Don’t Miss It

TOM JONES

It's not unusual to be smacked in the back of the head with a pair of granny panties if you're in the front row at a Tom Jones concert. See Jones at 8 p.m. today through April 1 at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $92.40; call 891-7777.

RED ROCK RENDEZVOUS CLIMBING FESTIVAL

If climbing and clawing your way to the top is something you also do outside the office, here's an event for you. The world's top climbers gather to teach clinics, beginner to expert, sign autographs and party. Pulleys whir from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 15 miles west of Las Vegas on Charleston Boulevard. Tickets are $49 for all three days, $89 including all clinics; call 800-829-2009.

PUDDLE OF MUDD

Expect a puddle of sweat when Puddle of Mudd rocks the dance-oriented Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Will the club kids know what hit them? Admission is $20; call 731-7873.

Don't Miss It is compiled by Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Corey Levitan. Contact him at 383-0456 or clevitan@ reviewjournal.com

PLAYBOY COMEDY

Most red-blooded American males associate the Playboy brand with verbs other than laughing. Nevertheless, comics Steve Rannazzisi and Robert Kelly promise to yuk you up, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the Key West Ballroom at the Palms. Tickets are $44; call 942-7777.

THE SPITTIN' COBRAS

Gel your mohawk and sharpen that nose razor, you punk, you. The Spittin' Cobras attack the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road, at 10 p.m. Thursday. They're a side project featuring members of the Dwarves, KMFDM and Murdock. Admission is free; call 791-5775.