Las Vegas celebrity sightings?
 

At which hotels in Las Vegas are you most likely to see celebrities? Has anyone had any celebrity sightings while visiting LV?

Donna

Anyone?

At the airport, we saw David Spade. He looked like a skinny 17 year old, and was dressed down, I'm sure so as not to be noticed. I think very few recognized him.
Sorry, have never seen any celebs at the hotels though.

I suppose you could try the Palms Resort-- they push the place as THE cool, glam, posh resort in Vegas, and its clubs are pretty happening, so you occasionally hear a famous name seen a there (like the ubiquitous Paris Hilton, whose very fame relies on Showing Up). I find the place a bit desperate (if it's working hard to be cool, it ain't), but that's me.

I recall seeing Hal Linden ("Barney Miller") at Mandalay Bay-- he was playing Billy Flynn in their production of "Chicago". But that's it for celebrity sightings for me. A high-profile fight might bring in names as well, so check the schedule.

Interesting ideas. I'm sure the celebs stay in the best rooms and gamble in the high-roller clubs. I just thought maybe one might be seen in the restaurants, shops, or on the elevator. Probably in the front-row seats at the shows, too.

The Palms is pretty good. We've seen both A and B list stars there. Plus, the Maloofs own both the Palms and the Lakers, so there's sometimes really tall guys hanging around. ;) The biggest sighting we've had there was Britney Spears.
The Hard Rock is another fav. spot, but I hardly ever go there, so I can't give any personal experiences.

Actually the Maloofs own the Sacramento Kings, not the Lakers. :-)

In no particular order: Palms, Rio,voodoo lounge, any upscale restaurant, Hard Rock and the Airport if your lucky. I was in town while they were filming Oceans 11 and the Belagio was full of cast members-none of which you could get close too. I have never seen a celeb befor 5:00....stay out late and hit the "Hip" spots.

MrPep-
Thanks for the correction! Can you tell I'm not a basketball fan? :) One time, we went to eat at the Palms and I ended up in the middle of a basketball player's security people. Needless to say, I wasn't there long- they made short work of me! :O

After thinking about it, the Venetian has been a good spot, too. We've spied a few famous faces in the expensive shops. They're hard to find while shopping, though. If it's a big enough star, they'll close the shop for a private spree. Wouldn't that be great?

I was in the art gallery at the Bellagio admiring a painting. A tall thin guy came up next to me. I looked over and it was Ronnie Dunn from Brooks and Dunn. Boy is he skinny!

I saw 2 Elvis' in the elevator at Flamingo at 8 AM - does that count?

David Spade "dressed down" from normal? I'm trying to picture how that is possible, he always looks like such a total slob.
Steven Spielberg was eating lunch next to us at Postrio in the Venetian last week. Of course, I had to ask the waiter who everyone was staring at, as his back was to me.

I saw Charlie Sheen coming out of the Paris a couple of years ago in the middle of the afternoon. No big commotions, people were respecting his space. Or possibly ignoring or not noticing.

yep, I guess David Spade usually does look pretty scruffy! What struck me most is how thin he was, and how young he looked, at least from a short distance...

Saw Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf at the Forum Shops in Ceasars...

We saw Robin Williams at the Armani store inside the Bellagio.

We were in Vegas for the Rush concert last month and spotted Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson strolling through the Forum Shops--too cool! We were too stunned to approach them, and let's face it, they're not household names, so they went unmolested.
Wouldn't you just HATE being stared at by all and sundry while you eat your lunch?? I really have sympathy for the crap celebrities put up with...they can afford to go anywhere and everywhere, but I could see just giving up and staying home.

E - your self restraint is incredible, especially considering you were in Vegas to see Rush (so you are obviously a fan), how did you possibly keep from asking for an autograph? It woulda drove me nuts. BTW was the concert good? I saw them in Edmonton last year.

