Under the looming eyes of the Plaza and Golden Nugget hotels, Life Is Beautiful returned for the second night of its “Big Beautiful Block Party,” and this night was all about the tracks: music tracks and train tracks. The festival grounds sit adjacent to an active rail line, giving several …
Read More »The Best Things We Saw at Life Is Beautiful 2024: Day 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The 11th annual Life Is Beautiful Festival kicked off on Friday, but the downtown Las Vegas staple looked a little different this year. In previous iterations, the festival has taken over 18 city blocks of downtown Las Vegas — located …
Read More »Justice, Peggy Gou, LCD Soundsystem Lead a New Two-Day Block Party in Vegas
Life Is Beautiful is bringing a dance party to the streets of Downtown Las Vegas. On Tuesday, the festival announced A Big Beautiful Block Party, a new event coming to Vegas on Sept. 27 and 28. The thrilling new format will be headlined by Justice, Peggy Gou, and LCD Soundsystem. …
Read More »Odesza Closes Life Is Beautiful 2023 With a Vegas-Worthy Spectacle
Sunday brought a close to the 10th Life Is Beautiful music festival in Las Vegas, and with it the end of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful, which has taken place in the city every year for the past decade (save for a pandemic-related 2020 cancellation), brought tens of …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Brings On the Hits, Omar Apollo Sparkles at Life Is Beautiful Day Two
It’s official. Summer is over. The second day of Life Is Beautiful inaugurated the Fall season with a diverse lineup of performers across the festival’s stages in Downtown Las Vegas, with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Reneé Rapp, the 1975, and Omar Apollo performing throughout the evening. (It might be …
Read More »The Killers Come Home, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring Magic on Life Is Beautiful Day One
With Saturday marking the first official day of Autumn, Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful is the last hurrah of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful is unique in that it doesn’t take place in a large field or a city park, but smack dab in the middle of Vegas’ …
Read More »Bebe Rexha Welcomes Tyler Hubbard for Surprise 'Meant to Be' Duet at Life Is Beautiful
Bebe Rexha and Tyler Hubbard‘s surprise performance in Las Vegas was… wait for it… meant to be. Although country music was absent from this year’s Life Is Beautiful lineup, the genre, which is having a huge moment on the charts, made an appearance at the festival thanks to Rexha. During …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, the Killers, and Odesza Headline Life Is Beautiful 2023
The stacked lineup for Life Is Beautiful 2023 has arrived. On Tuesday, the music-and-arts event in downtown Las Vegas announced that Kendrick Lamar, the Killers, and Odesza will be headlining the three-day festival, slated for Sept. 22 through Sept. 24. Opening night, headlined by the Killers, will see artists such …
Read More »Life Is Beautiful Day Three: Calvin Harris, Jack Harlow Close Out the Weekend With Pure Energy and Curveballs
Life Is Beautiful feels like Las Vegas … actual Las Vegas, not the touristy Strip about four miles south. While many festivals take place in unremarkable parking lots, dirt fields, or parks, Life Is Beautiful is baked into downtown Vegas. It may be the only large-scale festival where people actually …
Read More »Life Is Beautiful Day Two: Gorillaz Go Ape Sh*t, Lorde Shimmers
The second day of Life Is Beautiful 2022 wrapped with an iconic headlining set from the Gorillaz and a dazzling show from Lorde, as well as impressive outings from Isaiah Rashad and Alessia Cara. With one day left for the three-day festival, heavy hitters including Jack Harlow, Rico Nasty, Beach …
Read More »