The July 17 closure will clear the way in which for main renovations and development on the 80-acre (32-hectare) property, which is to reopen in 2027 because the Hard Rock Las Vegas, that includes a resort tower within the form of a guitar hovering almost 700 toes (about 210 meters) above the center of the Strip.

“We’d like to thank the Las Vegas community and team members for warmly welcoming Hard Rock after enjoying 34 years at The Mirage,” Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International, mentioned Wednesday in a press release saying the closure.

It can be the second time this yr {that a} Strip on line casino shutters. The Tropicana Las Vegas closed in April after 67 years to make room for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium deliberate as the longer term residence of the relocating Oakland A’s.

Developed by former on line casino mogul Steve Wynn, the Mirage opened with a Polynesian theme because the Strip’s first megaresort in 1989, spurring a constructing increase on the well-known boulevard by means of the Nineteen Nineties.

Its volcano fountain was one of many first sidewalk sights, predating the Venetian’s canals and the Bellagio’s dancing fountains. It was referred to as a venue the place vacationers might see Siegfried and Roy taming white tigers or a Cirque du Soleil act set to a Beatles soundtrack.

The last curtain on the Beatles-themed present, which introduced Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr again collectively for public appearances all through its 18-year run, additionally comes down in July.

Hard Rock International mentioned Wednesday that greater than 3,000 staff can be laid off and it expects to pay out $80 million in severance.

The Culinary Workers Union, which has represented about 1,700 staff on the Mirage because it opened, mentioned in a press release that the contract it received final yr ensures laid-off employees will get $2,000 for every year of service. The contract additionally provides them the choice of being known as again to work and sustaining their seniority when the resort reopens.

“Culinary Union will continue to ensure workers are protected and centered in the property’s future,” the assertion mentioned.

The Mirage grew to become the primary Strip property to be run by a Native American tribe in 2022, after Hard Rock International, which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, bought it from MGM Resorts in a money deal value almost $1.1 billion.

Hard Rock mentioned on the time that the property would stay open and function underneath the Mirage model for a number of years whereas it finalized renovation plans.

The Mirage is accepting no bookings for after July 14 and mentioned any reservations previous that date can be canceled and refunded.