Live Entertainment in Las Vegas

Absinthe is a critically acclaimed risqué circus show performed in the round under a spiegeltent at Caesars Palace, combining acrobatics, aerial acts, and adult comedy in the most intimate show setting on the Las Vegas Strip. Winner of multiple Las Vegas entertainment awards, it's one of the most distinctive live entertainment experiences on the Strip.

Absinthe at Caesars Palace is one of Las Vegas's most talked-about shows — a raucous, adults-only circus spectacular performed in a 360-degree open-air tent in the Roman Plaza. Since 2011 it has earned a devoted following for its combination of world-class cirque acrobatics, burlesque, comedy, and genuinely shocking entertainment that feels unlike anything else on the Strip.

Axis at Planet Hollywood is a 1,700-capacity theater hosting headliner residencies from pop, comedy, and variety acts in an intimate Strip setting. Smaller acts and limited residencies stage here alongside Zappos Theater, offering Planet Hollywood a range of show sizes from intimate to arena.

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at the Linq Promenade is a 2,000-capacity concert venue and bowling alley complex from the acclaimed Brooklyn Bowl brand, combining 32 bowling lanes, four bars, a full restaurant, and a 2,000-capacity concert stage. The unique hybrid venue at The Linq offers one of Las Vegas's most eclectic entertainment combinations.

Carrot Top has held one of Las Vegas's longest-running comedy residencies at the Luxor Hotel, performing his signature prop comedy to sold-out audiences multiple nights weekly for over two decades — one of Las Vegas's most enduring performer-venue partnerships.

The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is a 3,200-capacity theater known for booking artists and acts that align with the Cosmopolitan's hip, younger demographic — comedy specials, indie musicians, and unconventional headliners who wouldn't typically anchor a Las Vegas Strip residency.

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a 4,298-seat concert theater modeled after Rome's ancient Colosseum and custom-built for Celine Dion's groundbreaking three-year residency in 2003. The venue has since hosted Elton John's farewell residency, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, and other legendary Las Vegas headline performers in one of the Strip's most prestigious entertainment spaces.

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a 4,298-seat entertainment venue custom-built for Celine Dion's 2003 residency. Now home to permanent residencies including Adele, it remains Las Vegas's most prestigious concert hall.

The David Copperfield Theater at MGM Grand is home to the world's most commercially successful magician, performing over 600 shows per year at this dedicated 740-seat venue. Copperfield's signature illusions — making a plane disappear, walking through the Great Wall of China — are staged in a technically sophisticated purpose-built showroom in one of the Strip's flagship resorts.

Dolby Live at Park MGM (formerly Park Theater) is a 5,200-capacity concert hall inside Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip, designed specifically for immersive concert residencies. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Cher have held residencies in the venue, which features Dolby Atmos spatial audio and a 360-degree surround sound experience.

Dolby Live is a 5,200-seat purpose-built live entertainment venue at Park MGM featuring Dolby Atmos audio and customised acoustic design, hosting residencies from Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, and other major artists.

Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas is a 1,700-seat venue prized for its exceptional sound system and intimate scale. The smaller capacity compared to Strip arenas makes it the preferred choice for artists seeking a closer connection with their audience — residency acts have included Garth Brooks, Beyoncé, and Katy Perry in prior runs.

Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas is one of Las Vegas's most intimate luxury concert venues — a 1,600-capacity theater where the world's most celebrated performers play residencies in extraordinary luxury. Las Vegas's unique residency concert model (which has attracted Adele, Celine Dion, Elton John, and dozens of the world's greatest artists to multi-year engagements) creates a concert experience available nowhere else in the world.

BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a 3,800-seat showroom in the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort that opened in December 2023, bringing fresh residency options to the north Strip. The theater's contemporary design and programming fill a gap in the Strip's entertainment geography north of Resorts World.

Henderson Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater in Henderson NV that serves Las Vegas's largest suburban city with summer concerts and community entertainment events, one of the primary outdoor performing arts venues in the greater Las Vegas Valley outside of the Strip itself.

House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay is a 1,800-capacity live music venue in the venerable House of Blues chain, hosting blues, rock, indie, and gospel performances alongside its signature Southern-inspired restaurant. The iconic venue features the famous Foundation Room private club upstairs and a busy calendar of national touring acts.

