Concerts

Famous 80's headbangers Twisted Sister, will make a stop in Las Vegas on December to perform their now legendary Holiday stage show titled "Twisted Christmas".

Tropicana Las Vegas is glad to announce that American country artist Steve Holy and special guest Star De Azlan are set to perform three shows in Las Vegas, Dec. 3, 6 and 7 at 10:30 p.m. in the Tiffany Theater.

Just a few weeks after her "Fame Kills" tour with Kanye West was canceled, Lady Gaga has announced a new concert date in The Pearl at The Palms. The controversial singer has not announced an opening act yet, but West is not slated to appear in any of her upcoming concerts.

Finish off the year at Mandalay Bay with the Black Eyed Peas and a great room and concert package. The L.A.-based quartet will be performing two shows at Mandalay Bay Events Center on December 29th and 30th.

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and Dawn Elder World Entertainment are proud to present the world premiere of Sahra, an unprecedented event celebrating the Arabic, Middle Eastern and North African music and dance heritage.

Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits, the exciting rock-n-roll show featuring Carlos Santana and his band, will continue its highly successful run at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in February 2010.

The first five weekends of Garth Brooks' concerts at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas sold out in less than five hours on Saturday. The $143 tickets for the 20 shows in Vegas went on sale at 8:00 a.m. and by 1:00 in the afternoon, the 30,000 tickets were completely sold out.

The grunge band Alice in Chains will be heading to Vegas this December for the X-treme 107.5 Holiday Havoc 2009 at The Joint. Here they will be joined by Muse, Dead by Sunrise, Smile Empty Soul, Cage the Elephant, Paper Tongues and Afghan Raiders this December 11th and 12th. Tickets for this Las Vegas event go on sale Saturday, October 17th or you can purchase presale for two days only.

Country Superstar Garth Brooks announced today that he is coming out of retirement, and most likely heading to Las Vegas for an extended engagement. In a press conference early this morning at The Grand Ole Opry House, Brooks announced his return to the spotlight after retiring back in 2000. Brooks will hold a second press conference later today in Vegas to announce the possible headlining of shows at Encore/Wynn Theater.

The third annual Las Vegas Girl Festival will be back in Sin City next weekend to present a series of events featuring independent female recording artists and female fronted bands at various Las Vegas Venues.

Aussie Pop celebrity and award winning singer, Kylie Minogue, has been offered a residency in Las Vegas after impressing fans and producers with her concert at the Pearl Concert Theater.

Dave Matthews and frequent collaborator and musician Tim Reynolds will team up to bring a three-night acoustic concert at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The shows will take place December 10th ,11th, and 12th at 8:30 pm at the Theatre for the Performing Arts inside Planet Hollywood.

Award winning artist and performer Mariah Carey, one of the best selling recording and performing artists of our time will make history, Saturday, Oct. 10, when her performance "Mariah Carey Live In Las Vegas" becomes the first concert to be simultaneously broadcasted on mobile and other digital devices around the world.

Aaron Lewis, best known for his work with the rock band Staind, has recently unveiled the dates of his upcoming solo acoustic tour, which is set to kick off on New Years Day in Las Vegas.

Officials of the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas have informed that the lineup for the weekend poolside anniversary show has changed. According to Light Group representatives, Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie will not attend the resort's anniversary  show due problem's with the event's schedule.

Dead by Sunrise, the new band fronted by Linkin Park’s singer Chester Bennington, has announced that they will perform four live shows to celebrate the debut of their first album titled “Out of Ashes” and due for release worldwide on October 13th, 2009. The first show will take place on October 1st at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and will feature special guests Delta Fiasco.

Lady Gaga and Kanye West, two of the most best selling and awarded pop artists have released details of their new tour titled “Fame Kills”. The tour is set to kick off on November 10th at the U.S Airways Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and will close in Dallas on January 24th, 2010. The tour will also make a stop in Las Vegas on November 13th for a one night show at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Veteran Australian rockers AC/DC have been forced to postpone six shows in the U.S, including a concert scheduled on October 3rd at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas due to an unspecified medical problem affecting the band's vocalist Brian Johnson.

Britney Spears will be performing this weekend at the Mandalay Bay Events Center and The Mirage Las Vegas has a great package to enjoy the show along with a gourmet prix fixe dining experience for only $99.

Hard Rock International's global Ambassadors of Rock Tour will make a stop in Sin City on Thursday, October 15th for the Grand Opening of the new Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas. Grammy Award-winning Native American musician Micki Free will kick off the event and will be immediately followed by Soundgarden's former lead singer and rock icon Chris Cornell, who will perform some of his greatest hits, and donate personal items to Hard Rock's world-famous collection.

The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has informed that legendary rock guitarist Slash and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine will join the list of rock stars and performers invited to play a poolside concert celebrating the property's 20th anniversary.

Legendary drummer Vince “Vinny” Appice, best known for his work with the bands Dio , Heaven and Hell and Black Sabbath  will perform two shows with Las Vegas hard rock band Sin City Sinners in early October.

New York City's rockers The Bravery are preparing for an ambitious tour kicking off Friday, September 18th at the Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

Matchbox Twenty's lead singer, Rob Thomas will make a stop in Las Vegas to perform a one night show on Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 8:00 p.m at The Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort.

As always, Las Vegas has a array of exciting events planned for Labor Day Weekend. This year there are concerts, BBQ's, and even pool parties on the schedule. Here we have chosen the best of the Las Vegas Labor Day Events for 2009.