Club headliners, country concerts & rodeo nights — every listing verified for these exact dates.
Checked November 2, 2026. Prices move; a few club slots weren't announced yet and are marked TBA.
✈️ In: Wed Dec 9, lands 9:33 PM✈️ Out: Sun Dec 13, 8:14 PM🐂 NFR nightly 5:45 PM · Thomas & Mack🥊 UFC 335 Sat Dec 12 · T-Mobile Arena
★ The Marquee Names
Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean — Fri · Allegiant Stadium. The only stadium show of NFR week.
Marshmello — Fri · XS at Encore. Biggest club booking of Friday.
Diplo · Alesso · Dom Dolla · Don Toliver — Sat · XS / Omnia / LIV / Zouk. Saturday is stacked.
Thomas Rhett — Thu & Sat · The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Eagles — Fri & Sat · Sphere. Tickets were starting ~$347+.
Koe Wetzel · Turnpike Troubadours · Riley Green — the red-dirt run, Fri & Thu.
Wed · Dec 9
Arrival NightFlight lands 9:33 PM — late shows are the play
LIV — Fontainebleau · billed as "Special Guest"TBA
On The Record — Park MGM · open, DJTBA
Rodeo & More
NFR Round 9 — Legacy Night — Thomas & Mack · 5:45 PM · resale from ~$107 · ends in time for the 8 PM shows
UFC 335 weigh-ins — daytime · ahead of Saturday's card at T-Mobile
Barry Manilow — Westgate International Theater · "A Very Barry Christmas" · Dec 10–12
Sat · Dec 12
Finals NightPick your main event — everything collides
⚠️ The Saturday clash: the NFR Final (5:45 PM) and UFC 335 run head-to-head, and the 8:00 PM concerts start right as both end. Nobody does all three — the clubs after are where the whole group can land together.
Concerts
Thomas Rhett — The Colosseum at Caesars Palace · 8:00 PM
NFR Round 10 — THE FINAL — Thomas & Mack · 5:45 PM · Wrangler National Patriot Night · resale from ~$138
UFC 335 — T-Mobile Arena · same time as the rodeo final
Iliza Shlesinger — The Palazzo Theatre
Daniel Tosh — The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan · 8:00 PM(listing unconfirmed — double-check)
Sun · Dec 13
Fly HomeFlight out 8:14 PM
Last Day
Violent Femmes — Brooklyn Bowl · 7:00 PM — too tight against an 8:14 PM flight; only if you're staying later
The country acts and the rodeo all wrap Saturday night. Sunday is resident production shows (Cirque, Blue Man Group, Jabbawockeez) if you have the afternoon.
🤠 Free NFR Parties & Viewing — Every Night
MGM Grand — Gold Buckle Zone: free entry, 4 PM–3 AM · live music, NFR viewing, cowboy karaoke, line dancing
South Point — Cowboy Central: free viewing nightly · buckle presentations 9:30 PM (thru Dec 11) · free 11 PM concerts
Rio Round-Up: free watch parties from 4 PM · live country on the Event Stage nightly
Golden Nugget: free live NFR viewing in The Grand · free shuttle to Thomas & Mack
Westgate — NFR After Dark: free live country at the International Bar until ~2 AM
Virgin Hotels: official NFR watch parties — the closest hotel to Thomas & Mack