For a comprehensive events listing, see www.honoluluadvertiser.com/travel.

DECEMBER

31

Pink: Rock in the new year with Pink's Funhouse Tour 2009 plus DJ Sid Vicious. 9 p.m., Wasted Space, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Ticket information at www.hardrockhotel.com; table reservations, 702-693-4040.

New Year's Eve: The Strip fills with revelers. Fireworks explode over the hotels. For a list of headliners, club parties and featured hotels, see www.vegas.com/newyears.

JANUARY

1-2

Stone Temple Pilots: Band performs 8 p.m. at the Palms Resort & Casino's Pearl Concert Theater, $70, $80, $125. www.ticketmaster.com.

2

Neil Diamond: Singer-songwriter, 8 p.m. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. $52.50, $105, $183.75, www.mgmgrand.com.

3

ZZ Top: Texas Rock band with original personnel intact since 1969 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band's support for the blues is unwavering both as interpreters of the music and preservers of its legacy. 8 p.m., The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. $46, $82, $147, www.ticketmaster.com.

23-25

Kenny G: 8 p.m. at the Orleans Showroom. $82, $99, $110. www.ticketmaster.com.

15-28

Tom Jones: 8 p.m. at Hollywood Theatre, MGM Grand. $92.40. www.ticketmaster.com.

17

Lisa Lampanelli: Queen of Mean standup comedienne performs at 8 p.m. at the Pearl at Palms Resort & Casino. $49.75. www.ticketmaster.com.

FEBRUARY

13-15

Chris Isaak: 8 p.m., The Orleans Showroom. $59.95. www.orleanscasino.com.

22-23

Dana Carvey: 8 p.m., The Orleans Showroom. $82.50, $99, $115. www.orleanscasino.com.

APRIL

25

Britney Spears: Circus 2009 is Spears' first arena tour in five years and will promote her new album of the same name, released this month. The 27-city North American trek with special guests The Pussycat Dolls kicks off in March in New Orleans. 8 p.m., MGM Grand. Ticket information: www.mgmgrand.com.

ONGOING

Donny & Marie Osmond: "Donny & Marie," a high-energy, 90-minute stage production. 7.30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, additional 4 p.m. show Saturdays, Flamingo Las Vegas. $97-$278. 702-733-3333.

Cher: The diva returns to Caesars Palace. The first series of 2009 shows include 35 performances February through May.

The 90-minute concert-style spectacle is 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. $95, $140, $175, $250. 866-510-2437, www.ticketmaster.com, www.caesarspalace.com.