The heart and soul of Las Vegas rock ‘n’ roll is teaming for an Oct. 1 fundraiser on the Strip.
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The live music production “The Cocktail Cabaret” is tapping into classic Vegas lounge presentation opens Nov. 30, and its arrival was first trumpeted Sept. 13 by Keith Thompson at The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas.
General admission tickets for the event starring Tiesto, Zedd, Kaskade, Steve Aoki and Lil Jon are a paltry $30.
Sunday’s “Vegas Cares” show closed with the Las Vegas band Elvis Monroe playing the new song, “We Fight.”
“I’m just really excited to be standing here at our new NCCF campus,” Britney Spears said during a wind-swept ceremony at the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation’s new building.
With a message as commanding as one of his guitar solos, Brad Paisley has reversed a policy by the Country Music Association to close off discussion of the Oct. 1 shootings at Route 91 Harvest festival.
Ninety minutes before his first appearance since 1 October, Carlos Santana chatted with Las Vegas Metro Detective Richard Golgart and his wife, Kendra, whose daughter Rylie was injured in the shooting.
The time is right for some Jewel. The formidable folk artist and recent Las Vegas resident, who splits her time between Nashville and here, is joining the lineup for the 1 October “Vegas Cares” tribute show at the Venetian Theatre
“The Voice: Neon Dreams” is scheduled to open June 4 at an under-construction, in-the-round theater on the old Hard Rock Cafe site.
Column fave and ex-“Vegas! The Show” star Eric Jordan Young is the new resident director of “Baz — A Musical Mash Up” at Palazzo Theater.
Friday morning, Human Nature is to perform a medley from “Jukebox: The Ultimate Playlist” on NBC’s “Today” show’s 10 a.m. hour with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.
The Killers and Imagine Dragons are eager to participate in major concert event in the works to benefit the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund.
Gordie Brown is moving into his fourth venue in a year, the showroom just off the casino floor at Hooters.
Dubbed “Matt Goss at The Mirage,” the series opens at 8 p.m. Dec. 2.
Rick Harrison is connecting with teens in his new ‘Edutainment’ speaker program.