Las Vegas Weekly Nightlife

Weekly Las Vegas Nightlife Update

1. After 15 years on the Strip, Tao is still going strong—and coming back to life

   Tao’s restaurant reopens October 1 for the first time since the Strip shutdown and Worship Thursdays is slated to return October 8.

2. Vegas DJs Ikon and Silver team to release RoadHouse’s debut album

   The duo found a home on Nashville new-country imprint BBR Music Group, alongside labelmates like Kid Rock and Jason Aldean.

3. Velveteen Rabbit reopens with new food, art and music-themed cocktails

   The popular patio space is being renovated and expected to reopen next week.

4. Red Rock Resort launches Crimson at Sundown outdoor lounge

   Music, cocktails, light bites and arcade games await.

5. Clubby cocktail spots at Venetian and Palazzo welcome football fans

   Football takes over the Dorsey and Electra Cocktail Club starting September 10.

6. All-Time Best of Vegas Winners – Nightlife

   Clubs, bars, DJs and beyond.

7. Pool clubs shift gears for a more relaxed daylife experience

   On July 2, Daylight at Mandalay Bay returns as Daylight Beach, Wet Republic at MGM Grand reopens as Wet Republic Ultra Pool and Liquid at Aria resumes operations as Liquid Pool Lounge—with heavily modified operations.

8. New Fremont East nightlife venues arrive in time for Fourth of July weekend

   Mezcal and tequila bar Lucky Day and 6,500-square-foot dance club Discopussy are both set to open on July 3.

9. Vegas nightlife continues to evolve with Marquee Pool

   Marquee Pool is not like the wild pool parties of Marquee Dayclub. It’s essentially an amped-up Las Vegas resort pool experience with high quality drink and food service and a live DJ.

10. Las Vegas clubs return … as pools and lounges

    Intrigue has been resurrected as Intrigue Lounge at Wynn.

11. Beloved blues bar and industry hangout the Sand Dollar is back in business

    The Sand Dollar made big local tavern news in January by shifting to a non-smoking operation.

12. EDC Las Vegas presents Virtual Rave-A-Thon this weekend

    The stream will feature multiple stages broadcasting across two channels with all live and original sets from many artists.

13. Ground control to major festival: Inside the Micrashell protective party suit

    Is it art? A practical joke? An elaborate wish? Or a real product? Right now, it’s too soon to say.

14. Distance DJing: Vegas mainstay DJ Franzen throws a nightly dance party online

    During the online party, DJ Franzen has been spinning hip-hop and R&B favorites for thousands of viewers on Instagram Live. Even Drake checked in.

15. Electric Daisy Carnival to postpone 2020 Vegas festival until October

    According to Billboard, the dance-music gathering's 10th Las Vegas edition will now take place October 2-4.

16. Park MGM nightlife takes to Instagram Live

    Three DJs are spinning live Wednesday night, April 1, representing three different Strip venues.

17. Insomniac airing classic sets from EDC Vegas, other dance-music fests for next two weeks

    The YouTube channel will also host a Virtual Rave-A-Thon, featuring fresh live DJ sets, Friday, March 20 and Saturday 21, from 8 p.m. to midnight Vegas time.

18. Wynn Nightlife’s eclectic Art of the Wild dance takeover returns to the Strip

    Spanish-born legacy nightlife and entertainment company elrow anchors the weekend with Saturday’s Enchanted Fowrest party at EBC.

19. This week’s Vegas nightclub and dayclub guide

    Diplo at EBC, Rae Sremmurd at Drai’s Beachclub, Bedouin at XS and more.

20. JEMAA kicks off its Dayclub season, with others close behind

    “We’re never going to have David Guetta, but I don’t think we need that. The market has shown us there is an appetite for something [different] and a little bit more fun.”