Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas’ predominant entertainment production company for more than 25 years, is halting all of its shows on the Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Vegas Golden Knights hosted the city’s first-ever NHL playoff game on Apr. 11, 2018. Fans began filling into the Toshiba Plaza to take in the experience hours before the puck drop. Rapper Logic performed and members of the Blue Man Group entertained the fans. The Knight Line marched through the plaza in to the T-Mobile Arena. And the Vegas Golden Knights mascot Chance met with fans. Next, the team will host the LA Kings for the second game of the playoff series on Friday, Apr. 13.
Here are the Top 10 Las Vegas entertainment stories of 2017 10. Proposed Symphony Park art museum gets $1 million in state funding 9. The Smith Center celebrates fifth anniversary 8. Imagine Dragons “Believer” tops charts for 29 weeks 7. The Killers get their first No. 1 record 6. “Magic Mike Live” debuts at Hard Rock 5. Cirque du Soleil buys Blue Man Group 4. A British millionaire finishes restoring the Liberace mansion 3. UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute purchases Believer Magazine 2. Ghost hunter Zak Bagans opens his Las Vegas Haunted Museum 1. Las Vegas native Jimmy Kimmel jumps into the national spotlight