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Life Is Beautiful (music festival)

Life Is Beautiful
Genre Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, EDM, Alternative Rock, Pop
Dates Late September/October
Location(s) Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
Years active 2013–present
Founded by Rehan Choudhry
Website
www.lifeisbeautiful.com

Life Is Beautiful is an annual music, culinary, art, and learning festival held in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.

Life Is Beautiful is a company that creates and supports certain programs, initiatives, and live events. Its main event is the festival. Life is Beautiful supports local charities.

The 2014 event featured several stages hosting: 1) live music from genres such as hip hop, rock, pop, and EDM; 2) culinary demonstrations and food stands featuring chefs found on The Food Network, Bravo, TLC and other cooking shows; 3) artwork from local and international artists; and 4) speakers including Tony Hsieh, Pussy Riot, Lizzie Velásquez and Penn & Teller.

In 2015 Life is Beautiful announced a partnership with Insomniac Events to increase the presence of electronic music offerings on the lineup. Insomniac curated the Troubadour stage with headlining acts Porter Robinson, Carnage, and Knife Party.

In 2014, the festival expanded to 3 days:

Inaugural headliners were The Killers and Kings of Leon. Beck, Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, Empire of the Sun, Childish Gambino, Pretty Lights, Jurassic 5, STS9, Purity Ring, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown, Portugal. the Man, Dawes, Imagine Dragons, The Joy Formidable, Charli XCX, Haim, Capital Cities, Poolside, Janelle Monáe, Alabama Shakes, Joey Bada$$, Cults, Smith Westerns, Nico Vega, Zedd, Living Colour, Youngblood Hawke, Family of the Year, Robert Delong, Cayucas, Wallpaper, Twenty One Pilots.


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