| PH Live | |
| Address: | 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89109-4331 |
| Location: | Paradise |
| Owner: | Caesars Entertainment |
| Operator: | Live Nation |
| Closed: | 1998–2000 |
| Cost: | $4 million ($ in dollars) |
PH Live is a mid-sized auditorium in the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The venue hosts events including charity benefits, concerts and award shows including beauty pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
The venue was named Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts from its opening in 1976 until 2006, Theatre for the Performing Arts from 2006 until 2007, Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts from 2007 until June 2012, PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino from June 2012 to December 2013, The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino from December 2013 to February 2018,[1] Zappos Theater from February 2018 to March 2023,[2] Bakkt Theater from March 2023 to August 2024,[3] and PH Live since August 2024.[4]
While this location was known as the Aladdin Hotel, the owners decided to create a performing arts center to replace the mildly used golf course. Planning began in 1969, with concepts showing the venue as a separate building. In 1972, the hotel was sold to Sam Diamond, Peter Wevve, Sorkis Wevve and Richard Daly.
The theater opened on July 2, 1976 (America's bicentennial weekend), with Neil Diamond, who was paid $750,000 for five sold-out shows. During the 1970s and 1980s, the auditorium became a staple on the Strip for many rock and roll acts.[5]
In September 1977, Frank Zappa's road manager was found dead of self-inflicted razor-blade wounds after a performance at the venue.[5]
In November 1997, at the final performance at the venue before it closed for renovations, Motley Crue invited fans onto the stage, resulting in a flying chairs and signs ripped from walls. Guitarist Mick Mars was knocked out in the melee. Tommy Lee invited women to flash a video camera.[5] [6]
In 1998, the original Aladdin Hotel was imploded. During the renovation, the center's original structure was removed, incorporating the venue into the casino area of the hotel. In 2000, the venue reopened with a performance by Enrique Iglesias, with a capacity decrease to 7,000.[7] [8] [9]
Due to new competition from the MGM Grand Garden Arena and Mandalay Bay Events Center, the venue was used infrequently by music acts.[10]
In 2004, spectators walked out of a Linda Ronstadt concert and some defaced posters of Ronstadt in the lobby after she expressed support for documentary filmmaker Michael Moore. Ronstadt was then banned from the venue.[11]
The theater was the host of the Miss Universe 1991, 1996, 2012, 2015 and 2017 pageants, several Miss USA pageants and several Miss America pageants.[12] [13]
In December 2013, Live Nation Entertainment took over operations and management of the venue from BASE Entertainment.[14]
The theatre has hosted concert residencies such as Justin Timberlake & Friends, Paris By Night and,, and Christina Aguilera: The Xperience.
| Performer | Title | Dates | Shows | Legs | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [15] | – | 248 | 22 | ||||
| Pitbull | Time of Our Lives | – | 44 | 7 | |||
| – | 121 | 10 | |||||
| All the Hits | – | ||||||
| Backstreet Boys | – | 80 | 9 | ||||
| Gwen Stefani – Just a Girl | – | 57 | 7 | ||||
| Def Leppard | Def Leppard Hits Vegas: The Sin City Residency | ||||||
| Florida Georgia Line | Live From Las Vegas | ||||||
| Christina Aguilera: The Xperience | – | 24 | 4 | Shows after March 7, 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [16] | ||
| Let's Go! | – | 38 | 6 | The residency was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Performances resumed in December 2021. | |||
| Kelly Clarkson: Invincible | – (scheduled) | 16 | 4 | Planned; it was postponed to 2021 following the COVID-19 pandemic, but the performances never happened. | [17] | ||
| Pitbull | Get Ready Vegas | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||
| Scorpions | Sin City Nights | – | 9 | 1 | Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, it was postponed to 2021, then 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| Miranda Lambert | Velvet Rodeo | – | 24 (2023) | ||||
| Keith Urban | Keith Urban the Las Vegas Residency | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| The Chicks | Six Nights in Vegas | – | 6 | ||||
| Kelly Clarkson | – | 14 | 2 | [18] [19] | |||
| Shania Twain | Shania Twain: COME ON OVER – The Las Vegas Residency – All The Hits | May 10, 2024 – December 14, 2024 | 24 | 1 | [20] | ||
| Scorpions | Scorpions - Love At First Sting Las Vegas | – | 9 | 1 | [21] | ||