After their successful run in London, the group did a “mini-residency” of six performances at the Birmingham NEC Arena, from 28 April to.

In previous decades, many artists in high demand would perform multiple-show runs in various cities, such as the British pop group the Spice Girls as part of their Spiceworld Tour, the group played to over 100,000 people over the course of eight sold-out shows at London's Wembley Arena between 14 April and 26 April 1998, with an additional two concerts-each one accommodating 55,000 fans-at the much larger Wembley Stadium. Nevertheless, between 19, Presley would perform 837 consecutive sold-out shows at the (formerly) Hilton Las Vegas, which has since been renamed the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. His shows were poorly-received by the conservative, middle-aged hotel guests -'like a jug of corn liquor at a champagne party,' wrote a critic for Newsweek. In April 1956, Presley began a two-week concert residency at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, following the release of his self-titled debut album.

Liberace's 1944 debut was followed by Frank Sinatra with the Rat Pack, as well as Elvis Presley. The Sands Hotel and Casino (1959), where Frank Sinatra was its headlining resident performer. After years of pursuing other projects in Los Angeles, he returned to his Vegas residency and earned around $300,000 a week, until his passing due to AIDS-related complications in 1987. Nearly ten years later, Liberace had his own show at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, which reportedly earned 'Mr. The concept of a concert residency was established by pianist and singer Liberace with a 1944 debut in Las Vegas. Dion is further recognized as the 'Queen of Las Vegas'. This commercial success was credited with changing and revitalizing Las Vegas residencies, which previously had the negative perception of something that performers resorted to when their careers were in decline. Concert residencies have been the staple of the Las Vegas Strip for decades, pioneered by singer-pianist Liberace in the 1940s and Frank Sinatra with the Rat Pack in the 1950s.Ĭéline Dion's A New Day., from 2003 to 2007, is the most successful concert residency of all time, grossing over US$385 million ($543.36 million in 2022 dollars) and drawing nearly three million people to 717 shows. An artist who performs on a concert residency is called a resident performer. Pollstar Awards defined residency as a run of 10 or more shows at a single venue. The venue of Britney Spears's concert residency at the Planet Hollywood Las VegasĪ concert residency (also known as musical residency or simply residency) is a series of concerts, similar to a concert tour, but only performed at one location.

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