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A&EHighlights of Las Vegas' inaugural Sick New World fest included Kittie, Deftones
Nostalgia ran rampant at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds as Sick New World—the heavy metal fest featuring mainstays from the late-’90s/early-’00s—kicked off its inaugural year.
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MusicLas Vegas metal band Hemlock looks back on 30 headbanging years
“We don’t sell drugs, we don’t have a rich uncle, we don’t have Bitcoin winnings. We fund it all ourselves.”
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MusicPsycho Las Vegas postpones next festival from 2023 to 2024
"The desired lineup could not be achieved given external factors outside of our control."
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MusicFive Thoughts: Cave In with Astronoid (December 7, Backstage Bar & Billiards)
Has it really been 20 years since Cave In's last Las Vegas performance?
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MusicMetal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel brings his label’s 40th anniversary celebration to Las Vegas
“I really wanted to do something in Vegas, because I live here and it’s a fun place to do a show that’s easy for people ...
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Psycho Las Vegas and Resorts World: A strangely harmonic match made in heavy metal heaven
The year-old North Strip resort rolled out the blood-red carpet for Psycho’s attendees, making almost every potential performance space available to Psycho’s 150-ish and their ...
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MusicFive Thoughts: Deftones at the Chelsea in Las Vegas (April 22)
Capacity falls far short of demand—fans are spread across three floors at the Cosmopolitan, desperately asking for extras.
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MusicBritish metal band DragonForce is speeding into Vegas
The Weekly caught up with guitarist Herman Li in advance of the the band’s April 20 show at House of Blues, to discuss metal spectacle, ...
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MusicConcert review: Metallica’s meaningful 2022 live debut (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, February 25)
Metallica got such a loud response from “Ride the Lightning” and “Seek and Destroy,” frontman James Hetfield joked that the band needed to “play one ...
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MusicPsycho Las Vegas overcame difficult conditions to bring crowds—and joy—back to town
The festival, in its fifth year locally and second at Mandalay Bay after a one-year hiatus amid the pandemic, brought overwhelming joy to both artists ...
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MusicDanzig, Mercyful Fate, Emperor to headline Psycho Las Vegas 2020
Also added to the bill: The Flaming Lips, Down, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and more.
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MusicFive thoughts: Tool at T-Mobile Arena (January 17) + setlist
If rock shows still have to include drum solos, then Tool’s Danny Carey is one of the only drummers deserving of that spotlight.
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MusicFive thoughts: Slayer at MGM Grand Garden Arena (November 27)
The band could have easily split some of the songs into an encore, but staying true to its reputation as one of metal’s most unrelenting ...
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MusicThree Pummelling metal masters team up to crush all hope at the Bunkhouse
Full of Hell, Primitive Man and Genocide Pact plat the Downtown venue on May 30.
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MusicHeadliners Megadeth, Opeth join diverse Psycho Las Vegas 2019 lineup
The fest's fourth Vegas edition will also feature Electric Wizard, Beach House, Bad Religion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Faint and many more.
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MusicJonathan Davis returns to Las Vegas for a solo show at the House of Blues
Any time he wasn’t touring or recording with metal outfit Korn, Jonathan Davis has always been working on his own music. In fact, one of ...
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MusicConcert on-sales: Marilyn Manson and Culture Club return
Also announcing shows: Godsmack, Shinedown and Slightly Stoopid.
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MusicConcert on-sales: Las Rageous fest, Shamir, Mary Lambert and more
Also: Loads of new Bunkhouse and Beauty Bar bookings, and a new Venetian residency.
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MusicConcert on-sales: Nine Inch Nails, Lana Del Rey, The Misfits and more
Also: Willie Nelson, Noel Gallagher and another Killers show.
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Breaking News‘Let’s go build that railway’: Officials break ground on high-speed Las Vegas-to-Southern California line
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Keck Medicine of USC is the Nevada’s first heart transplant treatment center. It will serve as a hub for pre- and postoperative care for the ...
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NewsAllAggregateLast hurrah on TikTok? City of Las Vegas weighs impact of potential ban
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NewsAllSports'Fun must be always': How Tomas Hertl is transforming the Vegas Golden Knights
Tomáš Hertl reported to Las Vegas quickly after the San Jose Sharks traded him to the Golden Knights on March 8, but his family didn’t ...
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NewsAllAggregateNLV mayor: New CCSD fees would create undue burden on some families
The city of North Las Vegas says the Clark County School District is hurting the community it serves with a new rule requiring private sports ...
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NewsAward-winning New Orleans chef opens Vegas restaurant that honors his grandma
A restaurant that's now open in Las Vegas will taste familiar to New Orleans diners who are acquainted with Saba, Miss River or Chandelier Bar ...
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NewsMojave Max emerges from burrow at Las Vegas Springs Preserve
Mojave Max, Southern Nevada’s desert tortoise and weather prognosticator, came out of his burrow at 3:09 p.m. today to bring the unofficial start of spring ...
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NewsPhish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?
The fans came in sequined, glittery dresses and tie-dye alike, in button-down shirts and overalls printed with the band’s red doughnut logo. Once inside ...
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NewsAllSportsAnalysis: In first round, Raiders can't go wrong
It’s Draft Day, which for Raider fans has for about two decades been the most exciting day of the year, for most of the day.
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NewsAllAggregateLive animal exhibits on the Las Vegas Strip now less for show, more about education
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week (April 25-May 1, 2024 edition)
Explore the Home and History Las Vegas Heritage Festival, Adam Ant, Nightswim at XS and more in this week’s Superguide.
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AllSportsAggregateGolden Knights have beaten the Stars at their own game so far in playoff series
The Golden Knights return home for the first time in this year’s playoffs at 7:30 tonight with a 2-0 series lead over the Stars in ...
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The chemistry between Stone and his teammates appeared to contribute to the first victory in the best-of-seven series, and now the Golden Knights will try ...
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NewsAllAggregateFilm shares Holocaust survivor’s message: Live a life with meaning
Ben Lesser’s harrowing survival in the Dachau concentration camp in southern Germany is part of the documentary, “Commit to a Life That Has Meaning — ...
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A&E‘Contemporary Ex-votos’ mixes Latinx tradition with modern artistry at the Barrick Museum
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art’s newest exhibit combines contemporary expressions of 15 Latinx artists with a collection of ex-votos from the archives of New ...
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NewsAllSportsRaiders go with tight end Brock Bowers in first round of NFL Draft
After months of speculation, the Las Vegas Raiders opted to keep their pick and select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13 overall in ...
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NewsAllSportsAces' Candace Parker retiring from WNBA after legendary 16-year career
Candace Parker, one of the most notable women’s basketball players in history and part of the Las Vegas Aces championship team in 2023, has retired, ...
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GamingStudy links sports betting with binge drinking
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Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t want his team to be content getting out of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with ...
