Las Vegas Strip casino brings back unique superstar residency
Iconic performer brings back a one-of-a-kind residency to the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas Strip casinos have been known for hosting among the many biggest music stars of pop, rock, R&B, country, and jazz for residencies for just a couple of years.
As of late, a couple of huge stars have major residencies scheduled at some point of the top of the year and into 2025.
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Planet Hollywood Las Vegas' PH Live is hosting superstars in a couple of different genres with country and dad superstar Shania Twain performing eight shows in November and December 2024 before extending her "Come On Over" residency for nine more shows in January and February 2025.
Global supergroup Black Eyed Peas performs their first residency on the Las Vegas Strip when they launch their 3008: A Space Odyssey engagement at PH Live for 15 shows starting place on Feb. 15, 2025.
Superstar rock superstar Lenny Kravitz debuts his first residency on the Strip with Blue Electric Light Las Vegas at MGM Resorts International's Dolby Live at Park MGM Oct. 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26, 2024.
Every other iconic Las Vegas Strip headliner, Janet Jackson, has scheduled her all-new residency at Resorts World Las Vegas for 10 shows in December, January, and February. The "Nasty" singer's latest Las Vegas residency used to be her "Metamorphosis" shows at MGM Resorts International's (MGM) Park MGM from May 17-Aug. 17, 2019.
Hip-hop and rap superstar residencies, on the opposite hand, have been scarce in Las Vegas and only began hitting the city in 2024. Wu-Tang Clan performed what is believed to be Sin City's first hip-hop residency on the Theater at Virgin Hotels for four shows over February and March 2024.
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The foremost popular hip-hop show in Vegas has been the Lovers & Friends Festival, which in 2023 featured hip-hop artists including 50 Cent, Pitbull, Busta Rhymes and Master P & No Limit Soldiers. Unfortunately for Lovers & Friends fans, the May 2024 festival used to be cancelled resulting from threat of dangerous weather.
The Strip hosted its first major hip-hop residency when legendary New York hip-hop stars Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh joined DJ Cassidy for his "Pass the Mic Live" residency for six shows in July 2024 at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip.
The largest rap solo residency to debut on the Strip used to be megastar rapper Lil Wayne's rare dual residency at rival casinos Drai's Nightclub in Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) The Cromwell on June 29 and July 12 at Zouk Las Vegas in Genting Group's Resorts World Las Vegas. Joseph Okpako/Getty Images
Nas returns for popular Las Vegas Strip residency
And now, legendary hip-hop artist Nas returns to his classic Las Vegas Strip residency on the Encore Theater on the Wynn Resort, accompanied by the Las Vegas Philharmonic, for 3 more shows Feb. 5, 7, and Eight in 2025.
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The popular rapper completed the initial sold-out shows of his residency on the Encore Theater on Aug. 29, 31 and Sept. 1, also backed by the Las Vegas Philharmonic. The residency celebrated the Thirtieth anniversary of the megastar's groundbreaking "Illmatic" album that he released in April 1994.
Tickets for the emblem new shows come in at Ticketmaster.com or LiveNation.com.
Nas has recorded eight multi-platinum and platinum albums, and won his first Grammy award in 2020 for Best Rap Album for his "King's Disease."
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