam Boyd Stadium 16
Sam Boyd Stadium 17
The economics of special events 18
Customer Spend Profile* Ave. Las Vegas Visitor $1,120 per trip NFR $2,320 R A C S A N $1,390 Basketball Tournaments $1,460 Rock n’ Roll PBR Marathon WORLD FINALS $1,420 $1,860 *Based on visitor surveys 19
Event Criteria • Events that take place at a neutral site or multiple hotel properties. • Established events with a strong brand following. • Events with a series sponsorship component that culminates/ holds its championship in Las Vegas • Events that generate 30,000 incremental room nights. • Events that occur during off-peak weekends and mid-week periods. • Events that have strong growth potential (visitors and hotel partners). 20
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Board of Trustees MISSION STATEMENT “We produce, support and assist in the growth of Signature events that drive tourism and increase awareness of Las Vegas as the premier event destination.” 22
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Signature Event Process Event Approval & Venue Selection Destination Support LVCVA & LVE Utilize LVE's expertise to establish the necessary connection to ensure the success of the event HOTEL EVENT PROPERTIES PROMOTERS Marketing Benefi ts Additional Customized Create Customized of Custom Promotions Packages Events (Spin-Offs) Database IMPROVED FAN EXPERIENCE Increased Room Increased Ticket Sales and Occupancy for Hotels Promotional Opportunities 24
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Signature Events World Wrestling Championships Orleans Arena September 7-12 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 18-19 Life is Beautiful Festival Downtown Las Vegas September 25-27 26
Signature Events Monster Energy Cup Sam Boyd Stadium October 17 PBR Built Ford T ough World Finals Thomas & Mack Center October 21-25 Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & 1/2 Marathon The Las Vegas Strip November 12-15 27
Signature Events Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center December 3-12 World Series of T eam Roping South Point December 6-12 America’s Party The Las Vegas Strip December 31 28
Signature Events West Coast Conference Orleans Arena March 3-8 NASCAR Weekend Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 4-6 USA Sevens Sam Boyd Stadium March 4-6 29
Signature Events Mountain West Basketball Championships Thomas & Mack Center March 7-12 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball T ournament MGM Grand Garden Arena March 9-12 ACM Party for a Cause Festival Festival Grounds April 1-3 30
Thomas & Mack Center • Year the venue was built: 1983 • Seating capacity: 17,222 • Annual events: • National Finals Rodeo • Disney on Ice • Mountain West Conference Basketball Tournament & Championships • NBA Summer League • Ringling Bros. Circus • USA Basketball • UNLV Basketball • UNLV Commencement 31
MGM Grand Garden Arena • Year the venue was built: 1993 • Seating capacity: 17,000 • Annual events: • Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament • Frozen Fury Hockey • Pre-Season LAS Laker’s NBA Game • Billboard Music Awards • Academy of Country Music Awards • Latin Grammy Awards • UFC and Boxing events • iHeart Radio Music Festival 32
Fremont Street Experience Events 1995 33
Las Vegas Motor Speedway • Year the venue was built: 1996 • Seating capacity: • Superspeedway holds 123,000 • Annual events: • Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series • Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series • Rhino Linings 350 NASCAR Truck Series • Two NHRA national events • Electric Daisy Carnival • Red Bull Air Race World Championship 34
Sam Boyd Stadium • Year the venue was renovated: 1999 • Seating capacity: 34,680 • Annual events: • AMA Supercross • Las Vegas Bowl Game • Monster Energy Cup Supercross • Monster Jam World Truck Finals • UNLV Football • USA Rugby Sevens 35
Mandalay Bay Events Center • Year the venue was built: 1999 • Seating capacity: 12,000 • Annual events: • UFC Fights • Major Concert Headliners (Pink, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, etc.) • TV Specials (Latin Grammy’s) 36
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace • Year the venue was built: 2003 • Seating capacity: 4,298 • Annual events: • Celine Dion • Rod Stewart • Elton John • Mariah Carey • Brooks & Dunn/Reba • Cinemacon • Additional private events and one-off concerts/shows 37
Orleans Arena • Year the venue was built: 2003 • Seating capacity: 9,000 max. • Annual events: • Las Vegas Circus Spectacular • Jamz Cheerleading • Love Affair Concert • West Coast Conference • Western Athletic Conference • Stellar Awards • EnduroCross Motorsports • Feld Motorsports’ ArenaCross • CCSD High School Graduations • Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Banquet • Coyote ContryFest Concert • World Wrestling Championships • Continental Cup of Curling • Disney Live • Soul Train Awards • World Series of Team Roping • CINCH Boyd Gaming Chute-Out • Las Vegas Invitational Basketball Tournament • Las Vegas Classic Basketball Tournament 38
South Point Arena • Year the venue was built: 2006 • Seating capacity: 4,600 • Annual events: • Rocky Mountain Gun Show • Championship Bull Riding • West Coast Regional Finals Rodeo • World Series of Team Roping • Holiday Hoops Collegiate Basketball 39
The Pearl at The Palms • Year the venue was built: 2007 • Seating capacity: 2,600 • Upcoming events: • Jackson Browne • Vince Gill • Russell Peters • Alejandra Guzman • Bill Maher • Godsmack • So You Think You Can Dance 40
The Joint at Hard Rock • Year the venue was built: 2009 • Seating capacity: • Seated - 2,947 • GA - 4,200 • Recent events: • Rascal Flatts • Kenny Chesney • Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo • Journey • Whitesnake • Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson • Third Eye Blind & Dashboard Confessional • Steve Miller band • Incubus • UB40 • Rick Springfield/Loverboy 41
The Chelsea • Year the venue was built: 2013 • Seating capacity: • Permanent Installed seats - 801 • Total seated show - 2,500 • Total GA standing floor show - 3,000 • Recent events: • Eric Church • Billy Idol • Pentatonix • Jason Mraz • Hozier • Amy Schumer • Craig Ferguson • Willie Nelson • Lenny Kravitz • Sam Hunt 42
AXIS at Planet Hollywood • Year the venue was renovated: 2013 • Seating capacity: 4,226-7,093 • Annual events: • Britney: Piece of Me residency (50 performances annually) • Jennifer Lopez residency (40 performances annually) • Approximately 20-30 additional mini- resident, routed touring and private events annually 43
South Point Bowling Plaza • Year the venue was built: 2014 • Seating capacity: 360 • Annual events: • USBC Women’s, Mixed and Open Championships 44
New Venues Las Vegas Arena Las Vegas Village Las Vegas Festival Grounds 45
All of this done with private funding 46
So, what’s missing? 47
Stadium Atlanta Phoenix San Fransisco Dallas 48
Questions????? 49
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