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Howie D of the Backstreet Boys hosts an afternoon cafecito hang at the Hard Rock Cafe while the group is in residency at the Sphere. Part meet and greet, part acoustic set. Tickets run about $347, so this one is for the fans who want the close-up.
Nick Carter and Howie D of the Backstreet Boys running a late-night after-party at Voltaire inside the Venetian, on the Fridays their Sphere residency plays. A late nineties set in a table-service room, so check the minimums before you go. For fans who want the night to keep going after the big show.
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Voltaire is on the Strip inside The Venetian, near Restaurant Row and the Box Office, between The Venetian and the Palazzo. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Voltaire Las Vegas" and use the Venetian garage off Las Vegas Boulevard, then follow signs toward the Box Office and Restaurant Row. Self-parking is paid, with a few free hours for Nevada residents. It is a nightclub-style room, so use the Box Office area as your landmark.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Last Comic Standing finalist with a smooth, dark, storytelling style. Effortless on stage, a little twisted underneath. A strong, low-risk club pick.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Tape B is a fast-rising bass-music producer with heavy, festival-ready drops. Loud and built to move a crowd. Go if dubstep and bass are your lane.
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The Amp is the outdoor amphitheater inside Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, on West Craig Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Craig Ranch Regional Park." Parking is free in several park lots, with general parking off Commerce Street and VIP parking off Lone Mountain Road. It is a city park venue, so tell your driver which lot you want, then follow the park signs to The Amp. It is outdoors, so dress for the weather and leave earlier so parking does not make you late.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
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This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Toronto's expansion Tempo play their first game ever in Las Vegas, five days after hosting the Aces in Canada. They are 10-24 and Vegas won the July meeting by 26, so the draw is the novelty and A'ja Wilson leading the league at 26.1 a night. Last Aces home game until September 20.
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It's at Mandalay Bay, on the south end of the Strip. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef options. A rideshare drops you at the resort entrance, then follow the Michelob ULTRA Arena signs. If you drive, parking is paid, and either way it is a long walk inside, so give yourself 10 to 15 minutes and wear comfortable shoes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sugar Land is running away with the Pacific Coast League second half at 32-15, and the Aviators, 68-52 and locked into the playoffs since June, are the club that hosts whoever wins it. Six nights of what is very likely a September rematch. Twelve home dates left out in Summerlin and this series is half of them.
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This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Last Comic Standing finalist with a smooth, dark, storytelling style. Effortless on stage, a little twisted underneath. A strong, low-risk club pick.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Still sneering, still in leather, still has the songs. Steve Stevens on guitar is the secret weapon. Loud, fun, and shorter on filler than most legacy acts.
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Fontainebleau is on the north end of the Strip, at 2777 Las Vegas Blvd S; its theater is BleauLive Theater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Fontainebleau Las Vegas." Self-parking is free for Nevada residents and rewards members and paid otherwise, so check which applies to you, and it is a large new resort, so follow the signs to BleauLive and give yourself time to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Roger Daltrey, the voice of The Who, out on his own with a semi acoustic band and the stories that go with six decades of it. Three nights at the Encore Theater, billed as music and storytelling rather than a straight rock show. For anyone who wore out Who's Next.
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Encore Theater is on the Strip inside the Wynn and Encore complex, at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Encore Las Vegas" and rideshare drops at the resort entrance. Self-parking is in the Wynn and Encore garages off Las Vegas Boulevard, paid but with the first few hours free, and it is a long walk through the casino to the theater, so follow the entertainment signs and give yourself extra time.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Three decades in and the harmonies still land. A full pop production and a crowd that has waited years to sing along. It runs on nostalgia, but they are genuinely sharp live.
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Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Ralph Barbosa broke out with a Netflix special and a dry, deadpan style well beyond his years. Understated and sharp. A strong pick for a comedy night.
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The Venetian Theatre is on the Strip inside The Venetian, in the theater district near the Grand Canal Shoppes. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The Venetian Las Vegas" and use the Venetian garage off Las Vegas Boulevard, then follow signs toward the theater district and the Grand Canal Shoppes. Self-parking is paid, with a few free hours for Nevada residents at a kiosk. The Venetian and the Palazzo share one huge connected complex, so make sure you are at the Venetian Theatre, not the Palazzo Theatre.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
An unapologetic, blue, fast-talking comic out of the Opie and Anthony world. Not for the easily rattled, perfect for everyone else. A loud, late, no-filter set.
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This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Skillet play arena-sized Christian hard rock, big hooks and bigger choruses. Loud, earnest, and a real live draw well beyond the faith crowd. A strong pick for modern rock fans.
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The M Resort is at the far south end, on the Henderson edge by St. Rose Parkway and Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "M Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free. Get dropped at the main entrance and follow signs to your event or showroom once inside. It sits up on a rise at the south end, so it is an easy in-and-out from the 15.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
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This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
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The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A themed dance party at Brooklyn Bowl built around one artist or one era for the whole night. DJs, not a live band, and the room sings every word. Go if you want to shout along to songs you have not thought about in fifteen years.
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Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Week Zero on FOX, and the first time these two programs have ever played. Dan Mullen's second UNLV team went 10-4 and reached the Mountain West title game, and neither side has named a starting quarterback, so both fanbases find out at kickoff. A national window at Allegiant before the rest of the country starts.
