Blake Shelton ‘Having a Blast’ in Vegas as He Looks Ahead to First Time Seeing Gwen Stefani with No Doubt at Sphere [Exclusive]

Blake Shelton says he’s “having a blast” during his Live In Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which is nearing its end with just two shows remaining. Just down the Las Vegas Strip, his wife, Gwen Stefani, is taking the stage at Sphere with No Doubt through June 13.

While chatting with Country Now backstage at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, Shelton revealed he still hasn’t had the chance to catch No Doubt’s Sphere show,  but that’s about to change.

“I still haven’t gotten to see Gwen’s show. We work on the exact same nights,” he shared.

Shelton explained that he’s intentionally avoided seeing anything related to the one-of-a-kind production because he wants the experience to be a complete surprise. That means no rehearsals, no photos, no videos…nothing.

“I’ve not seen a rehearsal. I haven’t seen anything. I’m finally going to get to go see her next weekend. I actually have a day off that they’re working and that’ll be my first chance. I’ve not looked at any social media. I haven’t seen any pictures. I have no clue,” he said. 

The upcoming outing will also mark Shelton’s first-ever visit to the world-famous immersive venue.

“I’ve never even been in the Sphere. I’m really excited about this. So I’m going to take the whole show in and I can’t wait.”

Because their shows happen on the same nights, Shelton and Stefani typically reconnect each night after their respective shows. According to Shelton, Stefani leaves everything on the stage and is completely wiped out by the end of the night.

“I know that every night we’ll meet up after we’re both done performing and we’ll either go to the hotel room or go back home depending on what night of the week it is and she’s just dragging at that point,” he revealed. “I mean, I think the show’s two hours and I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Gwen Stefani in concert, but she’s the opposite of me. It’s like watching paint dry when I perform. She’s like all over the stage climbing stuff. It’s unbelievable how active she is.”

If you’ve ever seen Shelton live, you know he’s the opposite of watching paint dry. His shows are a mix of music and comedy rolled into one, with on-stage antics that are truly unmatched. Now a seasoned Las Vegas performer, Shelton admits he is “having more fun” on his current run of Vegas shows because he feels like he’s “settled in.”

“Vegas was a little bit intimidating at first because when you hear, ‘Okay, I’m going to do a residency in Las Vegas.’ I do shows all the time…And then you land here and you start driving down the strip and it’s like, “Come here tonight to see Shania. Oh, Garth is over here and oh, the Eagles.” And you’re going, ‘Oh my gosh, wait a minute, maybe I’m not ready for this.’ Because you do kind of feel like, ‘Man, I don’t know that I’m to that level of what those guys do. I better step it up.’”

Now, the Oklahoma native says he has a better idea of what fans are wanting from him: interaction from the stage.

“I think because I was on The Voice for so many years and in people’s living rooms two nights a week, every week for 12 years, that they feel like they know me and so that’s what I think they want from my shows is that interaction,” he explained. “So I’ve gotten to the point where probably I interact more with fans in Las Vegas than I do on any of my other concerts because I feel like that’s what they come here wanting and they want to have that one-on-one experience.”

Fans have two remaining opportunities to see Blake Shelton in Las Vegas: tonight, Thursday, May 21 and Sunday, May 24. Tickets are available HERE.