Las Vegas Live Music Venues & Studios List

When: This research was originally done between 6/27/07 and 8/20/07, and then updated from there when new info is available. I have lived in Las Vegas since 1999, so I have personal experience with some of these venues. As of 9/09 I will be adding the date of additions or changes to the entries in this list.

Where: In addition to Las Vegas, this huge list also includes Mount Charleston (11,916 feet high at the peak and about 25 miles or 30 minutes northwest of Las Vegas on Hwy 157), Henderson (next to Las Vegas to the southeast), Boulder City (about 15 miles or 20 minutes southeast of Las Vegas on Hwy 93), and Primm (about 35 miles or 30 minutes southwest of Las Vegas on I-15). I'm not including Laughlin, Mesquite, Pahrump, Yucca Mountain (although that might be a good location for a death metal or goth fest), or Area 51 (alien rock?) venues in this list.

Size: The venues with audience capacity figures are shown on the first 4 pages, from largest to smallest, other venues are listed alphabetically on the next page. Recording studios, rehearsal rooms, booking agents, and reference links are shown on the last page. Some venues show a range in audience size, there are several possible reasons: I found different numbers on different websites (same thing with contact phone numbers), some venues have different seating configurations for different uses (seated or standing), some venues can be curtained off for smaller audiences, or maybe they have remodeled recently and made the venue bigger or smaller. Outdoor venues may be closed in bad or cold weather, or on the other hand, they may have a cover and/or heaters and stay open.

What: Las Vegas has many live music venues, they do call it "The Entertainment Capital of the World" after all. I have tried not to include piano bars, karaoke, venues with long running permanent stage shows, DJ only nightclubs, and "gentlemen's clubs," unless it looks like these venues can also be used for live music concerts and other similar events. There are some meeting or convention rooms in the list if they have the capability of a stage and don't have any pillars. Many convention type venues have several size rooms, I usually list only their largest one. Rehearsal & studio rooms are listed at the end of the live venues.

* Venues in my list that seem to be more serious about live original music performance, regardless of size, have a star in front of their name (more stars are better).

See http://www.openmiclasvegas.com/EventListing for a list of local Las Vegas open mics.

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