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Allegiant Stadium is just west of the Strip near Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Allegiant Stadium." There is no general onsite parking, so most people use rideshare, the RTC bus, or a prepaid lot bought ahead; rideshare drops at Lot N. Many walk over from the Strip on the Hacienda pedestrian bridge, which is car-free on event days. Both the bridge and the lots are a real distance outdoors, so dress for the weather and leave earlier than you would for a Strip venue.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Akaash Singh is a sharp, fast stand-up and Flagrant co-host with a take on culture and family. Quick and unfiltered. A solid club night.
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This is the downtown Arts District location, at 1511 South Main Street, not the Town Square club across town. In your maps or rideshare app, search the address "1511 South Main Street" so you land at the right Wiseguys, and have the driver drop you right on Main Street at the door. Parking is nearby Arts District lots and on-street, which may be metered, so check the signs. It is a small hundred-seat room, so arrive a bit early for a good seat.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A live band tearing through 90s and Y2K anthems at brunch hour. Loud guitars, day drinking, and singalongs to songs you once had on a burned CD. Bring the crew that still knows every word.
South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa
10:00 PM·South Vegas
Nerdy eighties cover band, suspenders and all, and the dance floor never sits down. Pure goofy fun, zero pretense. The opposite of a serious night out.
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The South Point Showroom is off-Strip at the far south end, at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "South Point Las Vegas" and get dropped at the main entrance, then follow signs to the showroom inside. Parking, both self-park and valet, is free, a real perk, and it is an easy in-and-out from Las Vegas Boulevard south. Give yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A late-night stand-up showcase at Jimmy Kimmel's on the LINQ, hosted by Phil Kotler with a rotating lineup after the headliners wrap. Looser and later than the main show, the kind of late set locals slip into. A good nightcap if you are already out.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
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This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Australian band that outgrew the boy band label and got loud about it. Tight live, and the crowd knows every word. Go if you have any affection for Youngblood.
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PH Live, also called the Bakkt Theater, is the big concert hall on the Strip at Planet Hollywood, up on the mezzanine above the casino floor. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Planet Hollywood Las Vegas" and use the garage and valet entrance on Harmon Avenue. From the casino floor, take the escalators or stairs up to the mezzanine and follow signs to PH Live. Self-parking is paid, and the theater is one level up, not on the casino floor.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The International Arena League decides its first championship at the Orleans. The matchup is not set until the semi-finals clear and the Las Vegas Rockers are already out, so this is a trophy game with no home team. Fifty yard field, padded walls, no punts.
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Orleans Arena is off-Strip on the west side, at The Orleans, 4500 West Tropicana Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Orleans Arena" and have the driver drop you at the arena entrance rather than the main hotel doors, then follow the arena signs. Parking is free, with a covered garage right by the arena entrance plus large surface lots. The covered garage fills first on busy nights, so if you want the short walk, leave a bit earlier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sugar Land is running away with the Pacific Coast League second half at 32-15, and the Aviators, 68-52 and locked into the playoffs since June, are the club that hosts whoever wins it. Six nights of what is very likely a September rematch. Twelve home dates left out in Summerlin and this series is half of them.
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This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Lights sit seventh in the West at 8-5-7, holding a playoff place they have not locked up, against a Charleston side second in the East. Billed as Throwback Night, which reads differently now that 2026 is the last season at Cashman before the site becomes housing. Six home dates left in the building, ever.
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Cashman Field is downtown, north of the casino core, at 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Cashman Field." There is on-site paved parking, and some of it can be reserved ahead online. It is an outdoor field, so dress for the weather, and downtown traffic and lot entry can slow you down, so leave earlier than usual.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Last Comic Standing finalist with a smooth, dark, storytelling style. Effortless on stage, a little twisted underneath. A strong, low-risk club pick.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Josh Tatofi bringing island reggae, soul, and traditional Hawaiian music to House of Blues, the kind of night the Ninth Island turns out for. A Grammy nominated voice they call the Polynesian Luther Vandross. Go if the islands are home.
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House of Blues is on the Strip inside Mandalay Bay, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef pins. Let the app drop you at Mandalay Bay's rideshare area, then follow signs to House of Blues. Parking is paid, and Mandalay Bay is a big property, so it is a real walk to the music hall and leaving earlier makes the night easier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Still sneering, still in leather, still has the songs. Steve Stevens on guitar is the secret weapon. Loud, fun, and shorter on filler than most legacy acts.
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Fontainebleau is on the north end of the Strip, at 2777 Las Vegas Blvd S; its theater is BleauLive Theater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Fontainebleau Las Vegas." Self-parking is free for Nevada residents and rewards members and paid otherwise, so check which applies to you, and it is a large new resort, so follow the signs to BleauLive and give yourself time to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Roger Daltrey, the voice of The Who, out on his own with a semi acoustic band and the stories that go with six decades of it. Three nights at the Encore Theater, billed as music and storytelling rather than a straight rock show. For anyone who wore out Who's Next.
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Encore Theater is on the Strip inside the Wynn and Encore complex, at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Encore Las Vegas" and rideshare drops at the resort entrance. Self-parking is in the Wynn and Encore garages off Las Vegas Boulevard, paid but with the first few hours free, and it is a long walk through the casino to the theater, so follow the entertainment signs and give yourself extra time.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Three decades in and the harmonies still land. A full pop production and a crowd that has waited years to sing along. It runs on nostalgia, but they are genuinely sharp live.
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Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Ralph Barbosa broke out with a Netflix special and a dry, deadpan style well beyond his years. Understated and sharp. A strong pick for a comedy night.
