LAS VEGAS CONCERT UPDATE: Wu-Tang Clan/Nas, Weezer, Shaquille O'Neal, Life is Beautiful Presale Access Available
Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are teaming up for a co-headlining tour, N.Y. State of Mind, set to play at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Oct. 21. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on March 3 via axs.com.
The last time Wu-Tang Clan performed in Vegas was back in 2012 at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. Nas' last Vegas show was in 2018 at APEX Social Club at Palms, where TMZ described his 10-minute set as "Nas-So-Much-Fun" due to his apparently tipsy behavior.
Weezer's 30-city summer tour, Indie Rock Roadtrip, will make a stop at Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood on September 1. Tickets are up for grabs at ticketmaster.com starting March 3. Life is Beautiful is offering pre-sale three-day passes for $355 to Nevada locals only through lifeisbeautiful.com/locals until March 3. The music and arts festival is set to return to downtown Las Vegas from September 22-24.
The Gorillaz are slated to perform at Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood on April 12. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.
Shaquille O’Neal will spin records at Encore Beach Club at Night on six separate occasions: June 10, July 5, July 8, August 5, and September 13. Known as his alter-ego, "DJ Diesel," the NBA legend's performances have become one of the best-kept secrets in Vegas at the moment.
In unusual music news, Erika Jayne, star of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," is planning her own Las Vegas show, though details are scarce. Jayne has previously toured internationally and starred on Broadway as Roxy Hart in "Chicago" in 2020.
The Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, known as both the “largest rockabilly event in the world” and the “longest-running music festival in Las Vegas,” returns to the Orleans Hotel and Casino for its 26th year from April 27-30. The festival, which is expected to attract 9,000 rockabilly fans, features 85 musical acts including Billy Harlan, Wesley Reynolds, Jimmy Dell, The Majors, a classic car show, burlesque showcases and competitions, vintage fashion shows, dance lessons and competitions, and three days of Tiki pool parties. More info can be found at vivalasvegas.net.
Before the Jonas Brothers kicked off the second leg of their Las Vegas residency at Park MGM from February 17-19, Nick Jonas gave his year-old daughter, Malti Marie, a backstage tour of the Dolby Live Theatre. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick's wife, shared the adorable father-daughter moment on Instagram. Chopra Jonas, 40, and Jonas, 30, who wed in December 2018, welcomed their first child, via a surrogate, on January 15, 2022.
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