Poison & Cheap Trick In Las Vegas
Let’s rewind to 1986.
Peter Hook & the Light – Las Vegas
This Friday, the Electric Daisy Carnival will descend upon Las Vegas like a thunderstorm of candy rain.
U2 – iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour
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The Longshot at The Ivy Room in Albany, CA
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Judas Priest at The Warfield Theater in San Francisco 4-19-2018
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HAIM Live in Las Vegas
On Friday night, HAIM wowed Las Vegas with a thrilling set of pop-rock goodness.
Review: Sunflower Bean’s Twentytwo In Blue
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The Darkness live at the Regency Ballroom
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REVIEW: OMD at The Wiltern
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REVIEW: Mesa Lanes – High Crimes & Misdemeanors
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