Las Vegas Strip casino brings back legendary singer residency

Las Vegas has been known for long-running headlining residencies dating from the early days of pianist Liberace in the 1940s to Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack in the early 1960s and Elvis Presley’s residency at the International Hotel beginning in 1969.

Today, Sin City still has long-standing residences that house stars from past decades. Mr. Las Vegas Wayne Newton began headlining in Las Vegas in 1963 and is currently performing a residency at Flamingo’s Bugsy’s Cabaret Showroom, which runs through December 30, 2024.

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1970s teen idol Donny Osmond began his residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas Showroom in August 2021 and is set to continue performing until November 16, 2024.

Another 1970s pop superstar, Barry Manilow, began his long-term residency at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas, formerly the International Hotel and Las Vegas Hilton, in February 2005. Manilow broke Elvis Presley’s record of 636 consecutive sold-out performances at the International Theater in September 2023.

Manilow will continue to add to his sellout success as he has extended his historic engagement with an additional 48 dates at the International Theater from February 13 to December 13, 2025.

Most visitors to the Strip may prefer to see newer or popular singers and bands when spending big bucks on entertainment.

The biggest and most popular show currently on the Strip is The Eagles’ residency at Sphere Entertainment. (SPHR) Sphere, which opens on September 20th for a 20-show run, ending on January 25th.

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Another huge residency on the Strip is Adele’s Weekends With Adele at Dolby Live at MGM Resorts International’s Park MGM, which wraps up a 100-show run with 10 more shows from October 25th through November 23rd.

Country superstar Carrie Underwood performs her ‘Reflection’ residency at Resorts World Las Vegas on October 16 and 18, before returning for three shows in March and three more in April 2025.

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Pop superstar Lionel Richie has a long list of classic hit songs from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s that mostly appeal to the older crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, but also attract younger fans thanks to his appearances on “American Idol” .

The “All Night Long” singer has a long-running residency on the Strip dating back to 2019 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Resorts. (WYNN) Wynn Las Vegas and has sold out over 40 shows since launching the engagement.

Prior to launching his Encore Theater residency, Richie headlined his “All The Hits” residency at Caesars Entertainment. (CZR) Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas in 2016-2018.

Richie returns to the Encore Theater for six more shows in his “King of Hearts” residency scheduled for April 15, 18, 19, 9, 11 and 12, 2025.

Artist, AEG and Amex pre-sales are ongoing and end on September 19th at 10:00 PM PT on Ticketmaster.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 20th at 10am Pacific.

Tickets are still available for the remaining 12 shows of the King of Hearts’ 2024 residency, which include September 21, 25, 27, October 9, 11, 12, November 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16.

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