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.
Rock legend Bill Medley says, “I’m not an electronics guy, and I’m not interested in trying to reinvent a wheel I know nothing about.”