What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless it is seeing Cher. That’s definitely worth sharing (pun intended).
I had never been to Las Vegas; it was just not something that appealed to me. But when my wife said she was going there for a conference and asked if I was interested in going with her to check it out, I figured why not. I reckoned I could see a few shows and then check Vegas off my bucket list. I looked online for shows and saw that Santana was playing the House of Blues on Saturday, January 27, so I bought tickets for that (thoughts on that show coming soon). Anyway, a couple days before we were to fly out there, I checked again to see what other shows might be of interest, and I discovered Cher was playing too! The caveat was that it was Friday night, the night we arrived, and it would be very tight trying to make it. I figured I would hold off on buying tickets, and see if the stars aligned.
Our flight was scheduled to land at 6:00 pm, but actually landed a little early. We got our bags without a hitch, caught a Super Shuttle, and were at the hotel by 7:00. We quickly checked in, dropped bags in the room, and caught a cab in front of the hotel. We got to the Park Theater at the Monte Carlo with time to spare, bought a couple tickets from the box office, and were in our seats well before the curtains came up. The stars had aligned!
What can I say about the show? At 71, Cher still looks and sounds amazing. The stage show was over-the-top, but I kind of expected that from a Vegas show. Video screens, floats, dancers and acrobats: it was the whole shebang. And I had forgotten just how many hits Cher had. It was like a journey through the past. Everything was perfectly choreographed, sound was great; there was nothing weak about this show at all. High points for me were “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” and “I Got You Babe,” where Cher sang along with a synchronized video of Sonny. It was quite moving.
I can’t imagine that Cher would do a full tour again, but you never know. That said, if you are in Vegas and have a chance to see her, I highly recommend it. Even if you are not a huge fan of her music, she puts on a great show, and is definitely a musical and pop culture icon.
Here’s the setlist.
Setlist:
- Woman’s World
- Strong Enough
- All or Nothing
- The Beat Goes On
- All I Really Want to Do
- I Got You Babe
- Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
- Dark Lady
- Half-Breed
- Welcome to Burlesque
- Take Me Home
- After All
- Walking in Memphis
- The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)
- I Found Someone
- If I Could Turn Back Time
Encore:
- Believe
Walkin in Memphis my favorite…. Cher is amazing.. Glad you had fun
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Had a great time!!!!!
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[…] full day in Las Vegas. My wife and I had arrived the night before and managed to squeeze in seeing Cher at the Park Theater, but Santana was the show we had tickets for well in advance and we were both really looking […]
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Cher is quite a performer and I’m sure she put on a great show. I remember many of these songs and grew up watching Sonny and Cher. Thanks for these memories!
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Yeah, she was great. Actually watched “Moonstruck” after I got back home. Definitely an inspiration. Glad you enjoyed the memories. Cheers!
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