LIVE SHOWS ARE BACK IN VEGAS: Dave Chappelle on July, Chicago and Styx on September

DAVE CHAPPELLE  ON JULY 2 at the MGM 

Dave Chappelle and Friends is coming to the MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday, July 2, 2021 at 8 p.m. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 23 at 10 a.m. PT at AXS.com. 

The internationally recognized stand-up comedian and actor’s trademark wit and sharp, irreverent social commentary explores race, popular culture, sex, drugs, politics and fame. Arguably the most-touring comic on the circuit, Chappelle has performed more than 1,600 concerts worldwide in the past four years, selling out shows within minutes of the announcements.

CHICAGO AND STYX ANNOUNCE SHOWS AT THE VENETIAN RESORT LAS VEGAS THIS SEPTEMBER 

One of the most successful and critically acclaimed rock bands of all time – Chicago – will return to The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas in 2021 for the fourth year in a row for a three-show limited engagement September 15, 17 and 18, 2021.

Styx, the multimega-million-selling rock band that has forged an indelible legacy both on record and onstage, will return to The Venetian for a three-night limited engagement September 24, 25 and 26, 2021. 

Due to popular demand, Styx, the multimega-million-selling rock band that has forged an indelible legacy both on record and onstage, has added a third date to their engagement at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. The previously announced shows on Saturday, Sept. 25 and Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 are sold-out. All shows are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the newly added show on Friday, Sept. 24 start at $45, plus applicable fees, and will go on sale to the general public Friday, April 23 at 10 a.m. PT. A limited number of VIP packages will also be available. Tickets will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com, Venetian.com, any box office at The Venetian Resort or by calling 702.414.9000 or 866.641.7469. 

Styx fan club members will have access to a pre-sale beginning Wednesday, April 21 at 10 a.m. PT. Grazie Rewards club members and Live Nation customers will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Thursday, April 22 at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales will end Thursday, April 22 at 10 p.m. PT. 

For these special performances, Styx – James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards) and Ricky Phillips (bass, guitar, vocals) – has created an exclusive set list and brand new stage production.

The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart hits, joyous singalongs and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones. From the progressively sweeping splendor that is “The Grand Illusion,” to the hunker-down fortitude of all that is the “Blue Collar Man.” From the majestic spiritual love for a special “Lady,” to the seething indictment of preening, primping pageantry for pageantry’s sake of “Miss America.” From an individual yearning for true connection as a “Man in the Wilderness,” to a soul-deep quest to achieve what’s at the heart of one’s personal vision in “Crystal Ball.” From the regal reach-for-the-stars bravado of “Come Sail Away,” to the grainy all-in gallop of that rugged “Renegade” who had it made, the band draws on an unlimited cache of ways to immerse one’s mind and body in their signature sound.

Styx hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP with the band, 1976’s Crystal Ball, and then they become the first group to score four triple-platinum albums in a row: The Grand Illusion (1977), Pieces of Eight (1978), Cornerstone (1979) and Paradise Theater (1981). Over the ensuing decade, Styx weathered the shifting winds of the public’s musical taste, reconvening for a highly successful 1996 Return to Paradise tour that was expertly documented on both CD and DVD in 1997. With a little help from their many friends in Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, One With Everything (2006) became a hybrid orchestral rock blend for the ages. And on The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight Live (2011), the band performed at its peak when tackling every track from a pair of their finest triple-platinum albums back to back. Not only that, but the band re-recorded two discs’ worth of its classic material with much finesse and musculature, aptly known as Regeneration Volume I & II (2011 & 2012). 

After 14 years, Styx’s sonically sweet 16th studio album and its most ambitious, most challenging and most rewarding album to date, The Mission, was finally released June 16, 2017 on the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The highly anticipated two-disc reissue of The Mission was released on July 27, 2018 via Alpha Dog 2T/UMe, which includes a CD of the original album, as well as a Blu-ray of The Mission mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound accompanied by stunning visualizations for each of the album’s 14 songs based on the album artwork.  

After more than a decade together on the road, this incarnation of Styx is looking forward to performing as many shows as it can as long as it can.

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