Emo, punk rock, hip-hop, metal ... Las Vegas has become home to all the genre music festivals in the last few years, but there’s nothing that takes us to pure pop the way the annual iHeartRadio fest can. It’s not the same format, since artists perform shorter sets with just a few songs, but it’s tough to beat the star power of the two-day T-Mobile Arena event. This year’s edition features current and past Strip resident artists Mariah Carey, Diplo, John Fogerty, Maroon 5 and Tim McGraw, plus Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, GloRilla and more.
In the past, iHeart has served up plenty of next big things alongside legacy artists, and while there are fewer up-and-comers on this lineup, the festival will bring the pop girlie of the moment—Tate McRae. The dancing dynamo was already trending before her MTV Video Music Awards performance on September 7 tore down the internet, and since her Miss Possessive tour doesn’t have a Vegas date, this will be our only chance to see her burn up the stage.
Bonus fun: The festival is bringing back its House of Music fan experience, free for visitors on both days starting at 4 p.m. at Toshiba Plaza, offering interactive rooms and musical artifacts inspired by this year’s slate of artists. Get that choreo down so you can serve it up and strut on the catwalk just like Tate.
IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL September 19-20, 7:30 p.m., $72+. T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.
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