What to do in Las Vegas this week: July 17-23

Wed, Jul 16, 2025 (2 a.m.)

Thursday, July 10

MUSIC: VIOLENT VIRA Violent Vira kissed us with her fists at the 2024 Sick New World festival, pummeling the crowd with a potent mixture of metal, alt-rock and rib-shaking rage. We’ve since been begging for more. The first generation Mexican-American singer rose to prominence in 2021, earning comparisons to the howling metalists of Kittie (and Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf, if we’re honest) after the debut of “I Don’t Care.” Vira wields a stunning amount of power onstage, backed by an incredible band carving riffs from a cavern of distortion. Newer cuts like “Saccharine” still roar but sound more polished now, showcasing significant growth you won’t want to miss live. 8 p.m., $30, Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us. –Amber Sampson

SPORTS: NBA SUMMER LEAGUE Thru 7/20, times vary, Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. 

ARTS: CLOWNBAR Thru 7/20, 7:30 p.m. (& thru 8/17, dates vary), Majestic Repertory Theatre, majesticrepertory.com.

ARTS: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE MUSICAL Thru 7/19, 8 p.m., Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, supersummertheatre.org.

PARTY: BIGXTHAPLUG 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, taogroup.com.

PARTY: ENZO IS BURNING 10 p.m., We All Scream, tixr.com.

Friday, July 11

PARTY: FERG 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: BACKSTREET BOYS Thru 7/20, 8 p.m., Sphere, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: LADY GAGA 8 p.m., & 7/19,  T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

MUSIC: KELLY CLARKSON 8 p.m., & 7/19, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: CHRIS ISAAK 8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, axs.com.

MUSIC: NAS WITH THE LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC 8 p.m., & 7/19, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: NEKROMANTIX 7:30 p.m., House of Blues, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: VALLEY With Secos, 8 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.

MUSIC: JEFF YOUNG GROUP 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, dice.fm.

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 7 p.m., & 7/19 (& 7/20, 6 p.m.), Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com. 

COMEDY: RALPH BARBOSA 8:30 p.m., & 7/19, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: THE GET DOWN With CC Elise, Djelani, JKrazy, 8 p.m., Shag Room, virginhotelslv.com.

PARTY: DIPLO With Charly Jordan, 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, taogroup.com.

PARTY: JAMES KENNeDY 10:30 p.m., LIV Nightclub, livnightclub.com.

PARTY: NOSTALGIX 10 p.m., Discopussy, tixr.com.

PARTY: ALLEYCVT 10 p.m., Substance, seetickets.us.

Saturday, July 12

MUSIC: FANTASIA 8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, axs.com.

SPORTS: BOXING: PACQUIAO VS. BARRIOS 5 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com. 

SPORTS: VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS VS. NORTHERN ARIZONA WRANGLERS 6 p.m., Lee’s Family Forum, axs.com. 

FOOD & DRINK: SILVER STATE SUMMER BREWFEST 3 p.m., Tuscany, eventbrite.com.

MISC: ANIME NIGHT MART 5 p.m., Area15, area15.com.

MISC: OUR DANGEROUS HORIZONS: A SYMPOSIUM ON WRITING RACE AND PLACE 3 p.m., Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, blackmountaininstitute.org.

MUSIC: QUEENSRŸCHE With Slaughter, Steven Adler, 7 p.m., Sunset Station Amphitheater, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: PSYCHEDELIC FURS With The Mission, 7 p.m., House of Blues, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: THE HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

MUSIC: SMASH MOUTH 7 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: ROME 9 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience.com.

MUSIC: THE ROCKET MAN SHOW 8 p.m., Veil Pavilion, silvertoncasino.com.

MUSIC: OPEN MIKE EAGLE With Cavalier, Rhys Langston, 8 p.m., Swan Dive, swandivelv.com.

PARTY: KASKADE Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: GUCCI MANE 10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

PARTY: DEADMAU5 With Callie Reiff, 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: ZEDD 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, taogroup.com.

PARTY: AKON 10:30 p.m., LIV Nightclub, livnightclub.com.

PARTY: HENRY FONG 10 p.m., We All Scream, tixr.com.

PARTY: MASON MAYNARD 10 p.m., Rouge Room, rougeroomlv.com.

