At age 100, Gloria Dea, still likes a good magic show. She got one Friday.
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Gloria Dea debuted at El Rancho Vegas in 1941. She remembers, “I was received wonderfully. It was a great room.”
Garth Brooks has played a mutitude of Las Vegas venues, and should add the Colosseum in ‘23.
Jeff Beck, lauded as one of the all-time great guitarists since the mid-’60s, plays Pearl Concert Theater in November
The veteran rocker gets it. She understands she needs to play the hits on tour. Las Vegas crowds, especially, respond to what is familiar.
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