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Most iconic Las Vegas residencies after Adele’s year-long delay & David Guetta’s reign ending as Eagles show begins soon
Usher's My Way residency was a popular attraction among celebrities visiting Las Vegas
MANY music superstars have taken up residency in one of the many Las Vegas resorts throughout the years.
From the King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley to the Queen of Country Pop Shania Twain, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been the performance hub for some of music's biggest stars.
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Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, and Carrie Underwood - among other performers - are currently staking their claim to Sin City but there has been a long line of musical residencies that helped to make Las Vegas the world's entertainment capital.
ADELE
The singer's residency got off to a rough start after the plug was pulled on the opening at the last minute due to production delays and some of her team contracting Covid-19, but Adele, 36, brought it back 11 months later with a bang.
The Grammy winner's Las Vegas residency, Weekends With Adele, has been extended twice since the show began running on November 18, 2022.
Consisting of Friday and Saturday night gigs at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Adele has reportedly earned $1 million per show, with the New York Post claiming her extended run netted the Rolling in the Deep singer roughly $2 million per concert and a guaranteed $105 million overall.
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Adele's Las Vegas stay hasn't been all smooth sailing as the London-born singer announced in February that she was postponing the remaining 10 shows of her residency due to health struggles.
"Sadly I have to take a beat and pause my Vegas residency," she explained in a February Instagram post.
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"I was sick at the end of my last leg and all the way through my break.
"I hadn't quite gotten the chance to get back to health before shows resumed and now I'm sick again, and unfortunately it's all taken a toll on my voice."
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Adele said her doctor made the executive decision to save her vocal cords.
"And so on doctor's orders, I have no choice but to rest thoroughly," the post read.
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"I love you, I'll miss you like mad and I'm sorry for the inconvenience x," she captioned her post.
The residency is set to conclude its run on November 23, 2024.
DAVID GUETTA
Earlier this week, it was announced that DJ David Guetta, 56, is ending his residency with the Wynn Las Vegas after more than 10 years and has inked a new deal with Las Vegas' newest luxury resort, Fontainebleau, per PageSix.
The DJ's residency extends to Fontainebleau's Miami, Florida, location.
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The chart-topping disc jockey's two-year residency is scheduled to kick off in 2025 with nighttime performances at Fontainebleau’s LIV and daytime experiences at LIV Beach, as reported by the outlet.
“I’m so grateful to [Fontainebleau CEO] Jeff Soffer for giving me a stage to do what I love for the greatest fans in the world,” Guetta announced in a press release.
“I get excited every time I’m about to perform at LIV in Miami, and now I cannot wait to start a fresh chapter at LIV Las Vegas inside the Strip’s newest luxury resort. It is going to be incredible!”
“David is a once-in-a-generation talent who embodies the charisma and class that defines the Fontainebleau brand,” Soffer said in a statement.
He continued, "He’s a natural fit for the luxury lifestyle and vibrant energy of LIV and LIV Beach, and his presence underscores Fontainebleau’s status as a global entertainment destination featuring the artists that audiences want to see."
USHER
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Usher, 45, began his My Way: The Vegas Residency in July 2022 at Park MGM’s Dolby Live Theater.
It ended in December 2023, followed quickly by his Super Bowl LVIII Half-time Show performance.
In 2021, Usher held performances at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for his Usher: The Las Vegas Residency.
Between the Las Vegas stays Usher played 100 total shows and raked in over $110 million, according to Billboard.
The My Way residency was a hit with the singer's fellow celebs as Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Jessica Alba all made their way to Sin City to check out the show.
WAYNE NEWTON
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Wayne Newton, known as Mr. Las Vegas, was one of the original pioneers of Las Vegas’ musical residencies.
The Danke Schoen singer has performed for more than 40 million people throughout a record-setting 50,000-plus concerts.
In 2023, he returned to the Flamingo Las Vegas, where he performed his first headlining show in 1963, for his Wayne: Up Close and Personal residency.
The show sees Wayne, 82, singing his hits songs while interacting with the audience with footage and personal stories about his decades-long career.
Last year, while talking about his 62-day residency, he told Today hosts, "The residency is what I've been doing my whole life in Vegas.
"I live there, so why leave, because I'd have to get a job somewhere," he added.
ELVIS PRESLEY
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Elvis Presley made history in 1969 when he began his residency at the off-strip Intercontinental Hotel, now known as the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
The Love Me Tender singer performed 636 sold-out performances over a seven-year run at the International Hotel, which became the Hilton before becoming Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in 2014, per Westgate Resorts.
His final show was in 1976, just a year before his death.
CELINE DION
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Celine Dion, 56, earned the nickname The Queen of Las Vegas during her 16-year run as a resident performer in the city.
Debuting in 2003 with her A New Day residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a theater was built specifically for the My Heart Will Go On singer.
Celine's success brought on a new era for performers on the strip, turning Las Vegas-based residencies back into the status symbols they were once considered, per CNN.
Celine ended her residency in 2019 after more than 1,000 concerts that delighted over 4.5 million people.
The estimated $681 million earned in ticket sales makes The Power of Love singer's Las Vegas residency one of the most successful in Las Vegas history.
BRITNEY SPEARS
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Britney Spears, 42, debuted her Britney: Piece of Me residency in 2013 at Planet Hollywood’s Axis Theater.
With setlist songs that included Oops!... I Did It Again, Toxic, Womanizer, and many more of her iconic hits, Britney’s residency drew in $137.7 million in ticket sales throughout its four-year run, according to Forbes.
She became the first artist housed inside the then-newly renovated theater, where she played just under 250 shows.
Britney ushered in a wave of pop music artists to the strip, including Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.
U2
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U2 can always be counted on for their epic performances.
The Bono-fronted Irish rock band took that approach to new heights with their U2:UV Achtung Baby residency at Las Vegas’s newest attraction, the MSG Sphere at the Venetian.
The residency kicked off in September 2023, marking the grand opening of the hotly anticipated state-of-the-art venue, as well as Bono and The Edge’s first live performance together in four years.
The Sphere features a multitude of LED screens projecting sharp images to its dome-shaped exterior.
The venue also boasts a powerful audio system and offers a 4D multi-sensory experience with various immersive features
U2’s “Achtung Baby” residency concluded in March.
THE EAGLES
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The Eagles will fill that space in the fall as the band officially announced their Las Vegas residency at the Sphere earlier this month.
The rock band, which was formed in 1971, will play eight shows over a four-week span.
The performances will run from Friday, September 20, through Saturday, October 19.
General tickets, starting at $175, will go on sale starting Friday, June 21 at 10 am Pacific.
The Vibee Hotel and Experience Packages presale package will also be available for purchase beginning Friday, June 14, at 10 am Pacific.
The Eagles' residency at the new Las Vegas Sphere follows others by U2, Phish, and Dead & Co.
The $2.3 billion venue opened in September 2023.
The Eagles have had a wildly successful career, selling more than 150 million albums.
They also had six No. 1 albums, earned six Grammy Awards, and secured five American Music Awards.
The group was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Some of their top hits include Take It Easy, Desperado, Lyin' Eyes, Best of My Love, and Hotel California.
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The Eagles' current members are Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, along with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, who have been touring with the group.
Don was a founder of the band alongside Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, and Glenn Frey, while Timothy and Joe joined later.
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