VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Nas Not Done, Heart Restarts, F1 Headliners

Nas isn’t finished with Las Vegas. The iconic rapper supposedly capped his “Illmatic” 30th anniversary Las Vegas residency with three consecutive sold-out shows at the Wynn’s Encore Theater over Labor Day.

Nas Performs with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the Encore Theater on August 29. (Image: Tony Tran/Global Media Group)

But, on Monday, Nas announced that his residency will resume during Super Bowl Weekend (February 5, 7 and 8, 2025).

“Las Vegas has always served as a creative outlet for my music, and these performances will take that to the next level,” Nas said in a statement in May.

Tickets for the new dates, starting at $69.95 plus fees, go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. PT Friday, September 13 via Ticketmaster.

Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. (Image: Heart)

Heart’s Blockage Removed

Heart is restarting its “Royal Flush” tour from the Fontainebleau’s BleauLive Theater, where sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were scheduled to play on December 15 — until Ann, 74, had to have emergency cancer surgery.

The new dates kick off on February 28 with Ann, feeling much better, stating in the relaunch announcement: “The best is yet to come!”

Tickets, $59-$299, are now on sale here.

The Music Vroom

F1 has revealed the headliners for its Silver Stage during the second annual Las Vegas Grand Prix race. On Thursday, November 21, it will be occupied by San Francisco-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Vandelux. On Friday, rapper Big Boi will do the honors. And, on race day, Saturday, November 23, it’s British dance music duo Snakehips.

These performances are limited to ticketholders for Wynn Grid Club, Papi Steak Garage, Ramsay’s Garage, Paddock Club, Skybox, Turn 3 Club, and the Heineken Silver Main Grandstand.

If you want to know how much tickets are, trust us, you can’t afford them. See for yourself here.

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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