Vegas has forty shows fighting for your one night. Here's the one worth booking.
Curtain Call Vegas is an independent guide to ticketed live entertainment on the Strip: cirque, cabaret, comedy, magic, and 18+ variety. No fake reviews, no invented prices, no fifty-show listicle that leaves you more confused than when you started.
How to use this
Start with Compare if you already know your budget and your group. Start with a decision path below if you don't. Every show page tells you who it's for.
Picking for…
A typical night on the Strip
- 9:00 PMRougeThe STRAT · north Strip · 18+ · Tue–Sun
- EarlierIkons of RockThe STRAT · same building as Rouge · all ages
- 7:00–7:30 PMWOW / PiffRio / Flamingo · family-friendly
- 8:00 PMPenn & TellerRio · Thu–Sun only · ages 5+
- 8:00 PM+Thunder From Down Under / AbsintheExcalibur / Caesars · 18+
This isn't a live feed. Check each venue's own calendar for the date you're booking. Monday is the night most shows go dark; Penn & Teller is also dark Tuesday and Wednesday. Confirm before you plan around any of it.
Featured listings
See every show in this guide →Absinthe
Caesars Palace · 18+
Raunchy comedy-circus in a Spiegeltent. High interaction, center Strip.
Rouge
The STRAT · 18+
Co-ed variety at 9:00 PM, Tue–Sun. Cirque-adjacent skill, sensual edge.
WOW – The Vegas Spectacular
Rio · all ages
Family production spectacular. Early evening curtain.
Penn & Teller
Rio · ages 5+
Dry comedy-magic. Thursday–Sunday only. Post-show meet-and-greet on standard tickets.
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Tickets & fees, honestly
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North Strip at night
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WOW – The Vegas Spectacular Marks 9 Years at the Rio, and It's Still Running Nightly
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Free STRAT Tower Admission With Rouge Tickets: How It Works
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No show on this site paid for placement. Two of the shows covered here are run by the people who built this site. See How we pick and About for exactly how that's handled.