A sense of “Unity” prevails at July’s First Friday as the downtown arts district’s free monthly gathering unites a variety of disparate creative options.
Nightlife
With its 70,000-square-foot nightclub space and superstar headliners, Drai’s After Dark remains a coveted destination for nightlife dwellers.
A new restaurant, Charlie’s Bar & Grill, is named after longtime Steve Wynn friend and casino host Charlie Meyerson.
The Las Vegas sun sets on the electric sky tonight.
Calvin Harris and Generik will perform Saturday as part of Hakkasan Nightclub’s EDC weekend.
The eight stages at Electric Daisy Carnival each carry their own theme and cater to a different style of electronic dance music, for the most part. Event founder Pasquale Rotella breaks down each of them:
“There’s no news, no political tweets showing up. The only thing that anybody at the festival has to think about is the festival itself and the people around them,” says Las Vegas-based DJ 3lau.
He’s made the trek for 20 years now, but it was a plastic ring scored from a liquor store coin machine that made one trip especially memorable.
The Strip is officially Electric Daisy Ln. through Monday.
The Electric Daisy Carnival descends once again on Las Vegas this weekend.
Swedish EDM duo Galantis will start the weekend at Marquee Nightclub on Saturday and perform as part of the club’s EDC week Thursday.
Heat got you beat? Spend your weekend in Las Vegas at the movies. The Las Vegas Film Festival has moved to the Brenden Theatres at the Palms for its 10th anniversary.
R&B and pop singer Mya will perform at the Flamingo’s Go Pool on Saturday. Doors open at 9 a.m. and DJ Eric Forbes will start spinning at noon.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform in his Drai’s Nightclub debut Sunday with resident DJ Franzen.
Approaching its 10th anniversary, Vegas’ go-to country nightspot has developed into a national brand.