ComplexCon might be an unfamiliar title to many Las Vegans. But the idea of 60,000 visitors to the city is something we know about. A massive merger of fashion, music art and food is making its Las Vegas debut on Nov.
16-17, having been founded in Long Beach in 2016. The event takes over Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall on Nov. 16-17, with rap superstar Travis Scott the Sunday night headliner and event’s artistic director.
Playboi Carti and Opium are among the Nov. 16 performers. Scott is bringing CactusCon to ComplexCon for the first time, drawing in his apparel brand, Cactus Jack.
The event is a retail bonanza for ticket holders, showcasing many items exclusive to the festival and more than three dozen popular brands. “Travis Scott helped inaugurate the first ComplexCon, and we are excited to welcome him back with an expanded role and as the Sunday night headliner,” Complex CEO Aaron Levant says in a statement. “Travis Scott defines this generation of Complex fans, and we are excited to be working with him in our new home in Las Vegas.
” Levant has likened ComplexCon to a modern-day iteration of the recurring Worlds Fair events of yesteryear. The exec noted at a preview event last week at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas, ComplexCon is in a three-year contract with the LVCVA to hold the event at the Convention Center. But the vision is to stage it in Las Vegas, every year.
The show has also played Chicago and Hong Kong, but never close to this bre.
