Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani Are in Direct Competition' with Newly Announced Vegas Shows, He Jokes It's 'Not Very Friendly'

Blake Shelton says that he and his wife, Gwen Stefani, are getting competitive as they gear up for a string of competing performances in Las Vegas later this year.

After the country superstar kicked off his Blake Shelton: Live in Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on January 15, he announced an extended run with eight new dates in May.

However, six of his shows are happening the same days that Gwen is reuniting with her No Doubt bandmates for a residency at The Sphere.

In a new interview, Blake said that the competition was going to be “not very friendly” between him and his pop star wife.

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“That’ll be interesting because I’ll be in direct competition with my wife,” he admitted to PEOPLE. “I’m excited about that because I know there’ll be probably a little bit of trash talking.”

Blake acknowledged that there’s a big difference between him and Gwen selling out their shows, since The Sphere has a capacity of 20,000, compared to The Colosseum, which is designed for around 4,000 attendees.

He joked that Gwen would have the size of the venue “over [his] head.”

“Yeah, it’s not very friendly when it’s absolute ass-kicking,” he admitted.

The hitmaker’s upcoming performance dates are May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 21, 24, 2026. Tickets will be available for presale on February 2 with a general onsale starting at 1 p.m. four days later.

No Doubt‘s shows are taking place on May 6, 8, 9, 13, 15 and 16.

See what Blake had to say about rumors he and Gwen were splitting up earlier this month.