Carrie Underwood.
All good things must come to an end.
On Wednesday, Carrie Underwood’s Las Vegas swan song will begin as she kicks off the final leg of her Resorts World residency, which began in December 2021, making her the first artist to play at Resorts World Theatre, something she calls a “special honor.”
Once the American Idol judge takes the stage for the last time on April 12, she will have performed her Reflection residency 72 times.
“I have always loved touring, but having the chance to play for an extended period of time in one place has really been satisfying — I love that we get to do this show for people who have come to Las Vegas from all over the world,” she told PEOPLE exclusively.
The show has been a hit from its first note, too. For over three years, Reflection has embodied all things Vegas, as it featured sequins, pyro, mirrors, fashion and huge set pieces that may not ever be seen on tour.
“We always like to bring big production values to our show, but Reflection really allowed us to take that to a new level,” the eight-time Grammy winner, 42, said. “We have some amazing set pieces that we could never pack onto trucks and move from city to city every night, and it’s been really fun adding more elements like the aerialists and dancers, which we don’t usually have in the show.”
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Carrie Underwood.
In Reflection, Underwood sets fire to a Jeep during “Before He Cheats,” and she hovers above the stage on a platform while getting drenched during “Something In the Water.” “We really had to bring the spectacle and the drama — it’s Vegas, baby!” she said.
Undoubtedly crowd pleasers, Underwood’s favorite moment of the show comes during “All-American Girl” when she brings a bachelorette up on stage to duet. The moment, she said, “reflects back on a time early in my career when this song came out when we used to have a little girl come up on stage and sing with me each night.”
“It’s so fun to be part of someone’s special night,” Underwood continued, “but my favorite was when my mom came to see the show, and I brought her out to sing it with me. She brought the house down!”
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Carrie Underwood.
While the country superstar leaned into Las Vegas on stage, she mainly stayed low-key off stage, typically renting a home in town and avoiding the city’s trappings — with the exception of one holiday weekend involving rapper Ludacris, who was performing at a nearby nightclub. That evening marked the “most Vegas” thing she did during her residency run.
“After my show, a bunch of us, including a lot of my band and team, went out to see him perform there that night as he went on around 1 a.m.,” she recalled. “It was a pretty late night, and we all had an amazing time!”
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