Fireworks explodes during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Attendees slide down a zipline in front of the main stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Fans cheer as Sepultura performs on the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Lars Ulrich of Metallica performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs on the main stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas in the early hours of Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Attendees react as FTampa performs at the EDM stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Minister Brendan Paul, dressed as Elvis, plays guitar between officiating weddings during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

People take photos by the entrance to the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Jim Thomson, left, is pushed by Carlinhos de Jesus as dancers perform at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Concert technicians prepare the stage before Metallica plays at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Fans cheer as Metallica performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

One-year-old Liam Lucido moves to the music as dancers perform on the Rock Street USA stage at the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Guitarist Steve Vai joins Sepultura on the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Attendees pass by a ferris wheel during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Attendees limbo dance with the help of performers during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Man performs on the main stage during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

James Hetfield of Metallica performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Dancers and musicians perform at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Fans cheer as Coheed and Cambria plays on the Mercedes-Benz Evolution stage at the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Attendees arrive for day 2 of the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Dancers perform on the Rock Street USA stage at the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

A performer entertains the crowd during the Rock in Rio music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs at the main stage during the Rock in Rio USA music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto

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Here’s what you missed at Rock in Rio — PHOTOS

By CHASE STEVENS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 11, 2015 - 4:44 pm

The sights and sounds of the first weekend of Rock in Rio USA were certainly a feast for the senses - offering rock heavyweights like Metallica, No Doubt and Linkin Park.

The excitement wasn’t just limited to the big stages either - fun and entertainment was found throughout the festival as well as at the innovative the “Rock Street” areas where other acts and performers entertained thousands.

Check it all out in the gallery above.