Morrissey checks in again, with an announcement (possibly) under hypnosis.
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Banned by Nathan’s, Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his Siegel’s Bagelmania World Eating Championships victory next January.
Generation-spanning superstar Tom Jones will headlining two shows at Encore Theater in September.
Miral Kotb’s “iLuminate” is booked through 2027 at The Strat Showroom.
Cork Proctor worked the lounge circuit in Las Vegas and Reno beginning in the 1970s, when he opened for such stars as the Supremes and Mel Tillis.
An organizer for Tuesday’s We Make Events Red Alert campaign says, “This is a closed set, is is not a gathering place, it is not a protest. It is a visual installation. Period.”
Smith Center President Myron Martin says of the We Make Events Red Alert campaign: “This is a plea for stagehands and artists who are not getting federal unemployment.”
In a pandemic, the Entertainment Capital of the World is a tough room. Las Vegas businesses that stage music along with food and drink are learning this the hard way.
Frank Cullotta said if he dwelled on his criminal past, “I’d wind up in my car with a gun in my mouth.”
We the Entertainment Community of Las Vegas — WE/EC Vegas in shorthand — is showing its solidarity Wednesday night with a car parade and walking/standing demonstration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Lighting director David Schulman says, “We are seeing the effects beyond just the production shows; it’s with all the stagehands who put on live performances everywhere in the city.”
About 275 Wynn employees who worked on “Le Reve” are now out of work.
DJ Ashba says of EDM “The one thing that I’ve noticed is … it lacks guitar.”
Brett Loudermilk, a multitalented performer from Las Vegas, survived the live quarterfinals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday night.
Piff The Magic Dragon says of helicopter flying, “I have managed to avoid this, all my life.”