Kanye’s beat comes to the burbs
Kanye West is the world's most controversial rapper and America's best-selling hip-hopper, and tonight he's playing a parking lot in the suburbs. That's how crazy Vegas is. It puts Kanye next to a Subaru, across the street from a Best Buy.
Well, at least Red Rock Resort is fancying up part of it with bleachers. And Kanye is bringing his big tour stage. So it'll look fine, probably, and the outdoor sound should be good. Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $78 (547-5300).
• GET GOO'D OR SKIP AND DONATE
The big charity show of the weekend is the Lili Claire concert. It'll raise seriously needed cash for the organization that gives free medical help to kids who live with a range of development issues, such as autism.
The problem is the show, beginning at 9 p.m. at Mandalay Bay Events Center, stars the Goo Goo Dolls. Whatever you think about Goo Goo and their hits "Iris" and "Slide," they've played in Las Vegas 3,499 times, or thereabouts. On the plus side: Josh Kelley and Sugar Ray are opening?
But this is one of the most respected charities in town, so attending is a charity act in itself. Tickets are cheap, from $37-$77 (632-7580). Or you could skip it and donate, and feel good about yourself, without getting more Goo in your ears, by calling 862-8141.
• ANOTHER CLUB?
Yes, yet another Planet Hollywood nightclub starts up tonight when Hawaiian Tropic Zone turns into Torrid after dark. Hawaiian Tropic is, like, the local king of Playboy Playmate appearances, so a known-for-being-naked woman will be "on hand" for the opening, though clothed. On the other hand, admission is free.
There's the unconfirmed possibility Lindsay Lohan could show up to see her good-good friend, DJ Samantha Ronson, as she jams some dance-dance. (See Jeremy Pond's column in Neon for more on that.)
If Lohan goes, she probably won't run into her mom and sister, who have been filming a reality show here. They've been out of town for a while.
But the good news for Lindsay? From 10 p.m. to midnight, women drink for free! Presumably, that includes soda, which is what certain people who have been to rehab should nurse.
Doug Elfman's column appears on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Contact him at 702-383-0391 or e-mail him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He also blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.
