MANDALAY BAY FOR SUMMER 2010 SERIES

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A few new artists, some old favorites and a couple of “must sees” comprise the 2010 sensational line-up for Mandalay Bay’s “Concerts on the Beach” series.  The concert season officially begins in May and is scheduled to run through September on the Mandalay Bay Beach stage. The stage rises over the Four Diamond resort’s signature sand and surf wavepool.  Over the course of the past decade, this one-of-a-kind concert venue has drawn some of the best names in the music business. Concert-goers are invited to bring their blankets, sit on the beach or wade in the surf and listen to the music from the cool confines of Mandalay Bay’s 1.6 million gallon wavepool.  The 2010 line-up kicks off May 22 with Cypress Hill and will feature performers including Ziggy Marley, Rick Springfield, OneRepublic, Boz Scaggs and the Wailers.

Cypress Hill The popular rap group Cypress Hill will bring its distinctive talent to the stage at Mandalay Bay Beach for a performance scheduled for Saturday, May 22 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $35, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Cypress Hill has long represented the ‘will of the people’ and the Los Angeles-based trio of rappers B-Real, Sen Dog and producer DJ Muggs provide a unique insight into the harsh realities of ghetto life. Given its vision, it makes sense that Cypress Hill wanted to call its newest album, and its first under the Snoop Dogg administration at Priority Records, Rise Up.  A vital part of Cypress Hill’s success over the years has been its impeccable production which has been primarily handled by Muggs.  Aggressive tunes including “Insane In The Brain,” “Rock Superstar,” “How I Could Just Kill A Man,” “We Ain’t Going Out Like That,” “Lick A Shot” and “Real Estate” are among their more popular hits.

Barenaked Ladies (BNL) The Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies will bring its light-hearted, comedic performance style to the Mandalay Bay Beach for a Memorial Day weekend performance Saturday, May 29 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $35, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Founded by schoolmates Ed Robertson and Steven Page, the group soon grew to five members and took Canada by storm with its five-song indie cassette, The Yellow Tape.  Over the next decade-plus, four of BNL’s albums earned multi-platinum status in the United States.  BNL also became a top-selling, award-winning concert draw across North America and the U.K. with their frenetic blend of high-energy melodic-pop, crack musicianship and spontaneous repartee.  All In Good Time is the group’s most recent album, released last month in Canada and the U.S. It is the 11th overall and the first as a new four-member group which includes Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals).

Pitbull

Hip hop rapper and songwriter Pitbull will make his Mandalay Bay Beach debut Sunday, May 30 at 9 p.m. for a Memorial Day weekend performance. Tickets are priced at $35, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

A Miami, Fla. native, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I in 2004 and quickly became popular in the industry with his hit “Culo.” He followed up that hit with a number of additional singles and in early 2005 joined fellow hip hop artists Eminem and 50 Cent on the well-known Anger Management Tour.  Over the next three years, Pitbull produced two more albums, one of which he dedicated to his father who died in May 2006.  Last year, Pitbull released his fourth album, Rebelution, which includes the worldwide hit “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).”  The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 1 in France and the European Hot 100 last August.  It also reached the Top 10 of various charts in countries including Canada, Italy, Netherlands and the U.K.  More recently, Pitbull had the opportunity to work on a song with fellow Mandalay Bay Beach performer Cypress Hill’s Rise Up album.

Boz Scaggs

American singer, songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs will perform his multiple-genre hits on the stage at the Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, June 5 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $39.50, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Over the course of his 40-plus-year career, Scaggs has been a believer in many different things in life including the fact that songs should be full of unexpected encounters and fine romances that blossom out of nowhere.  The beautiful melodies should convey the magic of life and also its flipside, the capricious cruelty of fate.  Lyrics should celebrate the notion that life can change in an instant.  This is most evident from the opening stanzas of Speak Low (2008), the ‘sexy’ follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2003 album But Beautiful.  Speak Low features romantic singing and Scaggs, who has one of the most distinctive voices in popular music, plans to entertain the Mandalay Bay Beach audience in much the same way.

Rick Springfield

GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Rick Springfield will bring his classic hits to Las Vegas for a summer concert at the Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, June 19 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $30, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Springfield is best known for his 17 top 40 hits including his now-classic No. 1 song “Jessie’s Girl,” his role on ABC’s hit daytime drama General Hospital as Dr. Noah Drake, and a wickedly twisted version of himself on the Showtime hit series Californication.  To date, Springfield has sold more than 19 million records.  His most recent studio album, Venus in Overdrive, released in July 2008, debuted on the Billboard chart at No. 28 (highest chart position since the mid-80s).  He maintains an active touring schedule performing more than 100 high-energy shows each year nationwide.  His tour dates also include a five-day fan-oriented cruise and the 3rd Annual Rick Springfield & Friends cruise in November.

