

If you’re looking to shop and take home a souvenir from this year’s festivities, however, look no further than the Market in the Alley. You won’t run out of things to explore between sets with all of the art and culinary experiences. Photo courtesy of Life is Beautiful and Alive Coverage You can even elevate your experience with exclusive tasting menus from famed chefs. Take a slice of some Las Vegas favorites at The Pizzeria, sip on some artisanal cocktails, or explore the countless dining options throughout the festival. Las Vegas is a hub for some of the best food and drink, so attendees can expect top-tier options from local restaurants and vendors. When hunger hits, turn to your inner foodie and take advantage of the culinary offerings at Life is Beautiful.

Meow Wolf has become widely known for their experiences, and we can’t wait to see how The SubOrbs take shape this year! Each day will feature programming from explosive performance troupe Molodi, the dramatic Majestic Repertory Theatre, the funky vibes of The Great Bingo Revival, and even surprise DJ sets. Feast your eyes on larger-than-life art in this city-within-the-festival.

Step into this immersive, new experience where the best of Meow Wolf‘s creativity comes to life. Photo courtesy of Life is Beautiful and Alive Coverage Things get even more whimsical as attendees escape into Meow Wolf’s Party in The SubOrbs. Everywhere you turn, you can take in the captivating sights curated just for the festival. This year, 30 talented artists - even one only six years old - will pay homage to 11 years of Life is Beautiful with colorful murals, mixed-material installations, and digital art pieces. The grounds transform into a larger-than-life art gallery showcasing local Las Vegas artists and festival favorites from around the world. The magic of the festival extends beyond the incredible music, though. Electronic music fans can expect to catch sets from John Summit, Madeon, Snakehips, Ben Böhmer, Anna Lunoe, and many others.Įach year sees Life is Beautiful up the ante, impressing fans with its roster. This year, the festival returns from September 22-24 with a lineup featuring some of the biggest names in music, including Kendrick Lamar, The 1975, ODESZA, and Flume.
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Here’s how to make the most of your time at the festival!įor more than a decade, Life is Beautiful has brought people together in Downtown Las Vegas for three days over artistic expression, learning, and love of music. It's ridiculously good fun to play and I hope people get that same buzz when they hear it.Life is Beautiful combines the best of music, art, and immersive programming. As Lavinia's vocals kick-in for the second half, it rockets the song to another planet. It's named after the tropical flowering plant because it blossoms and evolves from stripped-back pizzicatos and sitar, through lush strings arrangement and meandering guitar lines to a full-band banger. On the latest track ‘Heliconia’, backed by a visualiser also released on 28th April, Hughes adds: "Heliconia encompasses every element of this record and the Helicon sound in one song. The album art, by San Francisco-based collage artist Nina Theda Black, captures the depth and breadth of themes and sounds we brought together to create a kind of motion in your mind.” We managed to hold true to the idea whilst allowing the string quartet, Sotho, Lavinia, Anna, Mark, Jason, Luigi and other collaborators the space to put their mark on it.

I had a clear idea of how I wanted it to sound and feel long before it began. Our familiar darkness is there, but the record carries a fresh and uplifting positivity. It's a journey through regret, redemption and resurrection. Talking about the new record, vocalist/guitarist John-Paul Hughes says: “‘God Intentions’ is inspired by my brother Gary's story and a few other influences. Released 28th April on Fuzz Club, Helicon’s third studio album is their most ambitious album to date – the band bringing a group of collaborators into the fold for the first time.Īrriving off the back of their 2020 ‘This Can Only Lead To Chaos’ album, ‘God Intentions’ was recorded at Dystopia, Glasgow with producers Luigi Pasquini and Jason Shaw, mastered by RIDE’s Mark Gardener and includes contributions from the Rhona MacFarlane String Quartet, Lavinia Blackwall (Trembling Bells), Mark O’Donnell (Tomorrow Syndicate), Sotho Houle (French avant- garde violinist) and Anna McCracken. Described as a “masterclass in cinematic psychedelia”. Following the BBC Radio 6 Music and KEXP-supported singles ‘Flume’, ‘Disobey’ ‘Tae The Moon’ and Heliconia, Glasgow psych rock outfit Helicon have unleashed their ‘God Intentions’ LP.