Yeah, concert was great--I mean, they rock, they just do! Acoustics at the MGM are pretty poor, though--it's a cinderblock arena, if you can believe that. Still, we had great seats, and no real complaints. Packed house, and the crowd was seriously into it.

As for the autograph thing, we regretted later not even saying "hi" to them, but really, we were just too surprised to act fast, and it was too crowded to go chasing after them once they passed by. It was cool to know they pass the time window-shopping, just like everyone else! (Neil must've been still on his way, on his bike...)

How were they in Edmonton? Have you seen them often?

They were great! Our coliseum here has great acoustics so it sounded terrific. It was unfortunately my first time seeing them as they don't come to western Canada very often. They concentrate their tours in the east and in the U.S.

I'm always so glad to hear of people in the U.S. enjoying them as much as we Canucks do. Their professionalism is amazing, on par with Pink Floyd's level of professionalism.

Totally agree, atilla--they're real journeymen, which is one of the reasons we dig them so much. Someone told me they're the only rock outfit still working with its original lineup...

If you can swing it, you might check out their tour dates online and see if you can build a trip aruond seeing them somewhere--I'd definitely do it again.

Good suggestion E, and keeps it travel related :-)

Interesting fact, wonder if it's true? I can't seem to think of anyone else with all their original members.

We saw Black Sabbath and Judas Priest at Ozzfest in Dallas on Aug. 5. My son said both of those bands were performing with their original members.

Donna

Thanks folks for making me feel sooooo old. I don't have a clue who half these people even are. I wonder how many I might have seen, but would never know.

Patrick: If you're not into rock music, you probably haven't seen any of them, but I bet you're familiar with Ozzy (Osbourne), of MTV fame, lead singer of Black Sabbath. (Ever heard of the performer who bit the head off a bat?) Since all the bands previously mentioned debuted in the 70's, their members are undoubtedly as old as (or older than) you and I. By the way, Ozzy's performance at Ozzfest was amazing, considering he is 56 or 57 years old, and broke his neck in an ATV accident in December. It was unbelievable watching him cavort around and jump up and down for an hour and a half, especially after watching him totter around on his show on MTV for 2 years. He seemed to be having a great time, and so did the crowd.

Donna

That must have been very cool to see Donna. It's amazing that Ozzy can even perform let alone jump around on stage through a whole show.

Although those bands may have been performing with their original members, to my knowledge, neither Black Sabbath nor Judas Priest are actual "working" bands who are releasing new material. So as E was saying, (and I would be very interested to know for sure) are there any other working bands from the good old days with all original members?

Also--and not to be too much of a stickler about this!--the point is that Rush has maintained its original lineup continuously. That is, Judas Priest replaced at least one member, then dumped the replacement and rehired the original guy. I'm no expert on rock, but I really can't think of another band that fits that definition... (sorry to go so off-track, dwoodliff!)

Hi Atilla! Two concerts we saw most recently with most of the originals were Aerosmith and Bon Jovi.
Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton have been with Steven Tyler forever it seems, and Bon Jovi still includes Tico (Torres?) and Richie Sambora.
Both great concerts, by the way! :)

ahhh, interesting ellen! Didn't even think of them.

dwoodliff - Sorry we hijacked your post, I should have started a new thread a while back. Please forgive.
=:)

atilla, E, ellen, and anyone else ... don't worry about hijacking the post. As you can see from my comments about Ozzy and JP, I contributed to the "hijacking". :) It's nice to talk about the concerts we've been to; afterall, getting TO them does require a measure of travel.

Now, let's see if I an turn this around ...

I'm still interested in hearing about celebrity sightings in LV, since I'm planning a trip there in October. I'm also hoping to take my family there next summer, and I know they'd get a big kick out of running into a celebrity. Maybe at the Hard Rock???

Donna

Oh, I just remembered, my sister-in-law saw Carson Kressley from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy at the Sara McLachlan concert at Mandalay Bay. Those celebs, they're just kind of scattered all around out there!