las vegas residency
The Backstreet Boys are psyched that they will be the first pop group to take the stage at Las Vegas’ Sphere in July, and when Billboard asked what fans can expect from the shows, AJ McLean promised, “one incredible experience,” while Nick Carter added “sensory overload.”
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
In addition to performing their 1999 career-peak Millennium album in full along with some greatest hits and new single, “Hey,” McLean teased that there might be “some new adaptations of things,” requesting that attendees pack “something all white” for the 12-show run that will bring McLean, Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough to the high-tech venue in July.
The Boys, who are now men in their mid-to-late 40s and early 50s, said they’ll be bringing their friends, and families, along for the ride, with McLean reminiscing about going from the original in-the-round configuration for the first Millennium run to the bump-up to the most state-of-the-art, “sonically overwhelming… visually outstanding” venue on the planet. (Check out the full interview in the video above.)
They’re also psyched to make history as the first pop band to touch down in the futuristic arena that to date has hosted U2, Phish, Dead & Company, the Eagles, EDM act Anyma and, later this spring, Kenny Chesney.
“Die hard fans are going to get a great experience, a great nostalgic moment,” McLean said, with Dorough revealing that they are working on the setlist at the moment. “Even just playing the whole Millennium album, there’s some deep cuts in there that we were just discussing the other day,” Dorough said. “[We were] reminiscing about some of the songs like ‘The Perfect Fan’ and ‘No One Else Comes Close to You’ [and ‘Spanish’] Eyes,’ which are songs that the fans probably haven’t heard since the Millennium tour.”
The 25th anniversary celebration of the album that topped the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks and has sold more than 24 million copies to date coincides with the July 11 release of Millennium 2.0, a two-CD collection featuring a remastered version of the original — including the hits “I Want It That Way” and “The One” — along with six demos from the sessions for the album, as well as b-sides from international releases, six live tracks and the previously unheard track “Hey.”
Richardson said “Hey” was tracked during the session for their 2019 DNA album, and while they all agreed it was a “beautiful song,” it didn’t quite fit that LP’s vibe. Not to worry, though, it will get its live debut on what McLean said will be the “massive” stage set-up that will include the men pulling off some of their most iconic choreography, and maybe some new moves.
As for who they would like to see at the Sphere once they’re done burning up the stage, Richardson said for sure Coldplay while Carter joked that he’s like to see, well, the Backstreet Boys.
The BSB will touch down at the Sphere on July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 and 27, as well as August 1, 2 and 3. The artist presale for the shows is open now, with the general on-sale slated to launch on Friday (Feb. 21) at 9 a.m. PT here.
Bruno Mars is currently killing it on the charts with a trio of smash collaborations, but “The Lazy Song” singer just can’t sit on his laurels. Mars has extended his long-running residency at the Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas by adding seven more shows to his run this spring and summer. The […]
The Black Eyed Peas have canceled their upcoming Las Vegas residency scheduled for 2025. On Sunday (Jan. 19), the group announced via their Instagram Story that their planned shows at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s PH Live would no longer take place due to “current circumstances.” “To our dearest Peabodies,” the Black Eyed Peas wrote. […]
Dead & Company are headed back to Las Vegas’ Sphere for their second run of shows at the mind-bending wrap-around venue. The group announced their 2025 Dead & Company: Dead Forever – Live at Sphere Las Vegas on Wednesday morning (Dec. 4), an 18-show residency that will celebrate the Grateful Dead offshoot band’s 10th anniversary. […]
Barry Manilow has been a longtime staple on the Las Vegas scnee. But on Tuesday (Dec. 3) the “Copacabana” made it permanent with the announcement of a lifetime residency at his longtime home: the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
“It’s been an incredible journey performing at the International Theater,” said Manilow in a statement about signing on the dotted line to continue his long run at the resort’s International Theater. “David Siegel and the Westgate team have been like family to me, and I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to call Westgate home for the rest of my career.”
Earlier this year, Manilow set a new Sin City record when he passed Elvis Presley’s run of 636 performances at the venue.
