Kevin Spacey's $450-a-ticket show at European hotel
The Oscar-winning actor is performing as a Rat Pack-inspired crooner in a one-night-only concert at a popular resort in Cyprus, reports The U.S. Sun.
He will be accompanied by a jazz band as he belts out 1960s classics between sharing tales from his life on stage and screen.
VIP tickets, including a 30-minute meet-and-greet photo opportunity, bottle of champagne and fruit platter, are A$2255.
Other seats for his Songs & Stories gig at the Parklane Luxury Collection Resort in Limassol, Cyprus, cost from A$450.
Guests are told to dress in cocktail attire for the red-carpet event in the hotel's Diamond Ballroom on November 15.
Organisers promise: 'Spacey brings a voice and presence that's simply unmatched.
'It's the return of an entertainer in the grandest sense of the word.'
He was spotted warming up for the gig with a secret set at a charity summer dinner and party in Italy last weekend.
It comes after Spacey appeared at an event in Cannes in May
Spacey, 66, has been largely out of the spotlight since a jury in London cleared him of nine sexual offences in 2023.
The Usual Suspects star has admitted being 'handsy' - but since his acquittal has spoken out against cancel culture.
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