Las Vegas has offered a wide variety of music for visitors and locals featuring the biggest names in entertainment for decades.
For classic Vegas fans, Wayne Newton continues his residency at Bugsy’s Cabaret at the Flamingo on the Strip through Dec. 30, Donny Osmond has his residency at Caesar Entertainment’s Harrah’s Showroom through June 7, 2025, and Barry Manilow performs his residency off the Strip at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas through Dec. 13, 2025.
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Guests looking to enjoy the most popular country stars have plenty to choose from with residencies offered by Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, and Brad Paisley.
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Las Vegas has begun offer entertainment for hip-hop and rapper fans as hotel-casinos have started presenting residencies. Wu-Tang Clan performed what is considered Sin City’s first hip-hop residency at the Theater at Virgin Hotels for four shows over February and March 2024.
The Strip’s first major hip-hop residency featured New York hip-hop stars Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and DJ Cassidy for the “Pass the Mic Live” residency in July 2024 at Planet Hollywood.
Legendary hip-hop artist Nas brings his residency back to the Encore Theater at the Wynn Resort, accompanied by the Las Vegas Philharmonic, for three shows Feb. 5, 7, and 8 in 2025, and superstar rappers Black Eyed Peas have scheduled 15 shows on their 2025 residency in February, March, and May 2025.
Hard rock bands are making their way to the Strip as well with “Living After Midnight” singers Judas Priest performing at PH Live at Planet Hollywood for a show on Oct. 16, and Scorpions returning to the Las Vegas Strip in 2025 for its “Coming Home to Las Vegas 60th Anniversary” residency at Caesars Entertainment’s PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, beginning Feb. 27 and continuing March 1, 6, 8 and 11.
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Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe perform onstage during The Stadium Tour at Nationals Park on June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Mötley Crüe returns to Las Vegas Strip residency
Finally, legendary hard rock band Mötley Crüe returns to the Las Vegas Strip for its first residency in 12 years as it has scheduled 11 shows at MGM Resorts International’s (MGM) Dolby Live at the Park MGM in March and April 2025.
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The Los Angeles-based band has signed for shows on March 28-29, April 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, and 19, 2025. Fan Club, Official Platinum, Citi Cardmember, and VIP Package presales are underway until Oct. 10 at 10 p.m., Pacific time at Ticketmaster.com.
Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Media, SiriusXM presales begin Oct. 7, at 10 a.m., Pacific. Tickets go on sale to the general public Oct. 11 at 10 a.m., Pacific.
A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth through Mötley Crüe’s Giveback Initiative and Live Nation.
The band’s residency will follow its Hollywood Takeover shows at Troubadour on Oct. 7; The Roxy on Oct. 9, and Whisky a Go Go on Oct. 11 on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, Calif. It will also appear Oct. 13 at Aftershock 2024 in Sacramento.
Mötley Crüe in November 2022 said it was planning its third Vegas residency for 2024, but the band never finalized plans for shows this year. The band previously performed residencies at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in 2012 and 2013.
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