Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott says of the band’s Zappos Theater show, “It’s a bit like an actor going into one of these kind of blockbuster summer movies, you know?”
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Def Leppard is a confident, capable and experienced band. For evidence, check out Phil Collen.
Gwen Stefani grew up being obsessed with the soundtracks of musicals and old Hollywood films and influenced by the ska scene in Orange County.
The front man for Aerosmith joined the Backstreet Boys onstage at Zappos Theater on Friday night.
Josef’s Restaurant is immortalized as the first business to play The Killers’ music, the restaurant’s staff serving as the first audience.
Jimmy Kimmel surely remembers the place as the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts. Today, it’s known as Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, and it’s where Kimmel is bringing his ABC late-night talk show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” for taping April 1-5.