Las Vegas casinos are festive destinations for the December holidays.
In recent years, pop stars have scheduled holiday residencies and performances on and off the Las Vegas Strip to sold-out audiences.
1970s pop star Barry Manilow brought his “Manilow: A Very Barry Christmas” show to the off-Strip International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas two years in a row for five shows in November and December 2023 and six shows from Dec. 5-14, 2024.
Manilow performed a mix of his classic hits, such as “Mandy” and “Looks Like We Made It,” with holiday classics like “White Christmas,” “Home for the Holidays,” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”
No Barry Manilow Vegas holiday shows in 2025
Unfortunately for Manilow fans, the “I Write The Songs” singer is not performing “Manilow: A Very Barry Christmas” for the 2025 holiday season in Las Vegas. Maybe he will return in 2026.
Instead, music fans have other options for this year’s holiday season.
Backstreet Boys and Bruno Mars book holiday shows
Popular boy band Backstreet Boys extended their residency at Sphere Las Vegas, which was supposed to end on Aug. 24, 2025, with seven holiday season shows set for Dec. 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 2025, Jan. 2 and 3, 2026.
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Backstreet Boys will have plenty of competition for the New Year’s Eve residency dollar, as superstar pop singer Bruno Mars continues a holiday tradition as he has signed on to perform two holiday season residency shows at the Park MGM Dolby Live Theater on the Las Vegas Strip on Dec. 30-31, 2025.
The popular singer has performed on New Year’s Eve at Park MGM each year since the Dec. 31, 2016, show, except for 2020, when Covid-19 kept a lot of venues dark.
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John Fogerty returns to the Las Vegas Strip
Finally, legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty has signed on for a new residency at Caesars Entertainment’s PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vegas, kicking off on New Year’s Eve 2025 and continuing Jan. 2-3 and March 18, 20, and 21, 2026.
Superstar music for the holidays:
- Backstreet Boys, Sphere Las Vegas, Dec. 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 2025, Jan. 2 and 3, 2026.
- Bruno Mars, Dolby Live at Park MGM, Dec. 30-31, 2025.
- John Fogerty, PH Live at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, Dec. 31, 2025, Jan. 2, 3, March 18, 20, & 21, 2026.
Tickets for the new “John Fogerty, Live in Las Vegas” residency went on sale Sept. 12 at Ticketmaster.com, according to a Caesars Entertainment statement.
The “Proud Mary” singer-songwriter is currently on tour promoting his new album “Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival Years,” which was released on Aug. 22, 2025.
John Fogerty moves from Wynn to Planet Hollywood
Fogerty arrives at PH Live after performing his Creedence Clearwater Revival and solo hits for various shows and residencies at the Wynn Las Vegas since March 2017.
The “Fortunate Son” singer most recently returned to the Encore Theater for a three-show engagement Jan. 22, 24, and 25, 2025.
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Prior to the January shows, Fogerty performed a Vegas residency for six shows at the Encore Theater Nov. 9-19, 2022, after postponing shows he previously scheduled between Feb. 23 and March 5, 2022, for unspecified reasons.
Fogerty also canceled nine shows scheduled for Nov. 4-21, 2020, at the Encore Theater because of the Covid-19 pandemic and rescheduled them for October 2021.
John Fogerty past residencies:
- Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, October 2021.
- Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, Nov. 9-19, 2022.
- Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, Jan. 22, 24, and 25, 2025.
Fogerty regained control over his Creedence Clearwater Revival compositions in 2023, acquiring the majority interest of his worldwide publishing rights from music publisher Concord.
The “Bad Moon Rising” singer has sold over 100 million records worldwide, and the Creedence Clearwater Revival album “Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits” recently surpassed 14 years on the Billboard 200 chart, only the fifth album to reach that milestone.
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