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If you haven't made plans for New Year's Eve yet, don't worry, we've got you covered with a quick look at the hottest shows happening on Monday night. Whether you're in NYC and feel like getting in touch with your hippie roots at Phish or heading to Las Vegas to gamble and party with Nicki Minaj, these are the 10 best New Year's Eve concerts this year. Happy 2013!
Written by Lauren Nostro (@LAURENcynthia)
10. Azealia Banks
Price: $250
Location: Top of The Standard Hotel (Boom Boom Room), NYC
Time: 10 p.m.
Azealia Banks will be bringing down the Boom Boom Room on top of the Standard Hotel for a Black Tie NYE event. You'll have to shell out some serious cash for standing room and even more for a table booking, but it's New Year's Eve. Indulge a little with the "212" star.
9. Trey Songz and Miguel
Price: Starting at $60
Location: Reliant Arena, Houston
Time: 9 p.m.
As part of the Chapter V tour, Trey Songz will be hitting Houston on New Year's Eve along with Miguel. The two R&B stars will hit the stage early around 9 p.m. for a very soulful midnight countdown.
8. Phish
Price: Sold Out
Location: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Time: 8 p.m.
Phish will, once again, be ringing in the New Year at Madison Square Garden with a sold out show. The band has played a total of 23 times at the Garden during the course of their 29 year career. However, this year is the first time the floor will be General Admission. Don't fret, you can watch the show via live webcast in case you're trying to get in on all of those good, hippie vibes to celebrate 2013.
7. Nicki Minaj, Pure Nightclub
Price: $110
Location: PURE Nightclub at Ceasar's Palace, Las Vegas
Time: 8 p.m.
While Nicki Minaj isn't technically performing at PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas, who wouldn't want to celebrate the new year alongside Young Money's queen? Minaj will be throwing it down as she leads the countdown to midnight and celebrates at one of Las Vegas' top clubs.
6. Pretty Lights
Price: Sold Out
Location: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Time: 9 p.m.
Pretty Lights will be celebrating the new year at the Roseland Ballroom for a two-night special with extended sets of both their classics and some unreleased tracks in a more intimate setting in NYC. They're also partnering with City Harvest to host a food drive at the shows. You can help others while enjoying Pretty Lights to ring in 2013—you just might have to find tickets on StubHub instead.
5. The Black Keys
Price: Starting at $99
Location: The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Grammy award-winning group, the Black Keys, will be bringing in the New Year with two back-to-back shows with special guest Divine Fits. Start your year the right way with a little rocking out.
4. Jacked NYE w/ Afrojack & Others
Price: Starting at $27
Location: Pier 94, NYC
Time: 9 p.m.
Jacked NYE may be the wildest concert of NYE—with Afrojack headlining and guests including R3hab, Shermanology, Arty, Quintino, Bobby Burns and Tommie Sunshine, it's bound to get wild down at the piers. The bigger-than-life event will feature some of the hottest Dutch house masters around.
3. Beyoncé
Price: N/A
Location: Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas
Time: N/A
Rumor has it that Beyonce will be performing a very exclusive 2-hour event at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. According to an interview with Luis Alberto Sadalla, the Executive VP of Wynn, Bey will hit the stage for New Year's Eve.
2. Nas and Elle Varner
Price: Staring at $130
Location: Radio City Music Hall, NYC
Time: 9 p.m.
Queens-native Nas will be ringing in the new year at home—and with the lovely Elle Varner opening for the Life Is Good rapper. "There is no better place for me to spend New Year's Eve than New York City, and there aren't many better places to perform in this world than Radio City," Nas said in a statement. The "Refill" songstress is set to hit the stage around 9 p.m.
1. Jay-Z and Coldplay
Price: Starting at $45
Location: Barclays Center, NYC
Time: 9 p.m.
Jay-Z is celebrating a memorable year alongside Coldplay at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The two will headline the night-long event, which will be the second time that Coldplay has celebrated the new year with Jay-Z. They shared the bill with him at a Las Vegas concert in 2010.