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A good music venue will give a band or musician a place to play their music. A great venue will give everyone a place to experience great music together. Here are some of the Top-Rated Vegas music venues where you can experience your favorite artists and songs.
Top Rated Music Venues
The Theater
The latest venue on the scene but not in a new space. Once known as The Joint, the Virgin Hotels revamped and renamed the area to something far catchier and more concise to say. Seating up to 4,500 music-goers and lovers, the Theater had many different renovations with luxury suites and new VIP lounges. The Joint opened on March 10, 1995, as part of the Hard Rock Hotel before it became The Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The Chelsea
Located within the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, The Chelsea is a 40,000-square-foot venue that can fit 3000 fans. Like most of the venues on this list, it doubles, triples, and quadruples as an entertainment space for comedians, sports, and more. With private VIP gallery boxes and “remnant brick tiling,” The Chelsea offers a unique on-Strip option for live music. If you notice the floor moving, it’s not an earthquake or your alcohol intake. The floor was built to improve the acoustics of the space.
Backstage Bar & Billiards
Backstage Bar & Billiards has hosted many well-known bands for an intimate live music experience. Whether you’ve been there for their karaoke night or just for a game of billiards, this venue often hosts Ska and DJs like Gas Lamp Kill, metal and rock bands like Obscura and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Backstage Bar & Billiards is co-owned by DJ Lethal of House of Pain and Limp Bizkit.
Brooklyn Bowl
The only place in Vegas where you can literally rock and roll. With sister locations in Nashville, Philadelphia, and yup, you guessed it, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bowl touts itself as the “ultimate combination of class meets badass.” Not only can you rock out to a variety of alternative, rock, metal, etc. bands but you can reserve a bowling alley.
Arenas and Stadiums
T-Mobile Arena
When not moonlighting as the Vegas Golden Knights’ Fortress, the T-Mobile Arena has hosted many live shows as well. Bands and artists from George Strait to Billie Eilish skated through. Also owned by MGM International like MGM Garden Arena, the T-Mobile Arena can beat out the Garden by fitting up to 20,000 people.
MGM Garden Arena
An arena fit for kings and queens of their genres. Some of the biggest names in music have sung here, including international stars like Andrea Bocelli and Paul McCartney. The MGM Grand Garden arena is also one of the largest Las Vegas concert venues, fitting up to 17,000 people.
Allegiant Stadium
It’s not just for football or that really big game happening in February 2024. The Allegiant Stadium has also become a music venue for the little names like the Rolling Stones, BTS, The Weeknd, and more. As the biggest venue on this list, the stadium can hold 65,000 total people! Allegiant Stadium uses both turf and natural grass, using a retractable field system to move the real grass outdoors for sun and water.
Conclusion
Las Vegas boasts top music venues for every fan, from intimate spots like Backstage Bar & Billiards to massive arenas like Allegiant Stadium. Whether rocking out at Brooklyn Bowl or enjoying VIP luxury at The Chelsea, you’ll find the perfect place to experience live music with fellow fans.
