An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM

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An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM
Residency by Silk Sonic
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, US
VenueDolby Live at Park MGM
Associated albumAn Evening with Silk Sonic
Start dateFebruary 25, 2022
End dateApril 2, 2023
No. of shows47
Bruno Mars tour chronology
24K Magic World Tour
(2017–18)
An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM
(2022–23)
Anderson .Paak tour chronology
The Best Teef In the Game Tour
(2020)
An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM
(2022–23)

An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM was a concert residency by American R&B superduo Silk Sonic, held at Dolby Live in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. The concert residency was promoted by Live Nation and MGM Resorts.[1]

Background and development[edit]

On January 19, 2022, Silk Sonic announced they would be performing 13 shows at Dolby Live in Paradise, Nevada between February 25, 2022 and April 2, 2022.[2][3] Later, the duo added 12 shows in May, 9 shows in August, and 13 shows in early 2023.[4][5][6]

Reception[edit]

The set was nominated for Favorite Residency at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.[7] It grossed $50.4M, selling 170k tickets. [8]

Setlist[edit]

The following setlist is representative of the show on February 25, 2022.[9]

Shows[edit]

List of concerts showing date
United States[10]
Leg 1[2]
February 25, 2022
February 26, 2022
March 2, 2022
March 4, 2022
March 5, 2022
March 16, 2022
March 18, 2022
March 19, 2022
March 23, 2022
March 25, 2022
March 26, 2022
March 31, 2022
April 2, 2022
Leg 2[4]
May 4, 2022
May 6, 2022
May 7, 2022
May 10, 2022
May 13, 2022
May 14, 2022
May 17, 2022
May 20, 2022
May 21, 2022
May 25, 2022
May 28, 2022
May 29, 2022
Leg 3
August 3, 2022
August 5, 2022
August 6, 2022
August 10, 2022
August 12, 2022
August 13, 2022
August 16, 2022
August 18, 2022
August 19, 2022

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from several sources:[11]

  • Anderson .Paak – lead vocals, drums (2021–2023)[12]
  • The Hooligans (excluding Phredley Brown) – same instruments (2022)
  • Maurice "Mobetta" Brown – trumpet (2022-2023)
  • Mateus Asato – lead guitar (2022-2023)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paul, Larisha (January 19, 2022). "Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Hit Vegas for Silk Sonic Residency". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Skinner, Tom (January 19, 2022). "Silk Sonic announce 2022 Las Vegas residency: "It's happening!"". Nme. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Bloom, Madison (January 19, 2022). "Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Announce Silk Sonic Las Vegas Residency". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (January 19, 2022). "Silk Sonic Set Las Vegas Residency". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Silk Sonic extends Las Vegas residency with new summer shows". 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Silk Sonic Tickets & 2023 Las Vegas Residency". Vivid Seats. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  7. ^ Atkinson, Katie (March 27, 2023). "Here Are the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-grossing-concert-residencies-all-time/katy-perry-katy-perry-play-2021-present/
  9. ^ Gill, Melissa (February 26, 2022). "Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Kick Off Silk Sonic Las Vegas Residency: Recap + Setlist". Consequence. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  10. ^ An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM:
    • "An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM Boxscore". August 10, 2022. February 25, 2022- August 6, 2022: Silk Sonic, Dolby Live, Las Vegas (60,518 – $18,311,526); Average (5,043 – $1,525,961); Average Price: $302.58; 100% Tickes Sold; 12/34 Reported Shows
  11. ^ Clara, Marina (April 3, 2022). "Conheça Mateus Asato, o guitarrista brasileiro de Bruno Mars" (in Portuguese). Tangerina. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Sheckells, Melinda (February 26, 2022). "Silk Sonic Bring the Funk, Perform Entire Debut Album at Las Vegas Residency Launch". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.