Las Vegas Grind was a festival held in 1999 and 2000 at the
Gold Coast Hotel in
Paradise
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,
Nevada
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. The programs for these festivals consisted of bands that were inspired by, or actually were part of, the
garage rock
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genre of music of the 1960s. Bands that played at these festivals included
the Fabulous Wailers
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,
the Trashmen
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The original line-up of the group featured guitarists Tony Andreason and Dal Winslow, bassist Bob Reed, and drummer Steve Wahrer.
Along with Co ...
,
the Remains,
the Standells
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,
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, and other regional bands from across the US and around the world.
The successor to these festivals is the
Las Vegas Rockaround.
References
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Music festivals in Nevada
Paradise, Nevada
Tourist attractions in the Las Vegas Valley
1999 establishments in Nevada