Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Best Bets: UNLV basketball, Kane Brown, Dave Koz and more for your Las Vegas weekend

Kane Brown

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Kane Brown is back in Las Vegas this weekend.

There’s a brilliant mixture of country music concerts, big-time sporting events and festive holiday entertainment saturating Las Vegas this weekend. Get out there and participate.

DWIGHT YOAKAM The fifth-annual Hooey Party wrapping up the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas is set for Brooklyn Bowl at the Linq Promenade Friday night featuring rising Texas star Red Shahan and multiple Grammy Award-winning artist and actor Dwight Yoakam. December 14, info at brooklynbowl.com.

DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS The Red Rock Resort’s swanky ballroom will transform into a jazzy winter wonderland Friday night when saxophonist Dave Koz and his Christmas Tour mates Mindi Abair, Jonathan Butler and Keiko Matsui stop by for an evening of hits from the Koz catalog and classic holiday favorites. December 14, info at stationcasinoslive.com.

GARY ALLAN Country mainstay Gary Allan always plays Vegas this time of year and this time around he’s rolling out all his hits (“Nothing On But the Radio,” “Every Storm”) over the course of two nights at the Joint at the Hard Rock. Special guest Kendell Marvel opens. December 14-15, info at hardrockhotel.com.

NEON HOOPS SHOWCASE The Runnin’ Rebels take a trip to the Strip when they host BYU Saturday in the first game of the Neon Hoops Showcase to benefit Coaches vs. Cancer at T-Mobile Arena, with LSU and St. Mary’s battling in the night game. December 15, info at t-mobilearena.com.

KANE BROWN When his new album “Experiment” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, it cemented Kane Brown as the next-big-thing country crossover audience. Catch him on the way up at Park Theater Saturday night. December 15, info at parkmgm.com.