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MusicDowntown Las Vegas’ inaugural Paradice Festival bares its soul
The grooving soundscapes of Colombia’s Balthvs lulled the audience into a trance-like state.
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MusicJawbreaker, Rilo Kiley, Minus the Bear to headline Best Friends Forever festival 2025
The indie and emo fest returns to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center October 10-12 with a stacked lineup of 30-plus acts.
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Highlights of Las Vegas’ inaugural Best Friends Forever Fest
The inaugural Best Friends Forever Fest kicked off at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center as a three-day celebration of midwest emo, ’90s indie rock ...
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MusicBright Eyes, Cap’ N Jazz to Play Best Friends Forever Festival in Las Vegas
The three-day festival is set for the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center in October.
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Arts & EntertainmentNightlifeDowntown Las VegasDowntown Vegas scored an EDM 'Jackpot' to end 2022
People showed up to Jackpot NYE in sequined coats, LED wings, Pokémon onesies and more. The clubs of the Strip may have seen massive crowds ...
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A&EMaluma, Prince Royce and more headline Rumbazo, a big Latin party coming to Vegas in September
This two-day, star-studded bash, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, is a welcome and long-overdue entry Vegas’ annual music festival calendar.
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MusicSights and sounds from Punk Rock Bowling's 2021 Las Vegas return
This year’s festival was all about re-establishing its place and showing it was alive and well, something the Descendents embodied best.
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MusicInsomniac launches Lost in Dreams dance music festival Downtown on Labor Day Weekend
Gryffin, Seven Lions, Chet Porter, Yung Bae, Elephante and Crystal Skies are among the DJ acts set for the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
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MusicDowntown Las Vegas Events Center comes back to life with electronic music concerts
Insomniac was planning to open EDC this weekend but instead brings Deadmau5 to downtown Las Vegas.
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MusicNOFX drops off Las Vegas Punk Rock Bowling bill, citing 'wounds that are still healing'
The Descendents are now set to headline the festival's first day, scheduled for September 24 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
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Punk Rock Bowling taps Devo, NOFX, Circle Jerks for 2021 Las Vegas festival lineup
The three-day, all-ages outdoor event has been scheduled for September 24-26 at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
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MusicLegendary rock DJ Richard Blade talks New Wave ahead of Lost ’80s Live anniversary show
“So many people call A Flock of Seagulls a one-hit wonder. We should all be so lucky to be that good of a one-hit wonder.”
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MusicBreaking down Day 2 of Punk Rock Bowling
Highlights included a rare Partisians performance, the incomparable showmanship of Turbonegro and a reliably inappropriate set from NOFX.
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MusicLas Rageous Day 2 recap: Adelitas Way, Saxon, In This Moment, Judas Priest and Five Finger Death Punch
Longtime Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton, who recently stepped away from live performances for health reasons, seemed energetic and upbeat while performing the final three ...
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MusicLas Rageous Day 1 recap: Otherwise, Clutch, A Day to Remember and A Perfect Circle
Asking how many in the crowd were aged 27 to 30, Maynard James Keenean pointed out that they've waited roughly half their lives for a ...
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MusicConcert on-sales: System of a Down, a K-Pop Festival and Enrique Iglesias
Also: Cults, Gwen Stefani’s new residency and an additional Caifanes performance
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MusicAt the Drive-In, Against Me!, L7 highlight Punk Rock Bowling's 20th-anniversary lineup
The festival hits the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center May 25-28, with tickets on sale now.
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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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Industry WeeklyThe Art of Rap brings iconic hip-hop to the DLVEC
Anyone in need of a serious education on beats and rhymes should plan to spend Saturday night Downtown.
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NewsAggregateAllLas Vegas Sun presents: High School Heroes 2026
It’s our privilege to once again shine light on the remarkable acts of heroism, generosity, selflessness and community commitment exhibited by our region’s youngest leaders.
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NewsA note to readers of the Las Vegas Sun
Today, for the first time since 1950, there was not a print edition of the Sun available in Las Vegas. This is a new stage ...
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A&EYour Easter weekend in Las Vegas starts here
Whether you're brunching, egg hunting or exploring the neighborhood, Las Vegas has a few great ways to spend Easter weekend this year.
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FeaturedVote now for Las Vegas Weekly’s 2026 Best of Vegas Awards
It’s time for Las Vegas Weekly readers to cast their ballots and honor the community’s favorites when it comes to arts and entertainment, food and ...
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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male ...
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AggregateHome AggregateFootballNevada high school football postseason brackets face a chaotic new reality
No matter what record Bishop Gorman, Faith Lutheran or Somerset Losee posts in the fall, each program will play in a state championship game. All ...
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MusicK-pop star Lisa sets up a Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum
The Blackpink singer, rapper and dancer will be the first K-pop artist with a Las Vegas Strip residency.
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FeaturedT-Mobile ArenaNow 10 years old, T-Mobile Arena is the most impactful non-casino venue ever built in Las Vegas
T-Mobile Arena has changed the game by bringing different music, sports, and other types of events that otherwise wouldn’t have come or stayed, most notably ...
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NewsWhite Castle closing two Las Vegas locations
The closures include its restaurant inside Casino Royale on the Las Vegas Strip — which had been open for a decade — as well as ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8
Sportsbooks had the Big Ten's over/under tournament wins proposition bet set at 13.5 going into the tournament, but the conference eclipsed that one game into ...
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Las Vegas HistoryNewsAggregate66 years after Moulin Rouge Agreement, Historic Westside landmark looks to future
Standing on a small stage in front of the historic Harrison House on F Street, Katherine Duncan-Reed read aloud a proclamation that — 66 years ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNew casino: Cadence Crossing opens to replace Jokers Wild on Boulder Highway
Boyd Gaming brought all 100 Jokers Wild employees to the new property, a deliberate nod to what makes a neighborhood casino feel like home ...
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A&EUNLV instructor Elsa Gramola brings the taste of Italy to your table
Born in Sicily, Gramola says she feels like a local now, “because I’m finally sharing my Italian culture here in Las Vegas.”
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NewsAggregateAllGolden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, replace him with John Tortorella
Bruce Cassidy is out as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, who fired him Sunday in an abrupt late-season change and replaced him with John ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: April 2-8
The Unplugged Party at Area15, Slaughter to Prevail at Brooklyn Bowl, the Punk Rock Museum's third anniversary bash, the Sin City Showdown Demolition Derby at ...
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Fine ArtChecking out Area15's Art Quest, a fun and free walking gallery
With the recent 20-acre expansion of the Area15 campus, the art offerings have multiplied and you can enjoy them through a new app-based tour.
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DiningBob Taylor’s Ranch House, NADC Burger, Copper Sun and more Las Vegas dining news
After a strong pop-up at Resorts World last summer, NADC Burger is set to open a permanent Las Vegas location Downtown in mid-April.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateNCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16
Florida becomes the first No. 1 seed not to reach the Sweet 16 since Purdue infamously fell to No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson in 2023. ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateLas Vegas initiative supports trafficking survivors’ path to independence
While law enforcement focuses on getting people, mostly women, out of the cycle of human trafficking, Anzorena said Hope Co. is about supporting survivors’ transition ...
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DiningDining without limitations: Amador Cocina Fina charts a new course
Amador Cocina Fina unleashes an unfettered chef Oscar Amador upon the local culinary scene and we’re better for it.
