Bender Jamboree Announces 2025 Las Vegas Lineup: String Cheese Incident, moe., Leftover Salmon, Wood Brothers, MORE!
Bender Jamboree Announces 2025 Las Vegas Lineup: String Cheese Incident, moe., Leftover Salmon, Wood Brothers, MORE!
The 2025 Bender Jamboree will occur at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, September 10-13, 2025.
Pre-booking begins 11/20. General on-sale begins 11/21.
Says Bender Jamboree, “Say goodbye to port-a-potties, say no more to roasting in an open field all day. At the Jamboree, your private oasis awaits! Dip back to your room for a power nap or a bathroom break. Enjoy a fine dinner in the steakhouse or play a few hands of blackjack, all within paces of the entertainment! Comfort, convenience, and world class entertainment is the hallmark of the Bender Jamboree. Join us and you’ll see why our motto is “Everything, an elevator ride away!®””
Says Festy GoNuts, “I started to come to my senses as the elevator slowly descended, or maybe the building was merely rising. Either way, I became aware of my surroundings and started to think that maybe I was not alone. In fact, there were a dozen freaks packed around like marshmallows in a blender. I should have felt frightened, yet somehow I was calm. Calm and…happy. For reasons I could not explain, every face within that elevator bound for glory was wrapped in elation.
As we filed out of the elevator onto what floor I do not know, I realized that I was surrounded by lizards. And bats. Those damn bats…”
Want to know what it’s like to go on a real bender?
Read the very strange review of our adventure at the very first Bender Jamboree.
Pre-booking for Bender Jamboree begins 11/20. General on-sale begins 11/21.
The 2025 Bender Jamboree Lineup
“In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.”
String Cheese Incident will perform 6 sets at Bender Jamboree
My attorney, Neil, at the very first Bender Jamboree
Somehow, Festy GoNuts survived 6 Nights in Las Vegas at the first Bender.
You never know who will show up on a Bender…
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