Trending on Billboard
“Barry Manilow is a generational artist and a dear friend,” Westgate Founder & Executive Chairman David Siegel added. “Over the years, we have built a personal and professional relationship that is truly special, and I am honored to offer Barry the opportunity to perform at Westgate for a lifetime.”
Manilow launched his “The Hits Come Home” residency at the Westgate Hotel in 2021, marking the third Vegas hotel at which the “Mandy” singer has had a residency. He set up shop at the Las Vegas Hilton from February 2005 to December 2009, during which he had two shows, “Manilow: Music and Passion” (which was filmed for a Primetime Emmy-winning PBS special) and “Ultimate Manilow: The Hits.”
He followed with his “Manilow Paris Las Vegas” at the Paris Hotel & Casino at Las Vegas in March 2010, which ran through Dec. 11, 2012.
Manilow will be back on stage at the International this week when he kicks off his annual run of “A Very Barry Christmas” holiday shows on Thursday (Dec. 5), followed by gigs on Dec. 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14. Tickets are on sale now here for the 2025 shows, which will take place on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Friday at 8 p.m.
Manilow performed across the U.S. this summer as part of his Last Concerts tour, winding down with a series of five shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in October.
Check out the 2025 International Theater dates below.
Feb. 13 – 15, 20 – 22
March 27 – 29
April 3 – 5
May 8 – 10, 15 – 17
June 12 – 14, 19 – 21
Sept. 11 – 13, 18 – 20
Oct. 9 – 11, 16 – 18
Nov. 6 – 8, 13 – 15
Dec. 4 – 6, 11 – 13
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
The Eagles aren’t ready to say farewell quite yet. After a global trek around the world for their Long Goodbye tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have decided not to take it easy, and instead, are moving their stay at the “Hotel California” to take up residency at the Las Vegas Sphere.
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Demand to see the Eagles surpassed the amount of dates initially announced back in June, which led the rock band to extend its Sphere stay to mid March 2025 (marking a total of five date extensions) — especially after the rave night-one review.
Trending on Billboard
With a long list of Las Vegas residencies to choose from, the Sphere offers a visual experience unlike any other stage can offer giving a multi-sensory performance that promises to bring the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper’s music to life. Plus, last-minute tickets to the Eagles live at the Sphere are still available.
Ticketmaster is the official ticketing platform to buy Eagles tickets online, with options starting at $303 at the time of this writing, but if the desired date or number of tickets you’re looking for isn’t available, there are additional cheap tickets sites including resale platforms you can check out.
How to Get Cheap Tickets to the Eagles’ Sphere Residency Online
Below, ShopBillboard put together a list of affordable Eagles Sphere ticket options, including exclusive discount codes that can save you up to $500.
StubHub
You can find Eagles Sphere tickets on StubHub from $247 and take advantage of the site’s filters to find the best tickets available. Choose from the number of tickets needed, price and even have estimated fees included in the cost, so there are no hidden surprises. Plus, each purchase is protected by StubHub’s FanProtect, which you can learn more about here.
Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats has Eagles Sphere tickets from $234 and help you determine the best offers available by labeling what dates have deals. You can even save $20 off orders of $200+ when you use the code BB2024 at checkout. When sifting through tickets, you can sort by the price as well as if the offer is from a site SuperSeller (sellers who are highly-rated and experienced) as well as the seat(s) are in the front of your desired section.
Your purchase will also be covered by the Vivid Seats Buyer Guarantee, which can you read more about here.
Seat Geek
Seat Geek is another affordable option to find cheap Eagles Sphere tickets with options as low as $233. The resale ticketing site uses a ranking system with a scale of 1-10 to show which options are the best deal. Tickets marked a one are considered the worst deal whereas options rated a 10 are considered the best deals. Bonus offer: First purchases are eligible to receive $10 off orders of $250+ when you use the code BILLBOARD10 at checkout.
Gametime
Gametime promises to be the go-to destination for the cheapest last-minute tickets to the Eagles Sphere residency and more live events. Right now, you can find options for as low as $232, and score an extra $20 off purchases of $150+ when you enter the code SAVE20 at checkout. Found cheaper options on another site? The Gametime Price Guarantee will give you 110% of the difference back when you show proof to the resale site.