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The Venetian Theatre is on the Strip inside The Venetian, in the theater district near the Grand Canal Shoppes. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The Venetian Las Vegas" and use the Venetian garage off Las Vegas Boulevard, then follow signs toward the theater district and the Grand Canal Shoppes. Self-parking is paid, with a few free hours for Nevada residents at a kiosk. The Venetian and the Palazzo share one huge connected complex, so make sure you are at the Venetian Theatre, not the Palazzo Theatre.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Rick Springfield still tears through Jessie's Girl and a stack of eighties hits with more energy than expected. Loose, funny, and genuinely good live. A fun nostalgia night.
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The Pearl is off-Strip to the west, inside the Palms, at 4321 West Flamingo Road, about a block west of Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Palms Casino Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free here, a real advantage over the Strip; the West garage off Flamingo is a common choice, and rideshare uses the West casino entrance. Follow signs through the casino toward the Pearl once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
An unapologetic, blue, fast-talking comic out of the Opie and Anthony world. Not for the easily rattled, perfect for everyone else. A loud, late, no-filter set.
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This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Tim Allen, the Home Improvement and Toy Story star, back on the stand-up stage where he started. Broad, veteran, crowd-pleasing material. A big-name comedy night.
The Theater is off-Strip, just east on Paradise Road at Virgin Hotels, on the old Hard Rock site. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Virgin Hotels Las Vegas." Parking here is free, both self-park and valet, which is unusual for Las Vegas; use the Paradise garage by the Opal Tower or the Harmon garage by the Ruby Tower, then follow signs to The Theater. You are heading east of the Strip toward Paradise Road, not into the Strip casinos.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
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This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
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This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
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The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A themed dance party at Brooklyn Bowl built around one artist or one era for the whole night. DJs, not a live band, and the room sings every word. Go if you want to shout along to songs you have not thought about in fifteen years.
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Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A live band tearing through 90s and Y2K anthems at brunch hour. Loud guitars, day drinking, and singalongs to songs you once had on a burned CD. Bring the crew that still knows every word.
Sugar Land is running away with the Pacific Coast League second half at 32-15, and the Aviators, 68-52 and locked into the playoffs since June, are the club that hosts whoever wins it. Six nights of what is very likely a September rematch. Twelve home dates left out in Summerlin and this series is half of them.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
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This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Storytelling stand-up, dad-life material, the kind of set that sneaks up on you. A reliable laugh at a club price. Easy recommend for a casual night.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
An unapologetic, blue, fast-talking comic out of the Opie and Anthony world. Not for the easily rattled, perfect for everyone else. A loud, late, no-filter set.
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This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
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This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
High-energy, clean, and likeable enough to bring anyone to. Physical and fast. The rare comic the whole table agrees on.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Storytelling stand-up, dad-life material, the kind of set that sneaks up on you. A reliable laugh at a club price. Easy recommend for a casual night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
Getting to this venue +
The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
High-energy, clean, and likeable enough to bring anyone to. Physical and fast. The rare comic the whole table agrees on.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A veteran Latino comic with Showtime sets and decades of road work, all family and real life. Warm, sharp, and built for a crowd that sees itself in the material. A pro's pro.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A veteran Latino comic with Showtime sets and decades of road work, all family and real life. Warm, sharp, and built for a crowd that sees itself in the material. A pro's pro.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Michael Yo works clean and relatable, big on family, dating, and getting older. A likeable, low-risk club night. Safe to bring a date or your parents.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Still sneering, still in leather, still has the songs. Steve Stevens on guitar is the secret weapon. Loud, fun, and shorter on filler than most legacy acts.
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Fontainebleau is on the north end of the Strip, at 2777 Las Vegas Blvd S; its theater is BleauLive Theater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Fontainebleau Las Vegas." Self-parking is free for Nevada residents and rewards members and paid otherwise, so check which applies to you, and it is a large new resort, so follow the signs to BleauLive and give yourself time to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
Getting to this venue +
The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Loud, unfiltered, and back on the road working tight. Not for the easily offended, great for everyone else. A real club night, not a lounge set.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Kamelot are cinematic symphonic power metal, all soaring vocals and dark drama. Big production for a devoted scene. A real one for the power-metal faithful.
Getting to this venue +
House of Blues is on the Strip inside Mandalay Bay, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef pins. Let the app drop you at Mandalay Bay's rideshare area, then follow signs to House of Blues. Parking is paid, and Mandalay Bay is a big property, so it is a real walk to the music hall and leaving earlier makes the night easier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Cap is blue-collar Vegas stand-up, beanie and all, and the regulars love him. No frills, big laughs. A dependable club night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Greg Warren, the former Pillsbury salesman turned veteran headliner, mines flyover-country life with real craft. The flute rant alone is worth the ticket. A polished, reliable club night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Loud, unfiltered, and back on the road working tight. Not for the easily offended, great for everyone else. A real club night, not a lounge set.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
House of Blues is on the Strip inside Mandalay Bay, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef pins. Let the app drop you at Mandalay Bay's rideshare area, then follow signs to House of Blues. Parking is paid, and Mandalay Bay is a big property, so it is a real walk to the music hall and leaving earlier makes the night easier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Arts District throws open its galleries, food trucks, and street stages the first Friday of every month, all of it free. The most reliably local night downtown, half art walk and half block party. Park a few blocks out and just wander.
