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It’s already been 20 years since The Killers gave us hits like “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” from their debut album Hot Fuss. To celebrate the milestone, the band is headed to their hometown of Las Vegas where they’ll take over the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, joining the running list of current artist residencies in Sin City.
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The band is currently slated to play for 10 shows, but they won’t be held consecutively — you can catch the “When We Were Young” band on Aug. 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 with their last show taking place Sunday, Sept. 1. All performances will take place in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, where you can book a room to see the show. With ongoing travel deals, you can also score 20% off during the hotel’s Vegas Vacation promo or you can get 30% off when you book your stay 30 days or more in advance.
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Tickets to The Killers’ residency are sold out on Ticketmaster (the official ticketing distributer), but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get tickets to The Killers: Live in Las Vegas. There are some cheap ticket sites including resale options such as StubHub, Vivid Seats and Seat Geek that are selling tickets to The Killers 2024 Vegas residency, but with how popular the shows are it’s bound to sellout quickly.
Keep reading to learn how to find tickets to The Killers Vegas 2024 residency online.
How to Get Tickets to The Killers: Live In Las Vegas Online
Below, we rounded up the best online ticket sites that are offering deals and offers on tickets to see The Killers residency.
StubHub
StubHub is one affordable option that is offering Killers tickets online for as low as $135 (at the time of this writing). You can customize ticket options based on date, price and seating area in the venue. Each purchase is also backed by the site’s FanProtect, which you can learn more about here.
Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats has tickets to The Killers’ Las Vegas residency from $118 and you can use the interactive map to choose where you want to sit. The site also lets you sort options based on prices and how good of a deal you’re getting. Every purchase is covered with Vivid Seats’ 100% Buyer Guarantee and you can see what’s included here. Bonus offer: orders of $200+ are can receive $20 off when you use the code BB2024 at checkout.
Seat Geek
Seat Geek has tickets for as low as $157 with each option ranked on a scale of 1-10 based on how good of a deal it is. Tickets that are rated a one are considered the worst deal and options that are a 10 are the best deals. You can also choose to include fees in the prices to avoid surprises at checkout. First purchases can also get $10 off orders of $250+ with the code BILLBOARD10 at checkout.
Are The Killers Touring In 2024?
The Killers are not going on tour, but they are making appearances around the globe at some of the biggest festivals. Besides their Las Vegas Residency, the band is also traveling to Governor’s Ball Music Festival, Boston Calling, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands Music Festival and more. Check here to see the full list of appearance dates.
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The 2024 WNBA season starts on Tuesday (May 14), and Sling TV is the destination for all basketball enthusiasts, offering exclusive streaming access to all four games of the season tip-off.
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The schedule includes New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics at 7 p.m. ET and Minnesota Lynx vs. Seattle Storm at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN3. ESPN2 will broadcast Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET and Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury at 10 p.m. ET.
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You don’t want to miss out on star player Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever’s No. 1 draft pick from the Iowa Hawkeyes, playing her first WNBA game on opening night.
Keep reading for details on how to watch the 2024 WNBA games.
How to Watch the 2024 WNBA Games on Sling TV
You can stream all opening games on Sling TV. They’ll also be airing on ESPN3 and ESPN2 (use ExpressVPN to stream internationally). WNBA games are shown on various channels like ESPN, NBA TV, ION, Prime Video, and CBS/Paramount+. According to Sling, 25 WNBA games will air on ESPN, and NBA TV will broadcast 40 games.
To watch on ESPN or ABC with Sling, you’ll need a subscription to Sling Orange. For those, who want to watch on NBA TV with Sling make sure to add the Sports Extras pack to your Sling subscription.
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Don’t miss out on a chance to watch the WNBA games with your friends and family. Hurry up, go get your sling subscription now.
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Living out your Olivia Rodrigo prom dreams and finding a dress that makes you feel your best while also being budget-friendly can be challenging. But with affordable options, you can find what you’re looking for — from sleek and classic to trendy and chic — and even use the dress for more than one occasion.
