Usher’s directors say they plan to make history, although, “We can’t do anything that affects the game.”
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Calvin Harris plays LIV at Fontainebleau after the Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
Iconic rockers Billy Joel and Sting are heading to Las Vegas for a one-night-only show later this year.
Proven productions and aggressively hyped projects across the city should keep Vegas a popular entertainment destination in the year ahead.
Shaquille O’Neal Shaq’s an often exaggerated personality. But he’s had it with exaggerated pricing. He’s bringing Diplo and Lil Wayne to his Super Bowl “Fun House” at XS Nightclub.
“I’ve been welcomed with a New Year flu,” Christina Aguilera posted, calling out of her weekend shows at the Venetian.
Celine Dion’s sister, Claudette, told a French publication, “She’s working hard, but she doesn’t have control of her muscles.”
Venue adjustments have created up to 200 new tickets on sale in the 1,000-capacity party and performance space.
Isaac Velasquez has posted Zouk LV and Ayu Dayclub as his jobs, along with the sentiment, “Love. Life. And the pursuit…of money…”
Carrot Top is signed at Luxor through 2030, when he will be 65 years old.
Incoming LIV Las Vegas headliner John Summit has played EDC Las Vegas and international festivals.
Top hospitality exec John Terzian said the F1 Wynn event was “magical.”
F1’s insistence on racing at night has knocked several Las Vegas productions off-schedule.
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison says of sagging demand in F1: “I love Formula One so much … yet it’s going to be the worst week of live entertainment in our history.”
Cirque du Soleil is keeping its top show, “O,” away from direct competition with Las Vegas Grand Prix.