The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar recruited several legends to the Power of Love at MGM Grand. “The only thing I really brought was the friendship between the artists.”
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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.
“Our idea is to play the entire ‘Hi Infidelity’ album,” Cronin said Saturday prior to the 26th annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love gala at MGM Grand Garden.
U2 could surpass Adele in the highest per-appearance ever for a Vegas series.
Adele walked past the guests while singing “When We Were Young.” She offered a quick wave as she moved through the crowd.
The Plaza CEO said of Mark Wahlberg, “Obviously we love having Mark there, and the energy he brings.”
Bill Maher examines “insanity on both sides” as he premieres at the MGM Grand’s David Copperfield Theater.
Billy Idol is playing Hoover Dam in April, raising awareness for severe drought conditions.
Vegas favorite Bruno Mars has booked six more shows at his favorite Vegas venue, Dolby Live.
Mark Wahlberg has said he wants to make Las Vegas “Hollywood 2.0.” And he’s filming a hit movie here now.
The country hang Stoney’s North Forty is returning this summer to Santa Fe Station. The tavern will offer live entertainment, a mechanical bull.
Sea World in San Diego had loaned the dolphins to the Mirage years ago. Now they are heading back.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are not scheduled to visit Southern Nevada on their current tour, but that needle could still be threaded.
“I think every Vegas show is built to take on these evolutions,” co-producer Baz Halpin said in a recent phone interview. “So this is our first step of an evolution. We’re quite pleased with it.”
Superstars Katy Perry and Luke Bryan have announced new dates this year at the Resorts World Theatre.
“U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere” was revealed in superlative fashion, with a quick but dazzling commercial in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII.
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