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Everything Las Vegas is known for

387 songs mention this city 152 artists from here

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Las Vegas, Nevada, a city globally recognized as an entertainment epicenter, also boasts a vibrant musical presence. While known for its resort casinos and bright lights, Las Vegas is home to 152 artists across various genres.

Artists such as Imagine Dragons and Ne-Yo call Las Vegas home, contributing to its diverse musical landscape. The city is also frequently mentioned in songs, with 331 tracks in our collection, including "viva las vegas" by Elvis Presley and "Greatest" by Eminem.

Music in Las Vegas

Songs About Las Vegas

Drive of Shame (feat. Mick Jagger)
Brad Paisley
100%
"Vegas Strip turns into memory lane"
Who Gon Stop Me
Jay-Z
100%
"I'm winning again, I'm at the Wynn"
I Ain't Riding Anymore
Charley Crockett
98%
"I might buy me a steak, at the Golden Steer"
El Cortez
Natalie Del Carmen
98%
"El Cortez"
Over My Dead Body
Drake
97%
"And I was drinkin' at the Palms last night"
Build God, Then We’ll Talk
Panic! at the Disco
97%
"Corner of 4th and Fremont Street"
Nobody Gets Me
SZA
97%
"Had me butt-naked at the MGM"
Girls, Girls, Girls
Mötley Crüe
97%
"Tropicana's where I lost my heart"
Who Gon Stop Me
JAŸ-Z
96%
"I'm winning again, I'm at the Wynn"
Another
The Notorious B.I.G.
95%
"What about the fight in The Mirage?"
Adam and Eve
Nas
95%
"spendin' fifty large at the Bellagio"
The War
Ordinary Elephant
95%
"A friend locked you in at the Stardust"
Love it Baby
Bone The Mack
93%
"4 Nights At the Mandalay"
Lady Luck
Kade Hoffman
93%
"Caesar's Palace is where I roam"
Greatest
Eminem
92%
"at the Mandalay Bay"
Rich
Maren Morris
92%
"Vegas at the Mandarin, high roller gambling"
viva las vegas
elvis pressley
90%
Just To Say We Did
Kenny Chesney
90%
"She said, "I've never seen the Vegas lights"
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas
Brandon Flowers
83%
"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas"
Viva Las Vegas
ZZ Top
83%
"Viva Las Vegas"

Showing top 20 of 387 songs · Hear more in the free iPhone app

Artists From Las Vegas

I
Imagine Dragons
rock
N
Ne-Yo
r-n-b
P
Panic! at the Disco
rock
F
Five Finger Death Punch
metal
F
Falling in Reverse
metal
E
Escape the Fate
metal
M
M.I.A.
metal
P
Palaye Royale
rock
1
1nonly
hip-hop
A
Adelitas Way
rock
A
Adam Hicks
pop
S
Shamir
electronic
S
Sleep Theory
rock
7
702
hip-hop
M
Molotov Solution
metal
E
Ekoh
hip-hop
O
Otherwise
rock
D
Dan Reynolds
rock
R
Ronnie Radke
metal
C
Cottonwood Firing Squad
rock

Showing top 20 of 152 artists · Hear more in the free iPhone app

Rivers & Roads in Song near Las Vegas

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Las Vegas.

Colorado River 12 songs

History of Las Vegas

The Neon Boneyard RoadyGoat

1996

At 770 North Las Vegas Boulevard sits the Neon Museum, founded in 1996 to rescue the city's discarded signs. Its outdoor 'Boneyard' holds more than 250 unrestored signs leaning in the desert sun, plus a couple dozen that have been re-lit. The collection runs from the 1930s to today, chronicling how Vegas advertised itself through glass tubing and gas. The lobby is the salvaged shell of the 1961 La Concha Motel, a sweeping concrete shell by architect Paul Revere Williams, moved here and restored. These aren't replicas — they're the actual signs that once towered over the Stardust, the Moulin Rouge, and dead motels, now lying in honest retirement.

How Nevada Stole Las Vegas from Arizona RoadyGoat

1861

Nevada is one of only two states to significantly expand its borders after statehood. It did so three times, and the last grab is the reason Las Vegas exists in Nevada and not Arizona. It started with the Comstock Lode, the massive silver strike near Virginia City in 1859. Congress carved Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. The original eastern boundary was set at roughly 116 degrees west longitude. In 1862, more mining discoveries pushed the border east to 115 degrees, taking a huge strip from Utah. Nevada was rushed to statehood on October 31, 1864, eight days before Lincoln's reelection, partly to secure electoral votes and partly to help ratify the 13th Amendment. The state constitution was telegraphed to Washington, the longest and most expensive telegram in history. In 1866, the eastern border moved east again to 114 degrees, taking yet more from Utah. Then in January 1867, Congress transferred Pah-Ute County from Arizona Territory to Nevada, everything west of the Colorado River. This was the entire southern tip of present-day Nevada, including what would become Clark County, home to Las Vegas. The transfer was justified by gold discoveries, but Arizona's alignment with the Confederacy during the Civil War had destroyed its political goodwill in Washington. Without this final expansion, Las Vegas would be in Arizona today.

11.2 mi away

The Las Vegas Strip: How the Desert Became a Playground

1941

The Strip evolved from a dusty highway into the entertainment capital of the world.

4.6 mi away

The Moulin Rouge: Las Vegas's Civil Rights Landmark

1955

The first racially integrated casino in Las Vegas, opened in 1955 on the Westside.

