Thursday, May 18

MUSIC: ELLA MAI Long before the Grammy Award-winning single “Boo’d Up” turned Ella Mai into an R&B sensation, she had established herself as a musical force with the jam-packed 2016 EP Time. Swinging ’90s-esque hits like “Switch Sider” and “She Don’t” put the 28-year-old’s confidence on full display, and with infectious beats by DJ Mustard anchoring the tracks, it was only a matter of time before Mai blew up. Fast forward to 2023: The English artist has toured with Kehlani and Bruno Mars, collaborated with Latto, John Legend and H.E.R., and perfected the slow jam on second studio album Heart on My Sleeve, released last year. The essence of ’90s icons Brandy and Monica lives on in this astute young talent. With Thuy, 7:30 p.m., $35-$80, House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com. –Amber Sampson

MUSIC: GARTH BROOKS The first Garth Brooks Las Vegas residency was something of an exclusive affair, a four-year series of acoustic concerts (prominently featuring his wife Trisha Yearwood) in the limited-capacity Encore Theater. It was a hot ticket, but things were different then, in 2009. The Strip residency model has exploded, so now we have his new show, Garth Brooks/Plus One, splitting time with the extended Weekends With Adele at the 4,300-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Yet Brooks is still obsessed with intimacy in Las Vegas, so this residency—already booked into December, with 2024 dates to be announced soon—will be a mandated phone-free experience. He has said he’s planning to switch up arrangements for his many hits, from 10-piece band to just Garth and his guitar and everything in between. And he has teased hosting special guests, which will almost certainly include his showstopping spouse at some point. May 18, 20-21, 8 p.m., the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com. –Brock Radke

PARTY: ABOVE & BEYOND 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

ARTS: NEVADA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: THE TEMPEST 7:30 p.m., thru 5/20, Water Street Amphitheater, nevadashakespearefestival.com.

PARTY: DREAMSTATE With Atdusk, Ben Nicky, Ferry Corsten, Jorza, more, 10 p.m., the Portal & A-Lot at Area15, area15.com. 

MUSIC: THE MOR FLOWRS With Nova Babies, Switterbeet, 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com.

PARTY: BLACK COFFEE 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

SPORTS: UNLV BASEBALL VS. AIR FORCE 6 p.m., & 5/19 (& 5/20, noon), Earl E. Wilson Stadium, unlvtickets.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: ALESSO 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: KATHERINE BLANFORD 7:30 p.m., thru 5/21 (& 5/19-5/20, 9:30 p.m.), Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: BARRY MANILOW Thru 5/20, 7 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: BASSCON POOL PARTY With Adrenalize, Ben Nicky, DeadX, Lil Texas, more, Citrus Grand Pool Deck, 11 a.m., seetickets.us.

PARTY: SOFI TUKKER 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

Friday, May 19

MISC: SAVANNAH BANANAS WORLD TOUR If you think Vegas baseball is getting exciting right now, wait until you experience Banana Ball. The sports sensation that has gone viral on TikTok, enlivened America’s pastime and surely annoyed the crap out of baseball purists touches down at Downtown Summerlin’s Las Vegas Ballpark for two exhibition games this weekend along its 33-city tour. Sometimes kilted, sometimes stilted, always yellow and always dancing—coaches and umpires, too!—the Savannah Bananas are sort of the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, with extra silliness and choreography. And the fun factor is working: Every game in their original collegiate summer league and on this minor-league tour is selling out. May 19-20, 7 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, thesavannahbananas.com. –Brock Radke

MUSIC: GOLDEN DAWN ARKESTRA It takes guts to call your band an Arkestra, given both how polarizing the Sun Ra Arkestra’s weird-jazz music was in its heyday and how legendary that group’s performances have become. But Topaz McGarrigle, leader of Austin, Texas’ Golden Dawn Arkestra and an avowed Sun Ra devotee, makes it work. Though his group’s latest recordings, on August’s The Gold Album, lean far more into bouncy electronic-pop than skronky jazz, GDA’s live show—witnessed here at last year’s Psycho Las Vegas festival—undeniably evokes the over-the-top presentation and freewheeling sonic explorations of Sun Ra and his disciples. Dancers, costumes and a roster of musicians that can swell into double-digits are the norm for these spirited, talented party-starters creating an Arkestra story of their own. 8 p.m., $23-$25, the Wall at Area15, area15.com. –Spencer Patterson

MUSIC: ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL Thru 5/21, 7 p.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway, lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com.

COMEDY: JIM GAFFIGAN 8 p.m., & 5/20, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: AFROJACK With Lucas & Steve, 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: TWIN TRIBES With Social Order, DJ Paulie, Luxury Furniture Store, 8 p.m., Fremont Country Club, seetickets.us.

PARTY: DIM MAK TAKEOVER WITH STEVE AOKI With 4B, Nostalgix, CHYL, Bok Nero, 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 5/20, 5/24, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

COMEDY: JENNA KIM JONES 7:30 p.m., & 5/20, Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguyscomedy.com.

PARTY: DEADMAU5 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: SANTANA 7 p.m., & 5/20, 5/21, 5/24, House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com.

PARTY: DJ SNAKE Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

COMEDY: TEACHERS GONE BAD 9 p.m., Vegas Stand Up & Rock, vegasstandupandrock.com.

MUSIC: DERMOT KENNEDY 8 p.m., the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: THE CHAINSMOKERS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

THE LOST VIRGINITY TOUR 8 p.m., & 5/20 (& 5/20-5/21, 2 p.m.), Las Vegas Little Theatre, lvlt.org.

MUSIC: P-LO 9 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.

