Relive the 30 best moments from last week’s Life is Beautiful — PHOTOS
By Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-Journal
Attendees relax under a light display during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Members of Cirque du Soleil perform at the Downtown stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy performs on the Downtown Stage during the second day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Wiz Khalifa performs at the Ambassador stage during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Graham Herbster blows vapor-filled bubbles at the Art Motel by Meow Wolf during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Attendees get their arms marbled during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Chance the Rapper performs on the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Attendees explore the Art Motel by Meow Wolf during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Showgirls pose during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Two Door Cinema Club performs during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, lower left, performs at the Downtown stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Attendees pose for photos on "mood swings" during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, lower left, performs at the Downtown stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
MGMT performs on the Ambassador Stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Fans of Pretty Lights cheer during the EDM bands performance on the Fremont Stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Kyle performs on the Fremont Stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
De La Soul’s David Jude Jolicoeur performs on the Downtown Stage during the final day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Shayla Raya, right, stands on a pilar outside the Meow Wolf Art Motel during the final day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Sunday, September 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Members of performance art group Big Nazo entertain attendees during the final day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Brad Shultz, left, and Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant performs at the Downtown stage during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Wiz Khalifa performs at the Ambassador stage during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Brad Shultz of Cage the Elephant gets up close with the crowd while performing at the Downtown stage during the second day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Fremont street is packed with festival goers during the second day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
2 Chainz performs during the first day of the Life is Beautiful music and arts festival on Friday, September 22, 2017, in Las Vegas. The Georgia-born rapper completed his set in a wheelchair after breaking his leg two months ago. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto
Tom Dumont of Dreamcar performs during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Chance the Rapper performs on the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Day Wave performs at the Toyota Music Den during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Creyton Bonestell of Palm Springs, Calif., right, hula hoops by the Kalliope art car during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Papa Grove, above, performs at the Forest House art car during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Attendees pass by a new mural during the first day of the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
The lights. The colors. The sounds. The people.
Downtown Las Vegas was transformed into a thing of beauty last week. And just as quickly as the festival came, it was gone.
On Friday morning, early attendees explored the festival grounds and got a first look at Meow Wolf’s Art Motel. Friday night brought headliners Blink 182, Two Door Cinema Club and Chance the Rapper.
Saturday featured performances by Muse, Cage the Elephant and Wiz Khalifa. After dark, weary festivalgoers discovered soothing music and LED light shows under the canopy behind the Big Rig Jig.
Fans showed up early on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the Cirque Du Soleil performance and get their arms marbled in the High Times Village. Crowds stayed late to see the most-anticipated performer, the Gorillaz.
If you’re still longing to return to the Art Motel, Downtown Stage or Huntridge culinary village, scroll through the gallery to see the 30 best photos from Life is Beautiful 2017.
Contact Janna Karel at jkarel@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jannainprogress on Twitter.
.....We hope you appreciate our content. Subscribe Today to continue reading this story, and all of our stories.
