Cher announces new Las Vegas show

Cher has signed a deal for a three-year residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The singer completed her international farewell tour in 2005 but will now star in a new show at the 4,100-seat Colosseum.

She will perform four concerts a week for a month from May 6, then alternate with Bette Midler from August until October. Her agreement with promoter AEG Live is said to be worth £30 million.

The 61-year-old told ABC's Nightline: "I know it's a lot, but I don't care. If it's a lot, if someone says, 'ooh, it's a lot', OK. Fine. It must be a lot."

She promised that the show will be "visually unbelievable", saying: "Our set moves down from the ceiling, in from the sides, up from the floor. We have screens in the foreground, the centre and the back. We can change a city into a forest in two seconds. You'll see a different stage for every song."

Cher will replace Celine Dion, who completed her five-year residency at Caesars Palace in December.