Springsteen announces Vegas concert date
THE chants of “Bruuuuce!” will cascade over the Strip next year.
For the first time in more than two decades, Bruce Springsteen and The E
Street Band are booked to perform in Las Vegas.
The Boss and his band play T-mobile Arena on March 22, announced Friday morning.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Thursday on Axs.com.
Springsteen’s current tour is his first series since “The River Tour” closed in 2017. Springsteen did not play Las Vegas on that tour, and has performed here sparsely over the decades.
Springsteen has not played Vegas since his “Rising Tour” stop at the Thomas & Mack Center on Aug. 18, 2002.
Prior to that show, he performed at MGM Grand on May 27, 2000. Springsteen unleashed a customized “Viva Las Vegas” in both shows.
The 74-year-old rock legend has overcome illness during the fall and winter legs of his tour. In September he postponed eight shows as he underwent treatment for a peptic ulcer, and doctors advised he not perform live. Twelve shows scheduled for November through this month were also postponed to March and April and also between August and November.
In April, Springsteen and his wife, E Street Band member Patty Scialfa, tested positive for COVID-19. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt, violinist/ singer Soozie Tyrell, saxophonist Jake Clemons and some backup vocalists all missed dates after testing positive for COVID-19. In all, 29 shows were postponed.
The band’s 2023 tour of Europe sold more than 1.6 million tickets, and Springsteen again drew critical acclaim as one of rock’s foremost live performers. He has sold more than 140 million records internationally, and more than 70 million in the United States.
Springsteen has won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “The Streets of Philadelphia” (1994); has won 20 Grammy Awards; is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (1999) and in 2009 received the Kennedy Center Honors.
Dealing the Aces
The Aces have torched the competition over the past two seasons. Sunday, the two-time WNBA champs are lighting the fire (in LED form) at Allegiant Stadium.
The Aces will light the Al Davis Memorial Torch prior to the Raiders-vikings game. Kickoff is 1:05 p.m., so get there an hour or so early to catch the pre-game hype.
Mark Davis owns both franchises. And also the torch.
With 20 percent of its home games scheduled in the next eight days, the Raiders are accelerating their in-game halftime plans for the rest of the season.
Sunday, Phillpa Soo, who originated the role of Eliza Hamilton in “Hamilton” on Broadway, sings the national anthem. The Julliard-trained singer has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for a Tony Award and Primetime Emmy Award.
The team is welcoming back Rachel Platten, singing “Stand By You” at halftime with David Perrico and the Raiders House Band. Platten sang “Fight Song” in pregame of the Raiders-texans game, as part of the NFL’S initiative to fight cancer.
And the team is honoring pass-rush specialist Maxx Crosby as its nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, The honor is bestowed annually to an NFL player for excellence on the field and his impact within the community.
UNLV breaks
UNLV has halted all of its arts-and-entertainment programming as a result of Wednesday’s shooting on campus.
All shows at Ham Hall and the school’s Performing Arts Center venues have been canceled. Its galleries, including Barrick Museum, are also closed. The school’s listener-supported radio station, KUNV 91.5-FM, has halted live programming through the weekend.
The next scheduled show at UNLV is Sergio and Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion on Wednesday at Ham Hall.
UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy Uscher said Wednesday the arts are integral in UNLV’S, and the city’s, ability to recover from the tragedy.
“One of the important aspects of an education is to be inventive and original in their gifts to society,” Uscher said Friday. “There is something very precious in coming together in times like these and help aid in the recovery of our community.
Uscher studied at The Juilliard School in New York City and performed internationally as a violist for more than two decades. Her career includes six years as co-principal violist of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and performances on six continents.
Cool Hang Alert
Vita Drew (who we met some years ago as Vita Corimbi) hosts her holiday brunch from noon-3 pm. Sunday at The Composers Room at Historic Commercial Center. Expect laughs, cheer, and musical genius. Go to thecomposersroom.com for intel.