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30-697: The ceremony was held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas , Nevada , United States on May 25, 2006. The first ever Rock Honors aired May 31, 2006, honoring rock icons Queen , Judas Priest , Def Leppard , and Kiss . The show was hosted by Jaime Pressly . In Latin America it aired on June 7. The ceremony opened with the Foo Fighters performing the Queen classic " Tie Your Mother Down ." They were soon joined by Brian May and Roger Taylor . After

60-545: A 30,218 sq ft (2,807.3 m ) floor. The venue was originally planned to include 8,000 seats, but boxing promoter Bob Arum convinced Mandalay Resort Group to increase this to 12,000. The Mandalay Bay Events Center gave Las Vegas its third musical arena, joining the Thomas & Mack Center and the MGM Grand Garden Arena . MGM Mirage acquired Mandalay Resort Group and the venue in 2005, and

90-662: A biography of Queen, Queen + Paul Rodgers performed " The Show Must Go On ", " We Will Rock You " and " We Are the Champions " (feat. Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins on drums). (The Foo Fighters had previously collaborated with May on a cover of Pink Floyd 's " Have a Cigar " for the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack .) Godsmack 's tribute to Judas Priest followed, the band playing a medley of " Electric Eye ," " Victim of Changes ", and " Hell Bent for Leather ". After Judas Priest's biography they performed " Breaking

120-573: A black eye. Jada Pinkett Smith was the next presenter, who announced Osbourne. After a biography video, Queens of the Stone Age performed the Black Sabbath tune " Paranoid ". Criss Angel then appeared, honoring Ozzy by biting the head off a mouse. Ozzy then took the stage, performing his new single " I Don't Wanna Stop ", followed by " Bark at the Moon " and " Crazy Train ". (TV airing cut out

150-670: A game against Seattle Redhawks while the National Finals Rodeo occupied UNLV's home arena, the Thomas & Mack Center . Michelob Ultra Arena also played hosted to the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament from 2021 to 2023. On August 29, 2017, the National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced that Las Vegas had been awarded an NLL franchise to begin playing in December 2022 for

180-1007: A long version of " Rocket " with a guitar solo, then continued to play a T.Rex cover off their newest album, Yeah! , " 20th Century Boy ." For this performance, Joe Elliott invited Brian May to join the band. A supergroup was then formed of Rob Zombie , Slash , Gilby Clarke , Scott Ian , Ace Frehley , and Tommy Lee . The six then performed " God of Thunder ". Kiss followed with their closing performance of " Detroit Rock City ", " Deuce ", " Love Gun " and for encore they performed "Makin' Love". This went against traditional Kiss performances as they normally closed with " Rock and Roll All Nite ". The second annual Rock Honors on VH1 hosted by Bam Margera with appearances by Cameron Diaz , Robin Williams , Taylor Hawkins , Billy Bob Thornton , April Margera , Jada Pinkett Smith , and Criss Angel . This year's show paid tribute to iconic rock bands ZZ Top , Heart , Genesis , and Ozzy Osbourne . The show

210-454: A young male gas station attendant who is taken for a ride by a trio of women driving the vintage Eliminator car. The band appears and disappears, and they throw the attendant the keys to the car. The three main actresses were Jeana Tomasino from Wisconsin , Danièle Arnaud from Nice, France , and a third model who dropped out of contact and was not paid. Tomasino had posed for Playboy in 1980. Record executive Jeff Ayeroff saw how MTV

240-718: The 2022–2023 season . The team became known as the Las Vegas Desert Dogs . The team moved to the Lee's Family Forum starting with the 2024–25 season. The 2016 Spring North American League of Legends Championship Series Finals were hosted at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 16 and 17, 2016. From 2016 to 2023 , the Evolution Championship Series fighting game tournament has held its final day of competition at

270-734: The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino , located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada . It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International , and was opened on April 10, 1999. MGM and brewing company Anheuser-Busch entered a naming-rights agreement in 2021, naming the arena after the company's Michelob Ultra beer. It is the home arena for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association and