PARTY: MOCHAKK 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

Saturday, May 20

PARTY: DAVID GUETTA 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: CALVIN HARRIS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: WOMEN WHO ROCK THE ROOF Ft. Rose Levee, Elevated Undergrounds, Madison Deaver & more, 6 p.m., Taverna Costera, tavernacostera.com.

PARTY: ALAN WALKER 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

FOOD & DRINK: SKYLINE SIPS WINE WALK 2 p.m., Legacy Club, circalasvegas.com.

PARTY: JUICY J 11 a.m., Drai’s Beachclub, draisgroup.com.

SPORTS: VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS VS. TULSA OILERS 7 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.

MUSIC: IYA TERRA 7:30 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.

MUSIC: MARTIN DUPONT 8 p.m., the Wall at Area15, area15.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: JUDICIARY With Deadbody, Mongrel, Scrutiny, Sea of Sorrow, 6 p.m., American Legion Post 8, seetickets.us.

PARTY: MARTIN GARRIX With Justin Mylo, 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: DAVID PERRICO POP STRINGS ORCHESTRA 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

MUSIC: DEADWOLFF With Moth, Rose Levee, Algorerhythm, 8 p.m., Red Dwarf, reddwarflv.com.

SPORTS: BOXING: HANEY VS. LOMACHENKO You’re forgiven if you missed the first half of this spring’s double dose of monumental lightweight boxing bouts, considering the astronomical prices for last month’s fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia. The fight-day get-in price at T-Mobile Arena for Davis’ eventual TKO victory over Davis was around $500, and ordering the pay-per-view ran $85. But Saturday’s second piece of the puzzle is much more affordable, with $81 tickets available and a $60 pay-per-view price for Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko—and this matchup might be even more action-packed and competitive. The 35-year-old Lomachenko, a Ukraine native, was once considered the top lightweight in the world, but Americans Haney and Davis now look like the men to beat, both with undefeated records. The 24-year-old Haney holds almost all the notable lightweight belts and comes into the bout with Lomachenko around a -270 (i.e. risking $270 to win $100) favorite. A Haney victory could pave the way for perhaps the biggest money fight yet—a colossal showdown with Davis. Doors 3 p.m., full undercard/pay-per-view card 7 p.m. main event around 8:30 p.m., $81+, MGM Grand Garden Arena, ticketmaster.com. –Case Keefer

Sunday, May 21

PARTY: TOO SHORT Noon, Daylight Beach Club, tixr.com.

PARTY: KASKADE Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: MAOLI With L.A.B., The Maadking, Dorian Green, 6 p.m., & 5/22, Event Lawn at Virgin, etix.com.

FOOD & DRINK: PICNIC IN THE ALLEY 4 p.m., NineTwenty Events, picnicinthealley.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO With Acraze, 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: MJ ULTRA 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com.

PARTY: ALESSO 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: EDDY SARABIA QUINTET 1 p.m., the Bootlegger, lvjs.org.

MUSIC: DENEILLE THOMPSON & FRIENDS 7 p.m., Maxan Jazz, maxanjazz.com.

Monday, May 22

MUSIC: JARED JAMES NICHOLS With Stoney Curtis, Lennon Roach, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, dice.fm.

MISC: MONDAYS DARK 8 p.m., the Space, mondaysdark.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: STEVE AOKI 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: KEVIN BOZEMAN With Ken Garr, Kristeen Von Hagen, 8 p.m., thru 5/27, Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

PARTY: B2 With Badbeat, Shana, Sensah, 10 p.m., La Mona Rosa, lamonarosalv.com.

Tuesday, May 23

MUSIC: THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 6:30 p.m., thru 5/25, South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: MARTIN GARRIX 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: DAN NATURMAN With Amy Miller, Vargus Mason, Gabriel Rutledge, Michael Yo, 7 & 9:30 p.m., thru 5/28, Comedy Cellar, comedycellar.com.

COMEDY: VINCE MORRIS 7 p.m., thru 5/28, Vegas Stand Up & Rock, vegasstandupandrock.com.

PARTY: N-TYPE With Huckleberry Quin, Mugen, 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

COMEDY: GEOFF KEITH 8 p.m., thru 5/28, LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

COMEDY: K-VON 8:30 p.m., thru 5/28, Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com.

Wednesday, May 24

MUSIC: BILLY STRINGS 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.

MISC: 32 SOUNDS Think of the last nice thing you’ve done for your ears. No, seriously, take a minute. Most of the nice things we do for our ears these days are defensive or preventative—using earplugs at concerts and sporting events to protect our eardrums, or using earbuds at the gym to drown out the godawful music they play there. For his latest documentary, 32 Sounds, filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground, A Thousand Thoughts) teams with Le Tigre’s JD Samson and Academy Award-winning sound designer Mark A. Mangini (Dune, Mad Max: Fury Road) to reward this oft-neglected sense with an imaginative feast of auditory delights that Rolling Stone’s David Fear calls “the greatest documentary you’ve ever heard … part aural history and part ASMR therapy session.” Green aims to shape our understanding of how we process and interpret sound—and with the help of the Beverly’s killer sound system, he could very well pull it off. 5:30 p.m., $10, Beverly Theater, thebeverlytheater.com. –Geoff Carter

MISC: AEW: DYNAMITE- RAMPAGE 4 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com.

MUSIC: BRUNO MARS 9 p.m., Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

SPORTS: WCC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT Thru 5/27, times vary, Las Vegas Ballpark, milb.com.

MUSIC: RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND 8:30 p.m., Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: DOM DOLLA 10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

MISC: TAKING DOWN JOHN GOTTI 7 p.m., the Mob Museum, themobmuseum.com.

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