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Mount Up! PBR Rock Bar to Soft-Open on August 22

Yee-haw! Get your cowboy boots on...again! PBR Rock Bar is set to soft-open on August 22 at the Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood, according to the Las Vegas Sun.

Not only will the place have your favorite white-trash comfort food like Dorito-crusted mac and cheese, it will have all the crazy antics we'd expect from a bull-riding bar. After all, PBR stands for Professional Bull Riders.

Inside, a DJ booth and live-performance stage will branch well beyond classic-country fare. Staff also will literally swing from the ceiling playground-style, and the requisite mechanical bull will bring an extra dose of entertainment underneath a custom-made Jumbotron.

You can expect lots of country fans and cowboys to hang out here, especially when the rodeo is in town in December, but PBR is sounding more like a party spot than Gilley's down at Treasure Island. Come August 22, there will be only one way to settle this matter. With a mechanical bull-off.

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From Boy Band Stardom to Vegas! The Show: The D-Low(e) on Sin City's Newest Star

Tom Lowe. Only In Vegas.

Here at VegasChatter we are very excited about Thursday. Because it’s nearly the weekend? No. Because ladies drink free at Rock House? Not even. Thursday, ladies and gents, is the official opening of Vegas! The Show. And that means the official unveiling of our new favorite Vegas performer, Tom Lowe.

We first noticed the Lowe when we attended the dress rehearsal for VTS and couldn’t help noticing that as well as being English, he was rather well endowed with the whole singing skillz + charisma package. The proof: six weeks on, we still remember which Vegas characters he took off (Elvis, Frank, Elton and Tom Jones FYI) but the others are something of a blur. When even our friend who hearts Buble but (inexplicably) doesn’t dig Matt Goss (yes we’re still friends – we are nothing if not indulgent) gave him her seal of approval, we knew the Saxe Theater is in possession of something special.

So we decided to stalk investigate him. And having finally got some time with him on Saturday, as well as noting that he possesses the Best Laugh in Vegas and curiously un-English nice white teeth (more on those another time), we realized that with a back story like this, he could only ever end up in Vegas.

It’s a long story, which we shall separate into four acts. If you have ADD, you can follow his life through the marvel that is YouTube.

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PBR Rock Bar is Greasing Up the Mechanical Bull (Or So We Imagine)

The time is drawing near and VegasChatter's ultimate wet dream is thisclose to coming true--a mechanical bull-off between Gilley's and PBR Rock Bar.

We've been stalking curious about the opening of PBR Rock Bar for quite some time and while the reps say an announcement is coming soon, we've already come across their advert for a job fair.

This Saturday and Sunday in the PH Celebrity Ballroom, PBR Rockbar will be looking for a variety of employees from chefs to sous chefs, bar backs, cocktail waitresses and bartenders. The shindig is going down from 10am to 3pm both days and while riding a mechanical bull is not expected of potential employees, they do ask that your bring a resume and current photo.

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Thrown Down Your Dollar Bills! (For Beer, Not Strippers)

Man, Vegas makes it so easy for us to continue being alcoholics what with Nickel PBR nights at CityCenter and now $1 Beer Mondays at Cabo Wabo at The Miracle Mile shops.

Starting this Monday, guests can guzzle a variety of draft beers for only a dollar from 9 to 11pm. Appetizers, entrees and other food will still be full price but we think if the booze is $1 than you can certainly pony up for at least a quesadilla.

Just remember, please no drinking and driving. We don't want anyone at Cabo Wabo (or anywhere for that matter) pulling a Vince Neil.

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Vegas! The Show May Not Be There Yet, But At Least It's Self Aware

Here’s an idea. Why not make Tom Lowe sing all the songs? Reva Rice can join in too - that would fix it

You may remember our surprise a couple of weeks back at the fact that we were pleasantly surprised by Vegas! The Show when we snuck into its dress rehearsal.

We thought there was definitely some talent on display, but we also thought they had a lot to smooth out before opening night – the next night. Las Vegas Weekly, who sat in with us, waxed lyrical on the, um, “organized chaos” here.

We assumed that with the show having to go on etc etc, they’d have smoothed it all out for the opening performance. Indeed, Johnny Kats was at opening night and although he noticed the crew still painting the set, didn’t mention any big problems. So we assumed that David Saxe et al had broken all the legs that needed to be broken and got together a fine show.

Alas, not so, according to a friend of VegasChatter who saw the show in its week. Apparently it’s still running overtime – 90 minutes instead of 75 – and it’s still patchy. So patchy, in fact, that David Saxe gave every single member of the audience a glass of champagne and a free ticket to come back and see the show at a later date, when it’s "ready". Apparently, he’d been doing that since opening night - although we think that may have been an offer limited to the first week only.

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Against All the Odds, We Have High Hopes For Vegas! The Show

The set for the opening scene, random showgirl, and random man on set (it was a rehearsal, remember)

We’ve been fairly vocal about our excitement over Vegas! The Show – the new offering at the equally new Saxe Theater. Seeing as it was promising showgirls, a full orchestra and as much Vegas shizzle as you could shake said shizzle at, we were hoping that it would either be very, very good or so bad it was actually brilliant. In fact, if we’re being honest, we were hoping for the latter. They haven’t had long to rehearse, after all, it’s a small theater, plus the fact that we’d always go for Showgirls over Leaving Las Vegas should tell you all you need to know about our “ironic”* taste in films (*actually, scratch the irony excuse - let's be shameless in our love of cheese).

