By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:03pm PST, Nov 28, 2022
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From Lady Gaga and Drake to Aerosmith and Janet Jackson, dozens of stars have enjoyed successful and lucrative Las Vegas residencies — and many more are inking Sin City deals. Garth Brooks won't begin his 27-show Vegas residency at Caesars Palace until May 2023, but it's already a smashing success. Tickets to "Garth Brooks/Plus ONE" went on sale in November 2022, and all 27 shows sold out in one day. "What an unbelievable day this was for us," Garth said on his "Inside Studio G" Facebook Live show. "Every show in '23 is pretty much … done. A whole year in one day. That's nice!" The show is already so successful that the "Friends In Low Places" singer is thinking about 2024. "If '24 comes around and Caesars is sweet enough to want to do this for another year … [I] wasn't planning on it, but hey! I got nothing to do!!" he said. Garth previously had a residency show at Wynn, where he performed 187 shows from 2009 to 2014.
Keep reading to see others who've scored regular gigs in Sin City in recent years…
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Adele's "Weekends With Adele" residency finally arrived… about 10 months late. The songstress began her hugely anticipated residency on Nov. 18, 2022, at Caesars Palace and the Las Vegas Review-Journal dubbed it "worth the wait." But the lifespan of the residency was not without drama. On Jan. 20, 2022, Adele announced on Instagram that she was postponing all 24 of her Vegas dates because "the show ain't ready." The announcement came just 24 hours before the residency was set to begin. In a tearful video, she profusely apologized. "We've tried everything we absolutely can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID," she said. "It's been impossible to finish the show. I'm gutted." Adele — who said she was "embarrassed" — promised to reschedule all the dates. Although she blamed COVID, several reports claimed other issues were at play. But after making changes, Adele finally said "Hello."
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On Sept. 27, it was announced that Maroon 5 will begin a 16-show residency at Park MGM's Dolby Live in March 2023. "M5LV The Residency" is set to run through Aug. 12, 2023.
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On the heels of Adele abruptly calling off her Las Vegas residency, Caesars Palace was rolling in the Keith… Urban, that is! The iconic Vegas casino was left scrambling when the songstress postponed her 24-concert residency the evening before the curtain was set to go up in January 2022, but officials didn't have to look far for a replacement. The Australian country music superstar began a Vegas residency at Caesars' Colosseum in early 2020, but he only got four shows under his belt before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the residency short. He resumed his "Keith Urban — Live Las Vegas" show in the fall of 2021 with a run of highly successful concerts. The "Blue Ain't Your Color" singer will return to Vegas in March 2023 to begin a 16-show residency at Planet Hollywood.
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When Usher announced his residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in 2020, he quickly became one of the hottest tickets in the city. The multitalented star, who promoted his show with fake dollar bills known as Ush-bucks, was one of the first post-pandemic performers to take the stage in Sin City. He was set to begin a 12-concert run in mid-July 2021. Due to demand, six more shows were added. He then added another six concerts. Following that run, Usher moved his residency to Park Theater.
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"A Star Is Born" actress and singer Lady Gaga performed two separate residency shows at the Park Theater at Park MGM. She launched "Enigma," which featured her greatest pop hits and No. 1 singles, in December 2018. A few weeks later in January 2019, she debuted "Jazz & Piano," which showcased music from the Great American Songbook.
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Sting began a Vegas show at Caesars Palace in October 2021, and has extended his "My Songs" show to continue into 2023. "You know, people who have played Caesars Palace is this pantheon of great artists, so joining that roster is something I'm really not sad about at all. It's wonderful," he told People magazine. "I can't imagine a better place to be. Vegas is an attraction. You are in the middle of it, right in the center of it and it's absolutely fabulous. So, I'm enjoying every minute of it."
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A fourth big-name singer was announced as one of Resorts World Las Vegas's upcoming performers on April 22, 2021: Country music star Luke Bryan, who — like fellow "American Idol" judge Katy Perry — took the stage at the property's 5,000-seat venue, Theatre at Resorts World. He popped up in the property's promotional video as a fisherman attempting to reel in Katy's mermaid. Luke's shows are consistently sold out.
