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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, March 9, 2008

Let's go: Vegas

Advertiser Staff

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Rock band Def Leppard, pictured, will hook up with REO Speedwagon at the Pearl at Palms Casino on April 25.

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MARCH

28

Earth, Wind & Fire play poolside 8 p.m. at the Red Rock Resort Casino & Spa. All proceeds go to the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation. $50, www.redrocklasvegas.com.

APRIL

19

Mary J. Blige and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter check in to the MGM Grand Garden Arena when their 25-date "Heart of the City Tour" hits Las Vegas.

19

Van Halen will headline AT&T Tiger Jam XI at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation is part concert, part dinner and part auction that raised more than $1.5 million last year. $133, $185. www.mandalaybay.com/entertainment/eventcalendar.aspx.

25

Def Leppard, the hard-rock band of the '80s, joins REO Speedwagon at 7:30 p.m. to rock the Pearl at the Palms Casino. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $88, $128. Ticketmaster .com, 702-942-7777.

MAY

3

Billy Crystal entertains at 8 p.m. at the MGM's Grand Garden Arena. Crystal holds six Emmy awards, six American Comedy awards, seven Cable Ace awards and the 2007 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Tickets: $210 and $105, www.ticketmaster.com.

23

The Police extend their top-selling 2007-08 tour, performing at 8 p.m. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets: $78.75, $131.25, and $262.50, www.ticketmaster.com.

AUGUST

9

UB40 performs 8 p.m. at the Red Rock Resort Casino & Spa, $42.50 (tickets go on sale June 14). www.redrocklasvegas.com.

ONGOING

Carrot Top, the American Comedy Award winner for the best male stand-up, doesn't discriminate. Celebrities, rednecks, Las Vegas and even the comedian himself are fair game. Nightly at 8 p.m. (except Tuesdays), 9 p.m. Saturday. Atrium, Luxor. $55, $72.

Town Square outdoor mall: 140 stores and restaurants with something for everyone. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. www.vegas.com/shopping/townsquare.html.