The top shots of celebs and top DJ’s working and playing in Vegas.
Luke Wilson, Tiesto (right), and a Tiesto muse (center) sat ringside at the MGM for the Mayweather/Berto fight on September 12. Wilson has “Roadies” coming up on Showtime, Mayweather’s broadcast partner.
Brad Garrett (with denim clad son Maxwell) has multiple connections: “Brad Garrett‘s Comedy Club” inside the MGM, and a long history with Showtime corporate overlords CBS.
Speaking of bosses, Showtime President David Nevins (left) and Chairman/CEO Matt Blank (right) hosted one of their cool pre-fight parties at the MGM on Saturday night.
Steve Howey from “Shameless” stuck the boxer’s legally mandated picture pose.
Summer was not over until Diplo and Skrillex’s collaboration as JACK U closed down XS on Monday night.
Earlier during the official last weekend of summer, “Orange Is the New Black” breakout and Justin Bieber look-alike Ruby Rose hit the turntables at Tryst.
Drake hung with Kevin Hart at Marquee. Hart hosted HartBeat Weekend, a full slate of events under his banner, in Las Vegas from September 4-6.
Ed Sheeran popped up on stage with Chris Brown during Brown’s headlining set atop the Cromwell at Drai’s on September 6.
Before the finale of “So You Think You Can Dance,” judge Jason DeRulo preceded Brown by one night for a full concert set.
Miguel snuck away from L.A. during MTV’s VMA’s weekend for a performance at Drai’s.
Drai’s has taken a smart tack to counter program the mega-clubs: full length concerts. Instruments gave way to laptops as the choice music maker long ago.
That is not Justin Bieber atop the decks at XS’ Night Swim…
…it’s Ruby Rose. The “Orange is the New Black” breakout was spotted backstage at Encore Beach Club with Bieber earlier this summer, a “tell” that she has her own residency forthcoming.
Zedd played Encore Beach Club on Friday night on the last weekend of summer.
Kaskade imported his festival production of projected lyrics with him to Sin City for the August 21, show at XS.
Meanwhile, Krewella did something Vegas DJ’s never do: get time on the ground. They visited the High Roller at Linq.
Dr. J and Georgetown Hoya Jerome Williams led a bracket of 24 NBA players going head-to-head in Ping Pong at the Topspin Charity Tournament at the Palazzo.
Chris Paul hosted the tournament for the IHG Rewards Club on what became a big NBA weekend in Vegas earlier this summer.
Inside the Venetian/Palazzo complex, CP3 took a gondola ride.
Soccer champs unite! Six days after winning the World Cup and 1 day after a NYC ticker tape parade, US Women’s player Christen Press and Brazilian/Barcelona star Neymar teamed up at Encore Beach Club on July 11.
Press went from an NYC hero’s welcome to a Vegas pedestal in 24 hours.
50 Cent had a full line of dancers toting his Effen vodka as he performed a belated “birthday” bash at Drai’s.
The next night, Meek Mill lit up the club 11 stories above the strip atop the Cromwell.
Mondays after holiday weekends do not mean “back to work” for Fifth Harmony singers. “Selfie Goddess” Ally Brooke rocked the night before her 22nd birthday in Vegas at Marquee Nightclub as Dash Berlin performed.
