June 2016: A Championship Pitstop
Before LeBron James brought home Cleveland’s first championship trophy in 52 years, he took it to Vegas. In 2016, James and his teammates won in Oakland and then flew right to XS in the middle of the night.
June 2014
The L.A. Kings also celebrated Vegas-style after their NHL championship win — and the Stanley Cup even got VIP table service.
The L.A. Kings later relegated it to glassware as Avicii spun that night.
May 2017: Eighth Anniversary Celebration
Capitalizing on an explosive 2016, The Chainsmokers (center) signed a three-year, exclusive North American nightclub residency with Wynn Nightlife in January 2017.
This is the only place you will see the “Closer”, “Paris”, and “Roses” hitmakers until 2020.
May 8, 2017: $1 Million Bar Tab
Las Vegas nightlife expert and host Jack Colton reported that a tech executive at the season opener of the “Nightswim” party spent “$1,000,000 on drinks at his stage table, accomplished by him ordering enough massive bottles of chanpagne to fill the several bathtubs of models we can only assume he took home that night.” For the record, new resident Kygo played that night — last year, he sold out the Hollywood Bowl.
Nightswim Arrives
Wynn was the first to dive into the night time pool party market.
4th of July Weekend, 2015
Deadmau5, a Canadian, debuted a patriotic new helmet for the Nightswim.
May 2016
After a Vegas concert, Justin Bieber wore his own “Purpose” tour T-shirt as he sat on the decks. He performed “Where are Ü Now” with Skrillex, who co-produced the hit that kickstarted the adult Belieber renaissance.
September 2014: Brit Bromance
Ed Sheeran got cheeky with fellow Brit Niall Horan (from One Direction).
The $5,000 Cocktail
Unveiled on Valentine’s Day 2014, the “Five Star” cost five “yellow” chips. It was made tableside with a bunch of liquors that few EDM fans have ever seen: Louis XIII Rare Cask 42.6, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23-year, Martini Gran Lusso 150th Anniversary Vermouth, D.O.M. Benedictine “Black Monk” 500th Anniversary Edition, Peychaud’s Bitters, Angostura Bitters, and garnished with flamed orange oils.
October 2010: Robert Altman and Aaron Paul
Altman, the CEO of ZeniMax Media, and the “Breaking Bad” star celebrated the launch of “Fallout New Vegas” in the fall of 2010.
October 2010: Les Moonves in the Club
Moonves and Altman, who are both ZeniMax board members, celebrated at the same event.
Five years later, this duo would hire original XS resident Calvin Harris – the first place the megastar DJ ever had a residency in Vegas – to spin at the launch party for “Fallout 4” in Downtown L.A.
January 2016: Charlotte McKinney and Sean Christie
The Guess and Carl’s Jr. model was tapped as the good luck charm to christen the new Players Club, a millenial-focused gambling area near the clubs. She’s pictured with EVP of Business Development for Wynn Resorts, Sean Christie.
December 2013: $190,698 Toy Donation
The big bucks flow both ways. Over 200 XS staff and management put tip money and personal contributions together to go on a shopping spree at a Walmart for a local Toy Drive during the 2013 holiday season.
That’s a long receipt. The XS Toy Haul filled six semi-trucks.
Exec. Director of Marketing Ronn Nicolli, Managing Partner Jesse Waits, and Exec. Director of VIP Services John Wood closed up one of the trucks.
April 2014: Diplo and Nick Jonas
Before he broke big as a solo act, the youngest Jonas broke fashion protocol by mixing polka dots, stripes and a stogie backstage at XS. Diplo and his Major Lazer have been Wynn residents for years.
October 2013: Nicky Hilton’s 30th Birthday Party
The FLONs (First Ladies of Nightlife) got a light wand entrance back in the fall of 2013.
Before Kim Kardashian, and even before Nicole Richie, Paris’ little sister was her original plus-one.
October 2013: Mario Lopez’s 40th Birthday Party
At the end of “Happy Birthday” when the crowd sang, “any many morrrrre,” they really meant it …
A year later, Lopez came back for his 41st.
January 2013: Vegas comes to Sundance
The nightclub took a road trip up the Interstate 15 to Park City in 2013, taking over Park City Live for an “XS Pop-Up” in the snow.
Residents Avicii (pictured) and Afrojack came along for the road trip. That was the Sundance where “Fruitvale Station” and Ryan Coogler were the breakout stars.
June 2014: Jared Leto, Zedd, and Jesse Waits
The Oscar-winning musician was right at home with the “True Colors” producer and Waits, the since-departed architect of XS’ long run.
May 2014: Ryan Seacrest and David Guetta
Seacrest — the busiest guy in showbiz — is rarely out after dark. On this occasion, it was Memorial Day.
January 2017: Arrival of the New Guard
On the very first weekend of the year, Drew Taggart and Alex Pall made their XS debut.
January 2017: Marshmello x The Chainsmokers
These were the last two acts to headline the EDM-flavored Sahara Tent at Coachella, closing out the festival in 2017 and 2016. They are both residents.
The future looks bright.
