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Michael Buble performs during the 22nd annual Keep Memory Alive ‘Power of Love Gala’ at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 28, 2018.
Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 | 2 a.m.
If you’re waiting for the live entertainment scene to slow down after its summer surge, you’ll be waiting for quite a while. This weekend’s musical lineup on and off the Las Vegas Strip proves that the residency shows, concert tours, festivals and locals-oriented cultural performances are gonna keep on coming.
MICHAEL BUBLÉ If you’re stopping through to refamiliarize yourself with Vegas, you could do worse than by checking in with one of the most familiar voices in the music industry. This concert from May 2020 was fortunately postponed and not canceled and you have to expect Bublé can’t wait to sing for a big audience again at T-Mobile Arena Friday night. September 24, t-mobilearena.com.
THE BRONX WANDERERS The New York-born father-and-sons based rock-and-roll group that has been stirring up the Strip scene for the last few years has a new home, as of this week, at the bustling Westgate Cabaret. Take a trip through different musical eras and genres with these true talents, performing nightly at 5:30 or 8 p.m. September 24-26, westgateresorts.com.
DEREK HOUGH Make no mistake: The new “No Limit” residency show from the “Dancing With the Stars” judge and award-winning choreographer is much more than a bunch of great dancing. Hough is an all-around entertainer capable of demonstrating an array of musical styles and talents, which is why the Summit Showroom at the Venetian booked him for a full slate of performances stretching to the end of the year. September 24-26, venetianlasvegas.com.
PUNK ROCK BOWLING Are you ready for that venerable downtown Las Vegas music festival everyone is always looking forward to? Life Is Beautiful was last weekend. This weekend, the rowdier Punk Rock Bowling fest returns for its 22nd event, stationed this year at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and starring punk luminaries like the Descendents, Anti-Flag, Circle Jerks, Streetlight Manifesto, Murder City Devils and Devo. September 24-26, punkrockbowling.com.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS & RICKY MARTIN The son of the legendary Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias has been a constant Strip performer in the month of September. Ricky Martin is a former resident headliner at Park MGM. The two Latin stars team up for this delayed concert tour landing at MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night. September 25, mgmgrand.com.
MICHELLE JOHNSON The reopening performances at Myron’s at the Smith Center this month have presented a cavalcade of beloved local talent and Sunday night is another big one. The great Michelle Johnson stars in and presents “Home: A Return to Broadway,” featuring some of the greatest hits from the stage plus plenty of guest star singers under the musical direction of Mark Hartman. September 26, thesmithcenter.com.
