VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Gaga and Usher Return, Bruno Extends

Lady Gaga’s “Jazz + Piano” residency will return to Park MGM’s Dolby Live this June and July for at least eight shows, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. An official announcement, including on-sale dates, is expected shortly.

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Lady Gaga is shown during her “Jazz + Piano” show at the Park MGM in 2019. (Image: Getty)

Backed by a 30-piece big band, the stripped-down show has featured Gaga’s renditions of Great American Songbook classics such as Luck Be a Lady by Frank Sinatra and The Lady is a Tramp, alongside jazzed-up versions of her own hits, including Poker Face and Paparazzi. 

Bruno Mars, fresh from opening his Pinky Ring lounge at the Bellagio on February 10, returns to the Park MGM. (Image: Getty)

When Gaga opened at Park MGM on New Year’s Eve weekend in 2018, she alternated “Jazz + Pop” with her full-on “Enigma” pop show. However, there’s no indication that “Enigma” will return.

The last “Enigma” show Gaga performed was on Dec. 30, 2019. After that, her concerts at Park MGM from 2021 through 2023 were all “Jazz & Piano” shows. She last performed it on Oct. 5, 2023.

Bruno Adds 12

Bruno Mars has added a dozen summer dates to his residency, also at Dolby Live at Park MGM.

The dates are June 7, 8, 12, 14, and 15; August 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, and 31; and September 1. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 23 at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com.

Also returning to Las Vegas — after performing the last of his 100 shows at Dolby Live on December 2 and headlining the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show on February 11 — is, you guessed it, Usher. The R&B superstar will play the T-Mobile Arena as part of his “Past Present Future” tour on November 15 and 16. Tickets, starting at $179.50, can be found at AXS.com.

Corey Levitan joined Casino.org in 2022 after a long career covering Las Vegas. He currently covers entertainment, dining and gaming news in Las Vegas.

Corey spent six years covering the Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he also wrote the most popular humor column in the city’s history. (For “Fear and Loafing,” he tried out 176 Vegas jobs, including poker player, blackjack dealer and Follie Bergere dancer.)

Corey has won more than 100 local, state and national awards for his journalism, which has also appeared in Rolling Stone, New York Magazine and the New York Post.

Corey is a New York native whose hobbies include playing guitar, trying to be a better husband, and arguing with strangers on Facebook.

Contact Corey at corey@casino.org.

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