As Madonna closed a controversy-marred run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Lady Gaga was high-tailing it back to L.A.
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The cornerstone of the company’s $690 million overhaul, Kaos was an indoor-outdoor annex designed specifically as a multifaceted haven for top DJs and hip-hop artists.
November 16 is the end of Donny and Marie’s 11-year run on the Strip. Also, it’s the final time the original Osmond siblings will appear in a ticketed show together.
Lady Gaga has missed a show for the first time in her dual Las Vegas Strip residencies at Park Theater. She called out Wednesday night, suffering from sinus and bronchial concerns.
In the aftermath, the long-term prognosis at Kaos could be a concert series similar to Mandalay Bay Beach.
John Fogerty says of his musicianship, “I’m trying to get a little closer to being good enough to play it to my own satisfaction.”
UFC President Dana White posted a photo of himself with Donald Trump as the two watched UFC 244 together in the private green room Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
John Di Domenico led Michele Rothstein to heart-shaped design of rose petals, took a knee and proposed.
Guns N’ Roses’ show was a night when “November Rain” supplanted Celine Dion’s signature shower effect.
Las Vegas Festival Grounds could actually serve as the site of a big-league ballpark if any Major League franchise wants to relocate to the Strip.
Posts across social media have played a sample of a new song, “Stupid Love,” and hints that it will be the first single off Lady Gaga’s next album.
“They said I could only sing four songs!” Wayne Newton called to the crowd of about 550 VIPs. “But is it OK if I sing one more?”
Among Shin Lim’s magic inspirations are David Copperfield and Lance Burton. Not just for their illusionist skills, either, but for their ZIP codes.
The Righteous Brothers still sell out on the road, but Vegas is their home at least through 2020.
“Some of the humor can get a bit black,” John Cleese says. “In some big cities, that goes over very well. But in some cities, people are a bit startled by it.”