300-651: The WNBA All-Star Game and related All-Star events three times: 2019 , 2021 , and 2023 . In 2021, Michelob Ultra Arena hosted a training camp for USA Basketball prior to their departure for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , Japan . The arena hosted the NCAA Men's basketball postseason tournament Vegas 16 in its only season, 2016. In 2021, the arena hosted the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball for

330-629: The "Bark at the Moon" performance, but it airs as a music video on shows such as Metal Mania .) The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus , Pearl Jam , Foo Fighters , Flaming Lips , Adam Sandler and Tenacious D . An edited show aired on July 17, 2008. The television broadcast included commentary from other musicians, celebrities, and The Who itself describing

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360-481: The 2008 show makes them the only artist to have played more than one Rock Honors show. It also makes Taylor Hawkins the only person at all three ceremonies. He played in the first and third shows and was a backstage interviewer at the second. Mandalay Bay Events Center The Michelob Ultra Arena , formerly the Mandalay Bay Events Center , is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena at

390-514: The 2010 revival of the Lilith Fair on July 9. On August 23, 2010, the arena served as the venue for Miss Universe 2010 where at the conclusion of the event Ximena Navarrete of Mexico was crowned as the winner. January 28, 2011, Ozzy Osbourne performed as part of his tour for his new album Let Me Hear You Scream . The cast of Glee were there on the first stop on their Glee Live! In Concert! tour on May 21, 2011. On May 14, 2017,

420-598: The 2018 season as the Las Vegas Aces. They played their first home game on May 27, 2018. The arena has hosted the Aces in the WNBA Finals twice, in 2022 and 2023 . The Aces have four banners hanging from the rafters at the arena: one for the retirement of Becky Hammon 's number 25, two for their WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023, and one for their 2022 Commissioner's Cup championship. The arena has hosted

450-610: The G League (which would continue its existence following the 2021–22 season), as well as the home arena for the NBA G League Ignite during that entire season for them, including a couple of exhibition games played against the Capitanes. The NBA and WNBA officially announced on October 17, 2017, that the San Antonio Stars would relocate from San Antonio, Texas, and would be playing at the Mandalay Bay Events Center starting in

480-580: The Latin Grammy Awards for a seventh time in 2022 . Footage of a boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Oba Carr , taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, was used in the 1999 film Play It to the Bone . The final boxing match in the 2006 film Rocky Balboa was also filmed at the venue. Gimme All Your Lovin%27 " Gimme All Your Lovin' " is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator . It

510-488: The Law ", " The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) " and " You've Got Another Thing Comin' ." The All-American Rejects then performed Def Leppard's " Photograph ". During the performance, drummer Chris Gaylor wore nothing but British flag shorts - a reference to what Leppard drummer Rick Allen wore in some of the band's old music videos. After Def Leppard's biography they took the stage and performed " Rock of Ages ,"

540-497: The Mandalay Bay Events Center has held 31 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events, starting with UFC 33 , and most recently, UFC Fight Night 88 . It held the largest UFC weigh-in show in history in conjunction with International Fight Week 2012 ahead of UFC 148 welcoming 10,000 fans. UFC cards in Vegas have since moved to T-Mobile Arena as part of a comprehensive marketing and tenancy agreement. The 999th episode of WWE Raw

570-540: The Mandalay Bay Events Center. Rock band Journey performed at the arena in December 2000 which was filmed for the Journey 2001 DVD. VH1 held the first two Rock Honors ceremonies in this facility in 2006 and 2007. It was the host of Yanni 's Yanni Live! The Concert Event , in 2006. The arena hosted Crüe Fest on August 1, 2008. It played host to 311 's biennial 3-11 Day concert on March 11, 2010. The band played four sets with 60 songs total. The arena hosted