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The Arts District sits downtown along Main Street, south of the casino core. On the first Friday of each month it hosts First Friday, a free outdoor arts festival, and streets in the district close to cars, so drop-off and parking sit outside the closed area. The easiest plan is to park at the city garage at 500 South Main Street and take the free First Friday shuttle, or park around 1000 Commerce Street with a short walk in. It is outdoors with a lot of walking, so dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Koe Wetzel is Texas country crossed with grunge, rowdy and a little unhinged, with a crowd to match. Less polished Nashville, more beer soaked and loose. Go in knowing it gets messy in a good way.
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The Theater is off-Strip, just east on Paradise Road at Virgin Hotels, on the old Hard Rock site. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Virgin Hotels Las Vegas." Parking here is free, both self-park and valet, which is unusual for Las Vegas; use the Paradise garage by the Opal Tower or the Harmon garage by the Ruby Tower, then follow signs to The Theater. You are heading east of the Strip toward Paradise Road, not into the Strip casinos.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The soft-rock duo behind every slow-dance staple you know, still hitting the high notes. All Out of Love and Lost in Love and the whole radio songbook. Breezy, nostalgic, sing-in-your-seat.
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Westgate is off-Strip, just east by the Las Vegas Convention Center, at 3000 Paradise Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Westgate Las Vegas." Parking is now paid and can spike during big convention events, so check before you go, and the resort has its own Las Vegas Monorail station if you would rather ride in from the Strip. Follow the signs to your showroom once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa
7:00 PM·South Vegas
A Queen tribute at the South Point showroom, not the band, and worth knowing that walking in. But the harmonies and the Freddie strut are handled with real care, and South Point is an easy off-Strip room. Good if you want the songbook live.
Getting to this venue +
The South Point Showroom is off-Strip at the far south end, at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "South Point Las Vegas" and get dropped at the main entrance, then follow signs to the showroom inside. Parking, both self-park and valet, is free, a real perk, and it is an easy in-and-out from Las Vegas Boulevard south. Give yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A New Mexico headliner who turned everyday chaos into a four million strong TikTok following. Loud, raw, and story driven. A high energy club night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Still sneering, still in leather, still has the songs. Steve Stevens on guitar is the secret weapon. Loud, fun, and shorter on filler than most legacy acts.
Getting to this venue +
Fontainebleau is on the north end of the Strip, at 2777 Las Vegas Blvd S; its theater is BleauLive Theater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Fontainebleau Las Vegas." Self-parking is free for Nevada residents and rewards members and paid otherwise, so check which applies to you, and it is a large new resort, so follow the signs to BleauLive and give yourself time to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
One of the hottest names in regional Mexican music right now, and the voice is the real deal. Big, emotional, sold-out energy. Catch him before the rooms get even bigger.
Getting to this venue +
Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Babyface wrote half the R&B you grew up on, and the live show is a quiet flex, one hit after another you forgot he made. Smooth, generous, full of stories. A real songwriter's night.
Getting to this venue +
The Pearl is off-Strip to the west, inside the Palms, at 4321 West Flamingo Road, about a block west of Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Palms Casino Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free here, a real advantage over the Strip; the West garage off Flamingo is a common choice, and rideshare uses the West casino entrance. Follow signs through the casino toward the Pearl once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Greg Warren, the former Pillsbury salesman turned veteran headliner, mines flyover-country life with real craft. The flute rant alone is worth the ticket. A polished, reliable club night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Babyface wrote half the R&B you grew up on, and the live show is a quiet flex, one hit after another you forgot he made. Smooth, generous, full of stories. A real songwriter's night.
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The Pearl is off-Strip to the west, inside the Palms, at 4321 West Flamingo Road, about a block west of Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Palms Casino Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free here, a real advantage over the Strip; the West garage off Flamingo is a common choice, and rideshare uses the West casino entrance. Follow signs through the casino toward the Pearl once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Journey and a catalog that basically defined arena rock, Don't Stop Believin' and every road-trip anthem. Big, polished, and a whole room singing along. A dependable crowd-pleaser.
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The Side Lawn is an outdoor grass venue at Sunset Station in Henderson, next to the pool and the main amphitheater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sunset Station." Parking is free, including the casino garage. It is a general-admission lawn, so many folks bring a blanket, and since it is outdoors, dress for the weather and leave earlier so parking does not make you late.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Tammy Pescatelli does sharp, no-nonsense stand-up on family and marriage from a working-mom point of view. Quick and relatable. A solid club comedy night.
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Access is the showroom at Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas, out by Interstate 215. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Aliante Casino." Both valet and self-parking are free. Get dropped at the main entrance and follow signs to the Access Showroom inside. One local note: many shows here are 21 and over and bags and signs are not allowed, so travel light.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Band Perry broke out on If I Die Young and a knack for a big country-pop hook. Polished and crowd-pleasing. A solid, easygoing night.
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This is the outdoor amphitheater at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, by The District shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Green Valley Ranch Resort." Garage parking is free; the venue map points to the garage across from the Grand Cafe, so head that way and follow signs to The Backyard. It is an outdoor poolside stage, so dress for the weather, and Henderson lots fill before shows, so leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
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This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
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This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
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The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Real touring acts at Brooklyn Bowl, bowling lanes and all. Standing room, a sound system that actually delivers, off-Strip energy. Go for a band you want to feel, not just watch.
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Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Kev Herrera turned unfiltered Queens storytelling into millions of followers and the Mugged Off podcast. Raw, personal, and very New York. Go for the honesty.
