David Perrico and Pop Strings were invited to test out Allegiant Stadium in June, and returned last weekend to evolve its performance.
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Simon Cowell’s dream show features comics, danger acts, and spoken-word champ Brandon Leake.
Shaquille O’Neal calls his event, simply, ‘The Event.” Justin Bieber, Imagine Dragons and Snoop Dogg will be in the mix.
It matters not that none of the major Vegas residency promoters are commenting about Adele. Reports continue that she’s planning a Strip run.
Zak Bagans recently visited James Dean’s death site and is planning to display a sculpture of him in Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum.
Filled with Las Vegas entertainment pros, “Backstory” is the first fully immersive production backstage at a Strip residency.
Gene Simmons refered to human sacrifice, animal safety and Funk & Wagnalls while announcing a Kiss residency.
Allen Glick was one of the largest hotel-casino operators in the state, second only to Howard Hughes at his peak.
Cirque had been prepping for an October return of “Ka,” to fill out its schedule. COVID has other ideas.
Gene Simmons, now a Las Vegas Valley resident, is moving some of his artwork into a Grand Canal Shoppes gallery.
Charly Jordan played Resorts World on the July 4 weekend. It was a return to a famous family location.
Garth Brooks says, “We have a three week window coming up where we, as a group, will assess the remainder of the stadium tour this year.”
Brad Garrett is adding music and a pre-show hang to his new club at MGM Grand in November.
Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black played blackjack one night at Barbary Coast. When they left, it was snowing on the Strip.
Giles Martin chatted with Paul McCartney on Sunday. On Saturday, Kevin Hart hijacked Usher’s show at the Colosseum.