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Brian Setzer, Major Lazer, free drive-in movies and more happening this week in Las Vegas

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Major Lazer splashes down at Encore Beach Club on September 1.
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  • Tool Listening Parties at Zia Record Exchange

    It’s been 13 years (!) since the alt-metal gods released an LP, so both local Zias will welcome Fear Inoculum by staying open past midnight to spin the new tunes in-store and sell physical copies. August 29, 4225 S. Eastern Ave., 1216 S. Rainbow Blvd. –Spencer Patterson

  • Brian Setzer at Green Valley Ranch Grand Events Center

    The Grammy-winning guitarist has spent the summer with The Stray Cats and his own Rockabilly Riot! tour. Setzer’s Henderson stop will feature the latter, but if you follow him to San Diego the next day, you can catch the final night of the Cats’ 40th anniversary bash, too. August 30, 8 p.m., $39-$69. –C. Moon Reed

  • ISI Group Live Art at The Strat

    For about eight years, Industry Supporting Industry (aka the ISI Group) has helped connect underground, street and low-brow artists with fans and buyers. The group will host a live art silent auction on Level 108, with 20 artists creating art around the theme “call of the wild.” August 30, $25, 7 p.m. –C. Moon Reed

  • Cold Showers at Bunkhouse Saloon

    Matter of Choice (2015) is an ethereal and dark, ’80s-soaked slow ride into the minds of this gothic, post-punk LA outfit, and this year’s Motionless might be even stronger. With VOWWS, Dark Black. August 31, 10 p.m., $10-$15. –Leslie Ventura

  • Viva Las Vegas II Cat Show at Rio

    Do you like cats? Like, a lot? Then this two-day cat show, featuring 400 pedigreed and non-pedigreed cats in competition—Abyssinians, Bengals, Ragdolls, Persians and more—just might be for you. August 31-September 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $15, jazzycats2019.com. –Geoff Carter

  • Major Lazer at Encore Beach Club

    The dancehall trio consisting of Diplo, Ape Drums and Walshy Fire just released a series of in-game Major Lazer-branded items for sale in Fortnite: Battle Royale, but you can see the group IRL when it brings the beats to EBC. September 1, 10:30 a.m., $35-$55. –Leslie Ventura

  • 20th Anniversary Brunch at Paris Las Vegas

    The Eiffel Tower in Paris opened in 1889, and a mere 110 years later, on September 1, 1999, Las Vegas opened its half-scale replica. Legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve was on hand to flip the switch, lighting up the structure and chandeliers in the main lobby of the 33-story property. Its most distinct—and very Vegas—feature was the tower leg coming through to the casino floor. Francophile touches were everywhere, including a bakery churning out baguettes at all hours and greeters speaking French. Earlier this year, a new $1.7 million light show debuted.

    The resort will mark its 20 years on the Strip with culinary celebrations. From September 3-30, Mon Ami Gabi will offer special prix fixe lunch and dinner menus. On the anniversary itself, take in a poolside buffet underneath the tower, featuring a build-your-own French toast and crepe station, plus bottomless Moët & Chandon Champagne. Live entertainment will include cancan dancers, synchronized swimmers and a roaming violinist. And it wouldn’t really be a fête without a mime, so expect several to entertain the crowds. September 1, $38-$60, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. –Genevie Durano

  • Free Movie Night at West Wind Drive-In

    Pack up the car and roll out to North Las Vegas for a vanishing American tradition: a drive-in movie. West Wind will screen Aladdin, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Toy Story 4 and more—absolutely free. September 1, 5:30 p.m., 4150 W. Carey Ave. –Geoff Carter

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