The lofty prices run counter to industry trends, where acts have cut prices to foster sales.
Music
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.
Megan Thee Stallion, “Loud & Proud” wrestling, Las Vegas Restaurant Week and the Punk Rock Tattoo Expo top this week’s lineup.
Spots where Elvis Presley reflected and Frank Sinatra reclined are among the hidden spaces, places and items to be found in Las Vegas theaters.
Il Divo will perform at Venetian Theater, where the Sands once stood and where the Rat Pack once held court, and their banter and stage performance will hearken to those days.
The room where the Phantom once swung from the chandelier is bringing in a pop-opera quartet.
Enoch Augustus Scott and Anne Martinez, two Las Vegas favorites, have opened “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at House of Blues in what producers hope is an extended run.
Bernie Williams played a jazzy version of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and joined Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns for a run through “Wishing Well.”
Elton John fell “violently ill” as he returned to the U.K. from Santiago, Chile. He was released from the hospital Saturday, but is not in condition to perform onstage.
If VIP access to sporting events is not your thing, a walk-on to a Brett Ratner movie might be.
Backstreet Boys are performing to sold-out houses at Axis theater, and the good time shows no signs of abating.
A hit at the Rio for 16 years, Penn & Teller routinely sell out on the road — including an upcoming tour of the United Kingdom.
Walter Becker misprounounced the name of the theater (on purpose) and referred to Las Vegas’ mayor as him (maybe on accident) as Steely Dan opened a nine-show run at the Venetian.
August is a boon for Yes fans, with versions of the band playing The Joint and Reynolds Hall just five days apart.