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Matthias Jabs, guitarist, and singer Klaus Meine of Scorpions discussed the band’s impending Las Vegas residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with KPTV FOX 12, as per Blabbermouth. Presented by Caesars Entertainment and Live Nation, “Scorpions – Coming Home To Las Vegas” will run from Thursday, September 17 through Saturday, October 3, 2026, and will once more include special guest Buckcherry. The new residency comes after the band’s three previous sold-out performances at the venue: “Scorpions – Coming Home To Las Vegas 60th Anniversary Las Vegas Residency” in 2025, “Love At First Sting Las Vegas” in 2024, and “Scorpions – Sin City Nights” in 2022.
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Klaus responded as follows when asked what it’s like to commemorate Scorpions’ 60th anniversary with yet another Vegas engagement.
Well, it’s fantastic. It’s a little bit unreal. I mean, 60-plus years. It’s so crazy. When we started out, we had no idea we would make it that long. In those days, in the late ’60s, ’70s, it was, like, wow, maybe another month, another year. But when we’re 30, this is done. It’s all over. We had no idea this would carry us through all our whole life. It’s fantastic.
Klaus offered this response when asked what it is about Scorpions songs like “Rock You Like A Hurricane” and “Wind Of Change” that people still find so meaningful after all these years.
Well, it shows the power of songwriting. I think the Scorpions were always an amazing live band, and we still are. These days, together with Paweł [Mąciwoda] on bass and Mikkey Dee on drums, it’s a very powerful band, but it’s all about the songwriting as well. When you think about those songs you just mentioned — ‘Still Loving You’, ‘Rock You Like A Hurricane’, ‘Wind Of Change’. And after all these years, those songs are still relevant. Songs like ‘Rock You Like A Hurricane’, the young generations listen to a track like this on [the Netflix show] ‘Stranger Things’. So playing in front of three generations after all these years, it’s wonderful, and it’s a huge compliment also for the songwriting.
Jabs also discussed the experience of doing a residency in Vegas, which relieves him and his fellow Scorpions members of the difficult task of traveling from one location to another week after week.
It is fantastic to be in one place for a change, since we’ve been touring the globe for so many times, and we will do this also this year. We are on our way to Asia soon. But when we come back in the late summer to Vegas, we are gonna enjoy being in one spot, playing the same theater for, like, 10 shows and enjoying the time off also without having to travel, which is also good for the crew and for everybody. And especially in Vegas, where you can do so many things, it’s never gonna be boring. And so it’s really something to look forward to for the fans who come in to see the Scorpions show and also go to the casinos or to great restaurants, see other shows, whatever. It’s just the capital of entertainment.
