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March 28, 2024

Weekend best bets: Rock ‘n Roll Wine, Mexican Independence Day and Neon Reverb

Luis Miguel

Luis MIguel is just one of the musical options you have to choose from during National Hispanic Heritage Month.

This weekend's best bets include concerts featuring Fiona Apple, Mana, Foghat and Luis Miguel, plus a slew of local bands at the Neon Reverb Festival. It's the weekend of Mexican Independence Day and in addition to several big boxing fights and concerts, there will be parades and cultural festivities. Here are our best entertainment bets for the weekend:

    • The Knew performs at the Bunkhouse during Neon Reverb.

      Thursday-Sunday: Neon Reverb Festival

      The Neon Reverb festival is back for another fall installment featuring music from bands like Those Darlins, Moonface, Black Light Burns and local favorites like A Crowd Of Small Adventures, Rhyme ‘N Rhythm and Avalon Landing. Tickets for individual shows vary.

    • Mexican singer Luis Miguel performs during a concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

      Friday: Luis Miguel at the Colosseum

      Luis Miguel will be performing live at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The Mexican singer known for his crooning ballads has been the recipient of several Latin Grammy and Grammy Awards. Catch him at one of three special performances surrounding Mexican Independence Day. Tickets are $86.36-$227.27 and the show starts at 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

    • Thursday-Sunday: San Gennaro Feast at the Silverton

      The 33rd Annual San Gennaro Feast will take place in the main parking lots at the Silverton. The Las Vegas festival celebrating the spirit of San Gennaro features more than 70 restaurant food booths, 80 amusements rides and midway games, arts and crafts booths and complimentary headliner entertainment coordinated and hosted by Tony Sacca. The event runs from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 11 p.m to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8-$9 and food and rides are individually priced.

    • Marc Anthony arrives at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 1, 2012.

      Saturday: Gigant3s at Mandalay Bay

      In honor of Mexican Independence Day, Mandalay Bay presents Gigant3s at the Events Center, featuring Marc Anthony, Chayanne and Marco A. Solis. Tickets are $66-$266 and the show starts at 8 p.m.

    • Friday: The Henderson Symphony Orchestra at the Henderson Pavilion

      The Henderson Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Symphony No.5, Rossini's “La Gazza Ladra” Overture, and Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 featuring Bill Bernatis on French horn. The event is free and starts at 8 p.m.

    • Young the Giant performs at Boulevard Pool in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

      Saturday: Rock 'n Roll Wine's Wine Amplified Festival at Mandalay Beach

      The night before the main event, enjoy Bubbles and Chocolate featuring champagnes from Moet & Chandon, desserts from Master Chocolatier Vincent Pilon and music from Ed Kowalczyk of Live. Tickets are $60 and the event begins at 8 p.m. On Saturday night enjoy Rock 'n Roll Wine's Wine Amplified Festival at Mandalay Beach. It features 150 wines from 50 wineries plus music from Young the Giant, Vanaprasta and Vintage Trouble. Tickets are $70 or $115 for both nights. The festival begins at 7 p.m.

    • Fiona Apple returns to town (finally!) September 15 at the Joint.

      Saturday: Fiona Apple at the Joint

      Grammy winner Fiona Apple is touring in support of her latest album, "The Idler Wheel...", her first LP since 2005. Tickets are $25-$91 and the show starts at 8 p.m.

    • Saturday: Mexican Independence Weekend parade and festivals

      The Mexican Independence Weekend celebration in Las Vegas features many events including the Fiestas Patrias at the Boulevard Mall parking lot. Enjoy food and drink, live music, folklore dancers, mariachis, games, prizes, jumpers, face painting, clowns and more beginning at 3 p.m. At 10 a.m., start the day off with a parade on 4th Street between Gass and Stewart avenues followed by a festival on at the Fremont Street Experience from 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Enjoy music from Mexican singer Graciela Beltran who serves as the parade's grand marshal.

    • Foghat perform at Fremont Street Experience, March 2, 2010.

      Saturday: Foghat at the Henderson Pavilion

      The 2012 version of Foghat includes founding member, Roger Earl, Charlie Huhn (former Ted Nugent and Victory vocalist), Bryan Basset (formerly with Molly Hatchett) and Craig MacGregor. Tickets are $20. The show starts at 7 p.m.

      The band specializes in classic blues-rock slide guitar are known for hits like "Fool For the City," "Slow Ride" and "I’ll Be Standing By."

    • Fernando Olvera, of musical group Mana, performs at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday Nov. 10, 2011 in Las Vegas.

      Sunday: Maná at MGM Grand Garden Arena

      Mexican rock band Maná has been performing together for more than three decades. The group has earned a slew of awards including four Grammy Awards and seven Latin Grammy Awards. Catch them at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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