Palms Casino Resort

For the historic apartment building in Detroit, see Palms Apartments.

Palms Casino Resort
Address	4321 Flamingo Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Opening date	November 15, 2001
No. of rooms	702
Total gaming space	95,000 sq ft (8,800 m2)
Notable restaurants	"N9NE" "Alizé" "Nove" "Little Buddha" "Simon Restaurant Lounge"
Casino type	Land-Based
Owner	TPG Capital Leonard Green & Partners LP Maloof family
Years renovated	2005 (Fantasy Tower), 2008 (Palms Place Tower)
Website	http://www.palms.com/

The Palms Casino Resort, also known simply as the Palms, is a casino hotel and residential tower located in Paradise, Nevada. The main tower has 702 rooms and suites and contains a 95,000 sq ft (8,800 m²) casino, a recording studio, a Michelin starred restaurant, and a 2,200 seat showroom.

Despite the fact that it is located off the Strip, the resort has become a popular destination for many, especially with younger people, Hollywood actors, and celebrities. The Palms competes for market share with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, another off-strip resort aimed toward the 21-39 demographic. Both resorts are styled in a modern, neo-retro fashion.

The Fantasy Tower is also home to several of Las Vegas's nightlife venues including Moon Nightclub and the only Playboy Club. The tower holds what is known as the "Sky Villas" and Penthouses, which are some of the most expensive hotel suites in the world. The Hugh Hefner Sky Villa alone is the second most expensive hotel suite in the world at $40,000USD per night.

History

The Palms opened on November 15, 2001 and was designed by The Jerde Partnership, a Los Angeles based architectural firm.

In 2002, it was the resort where participants of MTV's The Real World: Las Vegas stayed. The level they rebuilt to accommodate MTV is now the "Real World Suite".

In October 2005, the second tower, named the "Fantasy Tower", opened at a cost of $600 million. In keeping with George Maloof's basketball interest (the Maloofs are majority owners of the Sacramento Kings of the NBA), the new tower includes a two-story, 10,000 sq ft (930 m²) suite that includes the only basketball court in a hotel suite. The suite includes a locker room, score board and a multi-screen entertainment system. Some of the other Fantasy rooms include the G suite, the Barbie suite, and the Playboy Villa.

Acts

• The casino was shown in Britney Spears's music video for her hit song "Everytime", but they actually shot in Los Angeles.

• It was also shot for a scene in Eminem's music video, "We Made You", in 2009.

• In 2009, the Palms Fantasy Tower was the setting for the shooting of Katy Perry's music video "Waking Up in Vegas".

• After the death of DJ AM, The Palms' logo had the letters A and M exclusively lit up to pay tribute to the late musician.

• DJ Pauley D. from The Jersey Shore (TV Series) has performed as a resident DJ recently, and he was the celebrity DJ at MTV Spring Break: Las Vegas in March 2011.

• Since The Ultimate Fighter 5 the UFC has held the series Finale at The Palms.

• WEC also regularly held events at the Palms with the last event held (and the second to last before the promotion folds in to the UFC) being WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki on November 11th, 2010.

• INDYCAR holds their annual awards banquet at the resort.

Events

• The Palms Casino Resort was home to MTV The Real World: Las Vegas in 2002.

• The MTV Video Music Awards were hosted at the Palms in 2007.

• MTV Spring Break was filmed at the Palms in March 2011 (featured musical acts: Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Lupe Fiasco, and Wiz Khalifa)

• The Palms hosts The Midsummer Night's Dream Party, which is an annual event that is held at the Palms Casino Resort once a year in August. This event is also held at the Playboy Mansion.

• The Palms hosts The Night of the Killer Costumes, which is a major Halloween Party that is held at the Palms the Saturday before Halloween each year.

• The Palms has hosts the NHL Awards at the Pearl Concert Theater for the last several years.

Nightclubs & Lounges

• Rain
• Ghostbar (also Ghostbar Dayclub, which is the nightclub concept in the daytime)
• Moon
• Playboy Club
• Ditch Friday's (Pool Party with live DJ's every Friday during the pool season)

Pearl Concert Theater

The Pearl Concert Theater is a 3 level concert venue, located within the Palms Resort. Depending on the configuration the venue can seat between 1,000 and 2,500 people.

