Motels headline ’80s bands for free show on Fremont Street — PHOTOS
June 14, 2015 - 7:42 pm
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Smithereens perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Tubes perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and The Motels perform on the 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 13, 2015 as part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Martha Davis and the Motels, the Tubes and the Smithereens were on stage Saturday night for a free show under the canopy at the Fremont Street Experience.
The show, part of the Rock of Vegas summer concert series, brought the popular ’80s bands to the 3rd Street Stage.
The Motels made the Top 10 with “Only the Lonely” in 1982, and followed up with another Top 10 hit, “Suddenly Last Summer.” The Tubes are best known for their hits “Talk to Ya Later” and “She’s a Beauty.” The Smithereens hit the charts with “Blood and Roses” and “Behind the Wall of Sleep.”
