Neon Reverb

The Neon Reverb Festival

The first run of the Neon Reverb Festival was in Sept. 2008, with 40 bands playing a pub-crawl-style event. By its second run, just six months later, the festival had grown to 95 bands, including national touring acts, playing parallel 5-band showcases in 8 venues. Neon Reverb continued to shine a bright light on the potential of Downtown Las Vegas, each Sept. and March, over the next four years. As a totally volunteer, DIY effort by members of the local community, the festival expanded over the years to include an independent film screening, a comedy showcase, a visual arts exhibit, a theater partnership, and storytelling and poetry showcases. Sponsorship support eventually allowed us to book even higher caliber, world-renowned acts starting in 2010 and include an all-ages headliner showcase on an outdoor stage in 2011. Later collaborations resulted in a Spotify Tour Bus showcase in 2012 and a Slovenly Records showcase in 2013.

Back by popular demand, Neon Reverb came out of a three-year hiatus in March 2016 for an eleventh run with our most impressive lineup to date. Our twelfth run in March 2017 was an even bigger event, again earning wide-spread critical praise along with the deep appreciation of local and regional music lovers. Now we’re looking forward to the future!

Prominent Musical Acts to Play Neon Reverb:

The Walkmen, Imagine Dragons, VHS Or Beta, The Dodos, Ty Segall, YACHT, Akron/Family, Thee Oh Sees, Moonface, The Growlers, Foxygen, Crocodiles, Japanther, Atari Teenage Riot, Those Darlins, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Ruby Suns, Asobi Seksu, Braids, Sea of Bees, AgesAndAges, Themselves, Gun Outfit, Crystal Antlers, Mini Mansions, Planet Asia, Tijuana Panthers, Telekinesis, Rakaa Iriscience, Caveman, The Warlocks, Wallpaper., Old Man Markley, The So So Glos, Say Hi, Spindrift, The Aggrolites, Natural Child, Devil Makes Three, The Most Serene Republic, Cuckoo Chaos, Leopold & His Fiction, Hunx & His Punx, The Lovely Bad Things, Sole & the Skyrider Band, Same Sex Mary, Rusty Maples, Big Talk, Mercy Music, Moksha, The Clydesdale, Caravels, The Big Friendly Corporation, Dusty Sunshine, A Crowd Of Small Adventures, Black Camaro, Halloween Town, Most Thieves, Kid Meets Cougar, Afghan Raiders, and many more…