The eight-show run at PH Live was due to begin on September 17. Live Nation has moved it by a year and given no reason beyond “unforeseen circumstances.”
Scorpions have postponed their Las Vegas residency by twelve months, a fortnight before it was due to start.
The run at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino was booked to open on Thursday, September 17 and continue through to Saturday, October 3. Live Nation announced the change on social media today, September 03.
They wrote:
“Scorpions regret to announce that, due to unforeseen circumstances, their upcoming September shows in Las Vegas will need to be postponed.”
“The band is extremely disappointed but looks forward to returning to Las Vegas in September 2027. Scorpions are also currently planning a number of European shows for 2027, continuing their hugely successful ‘Coming Home – 60 Years Of Scorpions‘ tour, with details to be announced soon.”
The rescheduled residency runs at the same venue across September 2027:
- Sep 09 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 11 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 14 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 16 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 18 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 21 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 23 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
- Sep 25 – PH Live at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
“Scorpions – Coming Home To Las Vegas” is promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, with Buckcherry again booked as special guest.
Neither the band nor the promoter has said what prompted the decision, and the statement offers nothing beyond the phrase “unforeseen circumstances.”
The band have had a difficult two years on the road. In January 2025, drummer Mikkey Dee revealed he had been diagnosed with sepsis and had spent three weeks in hospital at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. The Las Vegas residency planned for that February was moved to August as a result, with the band saying at the time that his health came first.
That May, Scorpions called off some of their South American 60th anniversary dates after Klaus Meine developed a respiratory infection. In April this year they cancelled their Indian shows, citing unforeseen medical circumstances.
No connection has been drawn between any of that and this week’s announcement.
The contrast with the mood when this residency was announced is stark. Meine was unequivocal about why they were going back.
“Our residency in Las Vegas last year was pure rock ‘n’ roll joy!! Unforgettable nights with fans from all over the world. That energy stayed with us, so coming back in 2026 just felt right.”
Speaking to Rolling Stone India in April, the 78-year-old singer talked about the band’s appetite for continuing and about how much time is left.
“We still enjoy what we’re doing,” he said at the time. “We’re still very passionate about things and very excited to go on this road ahead.”
He acknowledged that the road ahead is much shorter than the years behind them, and said the band were grateful still to be working.
“We’re still standing,” he added. “God knows how long we can do this. We’re getting older every year, but when we see the fans in front of the stage, we get so much energy and power back from our fans that we’re still young at heart.”
The residency would have been the band’s fourth at PH Live, following “Scorpions – Sin City Nights” in 2022, “Love At First Sting Las Vegas” in 2024 and the 60th anniversary run in 2025. All three sold out.
Rudolf Schenker is the only member to have been in Scorpions continuously, though Meine has sung on every studio album the band has made. Matthias Jabs has been on guitar since 1978, with bassist Paweł Mąciwoda joining in 2003 and Mikkey Dee, previously of Motörhead, taking over on drums in 2016.
Their most recent album, Rock Believer, arrived in February 2022, recorded largely at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover and mixed at Hansa Studios in Berlin by Michael Ilbert, who has multiple Grammy nominations for his work with producer Max Martin.
Last week the band announced a book with Rufus Publications, “Scorpions – 60 Illustrated Years“, covering their history from Hannover in the 1960s onwards.
