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We are really excited about it.”Īlso off the Strip, The Duomo at the Rio has taken on the city’s first yacht rock residency with The Docksiders. “I tell you, we’ve had to expand our seating, he has been so popular. The Cross booking at Pearl has also tapped into the yacht rock demo. It really matches well with who we cater to on an average day.” These are very recognizable tunes, feel-good music, and that’s what people are looking for. “What we found is, they know all the words. “It’s the hits from the ’70s and ’80s, and that’s really leaning into our core customer,” Robinson-Wesley says. Palms Vice President of Entertainment Crystal Robinson-Wesley says that bringing in Yächtley Crëw was about more than just a cool hang. And I assumed, because of that, other people who get out and support live music would love it, too.” I knew the rest of the guys who put it together loved it. So, we understand the material.”Įven so, Lopez adds, “I’ll be honest with you, I really wasn’t positive this would work. He says of those days, “We were a Top 40 band, and this music was in the Top 40 in those days. Lopez has worked in Las Vegas since Santa Fe’s first “proper” gig at the Mint on Fremont Street in 1975.

They routinely fill the room, regardless of whether there is a cover. The band opened at Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort in January 2020, just before COVID hit. The Windjammers have performed no-cover shows and ticketed performances. “The people who remember when this music was in the Top 40 now have discretionary income,” Lopez says, “and they are remembering the time when they were at their coolest. Lopez brought that band to Las Vegas in the mid-1970s. “There’s almost this rule, like the 40-year rule, where if it was popular 40 years ago, it’s going to be a hit right now,” says Jerry Lopez, founder of The Windjammers, a spinoff of legendary Vegas horn band Santa Fe & the Fat City Horns. The people who play it say nostalgia is at the core of its popularity. Taken together, yacht rock is a busy cruise line in Las Vegas. Cross should be on the yacht rock Mount Rushmore, winning Grammys with Yacht Rock songs before it was even a term. They played Brooklyn Bowl in 2017, and the swingin’ entertainment fortress Top Golf at MGM Grand in 2017.Īlso, the touring band Yacht Rock Revue headlined to a healthy crowd, estimated at 75 percent capacity, at the House of Blues in August.Īnd among superstar headliners, Christopher Cross is playing The Pearl at the Palms on Friday night. The band that claims to have launched yacht rock shows, under that specific title, in Las Vegas is Orange County outfit Yachty By Nature. Another highly proficient band that has performed several dates at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur and Boulder, most likely to return to the Rush Lounge at the Golden Nugget in October. The act debuted, to a wild response, at Kaos on July 1 and 2. Yächtley Crëw, another national act and pioneers in the yacht rock culture, play six dates over three weekends at Kaos at the Palms beginning Nov. daily (dark Fridays and Saturdays) in an open-ended run. The national act has moved to town and started the city’s first yacht rock residency Sept.

The band has also played the Copa Room at the Bootlegger Bistro.

Those shows are on pause as the band secures dates with (appropriately) Royal Caribbean International. The lineup loaded with A-plus players is based in Las Vegas and has built a following primarily at Station Casinos venues. The music lends itself to costumes, callbacks and widespread grooving. The subgenre has coalesced under a friendly, airy title. This music was once known as “easy listening” or “soft rock,” with infusions of soul, disco and smooth jazz. Playing on the hi-fi are such textured tunes as “Sailing,” “Ride Like the Wind” and “Africa.” You sing along because you just can’t help it. T he music takes you on a voyage, as the ocean mist and cool breeze brush across your face. Shown from left are band members Dan Grennes (bass/vocals), Glenn Gallarde (keys and vocals), Steve Heath (guitar/vocals) and Steve Grantham (drums/vocals). Yacht N' Roll, a popular Las Vegas lounge act, has become part of the Yacht Rock craze.