LAS VEGAS – Last night, country music superstar Blake Shelton launched his first Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to a sold-out crowd. Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas has limited tickets available for the remaining five shows, Feb. 7, 8, 12, 14 and 15, and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com/BlakeSheltonVegas.
“This is a big deal for me,” said Shelton, dressed in a custom-made black corduroy shirt, BSxLE jeans, and Tony Lama grand caiman boots. “This is the opening night of my first residency ever. I’ve been coming to Las Vegas for a long time, so I know what my job is here tonight. We’re here to make memories.”
Fans in attendance for opening night were treated to a 20-plus song set featuring some of Shelton’s biggest hits, including “Sangria,” “Honey Bee,” “Ol’ Red,” “God’s Country” and “Boys ‘Round Here.” Shelton kicked off the show with his 29th and most recent No. 1 single, “Pour Me A Drink.”
“I am excited to finally be in Vegas, bringing the honky tonk to Sin City!” Shelton said. “We have a lot of fun ahead of us here at The Colosseum the next two weeks.”
Shelton also performed his brand new single “Texas.” Already Top 10, the song gives a nod to the King of Country Music, George Strait. Appropriately enough, Shelton followed the song with Strait’s classic, “All My Ex’s Live In Texas.”
He brought more classic country to the stage with Alabama’s No. 1 hit, “Mountain Music.” Shelton recently honored the iconic group with a performance at CMT Giants: Alabama and on stage at the BMI Awards in Nashville in November.
Shelton closed out the extraordinary night with his signature hit, “God Gave Me You.” Blake Shelton: Live In Las Vegas returns Friday and Saturday night and then closes with a three-night stand Feb 12, 14 and 15.
About Blake Shelton
As country music’s unapologetic ambassador, Blake Shelton has spent two decades pouring out boot-stomping bangers, heartbreak anthems and endearing odes to love gone wrong and right.
Shelton takes that same spirit to work on everything he does, from sold-out tours to instantly identifiable chart-topping songs or national television shows.
Over the span of his career, he has earned 29 No. 1 country singles, including his most recent chart-topping song, “Pour Me A Drink,” his duet with multi-genre hitmaker Post Malone.
With 52 million singles and 13 million albums sold, and nearly 11 Billion Global Streams, Shelton has received numerous awards, including six ACMs, three AMAs, 10 CMAs, 11 CMTs, and six People’s Choice, among many others.
He is currently climbing the radio and streaming charts with “Texas,” his new single with BMG Nashville. The song will lead to a new album in May.
On February 27 Shelton kicks off his “Friends & Hero’s” Tour on February 27 in Lexington, KY and features country icons Criag Morgan, Deana Carter and Trace Adkins plus special guest Emily Ann Roberts.
The Grand Ole Opry member will help celebrate the Opry’s 100th anniversary in March when he hosts a three-hour, star-studded special that will air on NBC. He also remains focused on his Ole Red partnership with Ryman Hospitality, with locations currently in Tishomingo, Nashville, Gatlinburg, Orlando, and most recently, Las Vegas, with a stand-alone venue complete with a roof-top stage and bar on the Las Vegas strip.
A noted humanitarian, Shelton has helped raise millions of dollars for children’s hospitals, disaster relief organizations, food banks, and the OK POP Museum, and he wrapped the “Back To The Honky Tonk” Tour in March with a special show in Tulsa titled Blake Shelton & Friends: Oklahoma Is All For The Hall. It featured fellow Oklahomans Ronnie Dunn, Kristin Chenoweth, Vice Gill, and others and raised more than $750,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
