Joel Fischman, who originally booked Penn Teller at Bally’s in 1993, died Thursday morning of cancer in Las Vegas. He was 70.
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As a kid, acting giant Jeff Goldblum whimsically called clubs on his own to find gigs.
Paul Anka has something to say about the new wave of Vegas headliners who want to rekindle the days of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
Brad Paisley says of his first two shows at Encore Theater in June, “It turned into the most magical two nights of the year for me.”
Britney Spears closed an explosive post about her past treatment, saying, “I want justice.”
ACM Awards producer Rac Clark says, “We’ve shortened the awards presentations, to pick up the pace. There will be less talking, more music.”
Brad Paisley said of Luis Pantoja’s Paisley T-shirt “… quite the wedding attire, Luis.”
Bandleader Kenny Davidsen led an onslaught of music to benefit St. Baldrick’s childhood cancer foundation.
Entering the band’s shows at The Strat, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen says of rehearsals, “We don’t do that very often.
BSB kicked it up successfully at Zappos Theater for 80 shows. They are now set for four at Caesars.
Katy Perry said that in creating “Play,” she asked, “How is it that we would even put a 30-foot toilet on one of these trucks? There’s not really a truck that fits it.”
Opera superstar Andrea Bocelli took three encores as he honored his wife, Veronica’s, 38th birthday, but the crowd wanted him all night.
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison is opening a spot for Katy Perry to perform as the Green Fairy.
Justin Bieber, citing positive COVID cases in his camp, has canceled Sunday’s show at T-Mobile Arena.
Janae Longo said when she heard Adele was canceling her residency, “I got really nervous, because there was a lot of backlash. I didn’t know how to take it.”