Las Vegas Weekly

May 17, 2009 · 9 AM

Photo Gallery: Reunited No Doubt kicks off summer tour at Tiger Jam 12

By Robin Leach

No Doubt at Tiger Jam 12 in Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Photo: Erik Kabik/www.erikkabikphoto.com

For the first time in five years, superstar singer Gwen Stefani has reunited with her band No Doubt, and last night the group kicked off a new summer tour as headliners of the Tiger Jam 12 charity even presented by golf great Tiger Woods.

It was a night of triumph at the Mandalay Bay Events Center for Gwen, who had been rehearsing with her Anaheim, Calif.-based band all week in Las Vegas. She was in fine form, taking control of an all-white stage with white runway ramps leading up to the white drums. Even Gwen and the boys wore white. It took the road crew about 15 minutes to lay down a shiny white floor in front of the black drapes that hid the spotlessly pure all-white set.

Gwen danced, high-kicked, jumped, stomped, pranced, ran, skipped as she smiled, shrieked and sang her way through hit songs. Gwen was clearly enjoying herself and became more and more energized as the 75-minute set progressed. The video-effects wall behind her was sensational, with brilliant photography and editing.

Our contributing photographers Tom Donoghue and Erik Kabik were front row and center stage for this amazing series of up-close photos.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

No Doubt at Tiger Jam 12 in Mandalay Bay Events Center.

We’ll have our full Tiger Jam coverage here tomorrow with Tiger, two-time Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and other sports stars and how Las Vegas poker professional Phil Ivey single-handedly spent a fortune in the live auction, bidding big in the $1 million-plus fundraiser.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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