Shakedown Street Las Vegas 2024 Has A New Location

Deadheads everywhere know that wherever you find a Grateful Dead concert, you find Shakedown Street. Named after the band’s song, the event brings together art, music and shopping in a celebration of the Grateful Dead community spirit. And fans come from all over to mingle and get their swag on before a concert.

Shakedowns have been popping up around Grateful Dead concerts for years. And with Dead & Company taking over a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, fans were wondering if Shakedown Street would be happening in Sin City.

Those fans got their answer when an Instagram page with the handle @shakedownvegas popped up and announced Shakedown Street would indeed be there for the residency. However, according to liveforlivemusic.com, there had to be slight modifications for a summertime Vegas Shakedown. Due to excessive heat and the city's recent restrictions on street vendors, the organizers of Shakedown Vegas decided to move the party inside.

The chosen venue for Shakedown Vegas is the Tuscany Suites & Casino. The property's second floor has large conference room areas that makes it a perfect space for this event. Plus Tuscany is less than a mile from the Sphere. So fans can mingle, shop and still walk to the concert.

Shakedown Street is a lot of fun, whether or not you are headed to a Dead & Company concert. But even more fun if you are. The event features live music, art exhibits and over 80 vendors this year, according to thelist.vegas. The event is so vibrant and full of such a community of fans, it really is like half shopping bazaar and half tailgating party.

Shakedown Street gives fans the chance to get into the Grateful Dead spirit before a show. As well as to pick out outfits, accessories and souvenirs. This year's vendor list on shakedownvegas.com includes vendors from all over the country. As well as some local sellers, like The Honey Pot, Jammin' Tie Dye Studio, Jumbie Art and Duh Bomb Collection out of Vegas, Everything GD and Nomadic Movement out of Henderson, and Silver State Lamp Working out of Boulder City.

Shakedown Vegas will be open every day of the Dead & Company Sphere residency. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on select dates through July 13. Find it on the second floor of the Tuscany Suites & Casino. Just look for the escalator when you walk in.

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