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Las Vegas got some "Love" in April 2022 after John Legend opened his residency at Planet Hollywood. Called "Love In Las Vegas," the show ran for six months and showcased his deep catalog. Before ending the residency, the EGOT winner told Billboard that Vegas was "a great mid-career thing"for him.
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Bruno Mars in Vegas? Yes, please! The superstar singer, who previously enjoyed a residency at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in 2013 and 2014, announced an 11-show residency at Park MGM's Park Theater in February 2019. The show has continued to get extended since then, as Bruno has proven himself to be a big draw in Vegas.
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Celine Dion is the queen of Las Vegas. The "My Heart Will Go On" singer said goodbye to the Caesars Palace stage on June 8, 2019, after 16 years of dominating the residency scene. However, on April 22, 2021, it was announced that Celine is coming back to Sin City — but this time she'll grace the stage at Resorts World. The diva was set to perform 10 shows in November 2021, but health issues forced her to push her dates back.
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George Strait performed his "Strait to Vegas" residency at the T-Mobile Arena in Sin City for more than three years. No other artist has performed consistently in Vegas at a venue that size.
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Rod Stewart began his residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 2011. "Rod Stewart: The Hits" grossed more than $53 million since it began. After a bit of a Vegas sabbatical, Rod returned to the Colosseum stage in October 2021, and he's announced that he'll do another 10 shows there in 2022.
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Before Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan were announced as Resorts World performers in April 2021, Zedd was carrying the torch for the then-yet-to-open property. The DJ-producer headlines at Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub. After the Zedd residency news broke, it was announced that EDM superstar Tiesto would also have a residency at Zouk and Ayu. Both EDM DJs started their sets over July 4th weekend in 2021 shortly after the resort officially opened late June.
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On May 17, 2019, Janet Jackson opened her first ever Las Vegas residency show, "Metamorphosis," at the Park Theater at Park MGM. Janet's run lasted 15 shows in the summer of 2019.
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Carrie Underwood kicked off her residency show, "Reflection," on Dec. 1, 2021, inside the 5,000-seat theater at Resorts World Las Vegas. This show, which began during the National Finals Rodeo, marked Carrie's first ever Vegas residency.
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Gwen Stefani's "Just A Girl" Las Vegas residency launched in 2018. The No Doubt frontwoman performed at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood. Fun fact: $1 from each ticket bought was donated to the Cure 4 the Kids Foundation — in the end, $185,000 was donated. Gwen finished her run in December 2021.
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Drake knows Vegas! The Toronto rapper inked a deal with Wynn Las Vegas's XS Nightclub in January 2019 for residency worth a reported $10 million. Drake's deal called for him to play a minimum of 10 shows over a span of two years.
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The Backstreet Boys brought their best pop hits to Las Vegas with their "Larger Than Life" residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, which kicked off in 2017. The show wrapped in April 2019.
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Palms Casino Resort announced in January 2019 that Bronx rapper Cardi B would be performing at KAOS, its dayclub and nightclub amphitheater-style complex. She started taking the stage there in April 2019 when the venue opened. The venue didn't last long, however, closing after just a few months of operating.
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Aerosmith kicked off their "Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild" residency at the Park Theater at Park MGM in April 2019. "We want to bring a show in there we really can't do when on the road, on a regular tour," guitarist Joe Perry told "Today." "We want to bring a show that still has Aerosmith and all the guts of Aerosmith, but has a whole other element to it that we haven't been able to do before." The show was so popular that the hotel continued to extend the number of shows.
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Lady A became the first country group to headline the Palms Casino Resort's Pearl Concert Theater when they began their residency there in February 2019. "Las Vegas has always been a special place for us both personally and as a band," Hillary Scott wrote on Instagram. "We won our first award ever as Lady A at the ACM Awards [in Vegas] and are so looking forward to making it our second home, bringing along some of our friends from Nashville and creating a show unlike we've ever put together before." The "Lady Antebellum: Our Kind of Vegas" residency ran through August 2019. They've hinted that they wouldn't mind doing another run.