KÀ by Cirque du Soleil at MGM Grand is widely regarded as the most technically spectacular theater production in the world, featuring a massive tilting stage platform, aerial acrobatics, and a cast of 80+ performers telling an epic twin warriors story. The $165 million production is one of Las Vegas's must-see experiences and has been in residence since 2004.

Las Vegas Little Theatre is Nevada's most important community theater — a Las Vegas institution presenting outstanding community productions across multiple performance spaces. Its extraordinary commitment to community theater in a city dominated by professional entertainment and its consistent production of major Broadway titles create a theater of genuine community significance in America's entertainment capital.

Las Vegas Philharmonic reflects the extraordinary cultural ambition of a city determined to be taken seriously as a center of culture rather than only entertainment — a professional orchestra presenting outstanding classical music in one of the world's most unique cities. Las Vegas's remarkable concentration of world-class musicians (many performers relocate to Las Vegas to work in its extraordinary entertainment industry) creates an orchestra of unusual musical depth.

MGM Grand Garden Arena is a 17,157-seat arena inside the MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel, historically one of the most important boxing venues in America and a premier concert hall hosting major residencies and touring acts. Legendary fights including the Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson championship and multiple Pacquiao fights were held here.

The Mac King Comedy Magic Show at Harrah's is one of Las Vegas's most beloved afternoon shows — an affordable, family-friendly comedy and magic performance that has run for over 20 years. Mac King's unique blend of self-deprecating humor and genuinely baffling sleight-of-hand magic has made this one of the most recommended shows on the Strip for visitors who want laughs alongside the illusions.

Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000-seat arena at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip hosting major concerts, boxing cards, sporting events, and conventions. The arena has a rich history with boxing and mixed martial arts events alongside its busy concert calendar.

Mystère at Treasure Island is the original Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas production, running since 1993 in a purpose-built 1,541-seat theater. The company's first permanent Las Vegas show introduced the Strip to world-class acrobatics and theatrical circus, and continues to wow audiences with aerial ballet, giant bungee, and the iconic baby character.

Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV is one of the most active university theater programs in America — training Las Vegas's next generation of entertainment professionals at the university at the center of the world's entertainment capital. UNLV's extraordinary proximity to the Las Vegas entertainment industry and NCT's consistent production of outstanding student theater create a training program of unusual professional relevance.

O by Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio is an aquatic theatrical masterpiece performed in and around a 1.5 million-gallon pool of water that transforms between scenes. The 1,800-seat Bellagio Theater was purpose-built for this show, which has run continuously since 1998 and remains the highest-grossing entertainment production in Las Vegas history.

Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino is a 2,500-capacity intimate concert hall known for its exceptional acoustics and sightlines, hosting major touring acts in an off-Strip setting that allows artists to deliver a more personal show. One of Las Vegas's preferred mid-size venues for rock, country, and hip-hop headliners who want to connect with fans beyond arena scale.

Penn & Teller at the Rio Las Vegas hold the longest-running show in Las Vegas history, a magic and comedy duo performance that has been among the most acclaimed shows in the city for over 25 years. The duo regularly invite audience members on stage for signature illusions.

Resorts World Las Vegas's entertainment complex — the first ground-up Strip resort built since the Cosmopolitan in 2010 — operates the AYU Dayclub, Zouk Nightclub, and the Zouk Group entertainment programme. The resort's 3,500-seat theater hosts major concert residencies including Celine Dion, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, establishing Resorts World as a major entertainment player on the Strip's northern end.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is Las Vegas's premier performing arts complex, a stunning Art Deco-inspired venue in Symphony Park housing the 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall, the 258-seat Cabaret Jazz, and the 220-seat Troesh Studio Theater. Home to the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Ballet Theatre, it also hosts major Broadway touring shows and world-class classical performers.

The Smith Center is Las Vegas's premier performing arts venue — a 2,050-seat concert hall designed with extraordinary acoustics for classical music, Broadway touring productions, and intimate singer-songwriter concerts. The Art Deco-inspired facility provides Las Vegas with a world-class cultural anchor away from the casino entertainment focus of the Strip.