💥 How to watch the Tropicana implosion

🔥 Rough Landing

Smoke filled the cockpit before a Frontier Airbus A321 made a fiery “hard landing” in Vegas. Nobody was hurt. Even better, Frontier didn't charge an expedited arrival fee 👍 [NBC News]

🍷 New Hotel Coming to Henderson

Atwell Suites will soft-open by the end of the month at The Pass casino (the former Eldorado), giving Water Street its first hotel and a new wine bar in the lobby. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

😢 It’s Official: No Three-Peat

The Aces ended their season with a Sunday loss to the New York Liberty, missing the finals and a chance to become WNBA champs for the third straight year. It’s now up to the Raiders to carry the burden of disappointment in Vegas. [Athlon Sports]

🏈 UNLV Football Under a Harsh Spotlight

Last week, UNLV “found itself in the unlikely center of the college football universe,” according to ESPN. The team rejected a Pac-12 offer and lost a star quarterback over a compensation dispute. [ESPN]

• City Cast Las Vegas co-host Sarah Lohman talks to sports columnist Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal about the $100K bonus that was supposedly promised and the complications of paying college athletes. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

There’s little left of the Tropicana. The two hotel towers have been gutted and anything on the ground level — from the casino and swimming pool to the valet and parking lot — has already been cleared out, but what’s left of the resort will come toppling down in a spectacular, old-school, Vegas-style implosion. All you need to do is stay awake for it 🥱

🧐 Get the Date Right

The implosion takes place at 2:30 a.m., early in the morning on Wednesday, October 9.

🚀 A Spectacular Show

The implosion will be preceded by a seven-minute, sky-high show of fireworks and 700 drones, including 150 pyrodrones to produce pyrotechnic effects 400 feet above the Strip. Details are a closely guarded secret, but expect to see the drones form images that reflect the history of the Tropicana and the future of the A’s, who plan to build a baseball stadium on the site.

💥 Big, Bam, Boom!

Once the implosion begins, it will take approximately 22 seconds to bring down the two Tropicana hotel structures. The Paradise Tower will crumble first, followed by the Club Tower. Both are 23 stories. Nearly 2,200 pounds of explosives will be used.

👀 Can I Watch in Person?

This gets tricky. There is no designated public viewing area and sightlines will be limited. Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue will begin to close at midnight and will be completely shut down in the area surrounding the Tropicana from 1:30 a.m. to anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours following the implosion. You may catch a glimpse from certain angles at a distance or rooftop parking garages, but nothing is guaranteed.

🛎️ A Room with a View?

Any rooms or suites facing the Tropicana at hotels like the MGM Grand, New York-New York, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, and OYO will have a perfect vantage point for watching the implosion. But here’s the deal — those rooms are either already booked, are super expensive, or require a multi-night stay to reserve.

📺 On-Screen Entertainment

At least three television stations (KSNV 3, KLAS 8, and KTNV 13) will broadcast the implosion live on television. KVVU FOX 5 will have a livestream. You can also watch the implosion online on the LVCVA X (Twitter) account and Bally Live or the Bally Live app (for Android or iPhone).

🥳 Parties?

The Foundation Room at the top of Mandalay Bay is hosting a viewing party with the Tropicana site in full view of the lounge’s outdoor terrace. $50 tickets appear sold out, but you may still be able to request a VIP table. Ellis Island has a farewell party, featuring Vintage Vegas Trivia in The Front Yard at 7 p.m., Classic Vegas Karaoke in the Karaoke Lounge at 9 p.m., and the implosion live on screen in the Front Yard. If you step outside, you may catch a glimpse of the drones, fireworks, and a cloud from when the dust settles.

• Learn more about the history of the Tropicana and the 60-year legacy of a resort that helped shape modern Las Vegas. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
• City Cast Las Vegas discusses the Tropicana's final moments and how it could stack up against the greatest implosions in Vegas history. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

A glittery drum set, guitar, a few stools, and a whole lot of graffiti.

So … where is it?

A. The corner stage at the Red Dwarf dive bar?

B. An exhibit at the Punk Rock Museum?

C. Where bands warmup at the Double Down Saloon?

D. A rehearsal space at Sonic Rodeo in the Arts District?

Scroll down for the correct answer!