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This is the downtown Arts District location, at 1511 South Main Street, not the Town Square club across town. In your maps or rideshare app, search the address "1511 South Main Street" so you land at the right Wiseguys, and have the driver drop you right on Main Street at the door. Parking is nearby Arts District lots and on-street, which may be metered, so check the signs. It is a small hundred-seat room, so arrive a bit early for a good seat.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A live band tearing through 90s and Y2K anthems at brunch hour. Loud guitars, day drinking, and singalongs to songs you once had on a burned CD. Bring the crew that still knows every word.
South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa
10:00 PM·South Vegas
Nerdy eighties cover band, suspenders and all, and the dance floor never sits down. Pure goofy fun, zero pretense. The opposite of a serious night out.
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The South Point Showroom is off-Strip at the far south end, at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "South Point Las Vegas" and get dropped at the main entrance, then follow signs to the showroom inside. Parking, both self-park and valet, is free, a real perk, and it is an easy in-and-out from Las Vegas Boulevard south. Give yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A late-night stand-up showcase at Jimmy Kimmel's on the LINQ, hosted by Phil Kotler with a rotating lineup after the headliners wrap. Looser and later than the main show, the kind of late set locals slip into. A good nightcap if you are already out.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The soft-rock duo behind every slow-dance staple you know, still hitting the high notes. All Out of Love and Lost in Love and the whole radio songbook. Breezy, nostalgic, sing-in-your-seat.
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Westgate is off-Strip, just east by the Las Vegas Convention Center, at 3000 Paradise Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Westgate Las Vegas." Parking is now paid and can spike during big convention events, so check before you go, and the resort has its own Las Vegas Monorail station if you would rather ride in from the Strip. Follow the signs to your showroom once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
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This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Usher, fresh off the Super Bowl and his own residency, knows exactly how to run a room. Choreography, hits, and that voice, a full pop-R&B spectacle. One of the most polished shows you will catch all year.
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Allegiant Stadium is just west of the Strip near Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Allegiant Stadium." There is no general onsite parking, so most people use rideshare, the RTC bus, or a prepaid lot bought ahead; rideshare drops at Lot N. Many walk over from the Strip on the Hacienda pedestrian bridge, which is car-free on event days. Both the bridge and the lots are a real distance outdoors, so dress for the weather and leave earlier than you would for a Strip venue.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa
7:00 PM·South Vegas
A Queen tribute at the South Point showroom, not the band, and worth knowing that walking in. But the harmonies and the Freddie strut are handled with real care, and South Point is an easy off-Strip room. Good if you want the songbook live.
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The South Point Showroom is off-Strip at the far south end, at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "South Point Las Vegas" and get dropped at the main entrance, then follow signs to the showroom inside. Parking, both self-park and valet, is free, a real perk, and it is an easy in-and-out from Las Vegas Boulevard south. Give yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Second division soccer at Cashman Field downtown, and the supporters section is genuinely rowdy for a lower league. The field is right on top of you and the food is better than it should be. The most fun you can have at a Vegas sporting event.
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Cashman Field is downtown, north of the casino core, at 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Cashman Field." There is on-site paved parking, and some of it can be reserved ahead online. It is an outdoor field, so dress for the weather, and downtown traffic and lot entry can slow you down, so leave earlier than usual.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
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The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A New Mexico headliner who turned everyday chaos into a four million strong TikTok following. Loud, raw, and story driven. A high energy club night.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Powerman 5000 bring loud, hooky industrial-tinged rock, that When Worlds Collide energy intact. Fast and fun in a smaller room. A rowdy throwback for the nu-metal era.
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House of Blues is on the Strip inside Mandalay Bay, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef pins. Let the app drop you at Mandalay Bay's rideshare area, then follow signs to House of Blues. Parking is paid, and Mandalay Bay is a big property, so it is a real walk to the music hall and leaving earlier makes the night easier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Still sneering, still in leather, still has the songs. Steve Stevens on guitar is the secret weapon. Loud, fun, and shorter on filler than most legacy acts.
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Fontainebleau is on the north end of the Strip, at 2777 Las Vegas Blvd S; its theater is BleauLive Theater. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Fontainebleau Las Vegas." Self-parking is free for Nevada residents and rewards members and paid otherwise, so check which applies to you, and it is a large new resort, so follow the signs to BleauLive and give yourself time to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng built a show around giving each other a hard time in public. Sharp, political, and both of them are at the top of their game. Encore Theater at the Wynn, and worth the Strip trip.
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Encore Theater is on the Strip inside the Wynn and Encore complex, at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Encore Las Vegas" and rideshare drops at the resort entrance. Self-parking is in the Wynn and Encore garages off Las Vegas Boulevard, paid but with the first few hours free, and it is a long walk through the casino to the theater, so follow the entertainment signs and give yourself extra time.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
One of the hottest names in regional Mexican music right now, and the voice is the real deal. Big, emotional, sold-out energy. Catch him before the rooms get even bigger.
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Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Babyface wrote half the R&B you grew up on, and the live show is a quiet flex, one hit after another you forgot he made. Smooth, generous, full of stories. A real songwriter's night.
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The Pearl is off-Strip to the west, inside the Palms, at 4321 West Flamingo Road, about a block west of Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Palms Casino Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free here, a real advantage over the Strip; the West garage off Flamingo is a common choice, and rideshare uses the West casino entrance. Follow signs through the casino toward the Pearl once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Greg Warren, the former Pillsbury salesman turned veteran headliner, mines flyover-country life with real craft. The flute rant alone is worth the ticket. A polished, reliable club night.
