Masumi Yamada poses for a portrait inside her art booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Attendees walk through CactusCon, an event curated by rapper Travis Scott, during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Attendees take photos at a Vetsak booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Leomie Anderson sits inside a car at a booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Attendees play chess at a shopping booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Capitol Records pop up booth is seen during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blind box figurines of Hirono, a popular character by Beijing-based artist Lang, are seen on display at a Pop Mart booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sexyybucks, a form of fake money, lie on the floor of a booth curated by rapper Sexyy Red during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An attendee checks their phone inside a shopping booth during ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Peso Pluma is among the headliners at the 2025 ComplexCon set for Oct. 25-26 at ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (Ed Mulholland/MGM Resorts International)
Peso Pluma is among the headliners at the 2025 ComplexCon set for Oct. 25-26 at ComplexCon at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (Ed Mulholland/MGM Resorts International)
Young Thug performs at the downtown stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
I compared ComplexCon to the MAGIC apparel convention, but with major headliners, after its Las Vegas debut in November.
The pop culture festival and exhibition returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall on Oct. 25-26. The event is once more packed with recording stars, and also shopping.
The lineup for the event’s second run: On Oct. 25, Yeat & Friends, Peso Pluma and Central Cee take the main stage. On Oct. 26, Young Thug, Ken Carson and 2hollis close out the weekend.
Travis Scott headlined that aggressively hyped event, which drew approximately 60,000 attendees and covered more than 1 million square feet, presenting about 300 worldwide brands and 750 international artists.
Those thousands of visitors will again have the opportunity to shop for hundreds of exclusive and limited-edition releases from various manufacturers, all available only at the festival. The event is known for featuring exclusive releases from brands including Nike and Adidas.
This year’s ComplexCon Global Artistic Director Daniel Arsham will lead the creative vision for the Las Vegas festival. The celebrated artists is building on the momentum of his recent artistic direction at ComplexCon Hong Kong.
Arsham will weave his visual style across sculpture, architecture, drawing, and film and all facets of the experience. Immersive installations and new merchandise are planned.
ComplexCon launched in Long Beach, California, in 2016 and is under agreement for at least two more years at the Convention Center. The festival/experience/commerce spectacle is open to the public; go to complexcon.com for intel. If you go, wear your shoppin’ shoes.
