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May 3, 2024

Dita Von Teese, Morgan Wallen, Journey and more Las Vegas showbiz news

2022 iHeartRadio Festival

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Morgan Wallen performs Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena.

The highly anticipated “Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Revue” burlesque production from Dita Von Teese at the Jubilee Theater at Horseshoe Las Vegas has been pushed back a few weeks. Originally set to open Oct. 5, the show is now primed for an Oct. 26 debut. For ticket information, visit caesars.com or ticketmaster.com.

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be ringing in the new year with an intriguing night of comedy. John Oliver and Seth Meyers, both award-winning late-night talk show hosts will perform stand-up sets at Caesars on December 31 at 8 p.m., with tickets going on sale Friday at ticketmaster.com.

In other Vegas entertainment event announcements: Living Legends and Brother Ali will take the stage at Brooklyn Bowl on Dec. 13; electronic music duo Odesza will play a nightclub for the first time at Zouk at Resorts World on Dec. 29; the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the Venetian Theatre Dec. 30-31; Disney on Ice returns to the Thomas & Mack Center with a special show focused on “Frozen” and “Encanto” Jan. 4-7; Barry Manilow has announced a full year of residency concerts at Westgate International Theater for 2024, starting Feb. 15-17; Chicago will be back at the Venetian Theatre for ten concerts running from Feb. 21 through March 9; Journey’s 50th anniversary Freedom Tour continues with a return to the Las Vegas Strip at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena on March 16; and Morgan Wallen’s extended tour will bring him to town for a huge show at Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 8.

It's already been a big year for Cirque du Soleil, and last week, it was time for the cast and crew of “” at MGM Grand to celebrate a significant milestone. The action-packed production marked its 8,000th performance on the Strip on Saturday; it originally opened on Feb. 3, 2005. “KÀ” is the first Cirque du Soleil show to feature a storyline, but it’s best known for its 360-degree rotating stage and mind-boggling aerial feats and stunt sequences. It takes the stage Saturdays through Wednesdays at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

Stoney’s North Forty at Santa Fe Station opens tonigh, at 7 p.m. To celebrate its arrival, the sister venue to the popular Stoney’s Rockin’ Country at Town Square will launch its own Ladies Night, where every Wednesday, all ladies receive $2 house wine, well cocktails and draft beer. The live entertainment at the 13,000-square-foot Stoney’s North Forty will launch on Oct. 7, so get your boots ready and learn your line dancing moves.