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Dee Jay Silver fires up National Finals Rodeo week at Resorts World Las Vegas

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Dee Jay Silver has already spun at the new Ayu Dayclub and Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. Now, he gets to spend a whole lot of time at the Strip’s newest property with his people—the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo crowd, made up of folks who like different kinds of music and different kinds of parties.

Like many other casinos, Resorts World will be a hotbed of NFR action with dedicated spaces for pre- and afterparties. It’s also hosting the Bullfighters Only World Championship, an adjacent rodeo event, but Silver will be anchoring the Wrangler-sponsored Rodeo World parties every night at the huge Dawg House Saloon & Sportsbook, just around the corner from the theater where Carrie Underwood kicks off her residency this week.

“I’ve been blessed to be able to play about every property on the Strip in the last 10 years, but I’ve never been part of a grand opening of a casino or the first person to stay in a hotel room the way I was at Resorts World,” Silver says. “That was a great few days in June, and the property has been everything they said it would be and more. They got the best of the best in Las Vegas and brought them over to run this place.”

You could say Silver’s gigs at Dawg House and Zouk—where he kicks off NFR week on December 2—are part of that best-of-the-best strategy. Silver is unquestionably one of the top open-format, country-friendly DJs in the game, the first DJ to sign with a Nashville record label and a frequent touring partner of Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, fellow Resorts World resident Luke Bryan and many more. Silver has also been spinning on Las Vegas Raiders game days at MGM Resorts’ Bud Light Beer Garden tailgating experience outside Luxor.

“I appreciate the fact that [Resorts World] saw the value in NFR and decided to make this into Rodeo World, and Dawg House is going to be the one-stop shop for everybody coming to Las Vegas,” he says. “You walk into the club and you’re elbowing it up with DJ Snake, Zedd and all those guys, so you better be on your game, and that’s exciting to be a part of. But it’s also exciting to roll into Dawg House and play ‘Get Low’ and just throw a party.”

One of the busiest DJs in the industry, Silver took some time off during the pandemic, like everybody else, but he picked up quickly with private gigs in Florida and returned to Las Vegas as soon as possible.

“It’s amazing how many people I’ve talked to who haven’t been back to Vegas this year,” he says. “But I understand. It’s a huge part of my life, and I’m just so glad to see it coming back. Nothing against Texas, but NFR belongs in Las Vegas.”

He’ll play with Aldean again next week at Dolby Live at Park MGM before focusing on the Super Bowl, finishing an album for a 2022 release and hitting festivals next year. But it’s always one gig at a time for Dee Jay Silver, and right now, it’s all about welcoming country fans back to Vegas.

“Dawg House will be the center of it all, and everybody will be there,” he says.

DEE JAY SILVER December 2, 10:30 p.m., $20-$30; Zouk Nightclub, 702-802-6460. December 3-11, 11 p.m.; Dawg House Saloon, 702-676-6964.

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