Concert residency

A concert residency^{[1][2][3][4][5]} (also known as musical residency or simply residency) is a series of concerts, similar to a concert tour, but only performed at one location.^[6][7] Pollstar Awards defined residency as a run of 10 or more shows at a single venue. With exceptions, virtual venues are included.^[8] An artist who performs on a concert residency is called a resident performer.^[9][10] Concert residencies have been the staple of the Las Vegas Strip for decades, pioneered by singer-pianist Liberace in the 1940s and Frank Sinatra with the Rat Pack in the 1950s.

Celine Dion's A New Day..., from 2003 to 2007, is the most successful concert residency of all time, grossing over US$385 million ($565.73 million in 2023 dollars)^[11] and drawing nearly three million people to 717 shows. This commercial success was credited with changing and revitalizing Las Vegas residencies, which previously had the negative perception of something that performers resorted to when their careers were in decline. Dion is further recognized as the "Queen of Las Vegas".^[12][13][14]