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You can save big and shine bright without breaking the bank when it comes to finding the perfect formal gown. If you’re shopping on Amazon — which has options for prom-appropriate dresses — consider taking advantage of all Amazon Prime has to offer and sign up for a 30-day free trial, which also comes with access to Prime Video, Prime Gaming and Amazon Music. And to help make sure you get your dress in time for your formal event, being a Prime member means you get fast, free shipping in two days or less with Prime Delivery.
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To help make your search for a prom dress easier, we put together this list of affordable options.
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If you are looking for shimmery and glittery options, consider this Eightale Tulle Lace Sparkly Prom Dress. With its elegant spaghetti straps and flowing tulle skirt, it’s a great choice to wear while celebrating with friends and creating unforgettable memories. This dress comes in various colors, from aqua to yellow.
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If you love dresses, you know a black dress is a staple. This Sasha High Slit Wrap Dress is a simple yet elegant option. If you like the style but were hoping for something other than black, it also comes in four other colors: ivory, hunter, navy and royal. If you want to find similar options, head to the Windsor website, where you will be able to buy a variety of looks ranging from formal to chic.
For another alternative black dress, consider this Memoriesea One Shoulder Satin Maxi Dress from Amazon. It also has a sexy slim fit.
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Less is more with this dress. This Amaya Maxi Dress is perfect for many occasions. Whether you’re attending a fancy evening or enjoying a romantic outing, you’ll feel stylish and comfortable. If pink is your favorite color, this soft hue does not disappoint.
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Switch up your style with this ASOS Satin Halter Maxi Dress. This dress comes in two colors: Barbie pink and chartreuse. Its one-of-a-kind open back and halter style will make you want it in both colors.
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If you are looking for a long-sleeved option, consider this ASOS Design High Neck Satin Emerald Green Dress. With its elegant high neck and long sleeves, you won’t even need a cover-up.
You can also find affordable tuxedos on Amazon, in your favorite style and any color you like.
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Megan Thee Stallion is kicking off “Hot Girl Summer” for fans through an exclusive merch collection with Amazon Music that you can shop now.
The Amazon merch drop comes ahead of the rapper’s summer world tour. Just in case you’re not able to score travel deals to see the “Savage” rapper live in-person, the collaboration acts as a way for fans to stock up on tour merch without having to go to actual concert venues beforehand. Plus, if you do plan on attending one of the dates and don’t want to wait in long merch lines, then you can order now to save time. The apparel and accessories offered online will also be up for grabs in-person at the concert venues.
Everything from T-shirts, crewnecks and even travel accessories were designed with imagery inspired by the tour, which you can easily dress up with your go-to jeans and platform boots. For beachgoers, you can grab your swimsuit and lay out in the sun with a Megan Thee Stallion towel — also included in the exclusive collection.
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Pick up this white T-shirt if you’re looking for a basic look that you can wear proudly year-round. The look is designed with a graphic of the rapper on the front with the tour written across the back. Since it’s made with 100% cotton it’s soft enough to keep you comfortable all day long.
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These red tour shorts give off that lifeguard style with the red and white coloring as well as a stretchy elastic band for you to easily take the shorts on and off. The back also comes with “Hot Girl” written across to tell people exactly what kind of summer you’re channeling.
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Get cozy in this fire red crewneck featuring a photo of Megan Thee Stallion on the back and her tour in small lettering on the front. It comes with a soft interior to help you remain comfortable and can act as a layering piece for when the temps drop.
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Carry all of your must-haves while showing off your favorite rapper with this simple tote. It comes in a neutral cream canvas style with “Thee Hot Girl Summer Tour” written across the front.
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Keep your head covered from the sun in style with this trucker hat. It comes with a mesh side and back panelling for ventilation as well as a logo to show off the tour.
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Lounge on the beach with this Megan Thee Stallion-themed towel featuring a graphic of the rapper on a purple background. It’s made of a water-absorbent material that you can dry off with after a dip in the pool.
