John Taylor

Las Vegas

Senior Editor at Las Vegas Sun

Cardinal- and Jayhawk-loving desert denizen. Husband, father and copy chief at https://t.co/xlldCg1USq. Go Knights Go!

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Articles

Deftones prove their mettle in high-energy Las Vegas show

1 month ago | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Talk about “Adrenaline.”It was pumping, literally and figuratively, through MGM Grand Garden Arena unabated Saturday for the Deftones’ first concert in Las Vegas since 2022 and the sixth stop on their global tour. “Adrenaline,” as fans of the Sacramento, Calif.-based group know, is the band’s 1995 debut album.
Usher returns to Las Vegas, bigger and better than ever

Nov 24, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Striking visuals. Screaming fans. Dancing choreographed to the hilt. Sexually charged energy. Mad moves on roller skates. And hit song after hit song. Usher must have been in Las Vegas again. The Grammy-winning Atlanta-based R&B icon pulled into T-Mobile Arena for his latest Las Vegas concerts Nov.
Keith Urban serves up a smorgasbord of music in Fontainebleau residency

Oct 11, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

When the entertainment team at Fontainebleau Las Vegas selected Keith Urban to sign for the first residency at the property’s BleauLive Theater, they knew what they were getting. Urban, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, had already headlined previously at highly successful residencies on the Strip, at Caesars Palace (2020 and 2021) and at Planet Hollywood in 2023.
iHeartRadio Music Festival again showcases acts from across genres, generations

Sep 26, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Radio and TV personality Ryan Seacrest, who served as emcee for last weekend’s iHeartRadio Music Festival, opened the second edition of the two-night festival by promising a “one-of-a-kind” show to those attending Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Despite Friday the 13th mishap, Pink wows Las Vegas crowd at Allegiant Stadium

Sep 19, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Shortly into her “Summer Carnival” tour stop at Allegiant Stadium, the artist Pink made an observation:“Friday the 13th in Las Vegas,” she said in greeting the crowd that shed its collective paraskevidekatriaphobia to attend the show.
anet Jackson to play 10 dates in Resorts World Las Vegas residency

Aug 21, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Pop superstar Janet Jackson is bringing her act back to Las Vegas, this time for a 10-date residency at Resorts World Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Strip property announced the residency in a news release Wednesday morning. “Janet Jackson: Las Vegas” opens with back-to-back dates Dec. 30 and New Years Eve, Dec. 31, at the Resorts World Theater. Also announced were eight additional shows in January and February 2025.
Morgan Wallen lights up Allegiant with high-energy show

Aug 14, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

A couple of songs into Thursday's set, the first of two back-to-back nights playing before a sold-out Allegiant Stadium, country music sensation Morgan Wallen looked out at the crowd with wonder. “I remember my first time playing in Las Vegas,” Wallen told the packed audience. “I played some barbecue joint — I can’t remember the name of it — for about 13 people. So in about six years or so, this is what it looks like when I come to Las Vegas now.
Ne-Yo opens his Wynn residency with his own day, and a key to the city

Aug 9, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

As soon as R&B artist extraordinaire Ne-Yo took to the stage Wednesday at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, it was apparent the night belonged to him. Turns out the entire day belonged to him too. Two songs into opening night of Ne-Yo’s “Human Love Rebellion” residency — his first in his hometown — the Grammy Award-winning artist was met by a surprise visitor on stage: Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who presented Ne-Yo with a proclamation designating Aug. 7 as “Shaffer ‘Ne-Yo’ Smith Day” in Las Vegas.
Reclaiming Your Innate Bliss Nature

Jun 17, 2024 | spiritualityhealth.com | John Taylor

Carl Gustav Jung knew how. By 1933, he had lost interest in analytical psychology and was embracing alchemy as a means of transmuting material consciousness into the pure gold of enlightened spiritual perception. He succeeded so well that towards the end of his life, he could say, “At times I feel as if I'm spread out over the landscape, that I am living in every tree, in the splashing of the waves, in the clouds and the weather as it comes and goes.
Madison Beer’s ‘Spinnin’ ’ tour stop at House of Blues endearing to fans

Jun 12, 2024 | lasvegassun.com | John Taylor

Two days before singer-songwriter Madison Beer took the stage for a concert at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, promoters announced the change from Brooklyn Bowl to the venue inside Mandalay Bay because of “production limitation issues.” Three songs into her “Spinnin’ ” tour stop, Beer offered a little more robust explanation. “I wanted to give you guys confetti,” the 25-year-old said Wednesday.