FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE PRESENTS "SUMMER OF '69: VEGAS OR BUST"
Fremont Street Experience takes Las Vegas back 40 years this summer with the "Summer of '69: Vegas or Bust" festival and concert series beginning Memorial Day weekend.
The celebration offers tourists and residents a summer full of free concerts by major iconic bands from 1969, including The Guess Who, Blood Sweat & Tears, Rare Earth, Janis Joplin's Original Band Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Grass Roots, Jefferson Starship, The 5th Dimension, Canned Heat and Three Dog Night.
"Memorial Day Weekend: Celebrate & Remember" brings a military tribute to Fremont Street Experience and kicks off the "Summer of '69: Vegas or Bust" event series. The event begins Saturday, May 23 and goes through Monday, May 25 and will honor past and current members of the military who have served the United States. Special guest performers include The Guess Who on Saturday, May 23 and Blood, Sweat & Tears on Sunday, May 24.
"Vegas Groovy Cruise" drives into Fremont Street Experience Friday, June 5 until Sunday, June 7 and features classic cars plus muscle cars from 1969 on display. Rare Earth and Bill Haley's Comets will both perform concerts on Saturday, June 6.
"American Pie 4th of July" commemorates Independence Day weekend from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5 and highlights Fremont Street Experience's Viva Vision show, "Don McLean's American Pie." Headline concerts will feature Janis Joplin's Original Band Big Brother & The Holding Company on Friday, July 3 and The Grass Roots on Saturday, July 4. The evening of the 4th of July will also showcase a brilliant virtual fireworks show on the Viva Vision canopy.
"One Giant Leap: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing" will mark the historic event of mankind, commemorating the launch of Apollo 11 on Thursday, July 16, the landing on the moon on Monday, July 20, then splashdown back on Earth. Special "moon landing" concerts will feature Jefferson Starship on Saturday, July 18 and The 5th Dimension on Saturday, July 25.
"Woodstock Tribute Palooza: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock" will relive that historic music festival from August 1969. Fremont Street Experience will bring the best tribute artists from around the country to Las Vegas to pay homage to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Joe Cocker, The Grateful Dead and others from Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16. They will take the crowd back to the heyday of true feel-good music.
"Labor Day Weekend: End of Summer, What a Bummer Bash" will close the summer concert series the weekend of Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7. Highlighting the weekend will be concerts by Canned Heat on Saturday, Sept. 5, and Three Dog Night on Sunday, Sept. 6.
