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Drake, Enrique Iglesias, Avett Brothers and more announce Vegas shows

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Drake at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Jan. 1, 2012.
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This may be the weekend of EDC, but there’s lots more music on the way for the months after. Here’s a look at the latest slate of Vegas concerts announcements:

Following a tour with Marina and the Diamonds, British goth-pop darling Charli XCX will come to Vegas for a headlining stint at Vinyl at the Hard Rock on Saturday, Sept. 7. Tickets cost $15 and go on sale this today, June 22 at noon via Ticketmaster and the Hard Rock Box Office.

Enrique Iglesias will headline a weekend-long Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Cosmopolitan this fall with a performance at the Boulevard Pool on Friday Sept. 13 and Sunday Sept. 15. Tickets cost $95 and are currently on sale via Ticketmaster and the Cosmopolitan Box Office. Also featured in the celebration are L.A. punk rock mariachi outfit Mariachi El Bronx, who will play two free sets each night Friday through Monday that weekend at the Book & Stage beginning at 10 p.m.

Also coming to the Boulevard Pool is folk-bluegrass trio the Avett Brothers, who will play on Sunday, Oct. 6. Tickets cost $40 and go on sale Friday, June 28 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster and the Cosmopolitan Box Office.

Crooners Drake and Miguel will come to the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday, Nov. 22 as part of their extensive national tour. Tickets range from $59.75 to $109.75 and go on sale Friday, June 28 at 8 p.m. on Ticketmaster.

Experimental noise rock favorites Deerhunter will come to Vegas this summer for a show at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip on August 22. Tickets cost $17 and are currently on sale through Ticketweb.

Also coming to the Hard Rock Cafe is Nico Vega and Crash Kings, who will a play a gig on July 12. Tickets cost $15 and are currently on sale through Ticketweb.

The Hard Rock Hotel will welcome the Carnival of Madness Tour featuring Shinedown and Papa Roach to the Joint on Sunday, Sept. 15. Tickets for the hard rock fest range from $54.50 to $500 for VIP packages, and are currently on sale through Ticketmaster and the Hard Rock Box Office.

Aussie indie rockers Atlas Genius and The Colourist will come to the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay for a Halloween gig on Thursday, Oct. 31. Tickets cost $20 and are currently on sale through Ticketmaster and the House of Blues Box Office.

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