Formula One Reveals Dates For 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Formula One just announced the dates for the Grand Prix in Las Vegas for NEXT year. We learned earlier in the year that the international racing organization has planned a 10-year run with Las Vegas. The city has been planning for this year's race for months. Plans have included paving on the Las Vegas Strip and Sands avenue, where the cars will be racing at speeds over 210mph.

This year's event will happen on November 16th through the 18th. And it was just announced that next year the race will commence November 21 and go through November 23rd. The dates fall on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving each year. That was the agreement made for the ten year run, which will go through 2032.

When the original agreement was announced back in February, Formula 1 and Liberty Media gave details about their goals for their Las Vegas engagement. Including the purchase of 39 acres of land and building a 250,000 square foot paddock building, casino.org reported. The building, located on the corner of Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane, will have many uses.

The new building is four stories high and serves many purposes. First, it will be both the start at finish lines for the Grand Prix races. Secondly, the building will offer VIP luxury suites and a viewing platform on the roof. But that's not all. The building will also have offices for Formula 1's new headquarters.

It was reported in June, by the Las Vegas Review Journal, that the building is 70% complete. And the size has increased to 300,000 square feet. As for what to do with such a large space during F1's off season, some suggestions have been made. Including using it as a convention center or a racing school.

Either way, it looks like Las Vegas will be more than ready to race in November!

- Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ

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We have actually experienced springtime here in Las Vegas. We usually have at least a few days of triple digit high temperatures during May and into early June. However, we tied the record for the latest 100-degree day on Friday, June 30^th. The last time we went that long without a triple-digit high temperature was back in 1965. However, it's time to get ready for our first heat wave of 2023.

If you visit Las Vegas frequently, or if you have lived here for some time, you know that we like to do things BIG in this city. So, when summer finally arrives, you know it is going to be “Hot Hot Hot!” We officially topped out at 100 degrees on Friday, June 30^th.

At the present time, the National Weather Service has issued an “excessive heat warning” for Southern Nevada. Evidently, it will continue from 11am Saturday, July 1^st through 8pm Monday, July 3^rd. You can expect high temperatures up around 110 degrees.

However, according to Weather.com, the 10-day forecast looks like summer has definitely arrived in earnest. You can eventually expect high temperatures to stay in the range of 102-107 degrees between the 4^th of July and the middle of the month.

You could say that I have incorrectly titled this piece. I guess I can’t argue with that, since we really don’t get “heat waves” like other cities around the nation. When summer hits in Las Vegas, it pretty much stays with us into the middle part of September. Sometimes, even later than that. Sure, there might be a day or two here and there where it is overcast with a chance of rain. But, for the most part, summer is here to stay. I guess we’re all used to it by now.

Conversely, it sure was nice to enjoy a spring without any 100+-degree days. I don’t know if you want to call this a musical celebration. But music always cheers me up. I hope these seven great songs featured on 96.3 KKLZ will lift your spirits a bit. Stay cool!

Definitely one of my favorite Foreigner tracks. This was a big hit from their 1978 Double Vision album. And, after living in Las Vegas for almost 30 years, I am certainly "hot blooded" by now. I don't think I could actually live through a cold winter like the ones I lived through in New England back in the day.

Did you know that Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco," won a Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance?" It was for this song, "Hot Stuff." Pat Benatar would win that award the next four years in-a-row. It certainly is a dance song that rocks, with an amazing guitar solo in the middle of the tune. If you are actually looking for some "Hot Stuff," you'll find it here in the Las Vegas valley this weekend. Probably all "Donna Summer" long.

After the Eagles disbanded in 1980, they all went their separate ways to pursue solo careers. Don Henley and Glenn Frey had the most success as solo artists during the 1980's. Frey was offered this song by music composers working on the soundtrack for the upcoming film Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy. According to Wikipedia.org, Frey agreed to record the song. He performs lead vocals, of course, as well as backing vocals and the guitar solo. "The Heat Is On" became one of his biggest hit singles, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 1985.

The English supergroup Asia included former members of Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and the Buggles. Their self-titled debut album was the best selling album in the U.S.A. in 1982, according to Wikipedia.org. "Heat Of The Moment" is the band's biggest hit single. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spent a total of 6 weeks at the top of the "Rock Tracks" chart. Fans of the TV show South Park will remember that Eric Cartman sings the song during the 2001 episode "Kenny Dies."

This song will always put you in a party mood. It's just plain fun. "Buster Poindexter" is the alter ego of singer, musician, and actor, David Johansen. He was the lead singer of the New York Dolls, one of the trailblazers of the U.S.A. punk rock scene during the 1970's. "Hot Hot Hot" got lots of airplay on MTV, and per Wikipedia.org, it peaked at #45 on the Billboard Hot 100. It still gets played quite a bit at wedding receptions and karaoke bars. "Fiesta!!"

This was Billy Idol's first single release to break into the Billboard Top 40, per Wikipedia.org. "Hot In The City" was originally released as the lead single from his self-titled 1982 album, and it peaked at #23. Near the end of the decade, the song received renewed interest and popularity after being featured in the limo ride scene in the hit movie Big, starring Tom Hanks.

This great Motown song originated with the female trio Martha & The Vandellas. It has been covered by many recording artists down through the years, most notably by Linda Ronstadt, who scored a top 5 smash with the song in 1975. According to Wikipedia.org, in 2010, Phil Collins hit the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with his version of the song. It certainly is one of those great "feel good" songs from the hey dey of Motown Records. To hear the original by Martha & The Vandellas on YouTube, click here. To see a live concert version from Linda Ronstadt on YouTube, click here.