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This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Queensryche built the thinking person's metal, Operation Mindcrime and all, and still play it tight. Progressive, heavy, and sharp live. A real one for the prog-metal crowd.
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The Cannery is a locals casino in North Las Vegas, on East Craig Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Cannery Casino." Self-parking is free. Live shows are usually at The Club, the casino's concert room, so get dropped at the main entrance and follow signs to The Club, giving yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Babyface wrote half the R&B you grew up on, and the live show is a quiet flex, one hit after another you forgot he made. Smooth, generous, full of stories. A real songwriter's night.
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The Pearl is off-Strip to the west, inside the Palms, at 4321 West Flamingo Road, about a block west of Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Palms Casino Resort." Both valet and self-parking are free here, a real advantage over the Strip; the West garage off Flamingo is a common choice, and rideshare uses the West casino entrance. Follow signs through the casino toward the Pearl once inside.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino
8:00 PM
A Nirvana tribute running the Nevermind and In Utero songbook loud and raw. Not the band, obviously, but a cathartic grunge singalong at a bar price. Go for the noise.
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The Chrome Showroom is inside Santa Fe Station in the northwest, on North Rancho Drive. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Santa Fe Station." Garage parking is free. Get dropped at the main entrance and follow signs to the Chrome Showroom, an intimate room inside the casino, and plan a few minutes to walk in from the garage.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
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This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
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This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
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The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Jay Leno, decades of late-night behind him, still grinding out classic, no-blue observational stand-up. Polished, clean, and reliably funny. A living piece of comedy history.
DJs spinning the emo and pop punk canon at Brooklyn Bowl, off the Strip and standing room. Sweaty, loud, and completely unpretentious. Cathartic, communal, and the singalongs do all the work.
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Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Christian Johnson built a big online following on reaction and character bits, catchphrase and all, then stretched it into a full hour. Silly and quotable. A fun night for anyone who knows the videos.
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This is the downtown Arts District location, at 1511 South Main Street, not the Town Square club across town. In your maps or rideshare app, search the address "1511 South Main Street" so you land at the right Wiseguys, and have the driver drop you right on Main Street at the door. Parking is nearby Arts District lots and on-street, which may be metered, so check the signs. It is a small hundred-seat room, so arrive a bit early for a good seat.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A live band tearing through 90s and Y2K anthems at brunch hour. Loud guitars, day drinking, and singalongs to songs you once had on a burned CD. Bring the crew that still knows every word.
Pop punk out of the Lookout Records era, with the Dickies and the Queers on the same bill. That is a stacked night for anyone who came up on this stuff. Fast, loud, and over before you know it.
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House of Blues is on the Strip inside Mandalay Bay, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Mandalay Bay" and pick the main Resort and Casino spot, not the parking or Shark Reef pins. Let the app drop you at Mandalay Bay's rideshare area, then follow signs to House of Blues. Parking is paid, and Mandalay Bay is a big property, so it is a real walk to the music hall and leaving earlier makes the night easier.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
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This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Usher, fresh off the Super Bowl and his own residency, knows exactly how to run a room. Choreography, hits, and that voice, a full pop-R&B spectacle. One of the most polished shows you will catch all year.
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Allegiant Stadium is just west of the Strip near Interstate 15. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Allegiant Stadium." There is no general onsite parking, so most people use rideshare, the RTC bus, or a prepaid lot bought ahead; rideshare drops at Lot N. Many walk over from the Strip on the Hacienda pedestrian bridge, which is car-free on event days. Both the bridge and the lots are a real distance outdoors, so dress for the weather and leave earlier than you would for a Strip venue.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Travis Cloer, a longtime Jersey Boys lead, singing the Frankie Valli and Four Seasons catalog at Aliante. Sherry, Walk Like a Man, and the falsetto run, from a guy who did it on the Strip for years. A tribute done by someone who earned the songs.
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Access is the showroom at Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas, out by Interstate 215. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Aliante Casino." Both valet and self-parking are free. Get dropped at the main entrance and follow signs to the Access Showroom inside. One local note: many shows here are 21 and over and bags and signs are not allowed, so travel light.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa
7:00 PM·South Vegas
A Queen tribute at the South Point showroom, not the band, and worth knowing that walking in. But the harmonies and the Freddie strut are handled with real care, and South Point is an easy off-Strip room. Good if you want the songbook live.
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The South Point Showroom is off-Strip at the far south end, at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "South Point Las Vegas" and get dropped at the main entrance, then follow signs to the showroom inside. Parking, both self-park and valet, is free, a real perk, and it is an easy in-and-out from Las Vegas Boulevard south. Give yourself a few minutes to walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Storytelling stand-up, dad-life material, the kind of set that sneaks up on you. A reliable laugh at a club price. Easy recommend for a casual night.
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This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
One of the most respected rappers of his era, all substance and no gimmicks. Deep catalog, real bars, and a crowd that hangs on every line. A rap night for people who listen to the words.
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T-Mobile Arena sits just west of the Strip behind New York-New York, reached on foot through The Park district. In your maps or rideshare app, search "T-Mobile Arena" and let the app drop you at the arena's rideshare spot by New York-New York, then walk through The Park to the arena doors. Parking is paid and must be reserved ahead through the arena, not bought that night. The Park walkway is outdoors, so dress for the weather.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng built a show around giving each other a hard time in public. Sharp, political, and both of them are at the top of their game. Encore Theater at the Wynn, and worth the Strip trip.
