Las Vegas Weekly

April 7, 2010 · 3:58 PM

Strip Scribbles: Lady Gaga continues her bad romance with Las Vegas

By Robin Leach

Lady Gaga performs the second concert in a two-night run at The Pearl in the Palms on Dec. 18, 2009.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage

Singer Lady Gaga is returning to Las Vegas on the heels of two sold-out concerts as part of her Monster Ball Tour at The Pearl in the Palms last December. Tickets for the Aug. 13 show, with opening act Semi Precious Weapons, at MGM Grand Garden Arena go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

With Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, The Monster Ball Tour promises to push the limits of the concert experience. “It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme. It’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York, and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”

Lady Gaga is touring in support of The Fame Monster, which was released Nov. 18 and is the follow-up to 2008’s Grammy Award-winning album The Fame, which included the No. 1 singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” Lady Gaga recently premiered the controversial video for “Telephone” featuring Beyonce.

*Congratulations to The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel, which celebrates is first anniversary April 17. To mark the milestone, The Joint welcomes Them Crooked Vultures comprised of Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin).

Since opening, The Joint has hosted, among others, The Killers, Avenged Sevenfold, Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Incubus, Blink-182, No Doubt, Kings of Leon, Kelly Clarkson, Van Morrison, Muse and Zac Brown Band. Additionally, Carlos Santana is a resident headliner with his Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits.

The 21st Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Award winner for Best New Major Concert Venue last month is set to feature Keith Urban (April 23), Kenny Chesney (May 14-15, July 2-3), Paramore (May 16), Angels and Airwaves (May 28), Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (May 29), Russell Peters (May 30), The Bamboozle Roadshow (June 3), Crosby, Stills and Nash (June 4), Tracy Morgan (June 5), Denis Leary (June 12), Jackson Browne (July 20), Dropkick Murphys (Aug. 6) and more to come.

*The Academy of Country Music, as part of its 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards next week at MGM Grand Garden Arena, has named Green Valley Ranch as its Casino of the Year. No gaming company other than Station Casinos has won more than once. GVR’s win is the fourth overall for Station Casinos, as Railhead at Boulder Station was named Casino of the Year in 1999, 2001 and 2003.

GVR has hosted top country performers including Toby Keith, Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, Chris Young, Montgomery Gentry, Blake Shelton, Phil Vassar and Bill Engvall. Meantime, Keith Urban will receive the Jim Reeves International Award, presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world. Previous recipients include Wynn headliner Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton.

*The grand opening of Gilley’s Saloon, Dance Hall and Bar-B-Que at Treasure Island is set for April 15.

STAR SURVEILLANCE

Peepshow star Holly Madison shopped for lingerie at La Perla yesterday at The Forum Shops in Caesars Palace while shooting her E! reality TV series Holly’s World. … Burlesque queen Dita Von Teese dined at Julian Serrano in Aria at MGM’s CityCenter last night. Dita’s guest run at Crazy Horse Paris in MGM Grand ends tonight.

TONIGHT’S TIPS

Season 2 of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters premieres and features our Mandalay Bay star chefs Susan Feniger of Border Grill and Rick Moonen of RM Seafood. … Local alternative rockers Fall in Vain perform as part of Las Vegas Unplugged at Brand Lounge in the Monte Carlo. … And Gold Lounge in Aria kicks off industry night with Model Material, an event hosted by John “J.T.” Thompson and Aaron Fust of Syrup swimwear, and an open bar for locals from 10 p.m. to midnight. Viva Elvis!

TOMORROW’S TEASES

Our one-on-one, emotional and humorous interview with sassy Joan Rivers as she unveils her new Venetian standup comedy show. Joan talks about life, getting younger at 76 and the horrific two years she went through after her husband’s suicide. Plus, Liquid Pool Lounge has its grand opening featuring DJ Tiesto, and Mr. Vegas DeLuxe Robin Leach is back home -- thank God! -- after a weeklong Easter holiday in the Caribbean!

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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