Miranda Lambert kicked off her Velvet Rodeo show at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in Las Vegas on Friday evening
Miranda Lambert’s Las Vegas residency show is fire — no “Kerosene” required.
On Friday, Lambert, 38, kicked off her Velvet Rodeo show at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater, which equated to a whole lot of pyro and a 90-minute education in modern country.
“O.M.G., we made it!” the country superstar exclaimed during her set. “We’ve been rehearsing for so long.”
In her first of 24 Vegas shows, Lambert shined vocally as she seamlessly traversed her deep catalog. Not only did she pull out classics like 2007’s “Famous In a Small Town,” but she also showed her growth in the western-themed “If I Was a Cowboy” from her new Palomino album.
Dressed in fringe throughout, Lambert stunned her fans when her jacket shot sparklers out of the sleeves during “Gunpowder & Lead.” Still, as the fire burned, Lambert leaned into the beauty of the show.
Her stripped-down rendition of “Tin Man,” complete with white spotlights, was magical, as was the soothing live performance of “Bluebird,” which fit the bill as blue lasers filled the room.
And, not surprisingly, her version of “Drunk” felt like a karaoke session, with the crowd collectively acting as Elle King in singing her portion of the pop song.
Just before taking the stage on Friday, Lambert said on Instagram that she was taking the Velvet Rodeo show to new heights, which she quite literally did before “Mama’s Broken Heart” when she rose to the stage on a lift.
Lambert’s show is just one of several country residencies that have called Zappos home, including Florida Georgia Line in 2019, and, most recently, Shania Twain, who ended a three-year run there on Sept. 10.
While Lambert’s residency is set for 24 shows, she mentioned that she would be in Vegas for “two years,” meaning “The Fastest Girl in Town” seems to have already extended her stay in Sin City.
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