OneRepublic

OneRepublic, the GRAMMY Award-winning American pop band from Colorado, will deliver its unique sounds to the fans on the Mandalay Bay Beach stage for a holiday weekend performance Saturday, July 3 at 9 p.m. Tickets are priced at $35, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

The band, originally formed by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, achieved immediate success following the release of its debut album Dreaming Out Loud in 2007.  The first single, “Apologize,” was released in its original version and later featured as a remix on an album (Shock Value) released by Timbaland.  The single was a major hit both in the United States and internationally as it reached No. 1 for eight consecutive weeks on the Billboard Pop 100 chart and reached the Top Three on the Billboard Hot 100.  The album has sold more than 2.8 million copies worldwide.  In November 2009, OneRepublic released its second album, Waking Up.  Two singles have been released thus far and have reached the Top 20 on various charts including the Billboard Hot 100.  Although its sounds have often been compared to the likes of Maroon 5, The Fray and Coldplay, OneRepublic’s members say they’ve been influenced most by the music of The Beatles and U2.

The Wailers

Reggae legends The Wailers return to the Mandalay Bay Beach for a second consecutive summer and will entertain their fans with a concert performance Saturday, July 10 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $25, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Together with Bob Marley, The Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide.  In England alone, they’ve collected more than 20 chart hits, including seven Top 10 hits.  Outside of their groundbreaking work with Marley, The Wailers have performed with international acts including Sting, The Fugees, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Alpha Blondy, as well as reggae legends Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Burning Spear.  The Wailers, one of the greatest living reggae groups, has played to an estimated 24 million people across the globe.

Gipsy Kings

The Gipsy Kings will bring its flamenco-style music to the Mandalay Bay Beach for a Friday, July 16 performance at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $52.50, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Hailing from France, Gipsy Kings are best-known for bringing Rumba Catalana, a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music, to audiences worldwide.  In 1989, the band released its self-titled first album, Gipsy Kings, in the United States where it spent 40 weeks on the charts.  The eight-member band has released 18 albums and has exceeded 18 million in album sales worldwide.  The Gipsy Kings’ music has been featured in the film “The Big Lebowski” as well as on the HBO series “Entourage.”

Ziggy Marley

Popular reggae musician Ziggy Marley will perform at the Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, July 17 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $40, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Marley, the oldest son of music legend Bob Marley, made his recording debut in 1979 with a group comprised of his father and three siblings. The group came to be known as The Melody Makers and in three decades released 14 albums.  Ziggy Marley began his solo career in 2003 when he released Dragonfly (Ghetto Youths Crew), a record label he created while working with the United Nations.  In 2006, he released his second solo album, Love Is My Religion, which won a GRAMMY Award for “Best Reggae Album.”  His third solo album, Family Time, was released in 2009 and dedicated to all of the children in the world.  It featured his mother, Rita Marley, as well as musicians including Paul Simon, Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson, among others.  Marley later earned another GRAMMY for “Best Musical Album for Children.”

Jimmy Cliff

Jamaican ska and reggae singer/musician Jimmy Cliff will perform on the Mandalay Bay Beach stage Saturday, July 24 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $32.50, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Cliff began writing songs at a young age while listening to a neighbor’s sound system.  The Jamaican native made his break into the music industry at the age of 14 when his single “Hurricane Hattie” became a hit.  He released his first album, Hard Road to Travel, in 1968 and has released 26 other albums in nearly four decades.  Cliff helped popularize reggae across the world with hits like “I Can See Clearly Now” which appeared on the “Cool Runnings” soundtrack and “You Can Get It If You Really Want” in the film “The Harder They Come.”  In March 2010, Cliff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is currently the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honor granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the Arts and Sciences.

Blondie and the B-52’s

Blondie and the B-52’s will bring their party atmosphere to the Mandalay Bay Beach for a Saturday, Aug. 7 performance at 9 p.m. Tickets are priced at $55, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

Founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, Blondie was a pioneer in the early new wave and punk rock scenes of the mid-70s. They are known for hits singles including “Call Me” and “One Way or Another.”  Blondie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and plans to release their new album, Panic of Girls in June 2010.

After 25 years and more than 20 million albums into their career, the B-52’s remain among the most beloved rock stars in history.  From the timeless gems of “Rock Lobster,” “Planet Claire” and “Private Idaho” to the more recent classics of “Channel Z,” “Love Shack” and “Roam,” the B-52’s’ unforgettable dance tunes start a party every time the music begins.

Lost 80’s Live

The unique Lost 80’s Live summer tour featuring Animotion, When in Rome, The Motels, A Flock of Seagulls, Dramarama, Gene Loves Jezebel and Real Life arrives at the Mandalay Bay Beach for a Saturday, Aug. 14 performance at 9 p.m.  Tickets are priced at $35, inclusive of tax and fees.  For reservations call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580.

The Lost 80’s Live tour features some of the most recognizable acts from that great decade and is a unique opportunity to see a number of fan favorites performing live on one stage. The tour has been described by fans nationwide as a “greatest hits show” where every song played could legitimately be on a number of greatest hits’ albums.  The moment is timeless and fans won’t want to miss what many believe is the “best of the 80′s.”

Please contact the Mandalay Bay Box Office at (702) 632-7580 or visit www.mandalaybay.com for the most updated concert information. Additional shows will be announced in the near future.

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