Las Vegas Elvis Festival
There will be plenty of Elvis Sightings July 10-13 in Las Vegas!
The Las Vegas Elvis Festival is an annual event that first appeared here in Las Vegas in 2010. Produced by Vegas Elvis Festival LLC, it consists of a competition of four rounds over a two day period, in which participants are cut after each round; leaving the top five “Tribute Artists” to compete in the finals. All contestants will appear in full Elvis costumes.
There will be a Saturday night concert at which Shawn Klush (the BBC’s “World’s Greatest Elvis”) will perform a tribute to the King… in the same showroom that Elvis used! After the winner has been selected, there will be a Heart of the King Awards Ceremony and Concert, at which those who received awards (as well as some of the previous winners) will perform.
The festivities take place at the historic Elvis’ location that he loved best…The Las Vegas Hilton, which is now called the LVH (Las Vegas Hotel) and is hosted by Joe Esposito; long time closest friend of the star. From 1969-1976, Elvis actually performed 837 concerts there. They were all sold out and broke all the records! Between 30 and 40 Elvis Tribute Artists are expected to enter the contest. Cash and prizes will be awarded.
The tickets for this year’s competition are on sale now. Both individual tickets and packages are being offered, though the packages are only available until July 7th. After that you can still purchase individual tickets.
The packages consist of reserved seating for the Heart of the King Awards & Concert on Friday night as well as the Saturday night Shawn Klush concert. They also include admission to all four rounds of the Heart of the King contest. General admission to the Thursday welcome reception, the Celebrity and VIP Forum (on both Friday and Saturday), and the After Hours Party on Saturday are also included.
The easiest way to order tickets is to call the Box Office at LVH directly. Dial 1-800-222-5361, and then choose option 1. For more information, visit the site, call, or fax; the numbers are listed above. Here’s your chance for a long, nostalgic weekend!
It is the goal of the producers of this annual event to pay tribute to the performers who have chosen to keep Elvis Presley and his music alive for new generations. This will be done by giving the artists themselves, as well as the Elvis fans, a chance to nominate and select the Heart of the King Award recipients.