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Zedd or Zeds Dead? They’re in Las Vegas on the same night

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Zedd (left) and Zeds Dead
Zedd, Resorts World Las Vegas / Courtesy. Zeds Dead, Courtesy

ZEDD

Long one of the brightest stars in the global dance-pop landscape and the Las Vegas nightclub residency world, Zedd stepped things up even more when launching his new gig with Zouk Group at Resorts World last year, including appearing in an advertising campaign with Tiësto, Katy Perry and Carrie Underwood. He plays Zouk Nightclub a lot, but Friday night’s set is going to be special: It’s the 10th anniversary party for “Clarity,” the landmark single featuring British vocalist Foxes that went platinum, won a Grammy and remains pretty much ubiquitous. It still gets radio play and certainly pops up in other DJs’ sets when they need the crowd to jump and sing along, and now that you’ve read this, it’s likely “Clarity” will be stuck in your head for a long time to come. Seeing Zedd play it at Zouk is the only remedy.

ZEDD With Charly Jordan, October 14, 10 p.m., $30-$50+, Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

ZEDS DEAD

It’s a question as old as time: What if two Toronto teenagers, obsessed with 1990s hip-hop and elite beatmakers like DJ Premier and Pete Rock, started crafting their own music without worrying about labels and genres? And what if they named themselves after a Bruce Willis line from Pulp Fiction? The answer is DC and Hooks, better known as Zeds Dead, the drum-and-bass-based duo that has taken up residency at Drai’s Beachclub in recent Vegas summers and now headlines a booming bill at Area15’s expansive A-Lot. Following last year’s release Catching Z’s, the boys recently teamed with Spotify Singles to drop a heavy new remix of their classic “Rude Boy” as well as a “cover” of Bach’s “Fugue in D Minor” just in time for spooky season. Zeds Dead probably won’t be back in town until 2023, so you might want to prioritize this EDM adventure into electro-house, trap, garage, glitch, dubstep and more.

ZEDS DEAD With Deathpact, Kumarion, A Hundred Drums, Heyz, October 14, 8 p.m., $45, Area15 A-Lot, area15.com.

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