Megan is gearing up for her 2024 world tour, which you can still get tickets to online through Ticketmaster, StubHub, Vivid Seats (get $20 off orders of $200+ with code BB2024 at checkout) and Seat Geek (first purchases can score $10 off orders of $250+ with code BILLBOARD10).
The rapper’s tour officially kicks off on Tuesday (May 14) and will travel across the globe with the final show taking place July 27 in Washington D.C. Opening up her shows will be special guest GloRilla.
This also marks the expansion of Amazon Music’s collaborations with artists, with the site having previously partnered with Beyoncé for a Renaissance tour merch collection as well as exclusive Doja Cat Scarlet tour merch and a collection for Mariah Carey’s Las Vegas residency.
For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best travel necessities, festival gear and venue-approved bags.
Like a lot of celebrity couples, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have made a point of keeping their family life private, which so far has meant that the world has not gotten many glimpses of their three-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom. But on Sunday night (May 12), the adorable toddler made a brief appearance on […]
The remaining nine contestants on The Voice took it home on Monday night (May 13), for a round of performances that will determine the makeup of the final.
The Voice this week celebrates Hometown Week, doing so at the point end of this 25th season — the semi-finals.
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On Monday (May 13), Asher HaVon, Bryan Olesen, Josh Sanders, Karen Waldrup, Maddi Jane, Madison Curbelo, Nathan Chester, Serenity Arce and Tae Lewis took their spots on stage.
Each contestant hit a solo song dedicated to their hometown and the people who supported them over the years. Then, the singers teamed up in trios for songs inspired by the feature film IF.
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Olesen, Jane and Chester performed the Cure’s “Just Like Heaven”; HaVon, Curbelo and Arce hit Coldplay’s “Fix You”; and Sanders, Waldrup and Lewis sang the Band’s “Forever Young.”
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Currently, newbie coaches Dan + Shay lead the way with three artists remaining in the competition, while Reba McEntire, John Legend, and Chance the Rapper each have two artists.
America voted, the results of which will be revealed on Tuesday night’s (May 14) results episode. Five will progress to the finale, four will go home.
It’s all change for The Voice. As previously reported, Snoop Dogg is joining the panel for this fall’s 26th season, alongside fellow newcomer crooner Michael Bublé. The coaching lineup for the singing competition will be rounded out by returning stars Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani, with the former notching her third consecutive season on the series and No Doubt singer and solo star Stefani adding yet another notch with her eighth go-round.
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Transform your home entertainment with this Amazon Fire TV Soundbar speaker for a limited-time deal of $99.99. Don’t wait, hurry now, and easily amp up your TV audio whether you’re binge-watching your favorite series or hosting a dance party in your living room.
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This one of a kind TV soundbar speaker includes immersive technology like DTS Virtual, which is a processing technology that makes your audio sound like it’s coming from multiple speakers around you, even if you only have a few speakers. Amazon describes this experience as a “three-dimensional virtual surround sound,” transporting you to a whole new level of entertainment.
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This Amazon Fire TV Soundbar is compact, easy to setup, and provides a strong audio. One Amazon user stated that it’s a “simple hook up, power cord and HDMI cable, done.”
This hard to find speaker is perfectly compatible with Fire TV, guaranteeing effortless control and enhanced audio quality using just one remote.
With this soundbar, you can stream audio wirelessly via Bluetooth and easily connect your phone or tablet for a personalized listening experience. It also integrates seamlessly with smart TVs to streaming media players, providing versatility for your entertainment needs.
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The much-anticipated second season of Interview With a Vampire made its grand premiere on AMC and AMC+ Sunday (May 12), continuing the second half of Anne Rice’s book of the same name that was first published in 1991. Starring Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid, the series also acts as a reboot, adapting the 1994 Interview With a Vampire movie starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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Season two of the drama/fantasy series will look a little different from the first as one of its main characters, Claudia, was recast, with Delainey Hayles replacing season one’s Bailey Bass. Unforeseen circumstances were Bass’ reasoning for not returning, according to Deadline.
