LAS VEGAS: Country music star Shania Twain arrived on horseback Wednesday for a two-year headline gig at Caesars Palace, parading up the Las Vegas Strip with a herd of 40 horses.
Promoters called the event a stampede, but hooves were kept to a steady, slow gait by nine wranglers who escorted Twain to a reception crowd of several hundred people in front of the famous Caesars fountains. Dozens more people watched from the sidewalk of the Flamingo resort across Las Vegas Boulevard.
“I wanted to keep the hits at the heart of it all while weaving elements of surprise throughout the experience, “ Shania said in a news release. “My vision is to bring the atmosphere of each song alive through multi-dimension sensory and share the journey of my life and career with the audience from a unique perspective.”
The couple was in town for his 52nd birthday and learned through a Twitter message that Twain planned to arrive on a horse. They identified Twain’s hit, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” as the country singer rode up the street, and they said they’ll plan to see the show next year.
With Shania in a floor-length leather coat and black leather trousers, her curly hair wild in the wind, it looked like a scene from one of her music videos. The 47-year-old was riding in for her two-year residency, Still The One, which will will see her performing at Caesars Palace from December 1.
To some, Twain’s arrival echoed singer Frank Sinatra’s heralded arrival on a camel at the old Dunes hotel in September 1955. Twain’s show titled “Shania: Still the One” opens Dec. 1 at the nearly 4,300-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
The venue also hosts entertainers Celine Dion, Elton John, Jerry Seinfeld and others. Twain, 47, is touted as one of the best-selling female country artists of all time. The Canadian singer-songwriter has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide.
Las Vegas police, including several on horseback, diverted traffic on the busy casino corridor for about 30 minutes for the spectacle.
Promoters called the event a stampede, but hooves were kept to a steady, slow gait by nine wranglers who escorted Twain to a reception crowd of several hundred people in front of the famous Caesars fountains. Dozens more people watched from the sidewalk of the Flamingo resort across Las Vegas Boulevard.
“I wanted to keep the hits at the heart of it all while weaving elements of surprise throughout the experience, “ Shania said in a news release. “My vision is to bring the atmosphere of each song alive through multi-dimension sensory and share the journey of my life and career with the audience from a unique perspective.”
The couple was in town for his 52nd birthday and learned through a Twitter message that Twain planned to arrive on a horse. They identified Twain’s hit, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” as the country singer rode up the street, and they said they’ll plan to see the show next year.
With Shania in a floor-length leather coat and black leather trousers, her curly hair wild in the wind, it looked like a scene from one of her music videos. The 47-year-old was riding in for her two-year residency, Still The One, which will will see her performing at Caesars Palace from December 1.
To some, Twain’s arrival echoed singer Frank Sinatra’s heralded arrival on a camel at the old Dunes hotel in September 1955. Twain’s show titled “Shania: Still the One” opens Dec. 1 at the nearly 4,300-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
The venue also hosts entertainers Celine Dion, Elton John, Jerry Seinfeld and others. Twain, 47, is touted as one of the best-selling female country artists of all time. The Canadian singer-songwriter has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide.
Las Vegas police, including several on horseback, diverted traffic on the busy casino corridor for about 30 minutes for the spectacle.
