SEPTEMBER 21ST - 23RD,2023
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2023 HEADLINERS
HOST HOTEL / VENUE
STAY WHERE ELVIS STAYED & PERFORMED
Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort
Our resort is less than a mile from Old Town Scottsdale, home to the Arts District, Entertainment District, the waterfront, and Fashion Square. We’re five minutes from Scottsdale Stadium and downtown Phoenix is 12 miles away. Enjoy our restaurant, two heated outdoor pools, and fitness center. Our free hot breakfast buffet and complimentary evening reception are served daily.
2023 SCHEDULE
Thursday Afternoon
Showtime 2:00 pm
Doors For Passes 12:45 pm
Doors For General 1:30 pm
The first show of the Arizona Elvis Festival kicks off with bang! Featuring five different Elvis Tribute Artists showcasing different eras of Elvis' career at a rapid pace! Bill Cherry, Ben Thompson, Kevin Mills, Cote Deonath, and Jacob Roman bring you the best of Elvis in the first show of the weekend!
Thursday Night
Showtime 7:30 pm
Doors For Passes 6:15 pm
Doors For General 6:45 pm
Elvis Presley was fading into darkness in the late 60's, he needed a change in his life! So Elvis and his crew took action for a Christmas special and what turned into the return of a king to his throne. Shocking the world clad in black leather and back by his original side men Elvis wowed audiences all over the US with his return to live music! Join Cote Deonath, Michael Cullipher, Ben Thompson, Kevin Mills, and Ted Torres as they recreate the special in it's entirety.
Friday Afternoon
Showtime 2:00 pm
Doors For Passes 12:45 pm
Doors For General 1:30 pm
Nevada was so important to Elvis' career, Las Vegas only furthered the legacy of Elvis, performing over 800 sold out shows at the International Hotel Elvis was at another level. Join us as we take you back to some of those key shows back in 1972,73, and 74 when Elvis was ruling the city of Las Vegas in Nevada Nights!
Friday Night
Showtime 7:30 pm
Doors For Passes 6:15 pm
Doors For General 6:45 pm
Elvis Presley was the dream so many musicians strived to be like. He inspired so many generations throughout history, join us tonight as we pay tribute to Elvis' life in a hard-hitting stage production that will featuring quick changes, multi-media and more throughout the evening. Showing his humble beginnings to the man, the myth, the legends of Las Vegas!
Saturday Afternoon
Showtime 2:00 pm
Doors For Passes 12:45 pm
Doors For General 1:30 pm
Join us as we bring to life scenes from the big screen, in living color! Elvis always wanted to be a Hollywood star throughout his life. We are taking key scenes from his films and making them a reality! Come join us as Dean Z, Jacob Roman, Ted Torres, Dwight Icenhower, Finely Watkins, and Jeff Lewis bring you a production like no other!
Saturday Night
Showtime 7:30 pm
Doors For Passes 6:15 pm
Doors For General 6:45 pm
Our Final show of the evening features two if the worlds very best, Dean Z & Michael Cullipher. We are closing this amazing weekend with two very special recreations that Elvis performed only 30 minutes away in Phoenix, Arizona! In the 1950's and in the 1970's Elvis was at the top of his game at both points. Don't miss the final show of the Arizona Elvis Festival!
ELVIS HISTORY IN ARIZONA
Presley In Phoenix - 56
By the time he made his first appearance on a Phoenix stage — a sold-out concert at the Arizona state fairgrounds — Elvis Presley was the hottest rockabilly singer on the planet.
It was June 9, 1956. "Heartbreak Hotel," his first single since signing to RCA Records, was in its sixth of seven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 100.Four days prior to performing at the fairgrounds, Presley scandalized the nation while grinding his way through a smoldering version of "Hound Dog" on "The Milton Berle Show." The 5,000 tickets available to see the 21-year-old's first date in Phoenix sold out in two hours at $1.50 each. There was no coliseum at the fairgrounds in the '50s. Presley performed at the grandstand, where rodeos and car races were held. An ad in The Arizona Republic promised "an all new variety show" with opening sets by the Flaim Sextet, Miss Jackie Little, Frankie Connors, Phil Maraquin and the Jordanaires Quartet. Ray Odom, the concert's promoter, who also brought Presley to Tucson the following night, had erected a chain link fence to prevent fans from rushing the stage, girls having torn his clothes and pulled his hair at other concerts.
