Clockwise from left: Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and the Backstreet Boys. By Sonia Rao Sonia Rao Pop culture reporter Email Bio Follow March 14 at 4:31 PM The allure of Las Vegas residencies fizzled out after the reigns of Elvis Presley and his Rat Pack predecessors. Live entertainment took a back seat to the rush of gambling, and with an influx of heritage acts in the century’s last quarter, the city gained its long-held reputation of being where musical talents fade away.
In the early 2000s, Vegas theaters still struggled to book contemporary artists, and Dion was straight off a No. 1 album release with “A New Day Has Come.” But the couple were fans of Cirque du Soleil, Nelson said, and Angélil had the foresight to try to apply its style of showmanship to another sort of spectacle.
John was the first of several big names to follow in Dion’s footsteps. “The Red Piano” ranks third among the highest-grossing residencies — below “A New Day . . .” and Dion’s ongoing production, “Celine,” and right above Britney Spears’s “Piece of Me,” a high-energy performance that, according to USA Today’s Marco della Cava, turned “a cavernous 7,000-seat amphitheater into a raging nightclub.
Although the shows can be physically taxing — Gaga’s “Enigma,” per The Washington Post’s Chris Richards, begins with her “dangling from the ceiling on a metallic thread, her spine slightly curved like a fallen rococo angel” — residencies also eliminate travel.
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Britney Spears DID THAT! wow
“The city has (Celine) Dion and her late husband and manager, René Angélil, to thank.” Really crazy how that all worked out at the end.
It’s all about the money.
Still it is where stars die. Lies
Lady Gaga is still around?
Wow Cardi B in Vegas. No class in no class.
Until the 60's musicians made most of their money from live shows, then technology changed it so they could make more money from selling records. Technology has changed again, and now they make more from live shows. A residency at Vegas costs less to operate than touring.
nice
Sell out
Now its 1 place
anything to do with ££££££ by any chance?
Nah. That's the cruise ship
money ...
Had such a great time in Vegas Last June .,Saw so many good shows,ate at some amazing restaurants and had wonder service at the hotel I stayed at Spent half of what I would have on my regular vacation and I only took one suitcase on this trip
Two people that really need to fade away!
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I LOVE CARDI V!!!!
Fading away stars need entertainment too😂
Tacky
2.3 million people live her now. Las Vegas has a pretty vibrant live music club scene as well. This isn't your father's Las Vegas. Much more going on than just what's in the showroom at Caesars.
Or maybe they’re fading away too.
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I'm going to have to give Toni Braxton credit for that because I remember her being one of the first big names to do a Vegas run.
And who made that possible? Ms. Britney J. Spears!
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