The Las Vegas Strip over the past year has hosted the openings of several spectacular new music venues.
Superstar rock band U2 opened Sphere Entertainment’s (SPHR) majestic Las Vegas Sphere on Sept. 29, 2023, for its U2/UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency, which was originally planned as a 25-show residency, but was extended to 40 dates by popular demand.
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High demand for tickets to see U2 at the Sphere resulted in shows selling out quickly in presales or shortly afterward. After headlining at the Sphere for five months U2 wraps up its residency on March 2.
After almost 20 years in development, the 67-story Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel-casino opened its doors Dec. 13 consisting of 3,644 rooms and suites, about 36 restaurant concepts and the 3,800-seat BleauLive Theater. Shortly after the opening, the hotel-casino on Dec. 30-31, hosted superstar singer Post Malone at the BleauLive Theater to celebrate the grand opening of the new hotel-casino.
International star singer Kylie Minogue opened the new cabaret-style nightclub at Apollo Global Management’s (APO) The Venetian Resort Las Vegas Voltaire, with a 1,000-seat capacity, with a 10-show residency on Nov. 3, 2023, which continued into December and January before being extended.
The Voltaire signed its second headliner residency with pop star Christina Aguilera, who first performed at the venue Dec. 30-31, before extending the engagement.
Jason Derulo performs onstage at Zenith de Paris on Feb. 27, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
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Jason Derulo signs for Voltaire residency
Superstar R&B and pop singer Jason Derulo has signed up for a 12-show residency at The Venetian Voltaire beginning the weekend of May 17-18, followed by 10 more shows June 28-29, July 12, 13, 26, 27, Aug. 2, 3, 9 and 10, according to The Venetian Resort website.
Before headlining his first residency at the Voltaire, Derulo is scheduled to perform on the Strip on May 4 at the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
The “Want To Want Me” singer’s residency follows the final eight shows of Minogue’s engagement, which resumes March 8, is set to conclude May 4, and wraps around the venue’s second residency headliner Christina Aguilera’s shows, which continue March 2 and are set to end Aug. 31.
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Derulo will perform his hits as well as material from his latest album, “Nu King,” which was released Feb. 16 and includes his latest single, “Spicy Margarita,” a statement on the website said. The album features contributions from pop superstars like Adam Levine, Meghan Trainor, and Michael Bublé.
“I’m excited to be a part of this modern era of entertainment in Las Vegas with my first residency at Voltaire at The Venetian Resort,” Derulo said in a statement. “It’s such a stunning venue and it has an alluring, mysterious vibe. It will allow me to take bold risks with my performance, and I look forward to bringing my songs to a new audience in its immersive setting.
“You’ve never seen me in a performance like this before,” Derulo said.
Tickets, tables and packages for the residency go on sale March 8 at 10 a.m. Pacific time at voltairelv.com.
In Derulo’s 15-year career, the singer has amassed 22 platinum singles and more than 250 million records sold worldwide, the statement said.
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