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Encore Theater is on the Strip inside the Wynn and Encore complex, at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Encore Las Vegas" and rideshare drops at the resort entrance. Self-parking is in the Wynn and Encore garages off Las Vegas Boulevard, paid but with the first few hours free, and it is a long walk through the casino to the theater, so follow the entertainment signs and give yourself extra time.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
One of the hottest names in regional Mexican music right now, and the voice is the real deal. Big, emotional, sold-out energy. Catch him before the rooms get even bigger.
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Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Real touring acts at Brooklyn Bowl, bowling lanes and all. Standing room, a sound system that actually delivers, off-Strip energy. Go for a band you want to feel, not just watch.
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Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Greg Warren, the former Pillsbury salesman turned veteran headliner, mines flyover-country life with real craft. The flute rant alone is worth the ticket. A polished, reliable club night.
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This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
Getting to this venue +
The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The people's auntie, equal parts no-filter and pure warmth. She commands a room instantly. One of the most fun hangs in comedy right now.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Wayne Newton is Mr. Las Vegas, full stop. Up close it is part show, part history lesson, more lounge legend than modern production, and that is exactly the point. A bucket-list piece of real Vegas.
Getting to this venue +
Bugsy's Cabaret is on the Strip inside the Flamingo, a small showroom near the front of the casino. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Flamingo Las Vegas" and follow signs to the resort, then watch for the Bugsy's Cabaret sign near the front of the casino floor. Self-parking is in the Flamingo garage, paid, with the first hour free and some free hours for Nevada locals with a state ID. Because the room is small, it is easy to walk past, so look for the sign.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Storytelling stand-up, dad-life material, the kind of set that sneaks up on you. A reliable laugh at a club price. Easy recommend for a casual night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A road-tested comic with a calm, deadpan command of the room. Smart, unhurried, and quietly one of the more respected club acts around. A grown-up laugh.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
Getting to this venue +
The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The people's auntie, equal parts no-filter and pure warmth. She commands a room instantly. One of the most fun hangs in comedy right now.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A veteran Latino comic with Showtime sets and decades of road work, all family and real life. Warm, sharp, and built for a crowd that sees itself in the material. A pro's pro.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Aviators baseball out in Summerlin, ten minutes off the Strip. Fireworks Fridays and a ballpark that's genuinely nice. The most relaxed night on the local calendar.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A road-tested comic with a calm, deadpan command of the room. Smart, unhurried, and quietly one of the more respected club acts around. A grown-up laugh.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A veteran Latino comic with Showtime sets and decades of road work, all family and real life. Warm, sharp, and built for a crowd that sees itself in the material. A pro's pro.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Sixty years of impressions and he is still doing the voices at the Laugh Factory. A living piece of Vegas history. Worth it for the legends he brings back to life.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Wayne Newton is Mr. Las Vegas, full stop. Up close it is part show, part history lesson, more lounge legend than modern production, and that is exactly the point. A bucket-list piece of real Vegas.
Getting to this venue +
Bugsy's Cabaret is on the Strip inside the Flamingo, a small showroom near the front of the casino. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Flamingo Las Vegas" and follow signs to the resort, then watch for the Bugsy's Cabaret sign near the front of the casino floor. Self-parking is in the Flamingo garage, paid, with the first hour free and some free hours for Nevada locals with a state ID. Because the room is small, it is easy to walk past, so look for the sign.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Aviators baseball out in Summerlin, ten minutes off the Strip. Fireworks Fridays and a ballpark that's genuinely nice. The most relaxed night on the local calendar.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Michael Yo works clean and relatable, big on family, dating, and getting older. A likeable, low-risk club night. Safe to bring a date or your parents.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A road-tested comic with a calm, deadpan command of the room. Smart, unhurried, and quietly one of the more respected club acts around. A grown-up laugh.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A Vegas mainstay for a reason, quick and no filter. Years of sold-out local nights and he still riffs like the room is new. Go in loose and let him cook.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Saxe Theater, on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall that wraps around Planet Hollywood, in Suite 454 near Sbarro. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow signs toward Elara and Suite 454. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. It is a mall theater, not out on the casino floor, so leave time to walk to the suite.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
V Theater at Planet Hollywood Inside the Miracle Mile Mall
8:30 PM
The Big Black Comedy Show stacks a touring lineup of Black comics into one sold-out night. Several headliners, sharp sets, real value. Go with a crew.
Getting to this venue +
The V Theater is on the Strip inside the Miracle Mile Shops mall at Planet Hollywood, in Suite 360. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Miracle Mile Shops" and go in the mall entrance, then follow the suite numbers to 360. Self-parking is in the Planet Hollywood garage off Harmon Avenue, paid. The V Theater and the Saxe Theater are both in this same mall but different suites, so confirm you are heading to Suite 360.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Louie from Cobra Kai and a hard-touring road comic with a real point of view. Family, growing up, and a little edge. A solid, no-frills club headliner.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Kevin Hart fills arenas on pure relentless energy and self-deprecation. Polished, fast, and a genuine A-list draw. A safe pick for a big night out with a crew.
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This is the downtown Arts District location, at 1511 South Main Street, not the Town Square club across town. In your maps or rideshare app, search the address "1511 South Main Street" so you land at the right Wiseguys, and have the driver drop you right on Main Street at the door. Parking is nearby Arts District lots and on-street, which may be metered, so check the signs. It is a small hundred-seat room, so arrive a bit early for a good seat.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Industrial rock playing the Wither Blister Burn and Peel anniversary front to back. Dark, loud, and Brooklyn Bowl is the right size for it. For anyone who wore a lot of black in 1996.
