Nas Extends Las Vegas ‘Illmatic’ 30th Anniversary Residency Into 2025 With Additional Shows

Nas can’t get enough of Sin City. After three consecutive sold-out shows with the Las Vegas Philharmonic in celebration of Illmatic‘s 30th anniversary over Labor Day weekend, Nas is extending his Las Vegas residency and partnership with AEG Presents at The Wynn’s Encore Theater.

Billboard can exclusively reveal on Monday (Sept. 9) that Nas will be doing another three-pack of concerts slated for February 2025. The Queensbridge rap icon is set to take the Encore Theater stage on Feb. 5, 7 and 8 during Super Bowl weekend.

Tickets are slated to go on sale to the general public for all three shows at the 1,400-person capacity venue starting on Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PT on Ticketmaster. Prices start at $69.95 plus fees for balcony seating.

“Las Vegas has always served as a creative outlet for my music, and these performances will take that to the next level,” Nas told Billboard in a statement in May. “I am excited to partner with the Las Vegas Philharmonic to bring this first-of-its-kind performance to Encore Theater and to showcase my music to my fans in Las Vegas in a whole new way.”

Billboard was on hand for the Aug. 31 show in Sin City, and Nas happened to tease that he was thinking about adding onto the Encore Theater residency. “I could get used to doing this Vegas thing,” he shared. “I might extend it.”

Nas took fans on a trip down memory lane throughout the 70-minute set in celebration of Illmatic‘s 30th anniversary earlier this year, which Billboard hailed as the No. 1 greatest rap album of all time.

In addition to cuts from Escobar’s 1994 magnum opus with a classical twist from the orchestra, Nas also adds onto his Vegas set with plenty of other hits from throughout his decorated catalog to fill out the show.