#Zappos Theater

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On August 19, 2022 Syndee Winters (our Princess from "Disney Princess - The Concert") and Ben Williams of "Butterfly Black" performed at The Space in Las Vegas. You can view their music video "Reaction" below.

Before their own concert they were able to see John Legend on August 17 during his residency at Zappos Theatre in Planet Hollywood for his "Love in Las Vegas" concert.

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Bruce Hornsby Continues on the Trail

Bruce Hornsby performs at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, 10/17/23

BY JORDAN MAINZER

At one point last Tuesday in Milwaukee, in response to one of many moments in the night fans shouted their requests at him, Bruce Hornsby joked, "I love the battle between disparate elements of my audience." Funny enough, I can't think of a statement that better defines the virtuosic pianist and singer-songwriter. That is, what's amazing about Hornsby is not just that he's traversed the worlds of rock, jazz, bluegrass, but that he has diehard fans of each of his endeavors. Go to a Hornsby show--even a solo one like at the Pabst Theater, sans defunct backers The Range or current band The Noisemakers--and you're bound to find both classical music appreciators and Deadheads alike.

In that sense, 1998's Spirit Trail, a storied and purposeful left-turn into modern rock after the jazz-focused Harbor Lights and Hot House, exemplifies Hornsby's multi-pronged approach. On Friday, Hornsby will release a 25th anniversary reissue of the record via Zappo Productions and Thirty Tigers. It contains a remastered version of the record, four "lost" songs from an unfinished record that was meant to be Spirit Trail's follow-up (shelved in favor of the almost piano-less Big Swing Face), and previously unreleased live performances of many of the album's songs. In Milwaukee, venue employees were handing out early CD copies of the reissue, the night a celebration of both Spirit Trail and Hornsby's discography as a whole.

Per usual, audience members requested songs both by shouting them out and via written submission, dropped off on stage prior to the show. As expected, they were all over the place, from Spirit Trail and even Lost Trail tunes to songs he simply refused to play because they were too boring or didn't age well, like "Dreamland" and "The Old Playground". Ever cheeky, at one point, Hornsby asked for requests and responded to the various audible shouts, "I haven't heard what I'm looking for yet." It was clear he wanted to give preference to Spirit Trail. He led off the night with "Preacher in the Ring Pt. I", his jaunty piano playing covering the song's ground in totality. You didn't even miss Sonny Emory's clacking drums from Live Trail, nor the dulcimer from both the studio and live versions of "Shadow Hand". Hornsby's finger exercises were simply a masterclass. He wrote standout track "Sneaking Up on Boo Radley" by learning to play over a left-hand ostinato, appropriating György Ligeti's "Etude 13: The Devil's Staircase", and nailed it live. It was a perfect Spirit Trail song to play without a band. His voice, too, was on point, wailing on the Black Crowes-inspired Lost Trail tune "Living in the Sunshine", doing justice to the studio version that indeed sounds like it could be sandwiched between the Southern rockers' "Remedy" and "Thorn in My Pride".

Yes, Hornsby's reach and influence goes beyond Spirit Trail. "The Show Goes On" has been featured in everything from Ron Howard's Backdraft to The Bear. During the set last Tuesday, he segued "Sidelines"--a duet from 2022's terrific 'Flicted with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig--into his most famous song of all, "The Way It Is", during which he invited set opener/Bon Iver drummer S. Carey out to harmonize. That over the past decade Hornsby has fostered fruitful collaborations with the likes of Justin Vernon and Blake Mills is more evidence that he's as shaped by his contemporaries as his organic musical interests. So put yourself in his shoes in the mid-1990s, and you can hear his response to the sociopolitical and musical landscape of the past decade in many of the songs on Spirit Trail. He's asking himself tough questions about his own Southern heritage, challenging institutional racism on songs like "See the Same Way". The strummed mandolin of "Preacher in the Ring Pt. II" recalls Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road", "Resting Place" and "Pete & Manny" the radio-friendly heartland rock of Mellencamp and Petty. Yet, Hornsby's also dipping his toes in the worlds of electronica and hip hop, songs like the shuffling "Line in the Dust" written on a synth bed and with a drum machine beat like much of the second disc of Spirit Trail. And of course, the goofily titled "Sunflower Cat (Some Dour Cat) (Down With That)" is built around a sample of Jerry Garcia's riff on "China Cat Sunflower", as Hornsby was trying to explain the appeal of the Grateful Dead to producer Mike Mangini, a hip hop head. Mangini was so taken aback by the former band member's performance that he wrote a groove around the riff.

