The Las Vegas Strip has been busy lately, featuring headliners in their first residencies at casino showrooms, theaters, and even the Sphere.
In just the last two weeks, major Vegas concert venues have revealed residency debuts by two music superstars.
Rock stars sign for first Las Vegas Strip residencies
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace signed popular 1980s superstar singer Cyndi Lauper for her first-ever Las Vegas Strip residency with five shows scheduled on April 24, 25, 29, and May 1 and 2, 2026.
Lauper brings her popular show to the Strip after the singer completed her 68-show farewell at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Labor Day weekend.
For those not familiar with Lauper, she took MTV and the music industry by storm after releasing her iconic album “She’s So Unusual” in October 1983, becoming the first woman to have four top-five singles from a debut album on the Billboard chart, including her anthem, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
About 12 years later, in 1995, another huge rock act, No Doubt, fronted by Gwen Stefani, also shook the music industry with the release of their groundbreaking album “Tragic Kingdom,” which included the No. 1 hit “Don’t Speak.”
No Doubt revealed it has signed on for a six-show residency at Sphere Las Vegas, scheduled for May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 16, 2026. The Oct. 10 announcement coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of “Tragic Kingdom.”
Bands’ first residencies closed in 2025
Several other popular music acts also wrapped up their first residencies in 2025, including rap star 50 Cent, rocker Lenny Kravitz, and pop star Josh Groban.
Earlier this year, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts performed their first residency on the Strip for five shows at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay between June 13-21, 2025.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts returns to Vegas residency in 2026
And now, the 1980s superstar rock band returns to the Las Vegas Strip for the band’s second-ever residency at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Resort in February 2026.
The popular rock band unveils a five-show residency Feb. 13, 14, 18, 20, and 21, 2026, with performances beginning at 8:30 p.m. each night.
How to get Joan Jett & the Blackheart tickets
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts residency, House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Resort Las Vegas.
- Performing on Feb. 13, 14, 18, 20, and 21, 2026, at 8:30 p.m.
- Tickets on sale to general public Oct. 17, 10 a.m. Pacific time.
Tickets go on sale Oct. 17, 10 a.m. Pacific time at Ticketmaster.com, HouseofBlues.com/LasVegas, or MandalayBay.com.
Most recent music releases
The band most recently released the six-song “Mindsets” EP in June 2023, with their first new material in 10 years. Jett & the Blackhearts also released the band’s first acoustic album ever in March 2022, featuring new versions of hits “Bad Reputation” and “Crimson and Clover.”
Joan Jett rocks for 50 years
Jett launched her career 50 years ago in 1975 with the trailblazing all-women’s band The Runaways, whose top hit “Cherry Bomb” didn’t break through to the Billboard Top 100, but was popular in Australia and Japan.
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The Runaways lasted only about three years but inspired other all-women bands, such as The Bangles and The Go-Go’s.
After The Runaways broke up following a New Year’s Eve concert in 1978 at the Cow Palace, a stone’s throw from San Francisco, Jett went off to form Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1980, which had commercial success with “I Love Rock ‘n Roll”, “I Hate Myself For Loving You,” and “Bad Reputation.”
Joan Jett career timeline
- Co-founded all-woman band Runaways in 1975.
- Runaways disbanded after Dec. 31, 1978, concert.
- Formed Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1980.
- Released “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” in 1981, which hits No. 1 in 1982.
- Appeared in the motion picture “Light of Day,” starring Michael J. Fox in 1987.
- Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
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