Coldplay Singer Chris Martin Gives Surprise Performance At Famous Las Vegas Dive Bar

The lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin, shocked dive bar attendees this past weekend when the famous singer pulled an epic prank on the crowd.

Dino's Lounge is an adored dive bar. It's one of those "hole-in-the-wall" gems that has the best characteristics of a perfect dive bar: darkness, a kicking karaoke night and amazing locals who use this spot as their constant watering hole.

It's constantly on lists for "best bars" in Las Vegas, and every local has found themselves at Dino's one night or another.

Over the weekend, bar attendees were shocked when a famous singer "pranked" the audience during a karaoke session.

Martin was in town because he performed for the iHeartMusic Festival. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dino's owner, Kristen Bartolo, said Live Nation reps and downtown officials contacted her about Martin's surprise appearance.

When the singer arrived to Dino's on Saturday night, he was wearing a "disguise." According to the Review-Journal, he wore a tan suit, a short bow tie, glasses, and a blondish wig. To add to the peculiar nature of his outfit, he was also holding a red balloon.

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Martin sang a karaoke version of Coldplay's new song "All My Love." Billboard reports that Martin seemed to sway "nervously on stage as people chatter in the background and occasionally whoop at the singer’s performance." He then called a woman to the stage and handed off the balloon he was holding.

After getting through his special karaoke performance, Martin said the famous live, "Dino's forever." Then, he whipped off his wig and shredded his glasses, shocking the crowd with his real identity.

The crowd was ecstatic and faces showed grins of shocking reactions. It was truly a fun moment and even Martin had a cheeky grin while unveiling his real self to the crowd. Bartolo said this "performance" was planned, but she didn't tell anyone including the staff, the Review-Journal reports.

This was a lovely surprise and shows another glimmering reason why anything can happen in Las Vegas.

It doesn't seem like it in Las Vegas, but fall really is right around the corner. That means some big new, very highly anticipated, restaurant and bar openings.

Las Vegas is looking ahead to the fall season, which is actually the most beautiful time of the year in Las Vegas.

And that last quarter of the year moves fast in Las Vegas. Raiders football, Formula One racing, a big implosion, and holiday celebrations galore. The last quarter of the year will also see a handful of exciting new restaurants making their debuts.

Caesars Palace has turned its food court into a bunch of very cool celebrity chef quick-service restaurants. The Forum Food Hall says they make it easy and affordable to feed the whole family. With a large variety of cuisine types to satisfy everyone's cravings.

Gjelina, a new Venice, California restaurant, is moving into the Venetian, and I peeked in when I was there this past weekend - it looks really nice. It opened in Venice Beach in 2008, and set the standard for sustainable restaurant practices. It is said to be a premier case study for sustainable dining today. Gjelina is moving into the Venetian's Restaurant Row area and will be open for lunch and dinner.

Tiki rooms are hot everywhere, and that includes Las Vegas. The Golden Tiki, and Frank's Tiki room are very popular Las Vegas bars. A new Tiki bar will open in downtown Las Vegas, and honestly - it's about time.

Glitter Gulch Tiki is finally here!. Glitter Gulch Tiki is local Mexican restaurant chain Nacho Daddy’s first venture into the tiki world. They offer traditional tiki drinks, signature cocktails with lychee puree. And their kitchen will also serve light bites of various items like coconut shrimp and poke nachos on crispy wonton chips.

Here are some other exciting new restaurants and bars, slated to open in Las Vegas in the next few months.

This is Top Chef Season 13 winner, Jeremy Ford's place. He opened in Miami, and is now opening a location at Resorts World in Las Vegas.  Stubborn Seed has a prix fixe menu.  The restaurant’s name refers to  the persistence it takes to open a restaurant - or any passion project, and  to flourish and grow.” Stubborn Seed will incorporate seasonal and local ingredients and a robust drink menu. Opening Winter 2024.

For over a year, Mandalay Bay has had sign on the doors of what will soon be an adults-only mini golf course. The space used to be Light nightclub. Swingers is supposed to have four different golf courses, each modeled after a quaint English countryside. They have locations in London, New York, and Washington D.C.. and they look really cool, and very unique. Cocktails will be delivered by caddies, and pizza, burgers, and tacos will be served at a parasol-covered sunken garden lounge. Las Vegas has a lot of trendy golf-and-play attractions, but Swingers promises to be the ritziest version yet.

Midday steak and eggs with homemade tortillas and salsa, bowls of pozole with heirloom corn, and American diner staples like eggs over-easy with bacon and smashed potatoes. Chamana’s will have a fancy beverage menu, with espresso drinks from supposedly, the most expensive expresso machine in the world, and sodas with fruit purees like watermelon-basil, guava, and lavender. their website says Chamana’s "draws inspiration from the spiritual and therapeutic practices of ancestral healers providing wholesome cuisine to promote harmony, showcasing culinary creativity in its purest form."

After 20 years, Charlie Palmer closed during the pandemic. Enter Bourbon Steak. This will be  Chef Michael Mina's sixth local restaurant.  A beautiful selection of premium beef cuts and fresh seafood. Fancy trolley carts with shellfish, caviar, chocolate fondue and cocktails will roam  the restaurant. Mina says the restaurant will reflect the energy and essence of Las Vegas.