Kenny Davidsen opted for Las Vegas over Florida. After 10 years crushing it at Tuscany, it was the right call.
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“U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere” was revealed in superlative fashion, with a quick but dazzling commercial in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII.
Carlos Santana has added 16 shows through November at House of Blues, where he’s already logged 300-plus shows.
The multicolored, 56-foot-long sign has not been illuminated in a quarter century. “Lido” was a hallmark Las Vegas Strip show from 1958-1991.
Carlos Santana hasn’t played House of Blues since November: “I hope I can remember who I am, and what to do with it.”
James Taylor has booked an extended engagement at the Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in June.
Madonna has added a second show to her T-Mobile Arena stop on her upcoming “Celebration Tour.”
Look for the “Game of Thrones: The Dragons” next to the BattleBots venue, near the Strip.
Teller reunited with Penn Jillette at the Rio on Dec. 23. Teller was silent, as usual, but the crowd erupted as he took the stage.
The Mirage co-founder Elaine Wynn recalls the volcano, indoor atrium, giant exotic fish tank and high-limit baccarat as groundbreaking amenities.
The Strip has long been described as Disneyland for adults. Disney, for real, is setting up a Vegas show in March.
‘Monday’s Dark’ opend in 2013 at Body English at Hard Rock, and has grown ever since.
Terry Fator, who had exhausted his audience at his at The Mirage, will actually outlive that resort.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez has been an early critic of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, in the face of the Swift episode. The lawmaker says she wants the 2010 merger “unwound.”
‘Garth Brooks/Plus ONE’ is confirmed for Caesars Palace, with fansregistering for tickets this week on Ticketmaster Verified Fan.
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