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Originally Posted by mineistaken
I still think that all the singers you mentioned were way past their glory prime. Just by looking how many TOP or number 1 hits they had before their contracts and how many after. Sort of - I do not make any number 1 hits anymore, let's milk Las Vegas now.
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No, I agree they are "past their prime".
For whatever reason, it seems that the majority of musicians hit their peak when they are still young.
But none of the ones I mentioned came to Vegas and suddenly didn't have any new hit records. They all got their residencies long after the hit records had stopped.
They are booked here because of their longevity and popularity across generations.
I personally have no desire to go see Cher for instance. But every gay and tranny within 1000 miles aged 18 to 80 will be there in droves every night to pack the house. lol
I have went to 2 of the older artists residency shows at Caesers: Elton Johns show and Rod Stewart's show.
And both of them were VERY good. More hits over the years than I even remembered.
That was what I was saying. I don't think it has anything to do with whether their careers are "down" or not.
If that were the case, then Foghat and Steppenwolf would be doing $100 million dollar residencies in Vegas too. lol
I think it's just that the "hottest" new artists don't have as big of a fan base as the older acts do. So the older ones can pack the house every night AND make big money for the casino and themselves.
The younger ones really can't do that simply because they haven't been around long enough to have multi-generational fans.
I'd say you could bet your ass that IF a young hot artist like Bruno Mars or Miley Cyrus, etc. were to get offered $100 million dollars to play the same gig every night for 70 nights like Celine Dion got at Caesars then they would jump on it.
Believe me, there is nothing better than to get to play the same venue every night instead of having to travel.