On stage

Danny Deane & The Homewreckers(US)

Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys(US)

Ramblin' James & The Billyboppers(US)

The Go Getters(SE)

Deke Dickerson(US)

Smith's Ranch Boys(US)

Kim Lenz & Her Jaguars(US)

Big Boy Bloater & His Southside Stompers(UK)

The Stillmen(US)

The Collins Kids(US)

The Racketeers(SE)

The Sun Demons(FI)

Russell Scott and the Red Hots(US)

The Tennessee Rhythm Riders(UK)

Don & Dewey(US)

The Treniers(US)

Ronnie Dawson(US)

Hot Stuff(CH)

More info

The inaugural Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend, held over Easter weekend 1998 at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Founded by British promoter Tom Ingram, the first edition established the four-day Thursday-to-Sunday format of live rockabilly, jump blues and 1950s rock'n'roll that would grow into the world's largest event of its kind. The bill mixed original 1950s stars with a new generation of American and European revival acts.