Hayles will take on the role as Claudia with her and Louis de Pointe du Lac (Anderson) traveling through a war-torn Paris after leaving Lestat de Lioncourt (Reid) for dead. The two hope to rebuild their lives and seek out their own kind, which leads to them discovering the Théâtre des Vampires — a coven led by Santiago (Ben Daniels), who appears more trusting than he is. With new dangers lurking in the shadow, Louis must figure out how to survive, embrace a new love and leave the past where it belongs.
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Keep reading to learn the streaming options for Interview With a Vampire online.
How to Watch Interview With a Vampire (2024) Online
New episodes of Interview With a Vampire will air live every Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+ for a total of eight episodes. If you have live cable, you can watch the show on TV through AMC (check your cable provider for the exact channel).
Want to stream the Interview With a Vampire series online? Keep reading to see what streaming platforms offer AMC and AMC+.
Prime Video
Don’t have cable? Cord cutters can still watch Interview With a Vampire online through a few streaming options. You can sign up for AMC+ or, if you’re a Prime member, you can add AMC+ as a premium channel to your subscription. Prime members will get a seven-day free trial, which means you can stream Interview with a Vampire for free. Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged $4.99 a month in addition to your Prime membership fee.
If you’re not a Prime member, Amazon is offering new users a 30-day free trial when you sign up. You’ll also be able to stack on the AMC+ seven day free trial through Prime Video giving you all the benefits of a Prime membership as well as access to AMC+ content for free. Once both free trials are over, you’ll be charged $14.99/ month or $139 a year for a Prime membership as well as $4.99 a month for AMC+.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream features a lineup of more than 90 channels including AMC, so you can livestream new episodes of Interview With a Vampire. New users will receive a five-day free trial when you sign up for one of the three packages available. Packages start at $80 a month and once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged based on the package you choose at checkout.
Along with hundreds of channels to watch at your leisure, you’ll also receive local channels, unlimited DVR storage and three months of premium channels including Showtime and Max for free.
Sling TV
Sling TV is another affordable option that’s offering up to 63% off your first month dropping the price to as low as $15-$20 (reg. $40). All three packages available come with AMC and provide you with 30+ live channels including entertainment and sports options. After your first month, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price based on the package you choose.
Philo
Philo is giving new users a seven-day free trial when you sign up, which means you can watch Interview With a Vampire and more for free. You’ll have access to more than 70 live TV channels as well as unlimited DVR storage to record content to watch later. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription price of $25 a month.
How to Watch Interview With a Vampire (1994) Movie At Home
If you’re curious about the Interview With a Vampire movie that inspired the reboot, there are a few ways you can watch the movie at home.
Max is the official streaming platform for Interview With a Vampire (1994) allowing Max members to watch the movie for no additional cost. While Max doesn’t come with a free trial, it does offer a wallet-friendly ad-supported plan at just $9.99 a month. If you’d prefer no commercials, you can opt for the ad-free plan for $15.99 a month or go with the Ultimate Ad-Free package for $19.99 a month, which will allow you to watch content on four devices at once stream in 4K UHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision and HDR 10 on select titles as well as have 100 downloads to watch programs on the go.
Prime members can also add Max as a premium channel onto your subscription through the Prime Channel storefront.
If you’d rather rent or buy the movie to own digitally, Prime Video is offering rentals for $4 or you can buy Interview With a Vampire for $15. You don’t have to be a Prime member to watch the movie either — once your purchase the film it’ll automatically be downloaded to your digital library to watch whenever.
Collectors can also purchase a Blu-ray edition of Interview With a Vampire through Amazon, Walmart and Target.
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Discover the original movie that helped inspire the reboot featuring Pitt and Cruise as the lead stars. The Blu-ray edition of Interview With a Vampire will also give you special features including behind-the-scenes footage and deleted scenes for an even more in-depth look at the film.
Is Interview With a Vampire On Amazon Prime?
Since AMC+ is available as a premium channel option through the Prime Channel storefront, that means that you can watch Interview With a Vampire on Prime Video. It’s only offered as an add-on to your subscription, which means just having a Prime membership won’t grant you access to all the episodes.
