Las Vegas: Is this Bellagio lounge closing to make way for a Bruno Mars spot?

Las Vegas: Is this Bellagio lounge closing to make way for a Bruno Mars spot?

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  • Johnathan L. Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 10, 2023 2:22 PM
  • Johnathan L. Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A year ago, the Review-Journal first reported that Lily Bar & Lounge in Bellagio would become a bar and lounge opened by Bruno Mars, the global music superstar. The tentative name for the lounge was The Pinky Ring by Bruno Mars. Since then, almost nothing about the project has emerged.

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Now, on Friday, Bellagio announced Lily would be closing after service on July 7 to make way for a new concept, and one of the two restaurant industry insiders who spoke to the RJ last year about the Bruno Mars spot confirmed it is still underway.

In the video for “24K Magic,” which is set in Vegas, Mars wears rings on both pinkies, and the song urges players to “put your pinky finger to the moon” in celebration.