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

AUGUST

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World Hip-Hop Dance Championship: More than 1,500 dancers from 25 countries will compete for the hip-hop title at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino's Theatre for the Performing Arts. Guests include Randy Jackson, MC Hammer and Shane Sparks. $39.50, $59.50, $100; www.ticketmaster.com.

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Wanda Sykes: The comedian performs at 10 p.m. at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; for 18 and older. All tickets $66; 702-785-5000; www.planethollywoodresort.com; www.ticketmaster.com.

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Sheryl Crow performs with guests James Blunt and Toots and the Maytals, 7 p.m. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino's Theatre for the Performing Arts. $59, $69, $79 and $134; www.ticketmaster.com.

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KISS: Celebrating 35 years of rock 'n' roll, KISS brings the Alive/35 World Tour to Las Vegas for one night, 8 p.m., The Pearl at the Palms Concert Theater. $150, $300; ticket master.com, www.pearlpalms.com.

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Ice Cube: Rapper performs 11:59 p.m. at House of Blues. $30, $40; www.ticketmaster.com.

SEPTEMBER

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Judas Priest: The 1970s heavy metal band performs tracks from new CD "Nostradamus" at 8 p.m. Pearl at the Palms Concert Theater. $58, $78; www.ticketmaster.com, www.pearlpalms.com.

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Placido Domingo: International tenor performs with 65 musicians from the University of Las Vegas Nevada Symphony Orchestra, Puerto Rican soprano singer Ana Maria Martinez, and orchestra director Eugene Kohn. The repertoire will include Spanish opera, zarzuela and for this special occasion Mexican music accompanied by mariachis. 8 p.m., Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino's Theatre for the Performing Arts. $99-$394; www.ticketmaster.com.

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Jessica Simpson: In a benefit for the Rape Crisis Center of Southern Nevada, 8 p.m. Pearl at the Palms Concert Theater. $47, $60. ticket master.com, www.pearlpalms.com.

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Kid Rock performs with the Twisted Brown Trucker Band, 8 p.m. Pearl at the Palms Concert Theater. $100, $150, $200. www.ticketmaster.com, www.pearlpalms.com.

VEGAS NEWS

Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar opened last week at the Bellagio Resort & Casino where award-winning chef Akira Back blends traditional and modern Japanese cuisine. Regular menu options include toro sashimi with caviar and microgreens; Maine lobster carpaccio with sweet onion and cilantro; big-eye tuna pizza with shiso; and grilled walu, a Hawaiian butterfish, with shiitake mushrooms, pearl onions and tosa sauce (a mixture of soy sauce and bonito-flavored vinegar).