Ticketnetwork
You can find cheaps Eagles Sphere tickets on Ticketnetwork starting at $312. You can also get $150 off purchases of $500+ when you use the code BILLBOARD150 at checkout or $300 off orders of $1,000+ when you use the promo code BILLBOARD300. To help find the best options, the site provides an interactive map that lets you see how many tickets are left in each section in addition to being able to pick exactly where you want to sit and sort options based on price per ticket.
Check below to see the remaining Eagles Sphere dates for 2024-25.
Dec.: 6, 7, 13 and 14
Jan.: 17, 18, 24 and 25
Feb: 14, 15, 21 and 22
March: 7, 8, 14 and 15
Adele got an emotional surprise from a fellow icon at her Las Vegas residency.
The British superstar, 36, was brought to tears after spotting Celine Dion, 56, in the crowd during her long-running show at Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday (Oct. 26).
In a fan-captured video posted to X (formerly Twitter), Adele is seen performing “When We Were Young” as she encounters Dion, who was seated in a side box at the 4,100-seat venue. The moment turns emotional as Adele starts to cry while embracing Dion. The two superstars share a few words before the legendary Canadian singer holds Adele’s face and kisses her hand. Adele then waves to nearby fans before returning to the stage.
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
Dion — who opened the Colosseum with her first residency in 2003 — appeared to be seated beside her sons, Nelson and Eddy Angélil, who offered comfort to their mother following the touching encounter.
This isn’t the first time Adele and Dion have crossed paths in Sin City. In 2018, Adele attended Celine’s second residency at the same venue. In an Instagram post at the time, the “My Heart Will Go On” artist expressed her appreciation after meeting Adele backstage at the performance.
Trending on Billboard
“Wasn’t able to do all my shows, but was thrilled that Adele came to one of them… I love her so much!!” Dion wrote in a since-deleted post.
Adele also shared her excitement after meeting Dion. “Queen Celine! What a show, an absolute highlight of my life, thank you so much for the attention to your crowd and insane humor. Happy New Year lady x,” the “Hello” hitmaker wrote on Instagram.
Her Weekends With Adele runs through late November. Earlier this year, Adele stated that she will take a lengthy break from music after the residency concludes in the fall.
“I just need a rest. I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now,” she told a Munich crowd in September. “I want to live my life that I’ve been building and I will miss you terribly.”
Mötley Crüe are headed back to Las Vegas. The long-running metal band announced their latest Sin City stay-put on Thursday (Oct. 3), The Las Vegas Residency, which will find them playing an exclusive limited run of 11 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM from March 28-April 19, 2025.
“Mötley Crüe and Las Vegas have always been the perfect combination of extravagance and decadence. We’ve always loved the idea of the Vegas residency, because we’ve always loved the idea of staying in one location to build a unique show for the fans,” the band said in a statement. “We’re excited to get into rehearsals and work up a lot of songs that have been requested by the fans for years.”
The Crüe’s third Vegas residency is being billed as a “tell-all show [that] will immerse the audience in the band’s history, leading all the say through their record-breaking Stadium Tour.” They previously set up shop in Vegas in 2012 for Mötley Crüe Takes On Sin City and 2013 for Evening in Hell.
Trending on Billboard
A presale for members of the band’s S.I.N. fan club will begin at 10 a.m. PT on Friday (Oct. 4), with information available here. A Citi card member presale will begin at 12 p.m. on Friday through 10 p.m. PT on Oct. 10, details here. The public onsale will kick off on Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. PT here. The band said a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales for the residency will be donated to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth.
Friday also marks the release of the band’s new EP, Cancelled, featuring the previously released singles “Dogs of War,” the title track and a rock-ified cover of the Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right.” To celebrate the EP’s release, the Crüe will play a series of club shows in L.A. next week, including a gig at the Troubadour on Oct. 7, the Roxy on Oct. 9 and Whiskey a Go Go on Oct. 11.
In conjunction with the sold-out Höllywood Takeöver club shows the band has teamed with Global Merchandising Services for a series of exclusive drops from Represent, Prince Street Pizza, Rainbow Bar & Grill and Hot Topic during the week of gigs. Prince Street will be offering the 4-slice Mötley Crüe Combo at their eight L.A. locations, with each band member picking their favorite Prince St. favorite.
