Wahlberg made a couple million on his townhouse sale and still has a myriad of interests in Las Vegas.
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Weezer most recently played the Strip at the NFL Draft event in April and was also at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in September 2021.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has been an early critic of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, in the face of the Swift episode. The lawmaker says she wants the 2010 merger “unwound.”
Luke Bryan is back on the Strip for a dozen dates next year, starting Feb. 1 and running through April Fool’s Day.
James Trees of Esther’s Kitchen says, “I’m super-surprised that the city jumped on the paid parking so fast. I thought it was in very poor taste.”
Billy Joel honored a hero, played some deep cuts and summoned The King at Allegiant Stadium.
“An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Concert” brings a new type of production to the Strip.
Sam Smith for the wedding. Luke Bryan for the party. Post Malone for the after-party. That was the lineup for Victoria “Tori” Fertitta- Daniel Crowe wedding ceremony on Saturday.
A Cirque official confirms, “We will require all show staff, artists and technicians to be fully vaccinated.”
Sidelined Las Vegas stagehand Meg Leighton said that if her colleagues were called upon, “We would be ready to jump in.”
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
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