Vegas Goes Country

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bring their popular "Soul2Soul" act to The Venetian.

By NEVADA MAGAZINE | November/December 2012

Collectively, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have sold 70 million albums and won eight Grammy Awards. Starting in December, country music’s most famous couple will bring its Soul2Soul act to The Venetian Las Vegas for a limited engagement through April 2013.

The show—what The Venetian has called the biggest musical event in its history—officially opens December 7 in the 1,815-seat Venetian Theater.  The event will mark the first time in six years that McGraw and Hill have performed together in the United States, promising country-music fans a whole new concert experience.

“We are creating a show that will be completely different from what we’ve done before—and might ever do again,” McGraw and Hill said in August. “In arenas and stadiums, you’re always faced with the challenge of finding ways to make people feel closer to the action… Now everyone will be close, so it opens up all kinds of creative possibilities, and we’re looking forward to exploring those so that we can really give our fans something truly special.”

McGraw and Hill have been dominating the music charts since the early ’90s and began performing together in 2000 in their record-breaking original Soul2Soul tour, becoming that year’s top-grossing U.S. tour. Their success continued in 2006 when Soul2Soul II became the highest-grossing country music tour of all time.

WHERE
The Venetian

WHEN
Dec. 7-8, 14-15
Jan. 18-19, 25-26
Feb. 1-2, 15-16, 22-23
Mar. 1-2
Apr. 12-13, 26-27
Showtime: 8 & 10:30 p.m.

TICKETS
ticketmaster.com, 888-TAF-SOUL
Starting at $95.50

WORTH A CLICK
timmcgraw.com
faithhill.com

ALSO NEW AT THE VENETIAN
”Rock of Ages”
Dark Mon. starting Dec. 18
venetian.com, 866-641-7469

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DON’T MISS

Shania Twain | Caesars Palace

Dec. 1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12, 14-15
Mar. 19, 20, 23-24, 26-27, 29-30
Apr. 2-3, 5-6, 9-10
Tickets: thecolosseum.com, 866-574-3851; starting at $55

Not to be outdone by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Twain makes her much-anticipated return (the show was announced in summer 2011) to the stage at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on December 1. “SHANIA: STILL THE ONE” will feature the hits that have made Twain the top-selling female country artist of all time, with more than 57 million albums sold in the U.S. and Canada. Twain joins mega-stars Celine Dion, Elton John, and Rod Stewart, who also have ongoing shows at The Colosseum. Showtime: 7:30 p.m.