Thursday, February 9

MUSIC: FUTURE The self-proclaimed G.O.A.T. of modern trap music, Future defined a decade with his melodic mumble rap and anthemic party songs that could pack a dancefloor within seconds. Tracks like 2017’s “Mask Off” saw the Atlanta-born MC at the height of his Auto-Tune powers and at the helm of one of the catchiest songs of the year. His feature on Drake’s 2021 track “Way 2 Sexy” also shot him to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and he did it again with the sentimental “Wait for You,” off 2022 album I Never Liked You. Now Future’s bringing that momentum into 2023. The rapper recently sold his publishing catalog for a staggering eight figures, wrapped his One Big Party tour and announced a rare off-Strip headlining show at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center with some of the freshest names in hip-hop-— Moneybagg Yo, NoCap and K Camp—in tow. 8 p.m., $55-$150, Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. –Amber Sampson

SPORTS: UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. FRESNO STATE 5 p.m., Cox Pavilion, unlvtickets.com.

MISC: PAW PATROL LIVE Thru 2/11, times vary, Orleans Arena, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: CHRIS KATTAN Thru 2/12, 7:30 p.m. (& 2/10-2/11, 9:30 p.m.), Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: EMO NITE 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: HUMAN NATURE 6:30 p.m. (& 2/10, 7:30 p.m.), South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

COMEDY: MARSHA WARFIELD With Kathleen Dunbar, Kirk McHenry, thru 2/11, 10 p.m., Westgate Cabaret, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: LOUD LUXURY 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: LUCIA MICARELLI & LEO AMUEDO 7 p.m., & 2/10, Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

PARTY: SUBDOCTA With Mythm, Isiah Haji, 10 p.m., We All Scream, seetickets.us.

Friday, February 10

MUSIC: GUNZ FOR HIRE With Adaro, 9 p.m., Area15 Portal, area15.com.

MUSIC: THE BLACK CROWES 8:30 p.m., & 2/11, Pearl Concert Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: FLO RIDA 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: KEM & LEDISI With Musiq Soulchild, 8 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.

COMEDY: JIM JEFFERIES 10 p.m., & 2/11, Mirage Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: ADELE 8 p.m., & 2/11, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: BRUNO MARS 9 p.m., & 2/11, 2/14, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

SPORTS: UNLV SOFTBALL: REBEL KICKOFF Thru 2/12, times vary, Eller Media Stadium, unlvtickets.com.

PARTY: ZEDD 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

MUSIC: LUKE BRYAN 8 p.m., & 2/11, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

READING & SIGNING: HEATHER GAY 7 p.m., the Writer’s Block, thewritersblock.org.

PARTY: THE CHAINSMOKERS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

COMEDY: MIKE EPPS 8:30 p.m., & 2/11, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: STEVE AOKI 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

PARTY: BIA 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

MUSIC: KOOL & THE GANG 8 p.m., & 2/11, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: SAGE ARMSTRONG 10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us.

COMEDY: BRAD WILLIAMS 7 & 9:30 p.m., & 2/11, Wiseguys, vegas.wiseguyscomedy.com.

PARTY: DJ PAULY D 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

NATE BARGATZE Will the “nicest man in stand-up” (per The Atlantic) spice things up with some naughtier material when he returns to Las Vegas? Don’t count on it. Tennessee native Nate Bargatze won the coveted comedy spot of frequent headliner at Wynn’s Encore Theater due to his slightly goofy, utterly relatable style on stage—sort of like a southern Seinfeld. His 2021 Netflix special, The Greatest Average American—filmed outdoors during the pandemic at Universal Studios Hollywood and routinely interrupted by helicopter flights overhead, though Bargatze took the distractions in stride and worked them into the set—was nominated for the Grammy for Best Comedy Album last year. And he just announced four more Strip shows this summer and fall, so it looks like he’s sticking around. February 10, 8 p.m.; February 11, 8 & 10:30 p.m.; $75-$115; Encore Theater; ticketmaster.com. –Brock Radke

Saturday, February 11

PARTY: NELLY 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

ARTS: LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC: ROMANTIC CHOPIN 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

MUSIC: CAIFANES 7:30 p.m., House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com.

PARTY: MARSHMELLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MUSIC: LOS TEMERARIOS 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

SPORTS: HENDERSON SILVER KNIGHTS VS. TUCSON ROADRUNNERS 7 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.

PARTY: TIËSTO 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

PARTY: LIL JON 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: EAR RINGERS With Secos, The Musket Vine, Strawberry Sunset, 7 p.m., Taverna Costera, tavernacostera.com.

