The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority routinely encourages conventioneers to mix business with pleasure when they conduct meetings in Southern Nevada.Sporting a mop-top wig beneath his trademark cowboy hat, Collins kicked off a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ two Aug. 20, 1964, performances in Las Vegas.
Collins presented a proclamation declaring next Wednesday Beatles Day in Southern Nevada and introduced cast members from Cirque du Soleil’s “Love” show at the Mirage who launched a celebration viewed as a transformational entertainment event for Las Vegas.
After the meeting ended, the party moved to a lobby area between convention halls believed to be the exact location of the stage where Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr performed two concerts before a total of 16,816 people, an attendance record that stood until 1990 when the Convention Center rotunda was torn down.
About two dozen people who attended one of the concerts, including Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter, were guests of honor at the event that also included an appearance by author Chuck Gunderson, who wrote two books about the Beatles’ tours in 1964 and 1966.
A plaque dedicating the concert appearance was unveiled and pictures from the Las Vegas News Bureau of the concerts were displayed. The pictures will continue to be shown at the Convention Center through Oct. 27 and the exhibit is free and open to the public.
While the Beatles event captured most of Tuesday’s attention, there was some business conducted.
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