Philippine sensation to play in rocker turf
Aswing through VegasVille, where a superstar tries out a new venue and a classic Vegas theater is buttressed once more: MARTIN LANDS AT HARD ROCK
Martin Nievera sometimes seems like he’s making his way across a Las Vegas Monopoly board. Since his debut at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in 2001, Nievera has played the Golden Nugget, the Steve Wyrick Theater at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, Flamingo Las Vegas, Suncoast Showroom and M Resort.
At 7 p.m. Saturday, the showman from the Philippines takes on what might be his most ambitious booking yet: A concert at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.
“I play all types of venues, and I just keep migrating back to Vegas,” said Nievera, who performs across the country and is a TV and recording superstar in his home country. “There are many, many Filipinos who have moved to Las Vegas, and they always find me.”
Nievera’s father, Bert, once sang for the famed Society of Seven variety act, which has frequently headlined smaller Vegas showrooms over the decades.
Nievera has occasionally performed with SoS but is far better-known as a solo and we all grew up watching bands we loved rock out on that stage. Our community shouldn’t let yet another city icon be torn down and replaced.” TILMAN’S TOLL
One does not just amble into a downtown casino sports book and lay down a wager that could cost that casino $1 million. Someone in high authority needs to approve the bet, and at Golden Nugget that person is hotel owner Tilman Fertitta. He’s the one who authorized D Las Vegas owner (and Detroit native) Derek Stevens’ $12,500 bet on the Michigan Wolverines to win the NCAA Tournament.
The seventh-seeded Wolverines play No. 3 seed Oregon on Thursday in the Midwest Region semifinals in Kansas City.
Stevens usually wagers at Golden Nugget, and two years ago he also made a bet that would have won $1 million: a $20,000 futures wager on Michigan State to win the NCAA Tournament. Stevens lost when the Spartans were dumped by Duke 81-61 in the Final Four.
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