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Monti Rock III, the disco-era performer known for playing DJ Monti in Saturday Night Fever and a member of Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, died in Las Vegas at 86 after a COPD diagnosis; he had suffered a broken hip in 2024, and his memorable scene helped define the film's iconic disco milieu.
Metallica will debut an eight-show residency, Life Burns Faster at Sphere, at Las Vegas’ Sphere this fall, continuing the No Repeat Weekend format with no songs repeated on select Thursdays and Saturdays. The run—on dates Oct 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31—will leverage Sphere’s immersive LED display, Immersive Sound and 4D tech, and tickets for two-night and single-night performances go on sale March 6.
Metallica has confirmed an eight-show residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere this fall, titled Life Burns Faster, with two-night sets and unique set lists; tickets go on sale March 6, and the band aims to reinvent how they connect with fans as they tour Europe this summer.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a September rematch at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have agreed to a professional rematch at the Sphere in Las Vegas on September 19, with Netflix broadcasting the event. Mayweather is coming out of retirement for a fourth time, his first pro fight since 2017, while Pacquiao recently returned to boxing after retiring in 2021. The weight class and rounds are still to be announced, and full undercard/ticket details will follow.
A two-year-old goldendoodle named Jet Blue was abandoned at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, left tied to a ticketing counter; after the owner was arrested for leaving the dog due to missing paperwork and a mandatory hold period, the pup was placed with a rescue and ultimately adopted by Las Vegas officer Skeeter Black and his family, turning a case of abandonment into a heartfelt adoption and prompting a reminder not to abandon pets.
Barry Manilow, 82, has postponed more arena shows as he continues recovery from lung cancer surgery. A surgeon told him he’s not yet ready for a 90‑minute performance, forcing reschedules from Feb. 27 through March 17, with potential Las Vegas dates at the end of March and a second April leg depending on progress. He was diagnosed last December after an MRI found a cancerous spot on a lung.
A 23-year-old man from New York drove to a Las Vegas suburb, crashed a rented Nissan into a power-substation gate, and fatally shot himself; police treat the episode as terrorism-related after finding firearms, flame-throwers, and an array of explosives materials (thermite, ammonium nitrate) plus extremist literature in his hotel room. The FBI and LVPD say there is no ongoing threat, but it’s considered a credible counter-terrorism event, with Albany-area searches uncovering gun parts and a 3D printer.
A Las Vegas woman has been charged with animal abandonment after leaving her two-year-old dog tied to a baggage sizer at Harry Reid International Airport; airline staff denied boarding due to lack of service-dog documents, and the owner resisted officers, resulting in resisting-arrest charges; the dog was taken into Animal Protective Services and later placed in foster care when the owner did not reclaim it, with many adoption inquiries flooding in for the dog nicknamed Jet Blue.
The estate of Gary Curtis Jones filed a wrongful-death and survival lawsuit in Clark County District Court against The Grandview at Las Vegas and South Point casino-hotel and their owners, alleging negligence after Jones, an Alabama business traveler, contracted Legionnaires’ disease during a March 2023 Las Vegas trip and died on April 2, 2023. The suit describes fatigue and respiratory failure before his hospitalization for sepsis and attributes his death to the infection. Investigations reportedly found Legionella in the South Point water system and cited prior positive tests at both properties; Grandview denied Jones stayed there during the incubation period, a claim SNHD reportedly verified. The plaintiffs seek a jury trial and damages for wrongful death and related claims.
A woman at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas was arrested for abandoning her 2-year-old goldendoodle at the JetBlue ticket counter after she was denied boarding due to missing travel paperwork. She resisted arrest as officers escorted her back through security. The dog, nicknamed Jet Blue, was cared for by airport staff and animal services, then placed with Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas after a 10-day hold.
Rolling Stone surveys potential acts for the Las Vegas Sphere, spotlighting Metallica, Tool, and Guns N' Roses as the top contenders and weighing why each might or might not do a long-running residency at the venue, along with other rumors and the financial/production challenges of staging Sphere-style shows.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak is filling out his first staff by promoting Rob Leonard to defensive coordinator and keeping Joe Woods as defensive pass game coordinator, with Leonard previously serving as defensive line coach and Woods bringing prior coordinating experience from the Browns and Saints.
Cardi B fell from a chair during a Las Vegas Little Miss Drama show yet kept singing, then joked on Instagram Stories that “the government” was behind the mishap. She also teased post-show plans and shared updates about touring life and prep as she gears up for her upcoming tour after giving birth.
Las Vegas has named Klint Kubiak as head coach, adding a coach with 13 NFL seasons of experience and a strong offensive track record to the Raiders. Most recently the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator during their 2025 Super Bowl-winning run, Kubiak has also served as OC/Passing Game Coordinator for the 49ers, Vikings, Broncos, and Saints, and hails from a coaching family—the late Gary Kubiak is a Super Bowl-winning former head coach. The hire, which makes father and son Gary and Klint Kubiak the 10th father-son NFL head-coach duo and first to win a Super Bowl, signals a focus on offense and stability as he eyes Las Vegas as a long-term home.