Summer Nights (concert residency)

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Summer Nights
Residency by Olivia Newton-John
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Location Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue The Showroom at The Flamingo
Start date8 April 2014 (2014-04-08)
End date3 December 2016 (2016-12-03)
Legs15
No. of shows
  • 67 in 2014
  • 73 in 2015
  • 40 in 2016
  • 180 in total
Box office$10,248,206
Website Official website
Olivia Newton-John concert chronology

Summer Nights was a concert residency by Australian recording artist, Olivia Newton-John. [1] The residency took place in the Donny & Marie Showroom at the Flamingo Las Vegas. It began April 2014 and ended December 2016. [2] Her three-year run even prompted a live album entitled Summer Nights: Live in Las Vegas (2015).

Contents

Background and development

Rumours of a Vegas residency were first reported in June 2012. [3] Initially, Newton-John was to perform in the middle of 2013. [4] However, her sister's brain cancer and death postponed the residency indefinitely. [5] On 4 February 2014, the residency was officially announced/resumed for 45 shows beginning April 2014. [6] Entitled, "Summer Nights", the shows were intended to be intimate, not the usual Vegas-style spectacular. [7] Newton-John performed with an eight-piece band and simple staging. [8] She performed her greatest hits, including songs from hit films Grease and Xanadu . [8] During an interview with Closer Weekly, Newton John revealed with former co-star, John Travolta was to come to a show, she would try to get him onstage for a duet. [9] In July 2014, Newton-John confirmed the extension of Summer Nights, with twenty-four additional dates which ran until January 2015. [10] The show was subsequently extended throughout 2015 and 2016. [11] [12]

When asked on her decision to perform in Vegas, Newton-John explained that her previous tours of the United States included performing in casinos in small towns, outside of the metro area. She was told many fans were not willing to travel to the towns however some would travel to Vegas for the Vegas experience. [7] She also stated the comfort of performing at one venue for the tenure. Speaking of the concerts, Newton-John stated:

"I am thrilled to be able to call Las Vegas home for a while. I have performed here many times through the years and have had nothing but wonderful memories and I look forward to even more fun at the Flamingo. I am especially thrilled that a portion of every ticket sold will benefit the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre". [13]

Critical reception

Mike Weatherford of Las Vegas Review-Journal stated that "Newton-John said herself in an interview that she’s not a 'razzmatazz' performer. But not long into this by-the-numbers retrospective, I realized she is an entertainer" and "If you expect anything more ambitious from the forever 'nice girl' at this point, well that would just be mean". [14] Steve Bornfeld of Vegas Seven described Summer Nights as a show which "reflects what [Newton-John] has always been: a lovely woman with a pretty voice singing sweet ballads and catchy pop tunes without an ounce of artifice or affectation". [15] Sam Masseur of Vegas Chatter wrote: "For anyone who’s ever enjoyed an Olivia Newton-John song, Summer Nights will be a perfect evening of entertainment". [16]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on 8 April 2014. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the residency. [17]

  1. "Pearls on a Chain"
  2. "Have You Never Been Mellow"
  3. "Xanadu"
  4. "Magic"
  5. "Suddenly"
  6. "A Little More Love"
  7. "Sam"
  8. "If Not for You"
  9. "Let Me Be There"
  10. "Please Mr. Please"
  11. "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
  12. "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)"
  13. "Physical"
  14. "Cry Me a River"
  15. "Send in the Clowns"
  16. "Not Gonna Give Into It"
  17. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)"
  18. "You're the One That I Want"
  19. "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
  20. "Summer Nights"
  21. "We Go Together"
  22. "I Honestly Love You"
  23. "Over the Rainbow"

