Life is Beautiful: The scene from Day 1 — PHOTOS
The Life is Beautiful festival has returned to downtown Las Vegas after a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
![Fans yell and sing along as Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Be ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_001.jpg)
Fans yell and sing along as Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_002.jpg)
Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_003.jpg)
Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Fans sing along as Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful o ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_004.jpg)
Fans sing along as Ashnikko performs on the Bacardi Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Tame Impala lead singer Kevin Parker performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is B ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_005.jpg)
Tame Impala lead singer Kevin Parker performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Fans bathed in red light cheer for Tame Impala performing on the Downtown Stage during day one ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_006.jpg)
Fans bathed in red light cheer for Tame Impala performing on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Tame Impala lead singer Kevin Parker performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is B ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_007.jpg)
Tame Impala lead singer Kevin Parker performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Tame Impala performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_008.jpg)
Tame Impala performs on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Fans cheer for Tame Impala performing on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_009.jpg)
Fans cheer for Tame Impala performing on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Matt Warnock of Las Vegas twirls some LED sticks during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_010.jpg)
Matt Warnock of Las Vegas twirls some LED sticks during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_011.jpg)
Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_012.jpg)
Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Attendees relax late in the evening about the Big Heart during day one of Life is Beautiful on ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_013.jpg)
Attendees relax late in the evening about the Big Heart during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![The Glass Animals perform on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_014.jpg)
The Glass Animals perform on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_015.jpg)
Megan James of Purity Ring performs on the Huntridge Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![The Glass Animals perform on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_016.jpg)
The Glass Animals perform on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![The Glass Animals lead singer Dave Bayley performs with the band on the Downtown Stage during d ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_017.jpg)
The Glass Animals lead singer Dave Bayley performs with the band on the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Attendees stream along Selects Astro Alley during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_018.jpg)
Attendees stream along Selects Astro Alley during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Attendees stream along a neon-lit alleyway during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_019.jpg)
Attendees stream along a neon-lit alleyway during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Comedian Marcella Arguello entertains the crowd at The Kicker Comedy & More club during day ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_020.jpg)
Comedian Marcella Arguello entertains the crowd at The Kicker Comedy & More club during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Attendees make their way along Fremont Street to a nearby stage during day one of Life is Beaut ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_021.jpg)
Attendees make their way along Fremont Street to a nearby stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Friends gather about a sculpture along East Ogden Avenue during day one of Life is Beautiful on ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_022.jpg)
Friends gather about a sculpture along East Ogden Avenue during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Brittany Howard performs n the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Se ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_023.jpg)
Brittany Howard performs n the Downtown Stage during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
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![Shelley Ross with CSC Security has attendees reflected in her face shield during day one of Lif ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_025.jpg)
Shelley Ross with CSC Security has attendees reflected in her face shield during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![Sky Cook of Denver cools off within a silent disco in a parking lot garage off of South 7th Str ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_026.jpg)
Sky Cook of Denver cools off within a silent disco in a parking lot garage off of South 7th Street during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
![People dance within a silent disco in a parking lot garage off of South 7th Street during day o ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_027.jpg)
People dance within a silent disco in a parking lot garage off of South 7th Street during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
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![People walk along an alley off of Fremont Street painted with new art during day one of Life is ...](https://develop.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15607551_web1_LIB-DAY-ONE_EDIT_029.jpg)
People walk along an alley off of Fremont Street painted with new art during day one of Life is Beautiful on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downtown Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Explore the scene from the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas.
The festival has returned after a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The three-day long festival runs from Friday to Sunday and primarily takes place in and around the Fremont East District. Find out more about road closures in the area.