Anyways, as you’ll know, it opened Saturday. It’s now in a soft opening until press night at the end of July, but we snuck into the dress rehearsal on Friday night to see what was in store.

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Vegas! The Show Opens Tomorrow, But Make Sure You Book the Right One

Confusion: not a good state of mind, right? After a few bevvies, the Strip can be a confusing place, and now it might be getting even more confusing with the advent of Vegas! The Show, which finally opens tomorrow.

We’ve been getting all excited about the show for a while now (showgirls! Glitter! Paul Verhoeven fantasies!) although slightly worried about the size of the Saxe Theater for such shenanigans and the fact that its opening date has already been postponed. Twice.

So, as we were perusing Houseseats last night to decide which shows we would see this weekend, when we saw “Vegas the Show” we got all excited. Tickets to the opening night! Break out the feather boa!

But when we clicked to get our tickets, it flagged up this little warning:

PLEASE NOTE: there are 2 shows here in Las Vegas bearing the name “Vegas The Show”. Please be sure to read the information regarding the venue of this show.”

Oh. Sure enough, it was the one on Fremont Street. Bugger.

Anyway, the moral of the tale is: check which one you’re booking for, because we don’t think the Fremont Street one has as many feathers ‘n’ that. Plus the storyline runs into the future up to 2050, and that sounds a bit crap.

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Vegas! The Show Looks Like It Has Potential

UPDATE: Video alert! Here's David Saxe and a man called Tiger talking about the show on 8 News Now this morning. Exciting! And they confirmed that it does indeed start June 18.

Last time we were over at the new Saxe Theater in Miracle Mile, we were assured that the new show – Vegas! The Show – would be opening this weekend. Now we’re not so sure, as Vegas.com is only selling tickets from 18 June.

Either way, from the looks of the sparkly logo (rhinestones, baby!) and the new ad we spied on this taxi, we think we might like it. It looks camp, it looks fabulous, we just hope it’s done with enough of a sense of humor to carry it off, what with the rat pack and the Elvis impersonators and the showgirls.

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If You're Looking For The V Theater Shows, They're Over In The Saxe

Slight moment of confusion as we walked past the Theater Formerly Known As The Steve Wyrick Theater in Miracle Mile at the weekend and saw the box office open and selling tickets. We know it’s called the Saxe Theater now, and Vegas The Show is in rehearsals, but it’s not opening till next weekend. Had Wyrick popped up again to make some more money disappear?

Er, no. They’re just taking advantage of the empty space to do a quick refurb of the V Theater. So the V shows have moved into the Saxe until the Saxe opens next Saturday. Thank god – we’re not sure we could have lived a week without American Storm.

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The One Problem With The Miracle Mile Shops

We quite like The Miracle Mile Shops. They have every major shop you need from clothing to shoes to chocolate and sporting goods, an eclectic line-up of shows at The V Theater, the world-famous Stripper Bar and you can even get your teeth whitened. Plus, we're big fans in general of Planet Hollywood, B-movie themed rooms and all.

But what we absolutely hate about Miracle Mile Shops are the cart salespeople. These are the folk who roll out random carts of merchandise such as hair products, belt buckles, cell phone cases, hand cream and those bewildering fashion wraps that can either be a skirt a top or a dress .

It would be one thing if they sat at their carts and helped interested buyers decide which item to purchase. But instead they stand in the aisles of the mall calling out to passerbys to try whatever item they are hawking. It's like the 2010 version of Timeshare salesmen!

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Get Your Afternoon Delight at Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

Without a doubt, the V Theater inside The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood is the most eclectic theater on the Strip. Where else can you see a magic show from The Mentalist, take stripping lesson, sing along to a Beatles tribute band, The Fab Four LIVE!, ogle male dancers from "American Storm" and yuk it up with Tony & Tina at their wedding? (And let's not forget patronizing The Stripper Bar out front.)

Adding to the mix is the Popovich Comedy Pet Theater which seems as if it would be absolutely frightening judging from this show poster. Clowns and kitties, oh my! But Gregory Popovich's show has a good heart.

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The Steve Wyrick Theater Will Become the David Saxe Theater

Catch your last glimpse of the fake tan while you can

Well, we’re one step closer to finding out what’s going to be replacing Steve Wyrick’s show at Miracle Mile. It’s been confirmed that David Saxe, who runs the V Theater, is going to take it on. And it’s going to be renamed The Saxe Theater (humble, this lot).

Although there’s no word on what’s going to go in there, according to the LVRJ Saxe is planning to bring in new shows, rather than bus some of the V Theater lot over. And we’re hopeful there will be some freaky stuff, since he has a few shows of that nature over at V Theater.

Things are going to move quickly, as they say it should be ready to go by June 1. Can we suggest Dirk Arthur, who has a show ready to go? Or move Luke Jermay over from O’Sheas? Can’t wait to see what they do.