Every Las Vegas Residency Playing September Through December 2026

A residency beats a tour stop for one plain reason: the artist waits for you. Metallica plays Sphere on twelve nights between October 1 and November 7, so you pick the weekend; a tour hits your town once and leaves. Residencies do run in blocks with dark weeks between them, though, and a trip that lands in a gap sees nothing. Our residencies listing covers who lives here; the calendar below covers when, month by month through December 31, 2026, with every date checked against the venues' on-sale calendars on September 2, 2026.

September belongs to Carín León at Sphere and a cluster of veteran runs: Santana, Scorpions, Sammy Hagar. October is the deepest month, with Metallica, Josh Groban, New Kids on the Block, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tom Jones, Mary J. Blige and Tim McGraw all overlapping. November thins out to the Eagles, Santana's second block and Lisa's Colosseum debut. December is rodeo week plus the Backstreet Boys at Sphere for New Year's. Thirteen of these runs have no dates on sale beyond this fall.

September 2026

Labor Day weekend opens the month, Mexican Independence Day weekend follows a week later, and the Strip books accordingly. Carín León at Sphere plays seven nights, September 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13, all at 8 p.m., as the first Latin headliner in the building's history. The September 11 to 13 shows were the original Mexican Independence weekend booking; the September 4 to 6 cluster was added later for Labor Day weekend. Nothing is announced past the 13th.

Marc Anthony fills the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau on September 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19, the September leg of his "Vegas… My Way!" residency, English and Spanish hits from thirty-plus years as a solo act. His two November dates, the 20th and 21st, run the same show on Grand Prix weekend. Santana returns to his long-running House of Blues residency inside Mandalay Bay for eight nights: September 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26 and 27, in a room small enough to watch his hands.

Two rock residencies overlap in the third week. Scorpions return to PH Live at Planet Hollywood for "Coming Home to Las Vegas," a 60th-anniversary run with Buckcherry opening: September 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 29, then October 1 and 3, all at 8 p.m. It's the band's fourth PH Live residency after three earlier sold-out runs there since 2022. Sammy Hagar brings "The Best of All Worlds" back to Dolby Live at Park MGM on September 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26 with Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Kenny Aronoff behind him, the back half of an eleven-show 2026 engagement that began in March. The 26th is his last date on sale.

The Eagles at Sphere play their first fall weekend on September 18 and 19, the start of ten fall dates that run through December 12. Not in our catalog but on sale: Billy Idol at the BleauLive Theater on September 2, and Babyface at the Palms on September 4. The biggest non-residency night of the month is Foo Fighters at Allegiant Stadium on September 26.

October 2026

Twelve Metallica nights, eight from New Kids on the Block, nine from Earth, Wind & Fire: October is the fall's deepest month, and Halloween falls on a Saturday with four residencies playing.

Metallica at Sphere opens "Life Burns Faster" on October 1 and plays Thursdays and Saturdays: October 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31, then November 5 and 7, all at 8:30 p.m. Each Thursday–Saturday pair shares zero songs, so the two-show weekend is the intended purchase. The residency then pauses until January 28, 2027 and runs to March 13, 24 shows in all.

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace runs two short headliner stands. Josh Groban brings "GEMS" for five nights, October 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m., to a hall built for a solo voice. Tim McGraw follows with "Live in Las Vegas" on October 23 and 24, then November 4, 6 and 7, also at 8 p.m., a listed 90-minute set with no opening act announced, in a room of roughly 4,300 seats.

Dolby Live at Park MGM turns over twice. New Kids on the Block play the final eight shows on their "Right Stuff" calendar: October 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. Nothing is on sale after the 17th. Mary J. Blige closes "My Life, My Story," her first Las Vegas residency, with October 23, 24, 28, 30 and 31 at 8 p.m., the catalog hits with a live band and dancers.

Elsewhere: Barry Manilow plays the Westgate's International Theater October 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 (the room where he passed Elvis's show count in 2023), with more weekends in November and December. Earth, Wind & Fire take the Venetian Theatre for nine nights, October 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 28, 30 and 31 at 8:30 p.m. Tom Jones plays the Encore Theater at Wynn on October 21, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., ages 12 and up.

Also on sale in October, not yet in our catalog: Diana Ross, Brandon Flowers, Lionel Richie and Bryan Adams at the Encore Theater; Jack White, TLC, Keith Urban and Ricky Martin at Fontainebleau. Metallica, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mary J. Blige and Donny Osmond all play Halloween night, and the month's weather and crowd picture is in Las Vegas in October.

November 2026

Book November with the Grand Prix in mind. Race weekend is November 19 to 21 and it lifts room rates across the Strip; Marc Anthony's last two Fontainebleau dates, November 20 and 21, land squarely on it.

Metallica plays its last two 2026 nights at Sphere on November 5 and 7. Santana returns to House of Blues for the second block: November 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15. Tim McGraw finishes at the Colosseum on November 4, 6 and 7, and Barry Manilow plays November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at the Westgate.

