Mexican Independence Day Weekend is a game of endurance. Between September 15 and 18, some of the biggest names in Latin music will hit the Strip, and if you’re inclined to attend multiple fiestas, you can catch many of these legends all in the same weekend.

Anchoring the holiday is Downtown’s Rumbazo, a two-day fest curated by Altura, a local company known for throwing Latin ragers in Las Vegas. On the lineup this year are reggaeton pioneer Ivy Queen, two-time Latin Grammy nominee Jay Wheeler, Puerto Rican rappers Guaynaa and Lunay and local acts like DJ Yo Yolie, who heads up Deseo Latin Sundays, a weekly party at Omnia Nightclub that has been drawing hundreds-strong crowds since 2017.

“We’re doing so much even outside of the party that is bringing in the people and the culture,” says Yolie, who splits her time performing at Omnia, Wynn’s Casa Playa and clubs around the U.S. “As soon as you walk in the doors, it’s not like you hear the Top 10 of Spotify Latino playlists. You hear actual culture. You hear actual things that we listened to when we were kids.”

With so many kinds of concerts in town, the Weekly asked Yolie to break down her must-sees.

Rumbazo (September 15-16, Downtown Events Center) Yolie says: “They’re really pushing reggaeton artists, and I’m very happy that they’re bringing up and coming people. But not only up-and-coming people but even people like Lunay and Guaynaa. They’ve been in the game for a while. Lunay did a show at Hakkasan, and I was DJing over there for Cinco de Mayo. He smashed it.

“I’m excited to see T3R Elemento having a bigger stage in Vegas, as they deserve. They are a Las Vegas-based corridos band. Corridos is Peso Pluma, it’s Grupo Frontera, it’s Fuerza Regida. T3R Elemento [are] the people to watch. If they work as hard as they really want to, I predict they’ll be on the next Coachella stage.”

Deseo Latin Anniversary with Deorro (September 17, Omnia Nightclub) Yolie says: “If you’ve heard his sets at EDC, what [Deorro’s] going to be doing at Deseo is completely different. I talked to a lot of people around him, and was like, ‘FYI, Deseo is not regular Vegas sh*t. Go in on reggaeton, go in on banda, go in on cumbia, go in on corridos.’ We want that real sh*t. When he goes to other cities that are super Latin concentrated, he lets his f*cking wings fly. He’s a big representative in the Latino community. This specific date is gonna be so special because people that look up to him, Latinos that see him, they’re not going to go to a Marquee and hear the same thing. They’re gonna go to Deseo and hear a completely different Deorro, a more comfortable Deorro.”

Maná (September 17, T-Mobile Arena) Yolie says: “One thing a lot of people are going crazy over is Maná. They’re iconic, point blank. Before Deseo, [people] are definitely going over there, and the afterparty will definitely be at Deseo. They’re always going to be there for Mexican Independence Week, but there’s rumblings that this might be their last concert. The band members are getting older. When Maná comes into town, everybody and their baby momma shows up. I’m so excited.”

RBD (September 14, MGM Grand Garden Arena) Yolie says: They’re a fictional group, but it’s based on a Latino soap opera in the ’90s. It’s legit like the Spice Girls or Nsync or Backstreet Boys coming back for a world tour. The ’90s Latino babies, they are ready for that. … No matter if you’re my tía, or you just turned 21 in Vegas, you’re going to have a good time, and there’s going to be a plethora of amazing events and shows happening. Out of all the years, I’m excited about this year. I’m excited for anybody who bought a ticket to anything.”

MORE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND SHOWS

Carin León September 14, T-Mobile Arena

Banda MS September 15, Michelob Ultra Arena

Marco Antonio Solís September 15, T-Mobile Arena

Gloria Trevi September 15, Bakkt Theater

Emmanuel September 15-16, Venetian Theatre

Alejandro Fernández September 15-16, MGM Grand Garden Arena

Luis Miguel September 15-17, Dolby Live

Caifanes September 16, Pearl Concert Theater

Los Ángeles Azules September 16, Bakkt Theater

’90s Pop Tour September 17, Bakkt Theater

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