Queens-raised LL Cool J is heading to Las Vegas for an 11-show residency in spring and summer 2027.
The rapper, born James Todd Smith, will headline “Rock The Bells: The Residency” at Dolby Live at Park MGM, with 11 performances scheduled from May 15 through July 17.
The residency will combine LL Cool J’s music with DJs, immersive storytelling and special guest performances, with additional artists expected to be announced.
“Hip-Hop started in a few neighborhoods in New York, and now it belongs to the whole world,” LL Cool J said in a statement. “Along the way it changed rock, R&B, pop, soul, dance music, all of it. Rock The Bells celebrates everybody who was part of that story.”
“This isn’t me doing a show in Vegas. It’s all of us,” he added. “Artists from different generations and different genres, sharing one stage, for fans who were there at the beginning and kids hearing it for the first time. People from all over the world come to Vegas to celebrate, so this show belongs here.”
The residency is expected to feature performers from different generations and genres, although the special guests have not yet been announced.
When will LL Cool J perform in Las Vegas?
LL Cool J’s Las Vegas residency will include 11 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM from May 15 through July 17. All performances are scheduled for 8 p.m.
The dates are:
How to get tickets to LL Cool J’s Las Vegas residency
The Citi/AAdvantage presale begins Friday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. ET.
Presales for artist fans, MGM Rewards members and Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers begin Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. ET.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. ET.
Fans can buy tickets for LL Cool J’s “Rock The Bells: The Residency” through Ticketmaster.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Queens-raised LL Cool J announces Las Vegas residency. See 2027 dates