Celebs Party as JAY-Z, Coldplay and Kanye West Perform at The Cosmopolitan Grand Opening

JAY-Z performs at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Grand Opening Celebration
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
was the place to be for New Year’s Eve this year. The hottest ticket in town was the grand opening of the resort, which rang in 2011 with plenty of stars and style (Pictured above: JAY-Z – Photo credit: Kevin Mazur/Wireimage)

JAY-Z performs at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas  New Year's Eve and Grand Opening Celebration

JAY-Z performs at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Grand Opening Celebration

Photo credit: Ethan Miller / Wireimage.

Headliners JAY-Z and Coldplay played an intimate concert filled with surprises, kicking off a weekend-long star-studded celebration.

JAY-Z and Kanye West perform at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Grand Opening Celebration

JAY-Z and Kanye West perform at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas New Year's Eve and Grand Opening Celebration

Photo credit: Ethan Miller / Wireimage.

Coldplay kicked off the evening with a 12 song set, which included Yellow, In My Place and Clocks. To ring in the New Year, JAY-Z joined Coldplay on stage for a rendition of Lost, followed by a countdown to midnight. Coldplay then ended their set with crowd favorite Viva La Vida.

Forest Whitaker and Keisha Whitaker

Forest Whitaker and Keisha Whitaker

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The first hour of 2011 brought plenty of surprises as JAY-Z took the stage. He was joined by Kanye West for an impromptu freestyle performance of Run This Town, Can’t Tell Me Nothing and Runaway. Then as Kanye left the stage, John Mayer joined pal JAY-Z with his guitar for several songs, including Public Service Announcement and 99 Problems.

Gail Simmons and Giada De Laurentiis

Gail Simmons and Giada De Laurentiis

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The ultimate collaboration of the evening came when Beyonce joined her husband on stage for Young Forever. She continued to wow the crowd, bringing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin back out for an acoustic duet of her hit, Halo.

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

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The show came to a close as JAY-Z, Kanye West and Chris Martin came together for Kanye and Chris’s original collaboration, Homecoming. The crowd then sang along as JAY-Z performed Empire State of Mind and finished his set with Encore. To say the least, “You will never get to see this again,” as JAY-Z summed it up best.

Jenna Dewan

Jenna Dewan

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The hotel was buzzing all weekend with a who’s who of the entertainment world, including: Gwyneth Paltrow, Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Rihanna, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Kirsten Dunst, Kellan Lutz, Blake Lively, Florence + the Machine, Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery, Rashida Jones, Justin Bartha and Ashley Olsen, Charlotte and Samantha Ronson, Whitney Port, Marc Salling, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, Kristin Davis, Lance Bass, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Taraji Henson, Brandy, Sugar Ray Leonard, Armie Hammer, Jessica Szohr, Mel B, BJ Novak, Dr. Dre, Emmy Rossum, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Busta Rhymes, Forest and Keisha Whitaker, Haylie Duff, Nick Zano, James Marsden, Olivia Munn, Ben Folds, Selita Ebanks, Bonnie Somerville, Cheryl Hines, Rachael Harris, Christina Milian, Holly Robinson Peete, Teri Polo, Giada de Laurentiis, Gail Simmons, Shiri Appleby, Gayle King, Aziz Ansari, Abigail Spencer, Rachael Taylor, Chris Matthews, Aaron Paul, Timothy Olyphant, Lisa Ling, Ben Lyons, Wilmer Valderrama, Jackie Warner, Colin Cowie.

Haylie Duff

Haylie Duff

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In addition, many celebrities had their last meals of 2010 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas yesterday. John Mayer, BJ Novak and Kellan Lutz were spotted at STK prior to the Coldplay/JAY-Z concert. Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and friends held court in Comme Ca’s private dining room with the kids in tow. Comme Ca also hosted a slew of celebrities including Lance Bass, Adam Shankman and soap star Brandon Beemer, all enjoying the view of the strip from the patio and dining room. Kirsten Dunst and Giada de Laurentiis were both lunching at Holsteins yesterday. Chef Jose Andres, in a velvet smoking jacket and Spain’s premier celebrity chef Ferran Adria were spotted toasting the new year at the roulette table. And this afternoon, Coldplay band members, Gwyneth Paltrow and kids noshed on burgers and shakes at Holsteins.

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn

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Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

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Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones

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Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr

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Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

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Chris Ivery and Ellen Pompeo

Chris Ivery and Ellen Pompeo

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Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

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Teri Polo

Teri Polo

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Brandy

Brandy

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Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer

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B. J. Novak

B. J. Novak

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Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

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John Mayer

John Mayer

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Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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Lance Bass

Lance Bass

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Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari

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Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

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Tim Olyphant

Tim Olyphant

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Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum

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Christina Milian

Christina Milian

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Mark Salling

Mark Salling

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Kellan Lutz

Kellan Lutz

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