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Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond started performing their act, "Donny & Marie," in Sin City in 2008 and did so for more than a decade. The superstar siblings concluded their residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in November 2019. In September 2021, Donny began his own residency show at Harrahs, which will run through 2022.
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Britney Spears is a Vegas success story. The pop star's first residency, "Britney: Piece of Me" — which she performed at AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino — ran from December 2013 to December 2017, during which time it grossed nearly $138 million. The pop superstar was scheduled to begin her second residency, "Domination," at Park MGM's Park Theater in February 2019 but soon canceled it amid a private battle with her father, Jamie Spears, who at the time was her conservator. Interestingly, during a court hearing about her conservatorship — which was terminated in late 2021 — Britney said she was forced to agree to do the Vegas shows.
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Jennifer Lopez absolutely killed it during her Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The "Jennifer Lopez: All I Have" show ran from January 2016 to September 2018 and grossed more than $101 million. Rumors persist that another Vegas stint could be in her future.
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Calvin Harris has been a resident DJ at multiple venues in Las Vegas and, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, performed almost weekly at the Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand, OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace or the Wet Republic Ultra Pool at MGM Grand. He signed his first Sin City residency deal with Wynn Las Vegas back in 2012.
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Cher is continuing her reign as a top draw in Las Vegas. The music legend first had a residency at Caesars Palace. Then, in early 2017, she began her "Classic Cher" residency at Park MGM's Park Theater.
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Elton John performed his "Million Dollar Piano" residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from 2011 to 2018. The concert series made more than $131 million during its run. Prior to that, he performed his "Red Piano" show from 2004 to 2009.
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Barry Manilow has returned to Las Vegas — where he kicked off his first residency in 2005 — for another entertaining show. The singer performs his highly entertaining "Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home" concert at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
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Christina Aguilera made her mark on Las Vegas. The "Fighter" singer kicked off her "Christina Aguilera: The Xperience" residency in May 2019. The show went on for 10 months before it unfortunately ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wayne Newton is Mr. Las Vegas for a reason. He's had residency shows at many hotels (including some that are no longer standing!). His most current show, "Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal," is at Caesars Palace.
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After performing in her "#1 to Infinity" residency from 2015 to 2017, Mariah Carey continued with a new show, "Mariah Carey: The Butterfly Returns," which ran from July 2018 to February 2019 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It included a four-piece live band, three backup singers and seven dancers.
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Boyz II Men have been bringing their signature soulful sounds to Sin City for years. The vocal group performs at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
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Pitbull returned to Sin City in the spring of 2019 for the fifth consecutive year of his residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The show, "Time of Our Lives," is a Planet Hollywood staple.
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Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire joined forces for an awesome residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Sin City. The country superstars began their "Together in Vegas" residency in 2015. COVID-19 forced them to cancel some of their shows, but they ultimately returned to the stage to end their highly successful Vegas run in December 2021.
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Billy Idol knows how to rock Vegas. The singer's "Billy Idol: Las Vegas 2019" residency at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort began with five shows that January, and more shows were added. He previously had a residency at House of Blues Las Vegas.
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Carlos Santana performs his "An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live" residency at the House of Blues Las Vegas — it started up again in August 2021. The legendary guitarist began the concert series a decade ago.
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Diana Ross is no stranger to the Sin City residency stage. The Motown great performed in her first show, "The Essential Diana Ross: Some Memories Never Fade," at The Venetian Las Vegas from April 2015 to February 2017. Her fourth, "Diamond Diana" — meant to celebrate her 75th birthday — ran through February 2019 at Wynn Las Vegas's Encore Theater.
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Robbie Williams ditched his native Britain for Sin City — at least temporarily. The singer and U.K. "The X Factor" judge performed his Las Vegas residency show at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. Sporadic shows began in March 2019 and were set to continue in the summer of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic had other plans.