Shows

DateAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 [18]
8 April 20145,234 / 6,933 (75%)$594,888
9 April 2014
10 April 2014
11 April 2014
12 April 2014
6 May 2014
7 May 2014
8 May 2014
9 May 2014
10 May 2014
Leg 2 [19]
27 May 20143,071 / 3,570 (86%)$365,935
28 May 2014
29 May 2014
30 May 2014
31 May 2014
Leg 3 [20]
1 July 20142,146 / 3,916 (55%)$264,924
2 July 2014
3 July 2014
4 July 2014
5 July 2014
Leg 4 [21]
29 July 201411,589 / 17,770 (65%)$1,345,415
30 July 2014
31 July 2014
1 August 2014
2 August 2014
5 August 2014
6 August 2014
7 August 2014
8 August 2014
9 August 2014
12 August 2014
13 August 2014
14 August 2014
15 August 2014
16 August 2014
19 August 2014
20 August 2014
21 August 2014
22 August 2014
23 August 2014
26 August 2014
27 August 2014
28 August 2014
29 August 2014
30 August 2014
Leg 5 [22]
7 October 20142,126 / 3,859 (55%)$239,558
8 October 2014
9 October 2014
10 October 2014
11 October 2014
Leg 6 [23]
11 November 20142,360 / 3,805 (62%)$266,769
12 November 2014
13 November 2014
14 November 2014
15 November 2014
Leg 7 [24]
2 December 20145,993 / 10,720 (56%)$705,782
3 December 2014
4 December 2014
5 December 2014
6 December 2014
9 December 2014
10 December 2014
11 December 2014
12 December 2014
13 December 2014
30 December 2014
31 December 2014
1 January 2015
2 January 2015
3 January 2015
Leg 8 [25]
3 March 20154,969 / 10,490 (47%)$491,143
4 March 2015
5 March 2015
6 March 2015
7 March 2015
10 March 2015
11 March 2015
12 March 2015
13 March 2015
14 March 2015
17 March 2015
18 March 2015
19 March 2015
20 March 2015
21 March 2015
Leg 9 [26]
26 May 20155,317 / 11,005 (48%)$485,182
27 May 2015
28 Nay 2015
29 May 2015
30 May 2015
2 June 2015
3 June 2015
4 June 2015
5 June 2015
6 June 2015
9 June 2015
10 June 2015
11 June 2015
12 June 2015
13 June 2015
Leg 10 [27]
7 July 20159,369 / 21,960 (43%)$884,835
8 July 2015
9 July 2015
10 July 2015
11 July 2015
14 July 2015
15 July 2015
16 July 2015
17 July 2015
18 July 2015
21 July 2015
22 July 2015
23 July 2015
24 July 2015
25 July 2015
4 August 2015
5 August 2015
6 August 2015
7 August 2015
8 August 2015
11 August 2015
12 August 2015
13 August 2015
14 August 2015
15 August 2015
18 August 2015
19 August 2015
20 August 2015
21 August 2015
22 August 2015
Leg 11 [28]
1 September 20153,179 / 6,940 (46%)$305,095
2 September 2015
3 September 2015
4 September 2015
5 September 2015
8 September 2015
9 September 2015
10 September 2015
11 September 2015
12 September 2015
Leg 12 [29]
5 July 20163,277 / 7,224 (45%)$331,057
6 July 2016
7 July 2016
8 July 2016
9 July 2016
12 July 2016
13 July 2016
14 July 2016
15 July 2016
16 July 2016
Leg 13 [30]
9 August 20163,070 / 7,212 (43%)$289,312
10 August 2016
11 August 2016
12 August 2016
13 August 2016
16 August 2016
17 August 2016
18 August 2016
19 August 2016
20 August 2016
Leg 14 [31]
18 October 20164,967 / 7,183 (69%)$476,890
19 October 2016
20 October 2016
21 October 2016
22 October 2016
25 October 2016
26 October 2016
27 October 2016
28 October 2016
29 October 2016
Leg 15 [32]
22 November 2016N/AN/A
23 November 2016
24 November 2016
25 November 2016
26 November 2016
29 November 20161,930 / 3,570 (54%)$201,421
30 November 2016
1 December 2016
2 December 2016
3 December 2016
Total68,597 / 126,157 (54%)$7,248,206

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