F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix shares new details of spectacular opening ceremony

Musicians Andra Day, B🐎ishop Briggs, J Balvin, Journe🎉y, Keith Urban, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and will.i.am will perform at the star-studded event.
All 20 F1 🌺drivers, plus a crowd of 30,000 fans, are also set to attend the eye-catching event on Wednesday November 15. The race weekend is November 17-19.
A𒈔 show to🌠 celebrate Formula 1's arrival in Sin City will be a part of the opening ceremony.
Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil will also perform💛.
A lighting display - featuring🃏 1,000 lig🎉hts and 100 lasers - will also thrill fans.
The cereomy will be set against the back𒀰drop of the iconic Vegas Strip.
The inaugural Vegas GP is later the same week.
"For the first-ever Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix, it was impo♛rtant for us to create an opening ceremony that balances the spirit of Las Vegas with the global excitement that Formula 1 and these incredible drivers bring to each host city," Renee Wilm, Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO, said.
"We are proud to be 💜able to work with the very best in the entertainment production space to offer one of the most diverse line-ups of beloved musical superstars, which will officially launch the race week festivities."
Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Ve🍸gas Convention and Visitors Authority, said: "As the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World, it is only fitting that we kick off the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix with an incredible line🦩-up of world-renowned music and athletic talent.
"We are proud to partner💝 with Formula 1 to give the fans in🌄 the audience and viewers around the world an unforgettable start to a truly momentous weekend in Las Vegas."
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Jame🔯s was a sports jℱournalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.