VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Janet Jackson Officially Announces Dates, U2 to Screen Sphere Concert Film at Sphere

Posted on: August 21, 2024, 12:53h. 

Last updated on: August 22, 2024, 11:16h.

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Janet Jackson has officially announced the 10 dates for her Resorts World Theatre residency, which her manager confirmed last week.

The stint will begin December 30 and include a show on New Year’s Eve, with eight additional 2025 performances — at least for now — that will include Valentine’s Day weekend.

“Janet Jackson is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in pop music,” said Bobby Reynolds, senior vice president of AEG Presents Las Vegas. “We could not be more thrilled to close out 2024 with her return to the Las Vegas Strip and her venue debut at our award-winning Resorts World Theatre, and to kick off 2025 with a run of sure-to-be-unforgettable shows. This is a residency fans won’t want to miss.”

The Resorts World residency is expected to include a duet between the 58-year-old singer and her late brother, Michael Jackson, on their 1995 single, “Scream.” The duet already features on Jackson’s current “Together Again” tour, which wraps in October in Europe.

Miss Jackson’s dates are December 30 and 31; January 3 and 4; and February 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, and 15. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday, August 28 via AXS.com.

U2 Film Coming to Sphere

“V-U2 An Immersive Concert Film at Sphere Las Vegas,” directed by U2 guitarist The Edge with his wife, Morleigh Steinberg, will debut for a single screening at the Sphere on Thursday, Sept. 5.

“The goal was to give the immersive movie goers as close to the live U2:UV concert experience as possible — and then some,” The Edge said in a Sphere press release. “I’ve never seen a U2 show. I’m so relieved I caught a great one.”

The Irish band’s residency played to over 700,000 fans across 40 sold-out dates from September 2023 through March 2024.

According to the press release, the concert film was shot with Sphere Entertainment’s patented Big Sky camera, which “does not just capture U2’s epic run at Sphere, it allows audiences to feel like they are at the live shows.”

Well, at least audiences won’t feel that way in the wallet. Movie tickets will start at $100, the same price as the current feature, Darren Aronofsky’s “Postcard from Earth,” which is about $500 less than a seat at the U2 concert cost.

Tickets will be available for purchase by the general public beginning 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 via Ticketmaster.com.

Whether the movie will play at The Sphere after its Sept. 5  screening has not been announced.

Bleau Tears

Tears for Fears will perform three nights at the BleauLive Theater inside the Fontainebleau. The shows will take place on October 30 and November 1-2.

“It’s been a while since we’ve been on the road and are very eager to share this live show experience with everyone,” band members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith said in a joint statement. “You can expect to hear tracks from our 2022 album The Tipping Point as well as fan favorites. Be sure to listen closely though as there may be something new sprinkled in there as well.”

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, August 23 on tearsforfears.com.

F1 Giving Away Something for Free?

F1 has announced it will host the Las Vegas Grand Prix Fan Festival on the Strip during race weekend, and the general public won’t have to pay to attend. The event promises live entertainment across from the Wynn on November 22 and 23.

This is a welcome change from last year when F1 sold $200-$500 tickets to see the Chainsmokers in the same space on the Friday before race day. None of the free acts have been announced nor have they been announced for the competing free Neon City Festival taking place downtown from November 22-24.