Live-music venues worth the trip in Las Vegas, Nevada

The Vegas outpost of the bowling-alley-and-bandstand chain at The LINQ, a roughly 2,500-capacity general-admission room built around jam, indie, and rock touring bills since 2014.

A 2023-opened immersive globe just off the Strip behind the Venetian, a roughly 17,600-seat room wrapped in the world’s highest-resolution LED screen and built for multi-week residencies — U2 opened it, and the Eagles and Dead & Company have played since.

A 3,200-seat, two-level room at The Cosmopolitan with sharp acoustics and sightlines, hosting touring concerts alongside residencies and one-off events.

A 2,500-seat theatre at the Palms built for concerts, with close sightlines and a real touring calendar rather than a residency room.

A roughly 4,500-cap concert theatre at Virgin Hotels — the former Joint at the Hard Rock — a three-level room with a full touring calendar across rock, country, and hip-hop.

Mandalay Bay’s roughly 1,800-cap Music Hall, a touring stop since 1999 across rock, hip-hop, country, and Latin bills.

A mid-size showroom at Virgin Hotels — the former Vinyl at the Hard Rock — a speakeasy-styled room for indie, alternative, and rising touring acts.

A small punk-and-rock dive off Paradise Road since 1992 — graffiti walls, cheap drinks, and free live music, a longtime stop for touring punk and underground acts.

An off-Strip blues-and-live-music landmark dating to 1976, touring and local acts nightly in a low-key room.