By Brock Radke
They broke through on the Las Vegas Strip by sharing a small showroom with Wayne Newton. They moved on up to bigger casino venues only to get shut down by COVID, then fought their way back and resurrected their timeless, mass-appeal rock-and-soul concert production at Westgate Las Vegas for two years.
Now the Bronx Wanderers have a lot to celebrate. The family band has solidified a residency at South Point (where they played their first concert in Las Vegas in 2011), sharing the venue with the Righteous Brothers, Human Nature and other acts that celebrate a similar musical legacy. They’ve signed up to stay put through December 2025. And they’re blasting into summer with a special series of performances that will take them past the 2,000-show mark.
“Over our eight-year residency, we’ve learned not to take this incredible life and journey for granted,” says frontman Vincent John, who helped form the group with his father, younger brother and high school friends in 2004. “So many shows have come and gone, and to still be here, hitting 2,000 shows is a testament to how hard we work, how incredibly supportive the Vegas community is to us, and how lucky we are to still perform as a family in the entertainment capital of the world.”
During the June 6-9 run, the Bronx Wanderers will be raffling away dinners at South Point favorite Don Vito’s, and fans, followers and newbies can safely expect some surprises. This show is a different kind of all-ages attraction in Las Vegas as the ever-changing setlist—Frankie Valli to Bruno Mars, Queen to Stray Cats—allows these charismatic and talented performers to tug on the musical heartstrings of multiple generations.
“The greatest thing about our show is we tailor-make it to the audience in front of us on the spot,” says John. “The best part of performing in Vegas is we’ve added a string and horn section to the show. The added musicians happen to be young local kids from the Las Vegas Youth Artists Orchestra.
“We love supporting our community and only in Vegas can people see us perform with a 10-piece band.”
The Wanderers are constantly touring when they’re not in Vegas, and their road show is also highly adaptable; they’ll be joining summer festivals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, among other out-of-town gigs. But the cozy confines of the South Point Showroom has become a Bronx headquarters of sorts, and “we couldn’t be happier,” John says.
THE BRONX WANDERERS June 6-9, 7:30 p.m., $45, South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.