ROD STEWART EXTENDS SCHEDULE OF LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
“ROD STEWART: THE HITS” INTO 2013
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NINE NEW SHOWS ADDED IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2013 at
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
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Tickets On-Sale Friday, September 28 at 10 a.m.
Following months of sold-out shows, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart has announced plans to extend the schedule of his Las Vegas residency Rod Stewart: The Hits. at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace into 2013. Nine new shows have just been added Jan. 23 through Feb. 9 with tickets for the following shows going on-sale beginning Friday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m.:
January: 23, 26, 27, 30
February: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Tickets may be purchased in person at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office by calling 1-888-9-AXSTIX (1-888-929-7849) or online by visiting www.thecolosseum.com or www.axs.com, keyword “Rod Stewart.” Orders are subject to additional service charges and fees. Ticket prices are $49/ $69/ $99/ $165/ $250 (all prices include 10% Live Entertainment Tax). For groups of 20 or more, call 1-866-574-3851. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
A high-energy concert celebration, Rod Stewart: The Hits. features a set list of the iconic rock and R&B favorites that have defined Stewart’s unparalleled five-decade long career including “Maggie May,” “You Wear it Well,” “Hot Legs,” “You’re in My Heart,” “Do You Think I’m Sexy,” and “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Young Turks” and Forever Young.” The high-impact show is designed to give audiences that intimate, only in Las Vegas concert experience – with no fan more than 120 feet from the magnificent stage.
A high-energy concert celebration, Rod Stewart: The Hits. features a set list of the iconic rock and R&B favorites that have defined Stewart’s unparalleled five-decade long career including “Maggie May,” “You Wear it Well,” “Hot Legs,” “You’re in My Heart,” “Do You Think I’m Sexy,” and “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Young Turks” and Forever Young.” The high-impact show is designed to give audiences that intimate, only in Las Vegas concert experience – with no fan more than 120 feet from the magnificent stage.
With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting and passionate live performances, Rod Stewart has built one of the most successful and enduring music careers of all time. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has amassed sales of more than 150 million albums worldwide and has countless chart-topping hits and industry accolades – including 18 Grammy nominations, two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2007, he was bestowed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen of England. This fall, on the heels of resuming his two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Stewart will release his highly-anticipated autobiography, ROD: The Autobiography on Oct. 23, and release his first Christmas album, Merry Christmas, Baby, which features a special duet with CeeLo Green, on Oct. 30.
About AEG Live
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices and owns, operates or exclusively books thirty-five state-of-the-art venues. The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Justin Bieber, Leonard Cohen, Wisin & Yandel, Kenny Chesney, P!nk, Enrique Iglesias and Paul McCartney. The company is also currently producing residency shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas including Celine Dion, Rod Stewart and Shania Twain opening in December and is the exclusive promoter at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. AEG’s exhibition portfolio boasts the most successful exhibition of all time, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, which has attracted more than 8 million visitors since 2005. AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. www.aeglive.com
About Caesars Palace
Reigning at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Palace features 3,960 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the brand new Octavius Tower and 180-room Nobu Hotel set to open in 2012; and 25 diverse restaurants and cafes, including the 24-hour café Central by James Beard award-winning Chef Michel Richard. The 85-acre resort offers nearly 129,000 square-feet of casino space including a 14,000 square-foot poker room; a five-acre Garden of the Gods pool complex showcasing eight pools and two gardens; the 50,000 square-foot award-winning Qua Baths & Spa and Color Salon by renowned celebrity colorist Michael Boychuck; five elegant wedding chapels and outdoor gardens; 300,000 square-feet of premium meeting and convention space; and The Forum Shops at Caesars, an acclaimed 683,000-square-foot shopping plaza offering more than 160 boutiques and dining establishments. Caesars guests enjoy Cascata, one of the world’s most exclusive golf courses; and the 4,300-seat Colosseum spotlighting world class entertainers such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld and Shania Twain (beginning Dec. 2012). Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter.