Caesars Entertainment Cancels $100 Million Kind Heaven Project, Per Rumor

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#1 Post by Hokahey » Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:48 pm

https://vitalvegas.com/caesars-entertai ... n-project/

We’ll keep this quick and awkward: Kind Heaven has suffered the unkindest of cuts.

Our sources say Caesars Entertainment has informed key employees Kind Heaven, a $100 million attraction slated for the Linq casino, is officially canceled.

It’s likely the demise of Kind Heaven, should our information be confirmed, is fallout from the announced merger between Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts.

The looming merger has called into question a number of pending projects, and Kind Heaven was considered a risky endeavor from day one.

If you’re unfamiliar with Kind Heaven, here’s the skinny: Kind Heaven was an Asian-themed walk-through attraction with music festival roots.

Oh, and there were supposed to be holographic fighting monkeys. No, really.


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Think “Blade Runner,” but with more pickpockets. Long story.

The attraction was slated to open in the summer of 2019. So, now-ish. As far as we know, no demolition or construction of any kind has happened related to Kind Heaven.

Here’s more about the former Kind Heaven.

The project was touted as the brainchild of noted oddball Perry Farrell, founder of the Lollapalooza music festival.

As recently as Aug. 1, 2019, Farrell was still talking up Kind Heaven, apparently unaware the plug has reportedly been pulled on the project.

While it would’ve been fun to see Kind Heaven come to fruition, it seemed a trainwreck waiting to happen.


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There are so many bummed out monks right about now.

Caesars Entertainment has a lot on its plate at the moment, including a consolidation likely to result in a fair amount of corporate employees being laid off as the merger moves forward, so risky investments of time or resources seem best avoided for now.

The holographic monkeys will just have to find other gigs.

On a related note, another casualty of the Eldorado merger is the demise of “Nitro Circus,” announced for Bally’s Las Vegas. The show is rumored to be seeking another venue, but don’t hold your breath.


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#2 Post by JOEinPHX » Sat Aug 03, 2019 2:08 pm

At least we still have the Kind Heaven Orchestra dinner theater.

I know it's not monkeys, but Perry and Etty drunkenly crashing down onto your plate of green beans and mashed potatoes is pretty close.

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#3 Post by creep » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:50 pm

does this surprise anyone?

no one actually thought this was going to happen did they?

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#4 Post by JOEinPHX » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:52 pm

We should check the original thread on here to find out.

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#5 Post by JOEinPHX » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:59 pm

Looking back at some of these old threads, and I am kind of surprised how close I was to guessing the Kind Heaven album cover... :lol:
Six7Six7 wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:02 pm

Image
Image

:lolol:

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#6 Post by Noonesshocking » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:34 pm

Guess we’ll be seeing Jane’s Addiction back onstage next year :lolol:

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#7 Post by JOEinPHX » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:39 pm

Noonesshocking wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:34 pm
Guess we’ll be seeing Jane’s Addiction back onstage next year :lolol:
No no.

This is Kind Heaven the asian themed restaurant.

Kind Heaven the dinner theater is still fine.

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#8 Post by Hokahey » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:47 pm

creep wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:50 pm
does this surprise anyone?

no one actually thought this was going to happen did they?

I can't say I'm surprised per se, but I did think it would probably happen once you started seeing the stories in the local Vegas papers and investor announcements.

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#9 Post by Hokahey » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:47 pm

Six7Six7 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:59 pm
Looking back at some of these old threads, and I am kind of surprised how close I was to guessing the Kind Heaven album cover... :lol:
Six7Six7 wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:02 pm

Image
Image

:lolol:
:lol:

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#10 Post by Hokahey » Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:48 pm

Noonesshocking wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:34 pm
Guess we’ll be seeing Jane’s Addiction back onstage next year :lolol:
I'd bet on it.

I wonder if or how much money Perry lost on this.

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#11 Post by clickie » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:38 am

I knew it was a bad sign when I didn't see kind heaven at lollapalooza available for streaming. No but seriously I doubt Perry invests any money in his own projects.

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#12 Post by Larry B. » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:40 am

:lol:

“Noted oddball Perry Farrell” is almost too accurate.

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#13 Post by Pandemonium » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:17 pm

That article is pretty brutal. I doubt Farrell lost money on the project but I’d bet heavily he and especially Etty was counting on big future $ from this thing and have probably been blowing through what they have with even more abandon then usual. Certainly the current tour isn’t making big money if not running at a loss.

