The multicolored, 56-foot-long sign has not been illuminated in a quarter century. “Lido” was a hallmark Las Vegas Strip show from 1958-1991.
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David Blaine tells us, near the start of his production at The Theatre at Resorts World: Whatever our vision of a Las Vegas magic show is, this isn’t it.
Xavier Mortimer was looking for a challenge. He found one as he attempts to make a landmark disappear.
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison is opening a spot for Katy Perry to perform as the Green Fairy.
Las Vegas has won its first Grammy. The music industry’s pre-eminent annual awards show is coming to MGM Grand Garden.
Santana Jackson made sure his assailant was “HIStory” in Fremont Street fight.
Wayne Newton is coming back to the Strip for the first time since March 2020.
Shania Twain has added 16 shows, and the Doobie Brothers have announced eight, at Zappos Theater.
Cirque’s most lavish show, “Ka,” returns with a fourish to MGM Grand.
Cirque had been prepping for an October return of “Ka,” to fill out its schedule. COVID has other ideas.
You might not know Liberty Loft at New York-New York, but several Vegas entertainers do. One is Terry Fator.
Simon Cowell has been looking to bring an “AGT Live” show to Vegas for 15 years, and now has a home at Luxor.
Cirque’s ‘O,’ and ‘Mystere’ are selling at twice their pre-pandemic clip, and “MJ One” and “Love” are set to open simultanously.
Las Vegas is one of 32 dates on Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” next year.
Entertainment pros in Caesars Entertainment productions had hoped this month would signal reopenings of their shows. Instead, some of those shows are being cut loose.