A week on, music returns to the City of Lights

Shows by Celine Dion, John Fogerty and Britney Spears are helping Las Vegas return to its "high-glitz version of normal", a week after the massacre at Route 91 Harvest

Celine Dion performing at The Colosseum, Las Vegas
Celine Dion donated the proceeds of her 3 October show to victims of the shooting © Marshall Arts

One week on from the murder of 58 patrons of country music festival Route 91 Harvest, Las Vegas is returning to normality, with a string of emotionally charged performances by major artists helping the city to recover from the worst mass shooting in US history.

As expected, there were several cancellations in the wake of the attack – which saw gunman Stephen Paddock open fire on the open-air festival from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killing 59…

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