“Strike Force Five” is being pared for a one-night benefit performance to help sidelined Hollywood pros.
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Carlos Santana says of his collapse in Michigan, “It was hot, I was trying to be a trooper, then my batteries just went out.”
Wayne Newton is performing the national anthem Sunday, along with 43 guest stars from the Las Vegas Academy Singers.
The cause and manner for Meow Wolf co-founder Matt King’s death has not been made public. He was 37.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo play Pearl Concert Theater, which hasn’t had a show since Billy Idol in March 2020.
Barry Manilow is missing “Harmony’s” premiere and canceled last Saturday at Westgate. His April 21-23 shows are still scheduled.
Simon Cowell visited the “America’s Got Talent Las Vegas Live” show for the first time this weekend.
The posts included messages from Piff the Magic Dragon, Tape Face and members of “Legendary Divas.”
Shania Twain has added 16 shows, and the Doobie Brothers have announced eight, at Zappos Theater.
Back pain has sidelined Wayne Newton’s return, as he says, “We want to give you what you deserve and expect from us, the best show possible.”
Lady A plays The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in September. The band previously headlined as Lady Antebelllum at the Pearl in 2018.
Justin Bieber is performing in July, and Ben Affleck has been directing a new movie from Wynn Las Vegas.
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.
The intimacy is genuine, even if socially distant, at the new “X Burlesque: Private Edition.” The topless revue reopened Thursday night, playing to 30 guests
Ross Mollison says, “These kids have got nothing, and unemployment runs out in Nevada in two weeks.”
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