Those who were surprised by the recent announcement that headlining illusionist Criss Angel has teamed with the legendary director Franco Dragone—the man behind some of the biggest shows the city has ever seen, including Mystère, O, Celine Dion’s A New Day and Le Rêve—must not know that these two luminaries go way back. Steve Wynn […]

The legendary Peter Luger Steak House is coming to Las Vegas later this year, set to land at the former Rao’s space at Caesars Palace. It’s the first domestic expansion in more than 60 years for the Michelin-starred restaurant that first opened in 1887 and the first U.S. location outside of New York. Long rumored […]

Tue, Jan 11, 2022 (8:52 a.m.) Las Vegas Strip resident DJs Steve Aoki and Shaquille O’Neal (aka DJ Diesel) have teamed up to release “Welcome to the Playhouse” through Aoki’s Dim Mak label, a high-energy track with accompanying animated music video. “Shaq and I have been wanting to collaborate on a track together for a […]

When Las Vegas last saw Kaskade, he was punctuating the summer’s comeback with a surprising Electric Daisy Carnival set, spinning classic techno and house. He’s back to pump up CES week with a gig at Omnia, having returned to Hakkasan Group venues last year following his 2019 residency at KAOS at the Palms. Now, after […]

Last month’s announcement that Hard Rock Entertainment and MGM Resorts International have reached a deal that will transform the Mirage into a new Hard Rock Las Vegas hotel and casino may have flown below the radar a bit. The Super Bowl is coming to Las Vegas in 2024, which was announced at approximately the same […]

As soon as a new superstar headlining residency show is announced in Las Vegas, the speculation begins: What will this artist present onstage to distinguish this show? Jennifer Lopez danced in a New York City subway train. Lady Gaga descended from the ceiling playing a keytar, then later, brought out a giant gleaming robot. Some […]

Dave’s Hot Chicken is opening its second Las Vegas location at the Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s on the Strip on December 31. It takes over the spot formerly occupied by Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken on the eastern end of the retail plaza in front of the resort and it will be open Sunday through […]

S Bar, a nightlife concept from Sam Nazarian’s Disruptive Restaurant Group (a brand within SBE) will open this week for New Year’s Eve at Mandalay Bay in the former Red Square bar and restaurant site. “A craft cocktail experience and lush lounge ambience along with high-energy entertainment” are on the way, according to a statement, […]

New Year’s Eve 2020 was the weirdest Las Vegas has ever known. Whatever. That was last year, and while we’re clearly not done with this pandemic, the megastar concerts, headlining club DJs and all-out parties are back in force this year. We’ve long been ready to put 2021 to bed and push onward and upward, […]

A resurrected Huntridge Theater moved closer to reality this week, as Dapper Companies announced it struck a deal with New York City-based SoHo Playhouse to operate the 77-year-old Downtown venue. The new Huntridge will consist of one big room—the current auditorium, reconfigured to include a mezzanine level—with a capacity of 1,150 for local and national […]