600-661: The Michelob Ultra Arena would serve as one of the temporary home arenas for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México during their inaugural season at the NBA G League despite also being temporarily stationed at Fort Worth, Texas at the time due to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . Not only that, but it would also serve as the neutral hosting site for the Showcase Cup Tournament for

630-684: The arena hosted Miss USA 2017 pageant. The 25th Billboard Latin Music Awards was held in the Events Center on April 26, 2018. British heavy metal band Iron Maiden are slated to perform their The Future Past World Tour on October 5, 2024. The arena has hosted the Latin Grammy Awards seven times. The Latin Grammys were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in 2007 and from 2009 to 2013 . The arena hosted

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660-451: The band's career and impact. It is also the first program in the series to pay tribute to only one artist. The music performances included: Presenters included David Duchovny , Sean Penn , Rainn Wilson , Mila Kunis and Adam Sandler , who performed his own version of "Magic Bus." Performances not used in the TV special will be made available online at VH1.com. The Foo Fighters presence at

690-423: The death of their lead singer Layne Staley . Robin Williams was the next presenter, and announced Genesis. After a biography video, Keane was the next tribute performer, who performed " That's All ". Genesis then took the stage and performed their hits " Turn it on Again " and " No Son of Mine ", as well as "Los Endos" (which was cut from the TV airing). Next, in honor of Ozzy Osbourne, Bam Margera gave himself

720-539: The stage to announce the Seattle Sisters, better known as Heart. After a biography video on the band, Gretchen Wilson , assisted by Alice in Chains , performed " Barracuda ", joined by Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson . Heart then took the stage and performed " Straight On ", "Lost Angel", and " Crazy on You ". (TV airing cut out "Lost Angel".) It was one of Alice In Chains's first appearances on live television since

750-524: Was also held in Las Vegas. Nickelback started this year's ceremony, playing the hit ZZ Top song, " Sharp Dressed Man ". Billy Bob Thornton then announced the Texas trio. After a biography video, the band took the stage and performed their MTV video hit " Gimme All Your Lovin' ", followed by " La Grange ", Dusty Hill 's signature song " Tush " and finished with " Cheap Sunglasses ". Cameron Diaz then took

780-601: Was held at the arena on July 16, 2012, the first time the WWE performed at Mandalay Bay. The first National Basketball Association game on the Las Vegas Strip since 1981 was at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on October 6, 2012, a preseason contest between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers . The teams returned for preseason games in 2013 and 2014. During the 2021–22 NBA G League season ,

810-577: Was later renamed MGM Resorts International. Around 2014, MGM considered turning the facility into a theater, before deciding to build the Park Theater instead. In February 2021, the venue was renamed Michelob Ultra Arena, through a partnership with brewing company Anheuser-Busch . It is named after the company's Michelob Ultra beer. The arena hosts boxing matches, including the high-profile Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah Light welterweight title unification , match on July 23, 2011. As of July 2018,

840-475: Was previously home to the Las Vegas Desert Dogs of the National Lacrosse League . The arena also hosts a variety of music, sports, and entertainment events. The facility opened as the Mandalay Bay Events Center on April 10, 1999, with a performance by opera singer Luciano Pavarotti . It was his first Las Vegas concert since 1985. The facility opened a month after the Mandalay Bay resort, and included

870-610: Was released as the album's first single in early 1983. The single reached No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart . It ties with the band's 1992 cover of Elvis Presley 's " Viva Las Vegas " as their highest-charting single in the UK. The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham , and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning . The "Gimme All Your Lovin ' " music video follows

900-413: Was reshaping popular music throughout 1982. After he joined Warner Bros. Records in early 1983, he convinced them to pay for the first ZZ Top music video, for "Gimme All Your Lovin ' ". Warner hired filmmaker Tim Newman to direct it. Newman's siblings David , Thomas and Maria scored orchestral music, and his cousin was songwriter Randy Newman . Tim Newman met with Ham and the band to discuss ideas for

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