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Christina Aguilera is bringing a new show to Voltaire at Venetian.
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 | 2 a.m.
Voltaire, the intimate new venue coming to the Venetian and home to the ground-breaking residency from international pop star Kylie Minogue beginning Nov. 3, will also host performances by former Strip resident headliner Christina Aguilera for New Year’s Eve weekend on Dec. 30 and 31. "I look forward to bringing Las Vegas a new show that fuses music, sophistication and art in ways I have never performed before,” Aguilera said in a statement. “What I love about the intimacy at Voltaire is how up-close-and-personal I can be with the audience, a truly modern twist on the performance experience.” Additional dates are expected to be announced later this week for the 1,000-seat space. Tickets go on sale Friday at voltairelv.com.
The Sick New World Festival returns for year two at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 27, and its lineup of hard rock and alternative acts is anchored by System Of A Down, which also headlined the inaugural fest. The billing of more than 65 artists also includes Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, A Perfect Circle, Alice In Chains, Primus, A Perfect Circle, Danny Elfman, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Knocked Loose, Lamb of God, Killing Joke, Babymetal, Static-X, Jinjer and many more. Tickets go on sale Friday 13 at sicknewworldfest.com.
Here are more entertainment announcements from the past week: the annual Downtown Hoedown returns to the Fremont Street Experience on Dec. 6 with performances by Bryan Martin, Shane Smith & The Saints, Locash, Priscilla Block, and the Eli Young Band; An Evening with Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies is set for Dec. 30 at Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center; comedian and actor Marlon Wayans shows up at the Theater at Virgin for a show on Jan. 13; comedian Atsuko Okatsuka lands at the Mirage Theatre on Jan. 20; Grammy nominated duo Black Violin performs at Reynolds Hall on Janu. 30; psychic medium Matt Fraser returns to the Summit Showroom at Venetian Feb. 16 and 17; definitive metal group Tool will play T-Mobile Arena on Feb. 18; Gov’t Mule visits the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms on Feb. 18; alt-rock favorites Sleater-Kinney will play Brooklyn Bowl on Feb. 29; the Irish Tenors take the stage at Reynolds Hall on March 9; pop-rock duo Lany performs at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan on March 22; renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has added a matinee appearance at Reynolds Hall on April 14; singer Madison Beer lands at Brooklyn Bowl on June 5; and Latin icon Gloria Trevi brings her newly announced Mi Soundtrack World Tour 2024 to Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood on Sept. 13.
Cirque du Soleil’s epic “O” is celebrating 25 years of performances this month at Bellagio and a special procession throughout the resort is planned this week. On Sunday, the show’s carousel horse will lead a parade of performers in their show costumes and members of the production crew through the casino, interacting with guests and hyping up everyone at Bellagio for the anniversary performance later that evening. Find tickets to “O” at cirquedusoleil.com.
