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title: What Happens in Vegas (Is Thanks to a Terp)
date: 2024-09-06T13:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# What Happens in Vegas (Is Thanks to a Terp)

*September 6, 2024* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/authors/karen-shih-09)


- *Photo collages by Lauren Biagini*

> Alum Brings Big Concerts to Sin City

*collage of musical acts*

Staging a Cole Field House concert during basketball season under coach Gary Williams’ reign was like trying to make a half-court shot.

But for musical greats Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, Sid Greenfeig ’99 (below) hit nothing but net.


*Sid Greenfeig headshot*


*Wu-Tang Clan performs — Wu-Tang Clan performs at Ritchie Coliseum in Oct. 1997; below: Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell united for a sold-out show at Cole Field House in Nov. 1998; both were thanks to Greenfeig’s work with SEE. (Photo courtesy of University Archives/The Eclipse)*


*poster advertising Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell at Cole Field House*


*collage of Cole Field House and Welcome to Las Vegas sign*


**Greenfeig Raves About His All-time Faves**

**• PERRY FARRELL, WAR and ADAM LEVINE in the Viper Room (~2015).** “It’s a really small room, maybe 600 people,” he says. Seeing artists from such different genres collaborating up close blew his mind. “I remember Perry Farrell singing ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ with War, and I’m like, ‘What’s going on here?’”

**• JAY-Z and EMINEM at Yankee Stadium (2010).** “I grew up a Yankees fan, so when I saw they were playing there, I was like, ‘I’ve got to go.’ I ... realized as I was trying to find my seats that I’m on the field, getting closer and closer. I’d already been in the business for 15 years, but it was still amazing.”

**• THE KILLERS at T-Mobile Arena (2022).** “I was brought on when the building was just starting to be constructed, so we wanted to do a big opening show. I had this vision: We should do something for the locals, brand it, so we got the Killers, who are from Las Vegas. It was a whole journey, opening the venue, booking something, creating something out of that.”




**Issue:** [Fall 2024](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/fall-2024)


**Types:** [Post-Grad](https://terp.umd.edu/category/post-grad)