On fan favorite piano ballad and Spirit Trail highlight "Fortunate Son", Hornsby sings, "I've stared down the devil and had to look away." The song is ostensibly written from the point of view of a wheelchair-bound military veteran, lucky to be alive but maligning society's penchant to ascribe sacrificial glory to a life of physical limitations. I've always heard it, though, as the general antithesis to tough guy nihilism, whether action heroes or strong and silent singer-songwriters. Hornsby is the ultimate reflector, yet not quite ready to face mortality like many of the characters in his songs. After last Tuesday and 25 years of Spirit Trail, it certainly does seem like he's only just getting started.

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Yay! Gwen's JAG residency is one of the 25 Biggest Concert Residencies of All Time

From Celine and Cher to Donny & Marie, these are the 25 highest-grossing residencies in Billboard Boxscore history.

24 Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani: Just A Girl (2018-21) Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV. (now called Bakkt Theater) Gross: $28.1M Tickets: 201K Number of Shows: 57

https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-grossing-concert-residencies-all-time/jennifer-lopez-jennifer-lopez-all-i-have-2016-18/

It was such a great show.

- B

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LZZY HALE: 'If It Weren't For SKID ROW In My Bones, I Would Not Be The Rocker I Am Today'

HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale says that "there will be blood left on the stage" after she performs with SKID ROW later this spring.

The 40-year-old singer, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, will handle the vocal duties for SKID ROW for four shows only after the group's fourth frontman since Sebastian Bach's departure — "Swedish Idol" contestant Erik Grönwall — quit the band to focus on his health.

Earlier today (Friday, March 29),Lzzy shared an admat for her four appearances with SKID ROW and she wrote in an accompanying message: "This is totally wild! I can't believe my VHS audition tape finally made it in the mail! (I kid, I kid)

"I started listening SKID ROW when I was a teenager growing up on the east coast in central Pennsylvania. They were one of the only bands at that time that truly bridged the gap for my love of 80s big choruses and riffs, but had the same poignant dirt and grime that was seeping into the cracks of my mind during the 90s. By the early 00s HALESTORM was well coming into its own, inspired by these powerful songs that helped me unlock a door within myself as a young musician. I can say without a second thought that if it weren't for SKID ROW in my bones, I would not be the rocker I am today.

"And this summer, my world turns full circle. Because not only am I able to share the stage as acting front person for this integral band, but even more importantly, I get to call these boys my chosen family. No matter how much we both tour, or how much time has gone by…we light up when we see each other. They have seen me through my rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, all while cheering me on. Time, space, history, age…are all relative, irrelevant and elastic cuz we are all just astronauts cut from the same cloth, worshipping the same magic that is this music. I'm so grateful for their support of me in my career, and as a fellow human.

"Love you guys! There will be blood left on the stage!"

In the comments section below Lzzy's post, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan wrote, "Sister from another mister", while SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill added, "This is going to be so much fun!"

SKID ROW shows with Lzzy Hale on vocals:

May 17 - Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort – Carterville, IL May 18 - Riverside Casino & Golf Resort – Riverside, IA May 31 - Nugget Casino Resort – Sparks, NV June 01 - Hard Rock Live Sacramento – Wheatland, CA

HALESTORM covered SKID ROW's "Slave To The Grind" for the 2011 EP "ReAniMate: The CoVeRs eP". The band has also performed the track live, as can be seen in the video below.

Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, is immunocompromised, which made touring difficult.

"I'm getting stronger and healthier every day but after consulting my doctor I need to allow myself more time to recover, which I can't do as the lead singer of SKID ROW," he said in a statement. "That's why I have reached the tough decision to move on."

The SKID ROW members said in a statement that they are "proud of what they have created and accomplished with Erik over the past two years" and "wish nothing but the best to him and his health. To celebrate the last two years, the band will be releasing a live album that perfectly captures this moment of time in the band's 35-plus-year history, to be announced soon."

In September 2021, just four months before he joined SKID ROW, Grönwall released his new cover version of "18 And Life" via all streaming platforms.

In late March 2022, SKID ROW released its first single with Grönwall, "The Gang's All Here". The song is the title track of the band's latest album, which arrived in October 2022 via earMUSIC.

SKID ROW played its first show with Grönwall on March 26, 2022 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada as the support act on the rescheduled dates for SCORPIONS' "Sin City Nights" residency.

