874 stories by Corey Levitan
U2’s Sphere Residency Breaks Vegas Box Office
U2’s initial run of shows at the MSG Sphere generated nearly $110 million in ticket sales, according to figures reported to Billboard, making it the fastest-grossing Vegas residency ever. The only Vegas residencies that have grossed more so far than “U2:UV Achtung...
What David Blaine Will and Won’t Do at his Vegas NYE Shows
When David Blaine’s new Las Vegas residency, “IMpossible,” debuts at the Encore Theater on New Year’s Eve weekend, “so many dangerous things” will be attempted, the illusionist told the New York Post. Two will not. Among the things audiences will get to...
Bellagio Fir Trees May Have Arrived To Replace Those Removed For F1
The trees are returning to the front of the Bellagio -- or possibly, a new set of them are. A photo submitted to the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper on Monday shows at least 16 fir trees, ranging in size from 8 feet...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Sphere Come More Harry Rumors, Ringo Returns, Fontainebleau’s First
The British tabloids are rekindling those rumors, which we first reported back in September, of a Harry Styles residency at the MSG Sphere. According to The Sun, the former One Direction singer, 29, had a four-hour meeting with top Sphere execs after...
Carrot Top Extends Vegas Residency Until He’s 65
Carrot Top, the Luxor's marquee headliner since 2005, will officially be the MGM resort’s marquee headliner until 2030. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Scott Thompson (his real name) recently extended his run at Luxor’s Atrium until he qualifies for Social Security...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The $20 Room Upgrade Trick
Flashing a crisp Andrew Jackson to the front desk clerk at the Riviera might have worked for your dad in 1995, but it probably won’t get you a room upgrade in 2023 Las Vegas. Oh wait, but your best friend told you...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘Fear and Loathing’ Really Happened
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 3, 2023. Hunter S. Thompson, who died by suicide 18 years ago last Monday, is famous for...
Las Vegas May Criminalize Stopping to View Strip from Pedestrian Bridges
Tourists who stop on one of the 15 pedestrian bridges spanning the Las Vegas tourist corridor could soon get cited with a misdemeanor. That’s if a new ordinance, introduced by the Clark County Commission last week, gets approved. The measure would establish...
Las Vegas Karaoke Bar Sued to Tune of $264M for Skirting Royalties
Kamu Ultra Karaoke, a nightclub in the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, is being sued for $264M by an L.A.-based record company. Sybersound Records -- a label owned and distributed worldwide by Universal Music Group -- claims the Vegas Strip lounge...
Officials Mercy Kill Unfunded Las Vegas Strip NBA Arena
Las Vegas officials have finally had enough of the unsubstantiated funding claims, the unfulfilled construction promises, and the deadline extension requests made by the owners of the All Net Arena project. On Tuesday, the Clark County Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to deny...
