Las Vegas Mixtape v50: “Absinthe” at 15, Outdoor Dining, and a Music/Circus Mashup — Track #3: Franky Perez and The All Nighters @Carnival Midway Stage at Circus Circus

Track #3: Franky Perez and The All Nighters @Carnival Midway Stage at Circus Circus

This Vegas headliner made Circus Circus the coolest place on earth for one night. (Image: Dustin Downing)

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“I love progress but I love history,” said Vegas native and performer Franky Perez onstage at the Carnival Midway of Circus Circus at the album release show for the soulful Latin-flavored and bilingual “Damelo” album by Franky Perez and the All Nighters.

The performance was most definitely one for the books, marking the first time a musical act took over the Midway stage for a full show. The bleachers were packed and fans crowded into the surrounding areas to watch the dynamic showman and his huge band—that includes a pumping horn section, not to mention showgirl dancers—light up the carnival atmosphere. 

Musicians and trapeze artists came  together for one unforgettable night. (Image: Vegas 411) 

Perez was inspired to perform at Circus Circus since it holds a special place in his heart, having enjoyed the carnival attractions there with his family since he was eight years old. And here he was, many years later, playing a show with his band and putting it  into overdrive with a red-hot cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary,” as the Flying Poemas family trapeze act swung high above him.

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Thanks to the event, lots of extra media attention has poured in not only for the band but for the family-geared hotel that opened its doors in 1968. Will Perez and his band return there for an encore performance? That just might be in the cards.