The Vegas Job is a concert film of The Who's performance on October 29, 1999, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the infamous Pixelon launch event.[2] Pixelon claimed that the performance was streamed live over the Internet to over 1 million viewers and to the video screen on One Times Square;[3] it was reported that thousands of viewers were unable to watch the live stream due to technology failures.[4] The DVD was certified Gold in Canada after selling 5,000 units.[5]
The DVD included interviews with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, the story behind the Pixelon fiasco, and interviews with the audience prior to start of the concert.
^"Certified Awards SearchArchived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 4 October 2011. Note: User needs to enter "The Who" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
