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‘This is how we do it’: Raiders enlist R&B star for anthem

David Perrico leads his Pop Strings Orchestra at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, June 28, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

Members of David Perrico's Pop Strings band perform at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, June 28, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

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By John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 14, 2023 - 11:42 am

Montell Jordan and a tribute to the holiday stylings of Trans-Siberian Orchestra are in the Raiders’ entertainment show in Thusday’s game against the Chargers.

Jordan is singing the national anthem. The “This Is How We Do It” hitmaker most recently performed in Las Vegas as part of the “I Love The ’90s Tour” show at SOAK Pool at the Palms in May.

David Perrico and the Raiders House band is performing some TSO selections along with a performance by the Raiderettes.

Reggie Kinlaw, the former Oakland/L.A. Raiders defensive lineman, is lighting the Al Davis Memorial Torch. Kinlaw was a Raider from 1979-84 and a member of two Super Bowl champions before closing his career with the Seahawks.

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Why the Golden Knights chose a siren to fire up T-Mobile Arena

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 26, 2024 - 6:00 pm

The Golden Knights crank up the siren before the first, second and third periods. The folks who crank the siren might seem randomly selected, but there is a strategy.

Watch this Las Vegas musician cover Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’ – on a violin

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 26, 2024 - 7:22 pm

Vegas musician Nina Di Gregorio spent years learning Eddie Van Halen’s epic guitar solo on a customized violin.

Journey at the Sphere? ‘We would absolutely destroy that place’

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 7:17 pm

Neal Schon of Journey says the Sphere was made for jam bands, but his band would crush it, too.

‘Vegas is the place to play’: Motown legend back on Las Vegas Strip

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 4:11 pm

At 84, Smokey Robinson is still fit and a master of his performances.

“Ka’ is just fine’: Cirque plans to celebrate — not close — show, despite rumors

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 9:57 am

The closing of “Love,” enforced by construction as Mirage turns into Hard Rock Las Vegas, has initiated rumors “Ka” will be the next Cirque production to shut down.

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Cirque diver will never walk again after being injured in show, attorney says

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 2:02 pm

Kyle Mitrione fractured his C6 vertebrae while performing in “O” on June 28. A new segment had been added to the show two weeks prior, according to the lawsuit.

‘Where I need to be’: Strip headliner plans magic in move to The Strat

By John Katsilometes / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 6:12 pm

Terry Fator is using new architecture at The Strat Showroom to his advantage. That venue is part of the resort’s $125 million overhaul under owner Golden Gaming.