![]() ![]() Goss should reach millions of viewers, a handy platform to promote his latest album, “The Beautiful Unknown,” and his latest single, “Are You Ready.” since its 2004 debut, branching out to “Dancing With the Stars” in the U.S. He’s the eighth of 15 contestants named, and to be honest, he’s the only one I’ve heard of. Gossy’s participation in the show was announced last week. The long-running Vegas club headliner is a contestant on the hit series “Strictly Come Dancing” on BBC One. Matt Goss is all in (cha-chacha) on his move back to England. Support it if for no other reason than the show celebrates the image of the showgirl. But for now, one of the city’s great, underrated shows is back onstage. We’ll be even more confident when he reports it is ready for a proper canvassing by media types. Nonetheless, we are encouraged that producer David Saxe has steered his flagship production to the stage. The show had previously announced six reopening nights before sticking with Friday. About two dozen ticket-holders turned out Friday night, the show’s first performance since March 17. We’re the Raiders’ band, but the band itself is like a football team.”Īfter a series of fits and starts (more fits than starts, actually), “Vegas! The Show” has opened at VTheater at Planet Hollywood. “The band has to be nimble to react to a cue. It’s more than just a band that’s very good,” Perrico says. ![]() Perrico is also readying new selections from Bruno Mars, the “Jaws” theme and a sample of James Bond themes (the band also knows “YYZ” by Rush, so let’s get that cued up, too). So you might hear 30 seconds of, say, “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen during a break in the action. It’s a task, as Perrico charts eight or nine variations of each song to plug in when he’s prompted during the game. Similar to a QB scanning a playbook, Perrico is reviewing a list of “hot” songs to be played during the game. The band is performing “We Are Family” behind Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge for the reunited Raiderettes celebrating the dance team’s 60th anniversary this weekend. We have a good rapport with the Raider team, knowing what flows and works. “Now we have more than 100 songs we can plug in. ![]() “We were named the house band just about a week before preseason last year,” Perrico says. But the band stature over the past year has been lifted a lot higher than that. The platform is raised about two to three feet. Answer at the end of this sentence … Tropicana Theater.ĭavid Perrico and the Raiders House Band are performing on anew stage at Allegiant Stadium. Impress your friends, or not, by knowing this specific Strip connection between Knight and Newton: They have both headlined a residency show in a famous Vegas showroom, at different times. The troupe also repped the city during the NFL Draft from Las Vegas in April.ĭuring the 2021 season, several recording stars performed the anthem for Raiders games, among them Gladys Knight, Marie Osmond, Yolanda Adams, Tinashe and Journey’s Neal Schon, Brian Flores (Broadway star and son of Raiders legend Tom Flores), Montell Jordan and Tori Kelly. LVA has backed Hugh Jackman, Barry Manilow, Foreigner, the “Star Wars” concert tour, Boston Brass, violin virtuoso André Rieu, members of the “Memphis” Broadway cast and the great producer/director Kenny Ortegea. The moment is a boon to the LVA choir, which has performed a few memorable shows of its own and picked up a dozen Grammy Awards over the years. “I’ve become an avid Raider fan and also a fan of Mark Davis and his support of Las Vegas.” “It’s an honor to represent my hometown whenever and however I can,” Newton said Saturday. (He’s wearing the white jersey we guess looking for a road victory.) 20 Raider jersey is displayed inside the venue. It is Newton’s first appearance in a formal role at Allegiant Stadium. He’ll be joined by the Las Vegas Academy singers prior to the Raiders preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings. ![]() Sunday, Newton is performing the national anthem along with 43 guest stars. He’s served as honorary starter at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, performed a Vegas-fashioned medley before the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, been a celeb guest at the National Finals Rodeo and cranked the siren for the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas has sung the national anthem at the Thomas & Mack Center during the Jerry Tarkanian years. ![]()
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