Pop phenomenon Lady Gaga returns to Las Vegas on Aug. 13 for a concert at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Monday, April 19, 2010 | 12:05 a.m.
Other Upcoming Concerts of Note
- Sugarland (April 23, Primm)
- The Eagles (April 24, MGM)
- Deer Tick (April 28, Beauty Bar)
- Daughtry (April 29, The Orleans)
- Merle Haggard (May 8, The Cannery)
- Kenny Chesney (May 14-15 and July 2-3, The Joint)
- Paramore (May 16, The Joint)
- Minus the Bear (May 19, House of Blues)
- De La Soul (May 21, Hard Rock pool)
- As I Lay Dying (May 22, House of Blues)
- Nas, with Damian "Jr. Gong" Marly (May 29, The Joint)
- Crosby, Stills and Nash (June 4, The Joint)
- Reggae in the Desert (June 12, County Amphitheater)
- Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (June 18, MGM)
- Rihanna (July 17, Mandalay Bay)
- Carole King & James Taylor (July 17, MGM)
- Justin Bieber & Sean Kingston (July 24, Planet Holywood)
- Rush (August 14, MGM Grand)
- Cyndi Lauper (August 21, House of Blues)
Punk Rock Bowling (Sunset Station, May 7-9): What has typically been a zany industry get-together has ballooned into a full-on music fest this year, with the likes of Hot Water Music, Against Me!, NOFX, 7 Seconds, TSOL, Flogging Molly, The Adolescents, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and D.R.I. performing outdoors in the Amphitheatre and inside Club Madrid over three days and nights. Full-fest passes cost $80, or you can pay by the show. No bowling shoes required.
Jimmy Scott (Jazz in the Park, May 8): Turns out the high-voiced jazz singer has been living among us in secret for several years, so let's belatedly welcome the soon-to-be 85-year-old to town in style. As always, shows in this series are free, so grab a blanket and start planning your picnic-basket contents.
Carrie Underwood (Orleans Arena, May 22): Which American Idol grad has scored the most No. 1 hits? Kelly Clarkson, right? Or maybe Chris Daughtry? Um, Jennifer Hudson? Ha! Underwood owns them all, with nine chart-toppers since winning her Idol crown in 2005. Which means if you listen to country radio, you should recognize nearly everything she plays live.
Frightened Rabbit (Beauty Bar, May 24): Even if the Scots' new-album title, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, wasn't quite so inviting, we'd have them on our list. They've toured with Death Cab and been handpicked for a festival by Belle & Sebastian, so you know they've got their melodies down; but the Rabbit's brand of indie is a good bit more epic than either of those bands. In other words, it's worth the $10, even if it is on a Monday.
Bamboozle Road Show (The Joint, June 3): The folks behind Warped Tour stopped loving Las Vegas years ago, but they can't keep the pop-punk and emo fans from getting their fill. Good Charlotte, Third Eye Blind, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Hellogoodbye and a slew of others are set to rock the Hard Rock from noon till, well, whenever mom needs to pick up the kids.
Lady Gaga (MGM Grand, August 13): She packed the Pearl in December; now she's ready to cram the Grand Garden Arena. Unsure if you're down with the Gaga? These excerpts from Joe Brown's review of her last Vegas go-round might get you off the fence: "[The show] rendered all previous showbiz obsolete ... A pop pack rat, Gaga gobbles supermodels, pop stars, drag queens and movie monsters ... perfect for Vegas."
— Originally published in Las Vegas Weekly
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