Life is Beautiful - Las Vegas

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Just to be clear - yetis have multiple pairs of palps just like dog nipples, right?

No. Palps are sense organs on either side of my mandible.

[Drunk Monk]

Do they swell up when you’re not feeling well?

Do you need to express them like anal glands every once in a while?

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

I express my self whenever I goddam please! Especially on this hellsite!!

[Drunk Monk]

Do you need to express them like anal glands every once in a while?

I express my self whenever I goddam please! Especially on this hellsite!!

ew

Just imagine what your monitor looks like now.

And with that note, I'm going to call it.

I've got radio silence from RM meaning that I'm not on the LiB crew due to the aforementioned cutbacks, which is a major bummer. I'm likely on 2nd string, meaning that if there's a last minute cancel (due to covid or something like that), I might get subbed in, but I'm not going to count on that. 

Kinda bummed about it. I'll be more bummed on the weekend it goes down.

[Greg]

So, Life is not beautiful?

[Drunk Monk]

It is beautiful...

...in Vegas at this festival...

...not where I will be which is moping about not being in Vegas at this festival.

[Drunk Monk]

Saw my first peek at LiB on a friend's social media. She's got boots on the ground, one of the advanced crew. 

It bummed me out.

[El Dingo]

We drove up Thursday.

Saw Wet Leg (who I like), Secos, Cage the Elephant and Arctic Monkeys.

Dee Dee was not feeling well  and tested positive (twice) for COVID Saturday morning so we drove home (goodbye 3K in 5-day hotel + VIP tix)

Dee Dee has tix for Gorillaz on Wednesday with her sis and nieces (obviously not going to happen).

Have tix for Roger Waters on Friday. Will see how it goes.

2 years vaxxing and wearing masks.

Life is what happens when you have other plans.

[Drunk Monk]

Oh man. Major bummer. So sorry to hear. 

How is she doing now? Has she been hit hard? When I got it, it was minor, which I attribute to being vaxxed. Please extend my sympathies and wishes for a speedy full recovery. 

Total Mercury in Retrograde http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=5535

At least we got our annual ED D00Mpost. 

On a side note, my ninjas tell me RM had a full on seratonin syndrome case on Friday so severe they had to intubate.

[Greg]

Well, the blows, ED. I hope Dee Dee recovers quickly.

[El Dingo]

Well, the blows, ED. I hope Dee Dee recovers quickly.

Thanks all. So far it seems minor (like a bad cold). It's just a drag that this is our only real vacation every year. Oh well, I have some jigsaw puzzles that aren't going to do themselves!

[Drunk Monk]

The Life Is Beautiful Festival Is Out This Year and Life Is Just Okay
It’s canceled this year, replaced by a much smaller event
by Janna Karel  Jun 21, 2024, 4:56pm PDT


Kanye West performs at Life Is Beautiful.
 Life Is Beautiful
Janna Karel is the Editor for Eater Vegas. 

In its early days, Life Is Beautiful’s takeover of downtown Las Vegas was a can’t-miss event. Headliners included the Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, and Dua Lipa. Funding was provided to attract artists who installed temporary artworks like a canopy of synchronized lights from Burning Man and murals like one of moths spanning the wall next to Atomic Liquors. And the culinary program attracted some of the city’s best chefs to host elaborate dinners. Then Rolling Stone bought the festival.
Fans have been anxiously waiting to hear literally anything from festival organizers. By now, organizers should have released lineups and tiered ticketing prices. But it’s been radio silence. Today, festival announcers shared that the event is being “reimagined” in a new footprint as a “block party.”
Officially coined “Life Is Beautiful Presents: A Big, Beautiful Block Party,” the event will take place September 27 and 28 downtown at 324 South Main Street, a ten-acre outdoor venue adjacent to the Plaza Hotel & Casino. The space can host a crowd of up to 25,000. The two-day event will feature artists on two stages with shows running from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on both nights. Two-day tickets start at $199 and go on sale on Thursday, June 27. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 25. 

Life Is Beautiful.
 Alive Coverage/Sipa USA

It’s a significant drop-off from Life Is Beautiful’s 18-block footprint. In 2022, Rolling Stone acquired a majority stake in Life Is Beautiful — the sale was part of a larger effort at both Rolling Stone and its parent company Penske Media Corporation, to make further inroads in the live event space. It’s a significant shift from its inception. The festival was established in 2013, founded by Rehan Choudhry and Joey Vanas, with lead investor Tony Hsieh. This year marks the first event in which Rolling Stone is the sole owner. 
In a press release, the company states: “For a number of reasons it was appropriate to hit pause on the Life is Beautiful Festival this year.” It also says that this event is not intended to replace the festival and that, in time, the two will coexist. 
On the Life Is Beautiful website, organizers say that the Block Party will be a celebration of the culture, ideals, and the evolution of Downtown Las Vegas. They say that the two-day dance party is “a unique return to our roots, a more close-knit, and affordable experience in a vibrant new neighborhood.” Without knowing the lineup, it’s hard not to draw comparisons between the Block Party and First Friday — the monthly festival that draws food trucks, live music and entertainment, and art exhibitions and live painting to downtown Las Vegas at 5 p.m. on the first Friday of every month — and it’s free. Life Is Beautiful? Maybe. But this September, Life Is Okay!

Another one bites the dust. 

Are the dying festivals of this year canaries in the coal mine of the US economy? Time will tell.