Las Vegas was once nothing but a small settlement in the middle of the desert, with a train station that provided visitors who would come mostly to take advantage of its freshwater. Over time, the city expanded as workers building the nearby Hoover Dam visited Vegas to enjoy the entertainment offered by its bars and card rooms. 
 
In the 20th century, Las Vegas grew into the thriving city it is today by becoming one of just a handful of places where it was possible to enjoy casino games. Today, however, it doesn't enjoy the same monopoly as it once did since land-based casinos can be found in many more places and iGaming companies have created huge libraries of games that can be enjoyed from a computer or mobile device. For example, online casino Betway has hundreds of different video slots with a diverse range of themes including the sport-inspired Final Furlong and Euro Striker and games like Dragon's Breath and Augustus that take influence from ancient cultures.
 
Yet millions still flock to the city, drawn in by its other entertainment offerings, including concerts from some of the biggest musicians on the planet. This includes some of the most legendary rockstars that have ever picked up a guitar. Over the years, Vegas has played host to some incredible gigs, but there were by far its greatest. 
 
Led Zeppelin - 1969
There is actually some debate about exactly when this concert took place, with some claiming it was in April 1970 and others arguing it was in August of the previous year. According to the official Led Zeppelin website, the band performed at the Ice Palace on August 7, 1969. 
 
It was early in their career, having only published one album by that point. The first, known simply as Led Zeppelin had been published in the January of 1969 and the band’s second, known as Led Zeppelin II would [come out in the October after](https://bravewords.com/news/led-zeppelin-50th-anniversary-of-led-zeppelin-ii-album-celebrated-on-inthestudio-jimmy-page-robert-plant-interviewed) their Vegas appearance. This meant they were fairly limited in what hits they could perform, but they still brought the house down with I can’t Quick You Baby, You Shook Me, Train Kept a Rollin’, and Dazed and Confused. 
 
Kiss - 1975
Six years later, Kiss performed two shows at the Sahara Space Center. The show’s promoter, Gary Naseef, reportedly paid the band just $700 ($3,600 in today’s money) for two concerts on May 29th, 1975. The first began at 8PM, the second at 2AM the next morning. Both were complete sell-outs thanks to some clever marketing that aired on local TV showing off Gene Simmons and the band’s boundary-pushing pyrotechnics and makeup. 
 
The setlist that the band performed has been lost to history, but we can assume it contained some of the biggest tracks from the band’s first three albums: Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, and Dressed to Kill.
 
Billboard later described the shows as “controlled chaos (of) visual explosives and heavy metal rock ‘n’ roll”. 
 

 
Radiohead - 1993
The British rock band Radiohead performed as the opening act for Tears for Fears at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in October 1993. The group had only recently released its debut album Pablo Honey, and no one in the crowd had paid to see them. Yet, they made a big impression on a crowd that wasn’t necessarily into the same music as them. 
 
Radiohead’s hit debut single Creep was on their setlist, though the band would keep it out of performances for several years after that, making this one and only Vegas performance a unique one for the band. 
 
Beastie Boys - 2004
In 2004, the Beastie Boys performed at the Huntridge Theatre for an intimate gig that was limited to just 900 fans. Tickets were sold for just $2, but were issued through a lottery system, making them incredibly hard to get hold of. 
 
For the fans that did manage to get inside, the band rewarded them with material that was yet to be released from their upcoming album To the 5 Boroughs as well as a few off their better-known hits.