Country music and live music fans alike will want to make their way to Mandalay Bay’s Rhythm & Riffs lounge every Friday evening beginning at 8 p.m. for the weekly event, Aaron Benward’s Nashville Unplugged. Not only is this event free, but it’s an evening filled with music and stories that will captivate and get the audience grooving.
“Nashville Unplugged is the stories behind the songs—we showcase and feature the songwriters who write the hit songs for the country artists you know and love,” said Benward, host and producer of the show, in a previous interview with Las Vegas Magazine. “It’s kinda like we’re in your living room or on your back porch telling the stories behind the songs we’ve written that many people know or have heard on the radio.”
Besides the music, guests can enjoy the lounge’s signature cocktails list in addition to a wine and beer list. The venue is spacious and open-walled, with plenty of comfy seating for both large and small groups, and houses state-of-the-art staging and lighting.
“The biggest compliments that I’ve had about Nashville Unplugged come from people that walked in expecting to hate it and they come up to me afterwards and say, ‘Hey I don’t listen to country music, I’m more a rock, metalhead, I love classical music,’ and they say this was the most entertaining, fun night they’ve ever experienced. ... When you strip it down to a guitar, a story, a voice—it just becomes music and something that touches people’s souls.”
Taking the stage May 26: Jace Everett, Travis Howard and Wynn Varble.
Mandalay Bay, mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com
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