Blake Shelton Blames Manager for Gwen Stefani’s Missing Sphere Debut, Video

Blake Shelton had a few choice words to say about his notable absence from the opening night of Gwen Stefanifrom No Doubt to the Las Vegas Sphere!

TMZ obtained a clip of him addressing the situation on his Wednesday night show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, just down the street from his wife. He jokes… “What kind of advertising head books us the exact same nights every night? I think my manager did that.”

Blake was only joking, of course…he was in great spirits as he performed in front of adoring fans. He is currently enjoying a Las Vegas residency titled “Blake Shelton: Live In Las Vegas” at the Colosseum throughout the month of May. Meanwhile, No Doubt will perform 18 shows at the Sphere until mid-June.

And No Doubt had a successful debut show, opening the night with “Tragic Kingdom” from their 1995 album of the same name and covering music from all their records – minus their 2012 comeback “Push and Shove.” They reportedly performed 21 songs in total.

We talked about Blake planned absence from No Doubt’s big party before the show… our sources say he fully plans to support Gwen and her bandmates once his schedule allows.

Gwen’s children… Kingston, Zouma And Apollo — there were also some no-shows… but that’s because it was a school night! Our sources say they will definitely watch the show at a later date.

We may have to wait until Gwen’s loved ones get their place at the show…but there’s no doubt it will be “Hella Good!”