Post Malone is set to kick off the festivities at Fontainebleau, Las Vegas’ brand-new BleauLive Theater, ringing in the New Year with back-to-back shows on December 30 and 31. What a way to start the year off!
According to Billboard, the decision to go with Malone as the performer was made at The TwentyTwo Hotel in London. Fontainebleau Development President Brett Mufson and Creative Director Peter Arnell were in London on a design expedition for their upcoming $3.7 billion resort. During their trip, they unexpectedly crossed paths with Malone and his manager, Electric Feel CEO Austin Rosen. As fate would have it, Rosen’s father, Andrew, and Fontainebleau CEO Jeff Sofer are close friends, so the encounter was quite the coincidence.
In an interview transcribed by Billboard, Mufson explained, “We had been talking about getting with Post because Rosen is family to us. It was serendipitous. We were staying at The TwentyTwo and [Rosen] called and said he was there as well. ‘Where are you?’ ‘Downstairs? Rosen said ‘come to the back room’ and he was sitting there with Post.”
He continued, “I asked, ‘Are we going to do this deal or what?’ And we shook hands. Austin, Peter and I cut the deal and Post [who went outside to smoke] came back in and we all hugged.”
Malone will perform back-to-back shows in the 3,800-seat BleauLive Theater for the resort’s debut on-sale event. When asked about the performance in that same interview from Billboard, Post Malone said, “New Year’s Eve is iconic in this city and I’m excited to ring in 2024 as the first headliner at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.”
Malone is a 10-time GRAMMY nominee, and his fifth album Austin debuted in August at No. 1 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart. He also received the Songwriters Hall of Fame “Hal Davis Starlight Award” in June.
“The brand is rooted in nostalgia around our entertainment history. But how do we look at that with a contemporary point of view?” Mufson shared. “Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. — who are those performers of this era? Post is one of them; he’s a modern-day music genius.”
Per Billboard, Fontainebleau is gearing up for more entertainment beyond Malone. According to Mufson, they are in talks with more than half a dozen acts for future BleauLive performances, promising a diverse lineup. We can’t, however, expect major multi-year residencies like their neighboring venue Resorts World; Fontainebleau plans a limited-engagement approach, opting for “two to six shows or two to eight shows,” as Mufson put it, “That’s the right thing to dip our toe in.”
Fontainebleau’s Senior VP of Entertainment and Special Events, Fedor Banuchi, has described the talent lineup as “genre agnostic,” featuring everything from country and latin artists, to pop, comedy, and legends.
BleauLive is a 90,000 square-foot three-level multipurpose theater, located on the second-floor above the casino, and is considered the entertainment hub of the resort. The general admission area can accommodate 3,800 attendees, with VIP sections offering lounge seating and bottle service.
We could go on and on and on about how amazing and spectacular this resort is. Prior to the concert with Malone on New Years Eve, the Fontainebleau will open on December 13 for a invite-only party by Colin Cowie.