MUSIC: BLOOD DANCE Mexico City’s goth scene thrives beyond the awareness of mainstream audiences, fostering a rich underground culture that has produced and nurtured many alternative bands. Blood Dance emerges from this CDMX landscape, conjuring an ominous musical atmosphere steeped in vampirism, spiritual decay and power dynamics. Since forming in 2019, the band has cultivated a dedicated following within the goth community and now brings its dark artistry to the West Coast with a summer tour stop at Vegas’ Dive Bar. Gather with fellow creatures of the night for this musical seance and surrender to the haunting sounds of Blood Dance’s latest album Walk the Night. 9 p.m., $10, Dive Bar, blood-dance.com. –Gabriela Rodriguez

Sunday, July 13

MUSIC: BABYMETAL Kawaii metal pioneers Babymetal return to Vegas armed with forthcoming album Metal Forth and newest member Momometal (vocalist and dancer). The Japanese supergroup captivates audiences with a fusion of crushing metal and bubbly choreographed performances, bridging two seemingly incompatible genres. Joining this North American tour is Ukrainian powerhouse Jinjer, fronted by formidable vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, whose range makes her one of metal’s most compelling voices. Rounding out the lineup is Bloodywood, the rising Indian folk metal band that blends traditional instrumentation with modern aggression. This stacked lineup showcases metal’s global reach while each act brings cultural flavor to the genre’s foundational sound. 7 p.m., $151+, Pearl Concert Theater, tickmaster.com. –Gabriela Rodriguez

MUSIC: START MAKING SENSE 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: SOMNURI With Graveflower, Lords Of Death, 8 p.m., the Griffin, dice.fm.

PARTY: FLO RIDA 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, taogroup.com.

PARTY: AYYBO 10:30 p.m., LIV Nightclub, livnightclub.com.

PARTY: P-LO 10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

PARTY: DUSTIN LYNCH With Vavo, 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: SONIC SANCTUARY With JFB, DJ QBert, Nightstalker, TikTak, more, 8 p.m., Swan Dive, swandivelv.com.

Monday, July 14

ARTS: EXHIBIT: LOOKING THROUGH A BLACK FRAME BY ABDI ALIMOND Thru 9/7, times vary, Enterprise Library, thelibrarydistrict.org.

MISC: MONDAYS DARK 8 p.m., the Space, mondaysdark.com.

MUSIC: JIMMY POWERS & THE HANG DYNASTY 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Lounge, thesanddollarlv.com.

MUSIC: JIMMI ELLIS 6 p.m., Composers Room, thecomposersroom.com. 

COMEDY: DANNY BEVINS With Dave Burleigh, Michael Malone, thru 7/24, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com.

COMEDY: NICK GUERRA With Spiro Siavelis, thru 7/27, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

Tuesday, July 15

ARTS: SOME LIKE IT HOT Winner of four Tony awards and eight Drama Desk awards, Some Like It Hot draws its inspiration from the 1959 Billy Wilder comedy, and the 1935 French comedy it was based on. But if you’re expecting a rehash with simple stand-ins for Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, some bullet-ridden musical instruments and a passel of Prohibition-era gangsters, this adaptation—with its songs by Hairspray’s Marc Shaiman and a book co-written by comic Amber Ruffin—will provide some real surprises, far more than two stretched-out dresses can contain. Some Like It Hot takes its source material and adds real spice, sweetening it with toe-tapping, tuneful sugarcane. Thru 7/27, 7:30 p.m. (& 7/26-7/27, 2 p.m.), $35-$184, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com. –Geoff Carter

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS ACES VS. ATLANTA DREAM 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com. 

MISC: CAULDRON NOIR PRESENTS 100 DAYS TO HALLOWEEN 9 p.m., Commonwealth, tixr.com.

PARTY: MIKEY FRANCIS 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, taogroup.com.

MUSIC: STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

MUSIC: THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Thru 7/24, 6:30 p.m., South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: LOWER CLASS BRATS With Giuda, Menstrual Tramps, Cromm Fallon & the P200, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, dice.fm. 

Wednesday, July 16

MISC: DAVID BLAINE 8 p.m., & 7/25-7/26, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: JOHN CAPARULO 8 p.m., Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: JEREMY CORNWELL With Justin Centeno, 6 p.m., Downtown Summerlin, summerlin.com. 

MUSIC: OFF THE RAILS 7 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com. 

PARTY: RL GRIME 10:30 p.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

PARTY: DJ YAYA 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, taogroup.com.

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