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Santana plays the ‘hits,’ just not always his

The logo for Santana’s Las Vegas shows promises “Greatest Hits Live” and doesn’t include an asterisk with fine print to say “Not necessarily his own.”

Do new albums from Vegas stars still matter?

Boyz II Men hope “Collide” will fight oldies-act perception, while other stars care less about tying new music to Vegas live shows.

Prince, U2 tribute shows close, but are not exact

The Prince salute “Purple Reign” is back in business at the D Las Vegas downtown. Jason Tenner’s take on His Funky Majesty has been rock solid for more than 15 years. But if you spent more of the ’80s listening to “The Joshua Tree,” there’s Arms of America, a U2 tribute playing through Aug. 18 at the Sin City Theatre in Planet Hollywood Resort.

Route 91 coming to Vegas, but what is it?

Ticket sales begin Friday for “Route 91 Harvest,” an Oct. 3-5 festival in the lot actually called The Lot, across Las Vegas Boulevard from the Luxor and Mandalay Bay.

Celine Dion still tops in tapping emotions

There comes a point in every Celine Dion show where the waterworks open and you can’t stop a tear from running down your face.

Yes, they are in Kansas anymore, still carrying on

The rock band Kansas plays Red Rock Resort on Saturday as part of its 40th anniversary year. The classic rock die-hards probably would have stuck around anyway, but casinos sure made at least a fourth of their run a lot more comfortable.

ACM ratings hit a sour note

Even though it beat out all other network shows Sunday night, more than a million fewer viewers tuned in to see the country awards in what may be their final broadcast from Las Vegas.