Night is when it's happening in this 24-hour town. In fact, most bars and clubs don't even get going until close to midnight. That's because it's only around then that all the restaurant workers and people connected with the shows get off the clock and can go out and play themselves. You might well conclude it's dead. But you also won't lack for things to do before 11pm.
Every hotel has at least one lounge, usually offering live music.
Most of what remains is homogeneous and bland, and serves best as a brief respite or background noise. On the other hand, finding the most awful lounge act in town can be a rewarding pursuit of its own. Vegas still does attract some dazzling headliner entertainment in its showrooms and arenas. It is still a badge of honor for comedians to play Vegas, and there is almost always someone of marquee value playing one showroom or the other. Prices usually include two drinks or, in rare instances, dinner.