Celine Dion received a rousing reception from the crowd and cello great Hauser at his sold-out Las Vegas show.
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Hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion brought the Hot Girl Summer tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
The lofty prices run counter to industry trends, where acts have cut prices to foster sales.
The famous downtown Las Vegas music festival is turning into a two-night affair in its first year of sole ownership by Rolling Stone.
On a Vegas weeknight, Lady Gaga’s “Jazz + Piano” show returned to Park MGM, and Flavor Flav joined Brian Newman on stage at NoMad Library.
As its Las Vegas shows remain idled, Cirque du Soleil has been at the center of a firefight for its financial future.
Gilles Ste-Croix says of Cirque’s struggles, “Already last year we could see that there were some problems.”
Carlos Santana says he’s prepped to sit out this year, adding, “But we are hopeful, it might be November, it might be September. It is out of our hands.”
Guitarist Vinny “Vin A.” Adinolfi III says, “I think we’ll finally get to see if we can succeed without two hands tied behind our backs.”
Tommy Shaw recalls auditioning for Styx: “It was kind of urgent for them to find somebody who could mainly sing those high parts.”
Column fave Brian Newman is back in his “After Dark” series at NoMad Restaurant. The spirited trumpet practitioner, vocalist and bandleader is set for 20 dates through Dec. 30.
Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has hosted more than 500 music shows, and nearly 100 viewing parties.
Strip headliner Mat Franco latest act took two years to develop. As he says, “It’s two years of work crammed into 50 seconds.”
More than 3 million people have attended EDC Las Vegas since it moved to Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011.
“We’re going to do it,’ Lionel Richie said of a return to a Vegas residency. “I love it here. But I need to see Paris, London, Copenhagen, and then after that we’re coming back to Las Vegas.”