Getting to this venue +
Brooklyn Bowl is on the Strip at the open-air LINQ Promenade, next to the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas"; rideshare drops at the main LINQ valet and you walk down the promenade to the venue. Parking is paid at the LINQ garage, and with a show ticket it is worth asking inside the Brooklyn Bowl store about validating your parking that night. The promenade is outdoors, so dress for the weather on the walk in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The legendary Greenwich Village club brought a real room to the Rio, rotating lineups of working stand-ups. No tribute gimmicks, no lounge act, just sets. About as honest as Strip-adjacent comedy gets.
Getting to this venue +
This club is just west of the Strip inside the Rio, at 3700 West Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Rio Las Vegas" and have the driver drop you at the main entrance, then follow the signs into the casino toward the theater. Parking at the Rio has self-park and valet. The Rio is a big property, so leave extra time to walk from the car to the room.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Aviators baseball out in Summerlin, ten minutes off the Strip. Fireworks Fridays and a ballpark that's genuinely nice. The most relaxed night on the local calendar.
Getting to this venue +
This is the Aviators ballpark in Summerlin, by the Downtown Summerlin shops. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Las Vegas Ballpark." There are three free ballpark lots, and you can also park free at the Downtown Summerlin shopping center across the street. It is an open-air ballpark, so dress for the weather, and the Summerlin lots and streets get busy on game nights, so if the game has a set start, leave earlier than you think.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Donny Osmond has headlined this town for decades and the solo residency is pure showman. Every hit, big production, zero cynicism. Bring your mom, she will lose it.
Getting to this venue +
The Harrah's Showroom is on the Strip inside Harrah's Las Vegas, just north of The LINQ. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Harrah's Las Vegas" and follow the signs to the resort entrance, then look for showroom signs inside near the casino. Self-parking is in the Harrah's garage, paid; the garage clearance is under seven feet, so tall vehicles should note that. Once inside, follow the interior signs to the showroom.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Cap is blue-collar Vegas stand-up, beanie and all, and the regulars love him. No frills, big laughs. A dependable club night.
Getting to this venue +
This club is mid-Strip inside The LINQ Promenade, the open-air walkway by the High Roller wheel. In your maps or rideshare app, search "The LINQ Las Vegas" and let the app drop you at the property's rideshare spot, then walk the promenade to the club. Parking is at the LINQ Promenade garage off Koval Lane and is paid. The promenade is a long open-air walk, so give yourself a few extra minutes.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Elias Medina, the Monterrey songwriter behind hits for Bronco, Pesado, and Grupo Firme, out front at the Sahara Theatre. Romantic regional Mexican, accordion and tuba and a real pen, not the corridos tumbados wave. For the crowd that came for the songs, not the trend.
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The SAHARA Theatre is on the Strip inside SAHARA Las Vegas, at the north end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "SAHARA Las Vegas" and follow signs to the resort, then to the theater inside. Self-parking is free here, a real perk on the Strip, and the SAHARA has its own Las Vegas Monorail station if you are hopping down from mid-Strip. Follow the interior signs to the theater once you are in.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
One of the hottest names in regional Mexican music right now, and the voice is the real deal. Big, emotional, sold-out energy. Catch him before the rooms get even bigger.
Getting to this venue +
Sphere sits just east of the Strip, behind The Venetian, at 255 Sands Avenue. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Sphere" since it has its own pin; most people walk over from The Venetian on the pedestrian bridge and follow signs to the atrium. Onsite parking is paid and must be booked ahead through Sphere or Ticketmaster, so buy early. After a show the rideshare line backs up badly, so if you want an easy exit, leave your seat a little early or walk to a nearby resort to get picked up.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
Hard rock founding fathers with Kansas along for the ride, Smoke on the Water and the whole heavy songbook. Loud, tight, two legends on one bill. A bucket-list one for classic rock heads.
Getting to this venue +
PH Live, also called the Bakkt Theater, is the big concert hall on the Strip at Planet Hollywood, up on the mezzanine above the casino floor. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Planet Hollywood Las Vegas" and use the garage and valet entrance on Harmon Avenue. From the casino floor, take the escalators or stairs up to the mezzanine and follow signs to PH Live. Self-parking is paid, and the theater is one level up, not on the casino floor.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
A road-tested comic with a calm, deadpan command of the room. Smart, unhurried, and quietly one of the more respected club acts around. A grown-up laugh.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside the MGM Grand, near the south end. In your maps or rideshare app, search "MGM Grand" (3799 Las Vegas Blvd S) and head to the main entrance. Once inside, stay on the main casino level and follow signs toward The District, the restaurant corridor where the club now sits. It moved out of the old basement spot, so ignore any directions that send you downstairs, and MGM parking is paid.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.
The Laugh Factory name inside Horseshoe on the Strip, running nightly with a rotating bill of touring road comics. Small room, low ceiling, no bad seat in it. Locals go on weeknights when the crowd is loose.
Getting to this venue +
This club is on the Strip inside Horseshoe Las Vegas, at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In your maps or rideshare app, search "Horseshoe Las Vegas" so you do not get sent to Paris or the Cromwell next door. Once inside, follow the signs up to the mezzanine level, where the Laugh Factory theater is. Parking is paid, so give yourself time to park and find the mezzanine.
Parking and prices can change, so it is worth a quick check with the venue before you go.