The Flamingo: Birth of the Las Vegas Strip

1946

The Flamingo, opened by mobster Bugsy Siegel on December 26, 1946, was the casino that launched the Las Vegas Strip and transformed a dusty railroad town into the entertainment capital of the world.

4.8 mi away

The Neon Museum: Las Vegas's Glowing Graveyard

1996

The Neon Museum preserves iconic Las Vegas signs spanning decades of casino history.

Things to Do in Las Vegas

historical 24.9 mi away
Hoover Dam

A Depression-era engineering marvel holding back the Colorado River. 726 feet of concrete.
quirky 0.2 mi away
Neon Museum

A boneyard of vintage Las Vegas neon signs. The old Strip lives here.
quirky 6.7 mi away
Welcome to Las Vegas Sign

The most photographed sign in America. Surprisingly not on the Strip itself.

Everything Near Las Vegas

22 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • The Neon Boneyard

    At 770 North Las Vegas Boulevard sits the Neon Museum, founded in 1996 to rescue the city's discarded signs. Its outdoor 'Boneyard' holds more than 250 unrestored signs leaning in the desert sun, plus a couple dozen…

  • Las Vegas, NV · Local history

    Las Vegas, a city of dazzling excess, owes its improbable existence to a confluence of factors. The arid landscape, dominated by creosote bush scrub and home to the resilient desert tortoise, hardly seems a likely place…

  • The Neon Museum: Las Vegas's Glowing Graveyard · 0.2 mi · Historical Marker

    The Neon Museum preserves iconic Las Vegas signs spanning decades of casino history.

  • Neon Museum · 0.2 mi · Things to Do

    A boneyard of vintage Las Vegas neon signs. The old Strip lives here.

  • Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park · 0.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Hold up! You're about to drive past the birthplace of Las Vegas. This unassuming spot marks the location of the Old Mormon Fort, the first permanent settlement in what would become this glittering city. In 1855, a group…

  • El Cortez (Las Vegas) · 0.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over near the El Cortez for a blast from Vegas's past. This casino, a block from the Fremont Street Experience, is one of the oldest in town. Opened on Fremont Street on November 7th, 1941, the El Cortez was once…

  • Las Vegas, NV · 0.4 mi · Wikipedia

    This desert valley is cradled by mountain ranges, with peaks soaring over 10,000 feet. The land itself is mostly rocky and arid, dotted with desert flora and fauna. Despite the dry landscape, the area is prone to…

  • Morelli House · 0.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Step into the world of mid-century modern design at the Morelli House, a beautifully preserved example of 1950s architecture in Las Vegas. Built in 1959, the Morelli House was originally located at the Desert Inn…

  • Huntridge Theater · 1.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This Streamline Moderne theater once hosted legendary performers before falling into disrepair. The Huntridge Theater opened in 1944 as a movie house, designed by S. Charles Lee. But it quickly became a hub for live…

  • The Moulin Rouge: Las Vegas's Civil Rights Landmark · 1.4 mi · Historical Marker

    The first racially integrated casino in Las Vegas, opened in 1955 on the Westside.

  • Las Vegas Springs · 2.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    For 15,000 years, this oasis has sustained life in the desert, drawing people and animals alike. The Las Vegas Springs, also known as Big Springs, are a natural oasis, traditionally called a cienega. Springs emerged…

  • The Las Vegas Strip: How the Desert Became a Playground · 4.6 mi · Historical Marker

    The Strip evolved from a dusty highway into the entertainment capital of the world.

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  • The Flamingo: Birth of the Las Vegas Strip · 4.8 mi · Historical

    The Flamingo, opened by mobster Bugsy Siegel on December 26, 1946, was the casino that launched the Las Vegas Strip and transformed a dusty railroad town into the entertainment capital of the world.

  • Eureka and Palisade Railroad 4 Eureka · 5.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine the Nevada desert echoing with the whistle of a steam engine – this area whispers tales of the Eureka and Palisade Railroad. Built in 1875, the Eureka and Palisade was a narrow-gauge railroad serving the silver…

  • Little Church of the West · 6.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Planning a Vegas wedding? Or just cruising the Strip? You're near the Little Church of the West, the oldest building on the Strip and a registered historic place! Built in 1942, it was designed to look like a church…

  • Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign · 6.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Designed by Betty Willis in 1959, this iconic sign has welcomed millions to the glittering world of Las Vegas. Ted Rogich, a local salesman, commissioned Willis to create the sign, and then sold it to Clark County.…

  • Welcome to Las Vegas Sign · 6.7 mi · Things to Do

    The most photographed sign in America. Surprisingly not on the Strip itself.

  • How Nevada Stole Las Vegas from Arizona · 11.2 mi

    Nevada is one of only two states to significantly expand its borders after statehood. It did so three times, and the last grab is the reason Las Vegas exists in Nevada and not Arizona. It started with the Comstock Lode,…

  • Tule Springs Archaeological Site · 12.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Step back in time, way back, to a Las Vegas Valley that looked nothing like the neon playground you see today. This is Tule Springs, a place where archaeologists once believed humans coexisted with megafauna like…

  • Henderson, NV · 13.1 mi · Local history

    Henderson, Nevada, has always balanced its desert roots with the demands of a growing city. The Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup victory in 2023, while technically celebrated in nearby Paradise, reverberated strongly…

  • Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District · 16.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine walking through this canyon centuries ago, trying to survive in this harsh landscape. Brownstone Canyon is more than just beautiful rock formations; it's a window into the lives of the people who called this…

  • Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area · 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine ancient artists, generations before us, etching their stories onto these very rocks! That's what makes Sloan Canyon so special. For centuries, perhaps as far back as 1846, Native American cultures, including the…

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