RHCP’s concert in Vegas: venue changed
From ABCnews. More info at vegasrocks100.com as well.
LAS VEGAS Jun 22, 2005 — It might have been too hot to handle a crowd of 50,000 concertgoers in an asphalt parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip in the middle of a southern Nevada summer.
Las Vegas Centennial planners said Tuesday a July 2 outdoor concert featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Weezer will instead be held on a grassy soccer field near Sam Boyd Stadium.
“On reflection, this is a better place,” Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said.
Organizers also added a $100,000 fireworks show to the free concert, one of a series of events this year marking the city’s 100th anniversary.
Authorities cited concerns about triple-digit temperatures affecting people in the crowd, while security planners cited difficulties getting people to and from the original site near the Las Vegas Convention Center about a block off the Las Vegas Strip.
Event organizers said tickets will be honored at the new venue at the Silver Bowl Sports Complex, about 9 miles southeast of the Strip. No new tickets will be issued.
The concert generated controversy in April when scalpers snapped up free tickets minutes after they were available online and began offering them on the Internet at prices of up to $70 each.
