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Giles Martin chatted with Paul McCartney on Sunday. On Saturday, Kevin Hart hijacked Usher’s show at the Colosseum.
Of “O” at Bellagion, MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle says, “It’s iconic. It’s the biggest, best production show the industry has ever seen or known.”
FSE relaunched live entertainment as Zowie Bowie took 3rd Street Stage, with Alter Ego and Spandex Nation playing 1st Street and Main Street.
Adam Lambert has most recently joined Queen onstage in Vegas. His October dates are solo.
Keith Urban’s hard-driving residency production is set for the Colosseum’s general-admission configuration.
Bruno Mars’ return July 3 is the first show at Park Theater since 311 headlined the venue March 13, 2020.
Nieve Malandra is first up as 1923 Prohibition Bar at Mandalay Bay returns to live entertainment.
Top Las Vegas hotel exec Alyssa Anderson was universally admired.
Piff has set up a sign on artificial turf in front of the stage: “Keep Off Grass By Order Of Mr. Piffles.”
Circa co-owner Derek Stevens said of the “MoDot” mistake, “We thought, let’s just build the building and make it look like it’s supposed to.”
Jason Aldean was onstage when the Oct. 1 gunfire broke out. “That night was probably the worst night of our lives,” he said on the tragedy’s third anniversary.
We Entertainment Community of Las Vegas (WE/EC Vegas) is putting on a show Tuesday night.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President and CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth says, “Both the Shag Room and The Bar are contiguous ultralounges, similar to Alibi or Clique, but combined.”
The food is fine and Vegas folk doyen Gold Top Bob returned live music to The Sand Dollar.