Las Vegas Weekly

July 29, 2009 · 9:48 AM

Chester French celebrates Blink-182 gig with feast and clubbing at Lavo

By Robin Leach

Chester French at Lavo.

Photo: Al Powers

No sooner did Chester French open for Blink-182’s first reunion show in five years than they raced from the stage at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel for a three-hour feast of Italian dinner specialties at Lavo in the Palazzo. Nearby, actress Mena Suvari and her music producer fiance Simone Sestito were enjoying a romantic dinner.

Once Chester French had their post-show nourishment, they were ready to party. Fueled up, the band went upstairs to the boutique nightclub, their second visit since it opened. They are signed to Pharrell Williams’ Star Trak label and partied with him there for his N.E.R.D. concert last year.

In the club, it was a night in which the Dom Perignon Rose flowed, while DJ Skratchy played tracks of their popular mix tape “Jacques Jams.” The duo stood on the banquettes and did the fist pump and continued dancing as dawn got closer.

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden had dinner with friends and then joined the Chester French party for Patron shots with TV analyst and former NBA player Kenny Smith. Actress Ashley Newbrough of Privileged and her best friend danced around Lavo with their Grey Goose and cranberry cocktails.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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