MUSIC: BANG TANGO With The Bones, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite.com.

PARTY: ALESSO 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

MUSIC: MICKEY AVALON With Charles King, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.

MUSIC: BLASPHEMOUS INEBRIATION With Sewer Gap, Quantum Colossus, 9 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledownsaloon.com.

PARTY: FREAK ON With Marco G, Alex Parra, Leiru, Keo, Huerta, 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MUSIC: CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT New Zealand rock group Cairo Knife Fight has a hard-hitting, percussion-heavy sound, owing in part to the fact that the band has only two members, one of whom is a killer percussionist. Drummer Nick Gaffaney and guitarist George Pajon Jr. seemingly build CKF songs from the rhythm track outward, with other instrumentation sticking to the drums like Velcro. (They augment their live set with sampled loops.) If that sounds like the kinda thing you’d like to do with your own power duo (or trio, or quartet), you’re in luck: Cairo Knife Fight—and special guest Animals as Leaders drummer Matt Garstka—are not only performing at the Sand Dollar Downtown, but offering a pre-show drum clinic for an additional fee. 9:30 p.m., $10, (drum clinic 7 p.m., $25 additional), Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com/downtown. –Geoff Carter 

Sunday, February 12

SPORTS: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS The Golden Knights went into the All-Star break on a sour note, losing seven of eight games, including four in a row. Captain Mark Stone was out with an injury—and has since had surgery on his back for the second time in less than a year. Jack Eichel scored his last goal before the break way back on January 12. And first-year coach Bruce Cassidy had been shuffling through line combinations in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. The good news? At press time, Vegas was still in playoff position, with around 30 games left to right the ship. After road tilts in Nashville and Minnesota, the Knights return to home ice versus the Ducks, against whom they put up 51 shots on December 28 … in a loss. Noon, T-Mobile Arena, axs.com. –Spencer Patterson

PARTY: JEEZY 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

PARTY: BEATBREAKER 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, eventstaogroup.com.

MUSIC: ZION’S YOUTH SYMPHONY 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

PARTY: DJ RUCKUS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

Monday, February 13

COMEDY: BRAD GARRETT With Landry, Jay Hollingsworth, JJ Whitehead, 8 p.m., & 2/14, Brad Garrett Comedy Club, bradgarrettcomedy.com.

PARTY: SOURMILK 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

COMEDY: TRACI SKENE With Dan Naturman, Trixx, Tony Daro, Michael Yo, thru 2/15, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC: THE EN-VI EXPERIENCE 7 p.m., Maxan Jazz, maxanjazz.com.

COMEDY: K-VON Thru 2/16, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy.com.

Tuesday, February 14

SPORTS: UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. SAN JOSE STATE 7 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.

MISC: LOVE LETTERS BY A.R. GURNEY 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

MUSIC: THE RHYOLITE SOUND With Wildrose, Paige Overton, 7 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

ARTS: LEFT OF CENTER GALLERY: BLANKET OF PROTECTION Thru 5/7, West Charleston Library, thelibrarydistrict.org.

MUSIC: AUDREY BRAZELLE With Walt Haleigh, Sonia Barcelona, Lux, 6 p.m., Taverna Costera, tavernacostera.com.

MUSIC: LIE FOR FUN With Calamity & Joy, Darian, 8 p.m., Evel Pie, facebook.com/evelpie.

PARTY: KOVEN With Bushido Brown & Red, Brock G, 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MUSIC: SETH RUDETSKY 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

Wednesday, February 15

MUSIC: BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB I remember visiting Las Vegas in the late 1980s and looking askance at the late-career stars on Strip marquees—the Ann-Margarets, the Tom Joneses and Engelbert Humperdinckses. I wondered: Were they still any good? Today, a fresh generation of SoCal younglings can roll up our scenic byway and wonder aloud, “Is Culture Club still any good?” or more likely, “What is a Culture Club?” The answer: They’re a 1980s pop group—still bassist Mikey Craig, guitarist Roy Hay and singer Boy George, performing with additional musicians—whose hits include “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “Karma Chameleon” and “Time (Clock of the Heart),” along with some strong recent material, most notably the 2022 dance stomp “The Next Thing Will Be Amazing.” Could well be. February 17-19. 8 p.m., $55+, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com. –Geoff Carter

MUSIC: KATY PERRY 8 p.m., Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

PARTY: FAED 10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

ARTS: UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: UNANSWERED QUESTION 7:30 p.m., Artemus W. Ham Hall, unlv.edu.

PARTY: MAU P 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

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