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Ole Red places Shelton on the very doorstep of Caesars Entertainment, which owns Horseshoe and operates a few theaters that could host a Shelton residency. Of course, Shelton’s wife, Gwen Stefani, enjoyed a lengthy relationship with the company with her great “Just a Girl” production at Zappos Theater. Shelton loved the show, saying, “I probably saw it 12 or 13 times, up in the loft, and I was blown away, every time.” Shelton was asked if the existing Caesars partnership would serve as a stepping stone to his own residency, or a coupling of him and Stefani, as Ole Red moves forward. “That’s probably a good way to put it, a stepping stone,” Shelton said. “I mean, it’s not until now that I’ve ever even thought, ‘Maybe I can do a Vegas residency.’ I don’t want to mislead you and say that something’s on the table, but it’s on the radar.” Having someone so close to him headline on the Strip has helped Shelton understand the specifics of an ongoing Vegas production. “A lot of my friends are doing these things, and knowing the inside and outside of Gwen’s show, I’m thinking, if there’s a way that I could do it, I would have a blast,” Shelton said. “So I’m definitely starting to think about it now. I’ve had a lot of thoughts over my career that never became anything, but this makes all the sense in the world.”

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/blake-shelton-is-ready-to-rock-for-real-on-the-strip-2715251/amp/

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Nine Inch Nails | Live at Zappos Theater Las Vegas, NV September 15th, 2022

Photos by John Crawford

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My 24th @nineinchnails show & @treznor didn't disappoint. Fuckn epic! Love catching #NiN in #LasVegas! 🤘🏻♥️🤘🏻 #nineinchnails #trentreznor #planethollywoodlasvegas #zappostheater #nin2022 #reznor #sincity (at Zappos Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivLojfJhx4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cant stop thinking about the guy behind us at the nine inch nails concert that was like so insistent that nin was underground and not well known. As we sat in chairs in Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. with 4000 other people.

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Kelly Clarkson to bring her 'chemistry' to Las Vegas this summer

It’s time to put your dancing shoes on and start belting, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” because Kelly Clarkson is taking her show from the small screen to the Las Vegas stage. On Monday (March 27), the Texas-born singer announced plans to make the Bakkt Theater stage (formerly the Zappos Theater) at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino her home for a few weeks this summer. Dubbed…

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At 00:9...his undisputed nasal voice talking to someone.

Posted on his IG stories John Legend’s concert multiple times from different angles perhaps after a few drinks deep? 🙄

John Legend continued his "Love In Vegas" residency in Las Vegas from August 5th, maybe he recorded on ppFriday 5 and then travelled to Los Angeles for his IG LIVE from Santa Monica on Sunday 7th.🤷

I don't know who recorded it, but whoever filmed it had no problem inside the theatre, and he was posing for that close-up shot. 😏

His seat was direct across from the stage, offered unobstructed sidelines. Seat VIP Reserved 11 Row A (two people) $804 (£659 each) behind Gold Circle Left .

The VIP Tables at Zappos Theater are directly behind the Gold Circle and in front of the Orchestra sections. This exclusive section comes with in-seat wait service during most shows and a variety of food and/or beverage options.

Seats at Zappos Theatre in Planet Hollywood

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Miranda Lambert Reacts to Fan’s ‘Shoot Tequila, Not Selfies’ Shirt at Vegas Show

“She did it. I didn’t,” the country star said with a laugh. Miranda Lambert at Day 2 of the CMA Fest held on June 9, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Monica Murray Miranda Lambert took a moment to address a fan in the crowd again Saturday night (July 22), but this time it was to give a compliment. The country star, performing at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino at Zappos Theater during her…

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I guess a warm body is better for them than no one in the theater.

She’s obviously not a priority for Zappos based on the lackluster promo. She did a photoshoot tacked on at the end of her album photoshoot? 😂

John had a pretty good video and obviously put together a thought out show. She’s literally transported her tour show to a residency and thinks anyone not in town to see her will care 😬😂 I don’t think they’re paying her what other artists get and why would they? Her touring #s speak for themselves.

Yes, we don’t know what she’s being paid for this and if they got her for a lower price, they probably aren’t as concerned if sales are low. Perez Hilton talked about John’s low sales at one point, so they must not expect a packed house for every show.

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Jeff Dunham Announces 6 Dates for “Still Not Cancelled” Shows in Las Vegas

Jeff Dunham and his somewhat-inappropriate-proteges, Peanut, Walter, José Jalapeño, Bubba J. and Achmed the Dead Terrorist, announce six dates for his new show, “Still Not Canceled,” at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The six 2023 performances going on sale are: ·      Sunday, May 28 ·      Sunday, July 16 ·      Sunday, Sept. 3 ·      Sunday, Oct. 22 ·      Sunday, Nov.…

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24 Gwen Stefani - Gwen Stefani: Just A Girl (2018-21)

Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV. (now called Bakkt Theater) Gross: $28.1M Tickets: 201K Number of Shows: 57

$491,000 per show

Top 25 Grossing Concert Residencies of All Time (billboard.com)