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The Killers Las Vegas Residency Headed To The Strip

For a band as synonymous with Las Vegas as The Killers, it is a shock that Brandon Flowers and the crew have not had a residency in town. But it…

Brandon Flowers of The Killers standing on stage

CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 14: Brandon Flowers of the Killers performs during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

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For a band as synonymous with Las Vegas as The Killers, it is a shock that Brandon Flowers and the crew have not had a residency in town. But it is true! The band has sold millions of records in their 23 year history, but they have never held down a residency in the city that is often the namesake of their albums. That is about to change.

The Killers First Las Vegas Residency At The Colosseum

According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, a summertime residency is incoming with tickets going on sale later this month. The band is rumored to be performing eight dates from mid-August through Labor Day Weekend. This is a big deal!

Don't take this band for granted! The Killers have been one of the biggest rock acts in our lifetime. And they are "ours." The band that was birthed in the valley has brought the world smashes like "Somebody Told Me" and "Mr. Brightside". The latter of which has recently become the anthem of Michigan Wolverines football team fans and sports fans everywhere. They are not only "The Man," they are Las Vegas' men! Now, finally, they get the spotlight they deserve on the street they revere.

No matter where The Killers perform, they always make it a point to point out they hail from Las Vegas. Their mere existence and influence helped blaze a path for Imagine Dragons and Panic! At The Disco to show that the valley doesn't just birth lounge singers. This city can rock! (With all due respect, Wayne Newton.)

Expect them to be at Adele's house tearing the roof off the place. Hopefully the pre-sale expected this week (link to come when it drops) goes smoother than the Applebee's Date Night Pass and Taylor Swift pre-sales. We can't get hurt again.

We are just a little bummed the residency wasn't at Sam's Town.

The 5 Most Anticipated, Highest-Priced Concert Tours of 2024

As we kick off 2024, many of our favorite musicians are planning to hit the road once again. Some are continuing their tours from last year, expanding dates in cities that have sold out and filling up stadiums for their ever-devoted fans. Gametime has released new data highlighting the most anticipated concert tours of the year based on average ticket price -- and some of the numbers are astounding. It is no surprise that the highest-priced tours belong to Taylor Swift and Adele, as we've covered their past ticket prices being thousands of dollars.

Swift's Eras Tour shows last three-and-a-half hours as she covers all aspects of her career, from country to pop to indie. With her two “surprise songs” each night, fans are always eager to find out what songs she’ll choose for that segment. On top of that, her timing is impeccable for fans “itching for a post-pandemic live music immersive experience.” Another factor is how much Swifties appreciate Taylor’s dedication to her craft: writing all her songs and reclaiming ownership of all of her music by re-recording her discography. Fans have also been buying and streaming the new versions of her old songs and the bonus tracks on her re-recorded versions of her albums. Her tour is expected to pass $1 billion in sales by this March and if that happens, the singer-songwriter will make history.

Then there's Adele, whose Las Vegas residency, Weekends With Adele has reached the finale. With 32 dates, the English singer-songwriter will be at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace from January to June. Known for spending time chatting with her fans and making her way down to the audience, the candid moments during Adele's residency has become well-documented on social media, showing the fun times fans have to see her.

Take a look below at which five music artists have the hottest concert tickets of 2024 so far, based on the prices of their tickets on Gametime.

5. Billy Joel

Kicking off our list of the highest priced tickets of 2024, the "Piano Man" singer will only be performing for 15 dates. However, his average ticket price is $560.07 and he will be all over the globe, starting with a sold-out show in Tokyo, Japan, on January 24. With more sold-out shows sprinkled throughout his scheduled performances, Joel added additional dates to his original ten events. In additon to his Madison Square Garden residency, he will also play Florida, Texas, California, Washington, Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, and Wales.

4. Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny performs onstage during the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards wearing overalls and a backwards cap hunching toward the audience.

The "WHERE SHE GOES" singer and rapper will be on his Most Wanted tour, with 47 dates. His median ticket price is $661.01, starting in Utah at the end of February. Bad Bunny will also be making stops in nearly every state: Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Minneapolis, Missouri, Illinois, Ontario, Michigan, Washington, D.C., New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and ending in Florida on May 28.

3. Olivia Rodrigo

The "vampire" singer embarks on her GUTS World Tour, with her tickets' median price being $734.17. Rodrigo will be touring the US for 46 dates with accompanying acts Pinkpantheress, The Breeders, Chappell Roan, and Remi Wolf at select cities. The singer will kick off the tour a few days after her 21st birthday in California, before making stops in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Canada, Massachusetts, then New York. She will leave North America for tour dates in Ireland, the UK, Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal. After a few weeks break, Rodrigo will return to North America for 18 more dates, finally closing out her tour on August 17 in Los Angeles.

2. Adele

Coming in at second place, Adele's continuation and end of her Las Vegas residency boasts $2,079.42 as her median ticket prices to watch her perform live. The "Easy on Me" singer will be performing for 32 dates over the course of 2024, from January 19 to June 15 at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace. She had 24 shows in 23 and the English singer-songwriter is set to outdo herself with the additional dates this year. Reflecting on X (formerly Twitter), the Grammy winner said, "This residency, these shows have changed my life. I desperately needed to fall back in love with performing live again, and I have."

1. Taylor Swift

The pop icon's median ticket price for her 2024 Eras Tour is a whopping $3,525.42, having her claim the top spot for highest-priced tickets of the year. With 18 tour dates this year, Swift will be heading all over the globe, making stops at Australia, Japan, Singapore, France, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland, Austria, then heading back to the US. She will be performing in Florida, Louisiana, and Indiana, before going global once again in Canada, closing out her tour on December 8 in Vancouver.

Sammi Reeves is the afternoon show host on 102.7 VGS. Before her radio career, she worked several jobs in the media industry, specifically involving social media and media buying. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Sammi writes Las Vegas content centered around local restaurants, events, and need-to-know news.