Tuesday, February 23, 2016
In Las Vegas, Live Music for the Coachella Crowd
In Las Vegas, Live Music for the Coachella Crowd
Heads Up
ByROBERT SPUHLERFEB. 23, 2016
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Even Las Vegas nightclubs, long seen as high-profit ventures, are making way for live performance rooms. The SLS Hotel & Casino opened in 2014 with LiFE nightclub as its major attraction; it was home to the Las Vegas residency of the dance music superstar Steve Angello, and it routinely hosted world-touring D.J.s like Erick Morillo, Fedde Le Grand and Gareth Emery. Now, LiFE has turned intothe Foundry(foundrylv.com), a 1,800-capacity venue which opened with performances by the electro-rock act Awolnation and the hip-hop legend Lil Wayne on Super Bowl weekend.
“People want to feel like they’re seeing a form of entertainment, instead of spending $50 or $100 to walk into a nightclub,” said Matt Minichino, vice president for nightlife and entertainment at SLS. “There’s still a huge need for night life, but some people do want a little bit more for their entertainment dollar.”