Las Vegas Strip casinos began 2025 revealing a series of all-new headliner residencies they hope will sell out, bringing crowds of people into their hotels and casinos.
More crowds would be a welcome sight for casinos on the Strip, after facing five straight months of casino decline in gaming win revenue from July through November 2024.
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board has not yet released the December 2024 win revenue statistics.
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The headliners scheduled to perform new residencies include some of the top rock, pop, and country acts in the music business.
Rockin’ Rod Stewart performed about 200 shows on his “Hits” residency at Caesars Entertainment’s (CZR)  Colosseum at Caesars Palace from 2011 until August 2024. The superstar rocker is so attached to the Colosseum stage that he will return for an all-new 12-show residency, “The Encore Shows,” in March, May, and June 2025.
For country music fans, Blake Shelton opens his first-ever residency for six shows from Feb. 5-15, 2025, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Rock superstar Bryan Adams brings his “Roll With The Punches 2025” residency to Wynn Resorts’ Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on March 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, and 16.
Hard rock bands have new Vegas residencies
Metal rock band Motley Crue rolls into Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas for an 11-show residency in March and April 2025, and Red Rocker Sammy Hagar follows Motley Crue at Dolby Live for a nine-show residency in April and May 2025.
Legendary hard rock band Scorpions has rescheduled its “Coming Home to Las Vegas 60th Anniversary” residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Aug. 14, 16, 19, 21, and 23, 2025.
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Those are some of the new shows coming to the Strip, but if fans didn’t get a chance to see their favorite performer before their residency ended, several major headliners are extending their residencies.
Jam band Dead & Company is returning to the Sphere Las Vegas after closing their 30-show residency in August 2024 for 18 more shows in March, April, and May 2025.
Superstar rocker Lenny Kravitz sold out the first leg of his residency that ran five nights at Dolby Live at Park MGM on Oct. 18-26, 2024, but the “Are Ya Gonna Go My Way” singer has extended his Blue Electric Light Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live for five shows on Aug. 1, 2, 6, 8, and 9, 2025.
Bruno Mars extends his Las Vegas Strip residency
And now, superstar pop singer Bruno Mars has extended his seemingly endless residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip for seven more dates in May and June 2025.
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The “24K Magic” singer, who just completed the most recent leg of his residency almost a month ago with his sold-out New Year’s Eve show at Dolby Live, returns for shows on May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, and June 2.
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Artist and Official Platinum presales begin Jan. 29 at 10 a.m., Pacific at Ticketmaster.com, and Live Nation presale starts Jan. 30 at 10 a.m., Pacific.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m., Pacific. Ticket prices start at $99.50, not including taxes and fees.
Mars, who opened his The Pinky Ring lounge at MGM’s Bellagio Resort & Casino in February 2024, has performed residencies at Park MGM since 2016. Before that, Mars headlined a residency at MGM’s Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in 2013-15.
Mars has performed 17 legs of his residency at Dolby Live, totaling about 104 shows so far, based on estimates from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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