The Eagles take Sphere on November 13 and 14 and again over Thanksgiving weekend, November 27 and 28. Don Henley told CBS Sunday Morning in February 2026 that this year "will probably be it" for the band; four January 2027 dates are the only ones announced beyond December. Jeezy brings "The Legend of The Snowman" back to PH Live for nine final dates, announced on stage on August 22, 2026: November 6, 7, 13 and 14, then December 18, 19, 20, 30 and 31, his catalog reworked with The Color of Noize Orchestra under Derrick Hodge.

Not in our catalog yet, but the month's biggest new name: Lisa of Blackpink makes her Colosseum debut with "Viva La Lisa" on November 13, 14, 27 and 28, the first K-pop residency on the Strip. Brad Paisley and Lionel Richie also play the Encore Theater in November, and Babyface is back at the Palms on the 13th. Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26; the holiday weekend puts the Eagles and Lisa on stage the same two nights, and the wider calendar is in Las Vegas in November.

December 2026

Two weekends decide December. The National Finals Rodeo runs December 3 to 12, and the Eagles play Sphere on December 4, 5, 11 and 12, exactly the rodeo's two weekends, so rooms on those four nights price like a holiday. The Eagles then come back January 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2027.

Barry Manilow turns the Westgate run into "A Very Barry Christmas" for three weekends, December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19; the 19th is his last date on sale, with no 2027 dates listed as of September 2, 2026. Thomas Rhett plays the Colosseum on Thursday, December 10 and Saturday, December 12 at 8 p.m., timed to rodeo week. The rodeo itself starts at 5:45 p.m. and runs past 8, so it's one or the other each night, and the 12th is the final round. Jeezy's December dates, the 18th to 20th and the 30th and 31st, close his residency on New Year's Eve.

The Backstreet Boys end the year at Sphere. December 26 and 27 are on sale at 8 p.m., New Year's Eve is a 10 p.m. show, and January 1 and 2 return to 8 p.m. It's the "Into the Millennium" production running there since July 2025. Rodeo-week bookings that aren't in our catalog: Rascal Flatts at the Colosseum on December 5, Dierks Bentley at Fontainebleau on December 4 and Luke Bryan at Allegiant Stadium on December 11; Creed follows at Fontainebleau the same night. On the arena side, Olivia Rodrigo plays T-Mobile Arena on December 19 and 20. For the rest of the holiday picture, see Christmas in Las Vegas and New Year's Eve in Las Vegas.

Running all fall

Donny Osmond is the closest thing to a nightly headliner: Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Harrah's Showroom, in blocks running through September 12, September 22 to October 17, October 27 to November 14 and December 1 to 12, then back from February 23, 2027. Harrah's has extended the residency through June 2027, so there's no closing-night urgency here. Wayne Newton plays select nights at 7 p.m. in the 150-seat Bugsy's Cabaret at the Flamingo, in clusters through December 30, stories and Q&A more than a vocal concert.

The production-show tier never goes dark: The Australian Bee Gees at Excalibur and MJ Live, among others, run most weeks through December. MJ Live is the one to double-check before you buy: it left Harrah's Showroom after September 9, 2026 and reopened September 21 at the Saxe Theater in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, Monday through Saturday at 7 p.m., dark Sundays. This tier is the fallback when your dates miss every headliner block above.

Runs that end this fall

"Ends" here means the last date on sale as of September 2, 2026. Residencies get extended, so check the show page before treating any of these as a farewell.

• September 13: Carín León at Sphere, a seven-night engagement with nothing further announced
• September 26: Sammy Hagar at Dolby Live
• October 3: Scorpions at PH Live
• October 10: Josh Groban at the Colosseum
• October 17: New Kids on the Block at Dolby Live, the final shows on their residency calendar
• October 24: Tom Jones at the Encore Theater
• October 31: Earth, Wind & Fire at the Venetian Theatre and Mary J. Blige at Dolby Live, both closing night
• November 7: Tim McGraw at the Colosseum; Metallica pauses until January 28, 2027
• November 15: Santana at House of Blues, second block closes with nothing further listed
• November 21: Marc Anthony at Fontainebleau
• December 19: Barry Manilow at the Westgate, no 2027 dates on sale yet
• December 31: Jeezy at PH Live, announced as the residency's final run

Still going into 2027: the Eagles on January 15, 16, 22 and 23; Metallica from January 28 to March 13; Backstreet Boys through January 2; Donny Osmond through June.

How to buy without overpaying

Residency pricing follows the block. As a rule, midweek nights inside a run keep face-value inventory longer than the Fridays and Saturdays, and the show doesn't change with the day. Buy from the venue's primary on-sale first; resale listings for hot runs tend to sit above face even while primary seats remain. At Sphere, seats in the mid and upper bowl take in the whole dome, which is the point of the building. And separate the ticket from the room: the nights that spike are rodeo weekends, F1 weekend and New Year's, and on those the hotel rate moves far more than the seat does. More on the mechanics in our Sphere ticket guide and cheap show tickets; tour stops that aren't residencies are on our concerts listing.