The Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort has emerged as the home of the infinite superstars of female pop in Las Vegas. You may remember the residences that changed the games of Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez at this venue, and it currently hosts featured shows for Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain and, in 2021, Kelly Clarkson.
But it is the powerful voice and glamorous style of Christina Aguilera that will sound the new year on Planet Hollywood, performing two more shows in its continuous production. The Xperience from 30 to 31 December. It’s been a busy month for the 39-year-old singer born in Staten Island, New York, as she traveled and toured after a fascinating November appearance at the American Music Awards. He opened the month with one Tower X stop in Guadalajara, Mexico, and surprised the audience at the Telmex Auditorium when he took the legendary Alejandro Fernández to the stage to perform his 2013 collaboration “Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti”.
2020 was great for Aguilera. He followed his triumphant return to the tour in 2018 with the Release Tour—His first major road trip since 2006— with the European section of the Tower X, a summer race that followed his debut at the Zappos Theater. Most recently he has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album, the self-titled smash that included the singles “Genie in a Bottle”, “What a Girl Wants” and “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”. . “His teenage breakthrough is an iconic part of that era of pop music.
“I’ve been working all my life, so reflecting on that time and being here now and as a woman, so confident in myself, and now I have kids that they can see at home, is really exciting,” Aguilera told the red carpet AMA last month.
She has been just as confident in creating her show in Las Vegas and performing on the Strip. A few days after it opened in June, he sat at the Zappos Theater and described the process of creating a massive music production.
“Coming here can be a little intimidating, even coming from the airport and seeing all the billboards,” Aguilera told me. “There are so many shows and you’re like, ‘Wow, this is a place to keep in mind,’ and you’re excited but you also have nerves. But as a performer, I think nerves have to be embraced. part of the adrenaline, the impetus you need to make a great show.
“Anyway, it’s an honor, because you’re in amazing company and here are special people who are so successful and have had an amazing career and still kill it,” he continued. “And to be surrounded by so many kickass women. Even this house has had these women who don’t fool us and know how to do a show, put it on and release the magic. It’s my turn what I have to offer at the table and it’s a nice feeling to know that there is so much energy here. “
Planet Hollywood Resort, 9 p.m., Dec. 30-31, starting at $ 40 plus taxes and fees. 800,745,3000 Ticketmaster