Performances

• KISS - March 16, 2003, August 29, 2008 and November 28, 2009, with Buckcherry
• Evanescence - March 17, 2007, with Chevelle
• Gwen Stefani - April 21, with Akon and October 26, 2007
• Tool - April 27-28 and December 13-14, 2007
• Avril Lavigne - June 7, 2007 and April 29, 2008
• Morrissey - June 9 and September 21, 2007, with Kristeen Young
• The Honda Civic Tour - June 24, 2007 and June 13, 2008
• The Deftones - June 26, 2007, with The Fall of Troy and Dir En Grey
• Paulina Rubio - June 29, 2007
• Snow Patrol - July 19, 2007, with Hot Hot Heat
• Fergie - July 28, 2007
• 311 - August 24, 2007, with The Dirty Heads
• The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards - September 9, 2007
• The Smashing Pumpkins - September 13, 2007 and November 29, 2008
• Blue October - October 2007, with Yellowcard (recorded and released as Live from Las Vegas at the Palms)
• Heaven & Hell - October 5, 2007, with Alice Cooper and Queensrÿche
• The Used - October 7, 2007
• Earl Greyhound - November 23, 2007, with Chris Cornell
• Björk - December 15, 2007, with Ratatat
• Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas - February 2, 2008
• James Blunt - February 8, 2008, with Sara Bareilles
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - February 29, 2008
• The Taste of Chaos Tour - April 8, 2008
• Def Leppard - April 25, 2008, with Styx and REO Speedwagon
• Danity Kane - June 6, 2008
• The Stone Temple Pilots - June 12 and 14, 2008, January 2, 2009 and February 25, 2011
• Hilary Duff - August 8, 2008
• Judas Priest - September 1, 2008, with Motörhead and Testament
• Mary J. Blige - October 17, 2008
• Flogging Molly - October 24, 2008
• Rev Theory - October 30, 2008
• Jason Mraz - November 15, 2008, with Lisa Hannigan
• Usher - November 21, 2008, with Faith Evans
• The Backstreet Boys - November 22, 2008
• Oasis - December 6, 2008
• Disturbed - January 30, 2009, with Sevendust and Skindred
• Scott Weiland - February 6, 2009
• Lil Wayne - March 28, 2009, with Gorilla Zoe and Young Money
• The Cure - April 17, 2009
• Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction - May 18, 2009, with Street Sweeper Social Club
• The Offspring - May 30, 2009, with The Alkaline Trio and The Street Dogs
• Bobby Valentino - June 21, 2009
• Maxwell - June 26, 2009
• The Pussycat Dolls - June 27, 2009
• Jay-Z - July 3-4, 2009, with Fabolous and Ciara
• Duran Duran - July 10, 2009
• New Kids on the Block - July 11, 2009 and May 7–8, 2010
• Jack's Mannequin - July 19, 2009, with The Fray and Meese
• Depeche Mode - August 22, 2009, with Peter Bjorn and John
• Mariah Carey - September 11–12 and October 9–10, 2009 (filmed and released as Live At The Pearl)
• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - September 19, 2009, with No Age
• Kylie Minogue - October 3, 2009
• Rob Thomas - October 24, 2009, with OneRepublic and Carolina Liar
• Rob Zombie - October 30, 2009, with Nekromantix and Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures
• Slipknot - October 31, 2009, with Vision of Disorder
• Lady Gaga - December 17–18, 2009, with Semi Precious Weapons
• 30 Seconds to Mars - April 9, with The Neon Trees and December 31, 2010
• Mark Farina - May 28, 2010
• Korn - June 4, 2010, with 2Cents
• The Goo Goo Dolls - June 5, 2010
• Erykah Badu - June 24, 2010, with Janelle Monáe
• Toby Keith - July 31, 2010, with Trace Adkins
• Billy Idol - August 21, 2010
• Norah Jones - August 22, 2010, with Corinne Bailey Rae
• David Gray - September 3, 2010
• Melissa Etheridge - September 4, 2010
• The Scissor Sisters - September 10, 2010
• The Cult - September 16, 2010, with The Black Ryder
• Phoenix - September 22, 2010, with The Neon Indian
• Vampire Weekend - September 29, 2010, with The Beach House
• LCD Soundsystem - October 12, 2010, with The Sleigh Bells
• Slayer - October 20, 2010, with Megadeth and Anthrax
• Good Charlotte - November 6, 2010
• A Perfect Circle - November 20-21, 2010
• Miranda Lambert - December 10, 2010, with Eric Church and Josh Kelly
• Wael Kfoury - April 23, 2011
• Ke$ha - May 7, 2011
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters - May 13, 2011
• System of a Down - May 22, 2011, with Gogol Bordello
• Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe - June 16, 2011
• Deep Purple - June 23, 2011
• Bob Dylan - July 16, 2011
• INXS - July 23, 2011
• Maroon 5 - September 16-17, 2011, with Matt Nathanson
• Frankmusik - September 30, 2011
• Puscifer - December 10, 2011
• Mary Mary - December 15, 2011

Studio at the Palms

The Palms includes a recording studio that has been used by many artists including, but not limited to - Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Carlos Santana, T-Pain, Panic at the Disco, The Killers, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Wayne Newton.

Palms Place

Palms Place tower

Maloof announced a third tower called Palms Place, a residential high-rise built on the west end of the Palms property. The design architect was Jerde Partnership Construction and this third and final tower has been completed. Residents were allowed to move in on February 29, 2008. On May 31, 2008 the grand opening night took place that marked the latest addition to the Palms, as Palms Place is a multi-million dollar, 58-story hotel, condominium, and spa tower that provides 599 suites.

External links

• Palms Casino Las Vegas official website
• N9ne Group Official Website
• Independent reviews at Tripadvisor
• Studio at the Palms