New Edition Announce 2024 Las Vegas Residency: ‘Beyond Excited’
The iconic R&B group will host six performances at the six performances at Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater
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New Edition is “still in love” with performing.
On Monday, the iconic R&B group — Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill — announced that they would be hitting the road again for a Las Vegas residency.
Kicking off Feb. 28, the residency will run through March 9. During that time, New Edition will perform six dates at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas. Tickets for the performances will go on sale starting Friday Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. PT.
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“Fulfilling a career-long dream to solidify ourselves with a residency performance in the entertainment capital of the world, we are beyond excited to embark on this fantastical journey at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas,” the group said in a press release statement per Billboard. “On behalf of all of us, including Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph & Johnny, it is our extreme purpose to give our fans a show that they cannot witness anywhere else in the world.”
Bobby Reynolds, senior VP, AEG Presents Las Vegas said they are “honored” to host New Edition’s first-ever Las Vegas residency.
“Encore Theater’s roster is comprised of legendary talents, and it only makes sense to have an iconic music group like New Edition join its ranks. We are thrilled to present a series of sure-to-be unforgettable performances to fans in 2024,” he said.
Artists like Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Brad Paisley and Lionel Richie have performed at the venue.
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From left: Ricky Bell, Michael Bivens, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Bobby Brown of New Edition perform onstage at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in November 2023
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The announcement of New Edition’s residency comes just days after the “Boys to Men” outfit performed at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony where they paid tribute to The Spinners and Soul Train host and creator Don Cornelius with a set of songs including “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” and “The Rubberband Man,” per Pitchfork.
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Formed in 1978, New Edition became a pop phenomenon during the ’80s. Their success was the blueprint for a future set of boy bands like New Kids on The Block, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. Throughout their career, they earned No. 1 hits like “Cool It Now,” “Candy Girl,” and “Mr. Telephone Man” and even had Madonna as an opener at one of their live shows.
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