Coincidently, I was at Fingerprints Records in Long Beach today and saw the vinyl release of the album in the Janes section... it looked like a bootleg.

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#14 Post by bman » Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:10 am

Perry, time to call Eric and Trent.

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#15 Post by someguy » Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:54 am

Six7Six7 wrote:
Sat Aug 03, 2019 2:08 pm
At least we still have the Kind Heaven Orchestra dinner theater.

I know it's not monkeys, but Perry and Etty drunkenly crashing down onto your plate of green beans and mashed potatoes is pretty close.
If you get the VIP package, both of them will rub their private parts on the green beans
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#16 Post by someguy » Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:57 am

bman wrote:
Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:10 am
Perry, time to call Eric and Trent.
Agreed lets go- just take the unfinished material that's been lying around and put it out. I can't see how they can tour again without something new

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#17 Post by JOEinPHX » Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:30 am

bman wrote:
Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:10 am
Perry, time to call Eric and Trent.
Have you heard the bullshit Trent has been putting out for the last 15 years? :jasper:

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#18 Post by Pandemonium » Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:39 am

I have zero interest in whatever junk Perry has lying around that would be used for any Jane's or Pornos-related project. There's nothing left in the well. Eric and/or Reznor would have better luck making listenable music with Ozzy Osbourne or David Lee Roth.

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#19 Post by MYXYLPLYX » Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:17 am

It's highly doubtful Perry put up any money in the Vegas theater deal, but I'm pretty sure he has some skin in this tour.

I think it's very likely that the rumblings of the project's demise were heard some time ago, and Perry/Etty thought that by bankrolling this tour as a sort of proof of concept/promotional tour they would convince Caesar's that there was a huge demand for Kind Heaven...

"We're just one flash mob viral video away from our dreams!"


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#20 Post by JOEinPHX » Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:33 am

Perry: "Say I got the bug!"

What?

Perry: "Say it for the camera. Say I got the bug!"

What is this for?

Perry: "It's for the virus video."

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#21 Post by Hype » Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:22 am

Great, now I can go back to Vegas and not have to think about whether I owe it to the husk of a former hero to check out his silly money grab.

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#22 Post by creep » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:19 pm

Perry Farrell’s Lollapalooza audience only perks up for Jane’s Addiction covers
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/4/2 ... grant-park
Lollapalooza was created as a farewell tour to Jane’s Addiction created by the band’s members. This year’s festival was closed out by Perry Farrell’s Kind Heaven Orchestra, headed by the Jane’s Addiction frontman.

While certainly not sparse, the audience couldn’t compare to the throng that was at Ariana Grande’s set across the park. Grande’s performance and the roar of the crowd could be heard by those waiting for the group, which began four minutes behind schedule.

The set was ambitious and busy, with the stage boasting two guitarists, one bassist, one keyboardist, two guitarists, one tambourine player, three background singers — all doing coordinated dance moves — and Farrell covering the lead vocals with his wife, Etty Lau Farrell.

While the musicians were talented and energetic, several would-be big moments fell flat. Farrell entered the audience runway several times throughout the performance, and what should have been a monumental moment felt like repeated attempts to amp up the crowd.

The crowd’s energy picked up, however, when the group performed staples by Jane’s Addiction like “Jane Says” and “Stop.”

While the performance wasn’t bad, the small audience and lack of enthusiasm by the crowd highlighted the domination that younger artists currently have over Lollapalooza.

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#23 Post by JOEinPHX » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:28 pm

4 minutes late?

Damn.

I'll bet they had to cut one of the songs from their 8 song headlining set.

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#24 Post by Hokahey » Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:15 pm

creep wrote:
Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:19 pm
Perry Farrell’s Lollapalooza audience only perks up for Jane’s Addiction covers
While the performance wasn’t bad, the small audience and lack of enthusiasm by the crowd highlighted the domination that younger artists currently have over Lollapalooza.
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Yeah that's it. It's that the crowd prefers younger artists. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that no one gives a shit about Perry anymore. I mean, I'm sure The Rolling Stones themselves would only draw a smattering of people.

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#25 Post by Stickyfingers » Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:42 am



Why they didn't invite Pete this year? Not just for play guitar, also for singing, Perry can't sing anymore.

Anyway, if wasn't for Lolla money, this would be the future situation for PerryEtty: busking on some street corner playing some shitty country version of Mountain Song.

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