The Rainbow pop-up will feature exclusive, band-curated merch and a co-branded T-shirt and pint glass combo available with purchase of Crüe-inspired drinks such as the Dr. Feelgood RX, Kickstart my Heart-Tini and the Without You mocktail. Represent will have a limited-edition shirt at their L.A. store and Hot Topic will have a limited-edition T-shirt.
The Mötley Crüe The Las Vegas Residency show dates:
March 2025: 28, 29
April 2025: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19
You wanted it, you got it. New Kids On the Block announced their first-ever Las Vegas residency on Friday (Sept. 20), The Right Stuff, which will kick off on June 20, 2025 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
The follow-up to the man band’s 2024 Magic Summer Tour will find Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood setting up shop for 16 shows in June, July and November of next year.
“We cherish every opportunity that we get to perform for our fans, but a Las Vegas residency gives us an opportunity to take our performance, and interaction with our fans, to the next level,” Wahlberg said in a statement. “We plan on maximizing everything that the amazing Dolby Live at Park MGM has to offer, to create the most incredible NKOTB concert ever. As well as everything that Las Vegas has to offer — to create multiple events to directly engage with our fans. Las Vegas will never be the same after The New Kids and The Blockheads take over the town.”
Trending on Billboard
According to a release, the group announced the residency while in town for their headlining set at the 2024 iHearRadio Music Festival on Saturday (Sept. 21), taking over the Las Vegas strip after arriving on a double-decker bus. The group then had a special fan event and Q&A at The Park hosted by iHeart’s Valentine.
A fan club pre-sale will kick off on Tuesday (Sept. 24) at 10 a.m PT, with a Citi pre-sale also kicking off on Tuesday at noon p.m. PT lasting through Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. PT; details available here. MGM Rewards and MGM Resorts loyalty rewards program members — and SiriusXM, Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers — will get access to a presale that will begin on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. PT. A public onsale will begin on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. PT here.
NKOTB recently wrapped their Magic Summer tour with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff after releasing Still Kids, their first full-length studio album in 11 years.
New Kids on the Block 2025 Las Vegas residency dates:
June 2025: 20, 21, 25, 27, 28
July 2025: 2, 3, 5
November 2025: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15
Check out the announcement video below.
Adele is ready for a break from the spotlight.
During the final show of her Munich residency on Saturday (Aug. 31), the 36-year-old British songstress reiterated her plan to take a lengthy break from music after her Las Vegas residency wraps up this fall.
“I just need a rest. I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now,” Adele told the crowd at Munich’s custom-built Adele Arena. “I want to live my life that I’ve been building and I will miss you terribly.”
Explore
Explore
See latest videos, charts and news
See latest videos, charts and news
The “Easy on Me” hitmaker’s 10-night stand in the German city concluded Saturday. Her Weekends With Adele residency at Sin City’s Colosseum at Caesars Palace picks back up in October for another 10 performances.
“But after that, I will not see you for an incredibly long time,” the singer said. “And I will hold you dear in my heart for that whole length of my break.”
Trending on Billboard
Adele revealed earlier this summer that she plans to step away from music for a while after her Vegas residency.
“I don’t have any plans for new music at all,” she told Germany’s ZDF. In fact, the star, who said she “doesn’t like being famous,” added, “I want a big break after this and I think I want to do other creative things, just for a little while.”
Adele launched Weekends With Adele run in November 2022. She said that the residency of 100 live shows over the past two years have left her feeling as if her “tank is quite empty.”
The singer, who has not gone on a world tour since her 2016-2017 run in support of her 25 album, has made a habit of taking time for herself between albums and tours. Those stretches out of the public eye have increased over time, from three years between her 2008 debut, 19, and 2011’s 21, to four years until her 2015 LP 25 and six between that album and 2021’s 30.
During one of her Weekends shows in January, Adele told the audience, “I just don’t think I’m gonna write an album for quite some time,” teasing that when she does she may be ready to hit the road properly again.