How Many Episodes of Interview With a Vampire Are There?
Season one of Interview With a Vampire featured seven episodes of the series with the longest episodes running around 71 minutes long. Season two will add an additional episode, giving viewers a total of eight to look forward to. After season two ends, fans will have 15 total episodes of Interview With a Vampire to stream and watch whenever they want.
Check below for a trailer of Interview With a Vampire season two.
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Just six months remain before the world is changed “For Good.”
In anticipation of part 1 of Jon M. Chu’s upcoming Wicked movie musical, Universal Pictures shared an emotional clip recounting the journey to Wicked from the perspectives of Chu and stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
“Whenever anyone asks me what’s the one movie you want to do,” mused Chu, who has previously helmed box-office smashes like 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians, “If there was one, I’d always say it’d be Wicked.”
The fourth-longest-running Broadway show of all time, Wicked pulls inspiration from both the stage musical and the best-selling Gregory Maguire-penned novel of the same name. Grande, who recently topped the Billboard 200 with her Eternal Sunshine LP, is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch, with Erivo, a two-time Academy Award nominee, taking on the iconic role of Elphaba, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West.
“On my 25th birthday, I took myself to see the show,” Erivo reflected in the clip. “I’d never heard anything or seen anything like it. I remember it was a rainy night and I felt really alive. I felt like I was floating on air.”
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No stranger to musicals, Erivo has previously lent her talents to The Color Purple, for which she received the 2016 Tony Award for best leading actress in a musical. She also starred in the 2015 Royal Festival Hall production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and the 2016 Town Hall production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years. This year, the Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner can be seen in the Lincoln Center production of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. Of course, with starring turns in 2019’s Harriet and 2022’s Disney’s Pinocchio, Erivo has also made an impact on the silver screen.
Though she’s best known for Billboard Hot 100-topping hits like “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” Grande’s acting credits date back to 2008, when she made her Broadway debut in 13, a musical also penned by Brown, with whom Grande later collaborated on “Jason’s Song (Gave It Away)” from 2016’s Dangerous Woman LP.
“I had the incredible privilege of seeing the original Broadway cast of Wicked when I was 10, and I just felt an immediate bond,” Grande says in the video, before it cuts to an old media clip, in which she expresses her desire to play Glinda should Wicked every make it to the big screen. “It’s always been the thing I listen to when I’m nervous, when I’m needing an escape, when I need comfort. I went in for my first audition and I remember buzzing!”
The rest of the clip features behind-the-scenes footage of the film and clips from the phone calls in which Chu officially broke the casting news to Grande and Erivo. Chu gushed that Grande’s audition featured “an Ari that [he’d] never seen before,” while Erivo was “so raw and vulnerable [that] he couldn’t get her out of [his] head.”
Both Grande and Ervio tearfully and graciously accepted their respective offers to join the films’ illustrious cast, with the “7 Rings” singer crying, “Oh my God, thank you! I love [Glinda] so much, I’m gonna take such good care of her!”
“It’s been a really long journey here, and I’m really grateful for it,” says Erivo. “I never thought in my lifetime that I would get to be a part of something like this.”
The rest of the principal Wicked cast will feature Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Olivier winner Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy nominee Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Emmy nominee Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.
Wicked will be split into two separate movie musicals for the silver screen. The first film is slated to hit theaters on Thanksgiving (Nov. 27), with the second film following almost exactly a year later on Nov. 26, 2025. The film’s first trailer debuted during the 2024 Super Bowl, giving fans a taste of both the whimsical world of Oz and Erivo’s version of the iconic “Defying Gravity” closing riff popularized by Idina Menzel, who won the 2004 leading actress in a musical Tony for the original production of Wicked.
“I want people to see Wicked and experience it in a way they’ve never experienced before,” Chu proclaims at the end of the clip. “I want them to feel what I felt going into the theater for the first time. I want to make them laugh, to make them sing, to make them feel that after they’ve watched it, they’ve been changed for good.”
Watch Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo emotionally accept their Wicked castings below.
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