Dennis Bono said of his late friend Steve Lawrence, “I’ve been prepared for it, but it makes no difference how much you’re prepared. I just loved Steve.”
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U2’s final-weekend prices on the secondary market are triple from just last weekend. The Irish rockers are playing at the Sphere.
Pop/RB star Jason Derulo will perform in rotation with Kylie Minogue and Christina Aguilera at The Venetian nightspot.
The “America’s Got Talent” winner has perfomed at various MGM Resorts venues for the past 15 years, most recently at New York-New York’s Liberty Loft.
Lady Gaga has most recently performed her hot-selling “Jazz + Piano” show in October, though she also led a version of it at Mark Davis’ Super Bowl party.
The move to Luxor gives House of Shattered prisms a chance to break through on the Strip. The company describes its shows as, “One Enigmatic Venue, Two Epic Adventures.”
Christina Aguilera’s production at Voltaire at The Venetian is aptly described as “intimate.” But the pop superstar is taking it down a notch with her latest Vegas venture.
Las Vegas veteran comic Butch Bradley headlined the six-city Comedy for Koby tour of Israel.
The secrecy of Kanye West’s performance at Wynn West was largely by design. He announced the show the morning of the performance.
Iconic rockers Pearl Jam will perform two shows in Las Vegas later this year.
Usher is to play T-Mobile Arena in December, seizing demand after his boffo Super Bowl LVIII performance.
The Sphere will display Super Bowl content throughout the week, and be activated during the game.
Dead and Company follows U2, closing in March, and Phish at the Sphere.
The Las Vegas venue has been home to U2 and also will host Phish.
“I Am: Celine Dion” is due to begin streaming June 25 on Prime Video.