Country music fans will be in heaven this week in Las Vegas. The 47thAnnual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand on Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m. The show, hosted by Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire, will feature performances by the hottest country acts. In conjunction with the [...]
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has partnered with EA Sports to create a new sports and video game bar on the Strip. The 2,500-square-foot EA Sports Bar will open March 31 and will feature Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles; a selection of EA Sports games such as as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, Madden NFL [...]
Vegas goes country for 10 days every December as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo hits the Thomas & Mack Center. This year’s rodeo runs Dec. 1 – 10 and will feature the best in roping, bull riding, barrel racing and more. Don’t worry if you can’t get a ticket – dozens of hotels around town [...]
By Kristine McKenzie VEGAS.com Rod Stewart has been entertaining fans with his raspy voice and rocking music for more than 40 years. He got his first big break singing and writing songs with The Jeff Beck Group in the late ’60s. Guitarist Ron Wood and Stewart then joined the band Faces and scored a Top [...]
By Kristine McKenzie VEGAS.com British pop band Duran Duran formed in 1978 and went on to be one of the most successful bands of the 1980s. The band was known for their stylish looks, innovative music videos and their legions of female fans. Over the years they have enjoyed a string of hit songs like “Hungry Like the Wolf,” [...]
Las Vegas is a visually striking place so it comes as no surprise that the city has been used as the setting for countless music videos. According to Charlie Geocaris, director of the Nevada Film Office, there were 16 music videos filmed in Las Vegas in the past year alone. “It’s such a fun city [...]
By Kristine McKenzieVEGAS.com Las Vegas is a place where you can escape from your day-to-day life. While you’re here you want to experience new things and explore the kind of places you can’t find at home – and that includes bars. While there are bars in Vegas that simply offer you a seat and a [...]
By Kristine McKenzieVEGAS.com Tim McGraw was named country music’s No. 1 touring act of 2010 by Billboard Magazine and fans in Las Vegas have a chance to find out why when he makes a stop at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 7. McGraw has sold more than 40 million [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the royal wedding is taking place tomorrow. While most of us did not receive a coveted invitation, we can still celebrate the nuptials in several ways around Las Vegas. Sure, the wedding coverage starts at 1 a.m. in Vegas, but if you’ve been partying, you’ll still [...]
Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration of Mexican history and pride, but even if you’re not from Mexico, you’re welcome to join in on all of the festivities going on at Vegas’ hottest bars, clubs and restaurants. Whether you’re looking for mouthwatering Mexican food, tasty shots of tequila or maybe some Latin-inspired laughs, Vegas has it [...]