I don't think it was such a big thing for Cher. I mean, the only reason I finally broke down and paid $2500/ticket was my wife believed that the show we saw was going to be the last and only time she could see her. And a lot of people thought the same thing. I want to hope that Bill Clinton as President didn't follow her around the country to see her.
That night, they actually locked the doors of the MGM about an hour before the concert and kept them locked until Clinton left.
Funny story, I was looking for the showroom and walked up to a couple of guys that I thought worked for the Hotel. When I got about 10 feet from them, they pulled out their guns. They told me they were not employees and asked me to step away but I still asked them where the showroom was
About 30 seconds later, Bill Clinton walked by and I quickly learned that the guys were Secret Service
And talk about concert security...damn. After the metal detectors we were all searched by guys that were not your average fat guys wearing concert teeshirts that you usually see.