AC/DC performs Friday, April 9, 2010, at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 | 2:33 p.m.
This week, Monday By the Numbers celebrates those two dissimilar Kats Report favorites: Legendary hard rockers AC/DC and legendary Caesars Palace restaurant Spago, which turns a specific age this month (read to the end of the column to find that number).
AC/DC has announced a Feb. 5 date at MGM Grand Garden Arena. (Tickets are $128.44, not including fees, and are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at all MGM Grand box offices, LiveNation.com, TicketMaster.com, Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations and by calling (800) 745-3000.)
Rock on:
1963: The year brothers Malcolm and Angus Young moved with their family from Scotland to Sydney, Australia.
1974: The year Bon Scott joined the band as lead singer.
27: Years between No. 1 albums “For Those About to Rock, We Salute You,” (1981) and “Black Ice.” (2008)
200 million: Records sold by AC/DC worldwide.
71.5 million: Albums sold by AC/DC in the United States.
50 million: Copies of 1980’s “Back in Black” sold worldwide.
5: Position of “Back in Black” among bestselling albums of all time in the U.S.
0: Top 20 hits for the band in the U.S.
4: Position of the band’s 2009 world tour in terms of gross attendance behind U2, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen.
42: Total dates performed around the world by the band in 2015.
1.3 million: CDs sold by the band in 2007 despite not having released any new music the previous seven years.
5 feet, 2 inches: Height of Angus Young.
35: Chart position for the single “You Shook Me”/ “Have a Drink on Me.”
16,864: Bottles of wine sold by Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
2,878: Orders for Spago’s most popular cocktail, the Raspberry Lemon Drop, over the past year.
8,500: Pounds of Scottish salmon sold at Spago over the past year.
23: Age, in years, Spago at the Forum Shops turns this month.
Transport yourself to the opulent and excessive Roman Empire at Caesars Palace. But the ever-changing Caesars Palace is far from ancient. The hotel and casino is constantly raising the bar for what visitors can expect in a Vegas resort experience.
Caesars Palace features 3,348 rooms and suites in five towers, including the new luxury boutique Nobu Hotel and Restaurant, which opened Feb. 4, 2013, in the totally remodeled Centurian Tower. Caesars features 129,000 square feet of gaming space, including the Strip’s largest poker room and a 250-seat sports book. Other amenities include about two dozen restaurants, a four-level shopping mall, four pools, a spa, Pure and Poetry nightclubs and Pussycat Dolls.
Dining options include restaurants from world-renown chefs Guy Savoy, Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, Gordon Ramsay and, on Feb. 4, 2013, Nobu Matsuhisa.
You never know what characters you’ll run into at Caesars with regular performers like Jerry Seinfeld, Bette Midler, Elton John and maybe even the emperor himself.
MGM Grand, a AAA Four Diamond resort, offers 5,044 rooms and suites.
MGM Grand features KÀ by Cirque du Soleil; Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club; and world-class entertainment at the Grand Garden Arena and Hollywood Theatre.
The resort offers signature restaurants by celebrity chefs including Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak, Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans Fish House, Wolfgang Puck’s Bar & Grill and Michelin three star and Forbes Five Star restaurant, Joël Robuchon.
As part of its ongoing “Grand Renovation,” MGM Grand has remodeled all rooms and suites in its main tower and is adding several new experiences to its lineup including Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub, a new upscale dining/nightlife concept (coming in April 2013).
MGM Grand also features a state-of-the-art, non-smoking conference center, the Grand Spa, Cristophe Salon, "CSI: The Experience" and an inviting pool complex featuring the tantalizing daylife of Wet Republic.
Upscale accommodations include The Mansion, an exclusive hotel within the hotel; the luxurious two-story SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand; and The Signature at MGM Grand, a luxury all-suite, non-gaming hotel located adjacent to the main resort.
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