LAS VEGAS, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum
GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen will ring in the New Year
at Venetian Las Vegas during three concert performances: Dec.
30, and 31, 2015 and Jan. 2,
2016. Jepsen will perform her headline shows inside The
Venetian Theatre.
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Carly Rae Jepsen released her
critically acclaimed new album E·MO·TION on Aug. 21, earning a host of positive reviews from
such outlets as Rolling Stone, Stereogum, People, NPR, and TIME
magazine, which deemed E·MO·TION, "the current
frontrunner for pop album of the year." The first single
released from the album, "I Really Like
You," became a global Top 40 hit, while the video is Vevo
Certified with more than 100 million views. Jepsen's new
single "Run Away with Me" is out now.
E·MO·TION is the follow-up to Jepsen's U.S. debut album
Kiss, which featured her blockbuster break-out hit "Call Me
Maybe." The single climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in
more than 47 countries and has sold more than 18 million singles
worldwide to date. It earned Jepsen 2012 GRAMMY nominations for
Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year. Kiss also
spawned the follow-up hit "Good Time," a duet with Owl City, which
has been certified double-platinum. Jepsen spent much of 2014
starring in the Broadway production of Rodgers &
Hammerstein's Cinderella, earning rave reviews.
Carly will also star as "Frenchy" in GREASE: LIVE airing
Sunday, January 31 on FOX.
Jepsen will perform in the Venetian Theatre at 8 p.m. on Dec. 30
and Jan. 2. On New Year's Eve,
she will perform at 10 p.m.
Tickets start at $55.50 (plus
applicable fees) on all nights but New
Year's Eve. On Dec. 31,
tickets start at $75.50 (plus
applicable fees). Tickets go on sale Thursday, Nov.
5 at 10 a.m. PDT at any box
office at The Venetian or The Palazzo Box, online at
www.Venetian.com/carlyraejepsen or by calling (702) 414-9000 or
(866) 641-7469.
"Miss Jepsen is a phenomenally
talented singer, songwriter and actress," said George Markantonis, president and chief
operating officer of The Venetian, The Palazzo and Sands Expo.
"We're excited to bring somebody of her appeal to The Venetian
Theatre and we can't wait to have her ring in the New Year with
us."
The Venetian Theatre has been home to several live music
residencies, including "Soul2Soul" with Tim
McGraw and Faith Hill, "The
Essential Diana Ross" and "The Judds – Girls Night Out." In
January, it will be home to iconic musician John Fogerty.
At midnight on New Year's Eve, the
entire Las Vegas Strip gets into the party with approximately
80,000 pyrotechnic shells deployed from 11 casino rooftops –
including The Venetian. Officially called "America's Party
2016," the Las Vegas New Year's Eve
party was named one of the top places in the world to celebrate the
holiday by Fodor's, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine and
National Geographic.
About The Venetian® Las
Vegas
Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian Las
Vegas features all-suite accommodations, exquisite restaurants by
celebrity chefs and world-class entertainment and shopping. The
luxury resort offers 4,028 elegant suites, including standard
suites that are nearly double the size of the average Las Vegas hotel room. The Venetian is home to
restaurants from celebrated chefs including Wolfgang Puck,
Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Emeril Lagasse and
Buddy "Cake Boss" Valastro. The resort also features Canyon Ranch
SpaClub; a five-acre pool and garden deck; TAO nightclub; the Grand
Canal Shoppes retail and dining mecca; a 120,000-square-foot casino
and The Strip's largest poker room; and more than 2.25 million
square feet of meeting and convention space. Dynamic live
entertainment includes concert headliners at The Venetian Theatre;
'80s rock musical "ROCK OF AGES;" Motown favorites from the
multi-platinum quartet Human Nature; and the all-female comedy
series LIPSHTICK – THE PERFECT SHADE OF STAND UP. For more
information, visit venetian.com, @venetianvegas and
facebook.com/venetianlasvegas. The Venetian Las Vegas is a
property of global integrated resorts developer Las Vegas Sands
Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
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