David Blaine misssed his mark, but didn’t miss his show Saturday at Resorts World.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
Drake makes his first tour stop on the Strip in five years at T-Mobile Arena in September.
Pauly Shore, playing with his rock-cover band the Crustys on Tuesdays, says, “My cell phone started blowing up,” during the Oscars.
Adele could perform in venue’s opening from August through the first week of November. There is also a possibility of her restarting as early as June.
Raiders owner Mark Davis said of Sheldon Adelson and his father, Al Davis, “They were both focussed, single-minded men.”
The new MSG Sphere spot on YouTube is titled, “Do Robots Have Lightbulb Moments?” Apparently so.
David Blaine was injured onstage at Resorts World on Saturday night. It’s not the first time.
“A Sort of Homecoming” is due St. Patrick’s Day, appropriate as Bono and The Edge have invited Dave Letterman on a tour of Dublin.
Encore Theater headliner Iliza Shlesinger held a “rave” for her 40th, with “nice cocktails and professional face painters.”
Wally Eastwood’s acclaimed circus family has paid $3 million for S&R’s Jungle Palace.
Kenny Davidsen opted for Las Vegas over Florida. After 10 years crushing it at Tuscany, it was the right call.
Zappos Theater is being renamed Bakkt Theater, in a partnership with the cryptocurrency company founded in 2018.
“Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, the sports capital of the world. Why not the robot fighting capital of the world?” executive producer Tom Gutteridge asks.
Gene Simmons says Kiss just wants to have fun, and so does he, with a priceless package at the Rio.
Guitar great Keith Urban casually mentions that his dad was a drummer. And so is he.