Pretty Boy Floyd Sets the Night on Fire on Saturday Night in Vegas!

Pretty Boy Floyd played the Copa Room at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with support act Cyanide.

If you want rock and metal sounds in the City of Sin, head on over to the Tuscany’s Copa Room! Ever since Count’s Vamp’d closed down last year, this is the one spot that has truly stepped up their game to be the ideal spot to catch a rock gig in Vegas; there’s more to this place than just the Rat Pack tribute show! As always, I extend my thanks to Mike, Grayson, Mitch, and Brian (himself the former Vamp’d sound guy) for making this spot rock!

The name Cyanide has been part of the Las Vegas rock scene for over a decade now, fronted by Robert Hussey. The band has released two excellent albums (with the release dates of said albums being over a decade apart!) which beautifully capture the sounds and the attitude of the Sunset Strip, albeit with mostly original tunes. In addition to his original material with Cyanide, Hussey also fronts tributes to Iron Maiden, Poison, and Motley Crue, often “opening for himself” with Cyanide to introduce audiences to his original material before promptly giving the headbangers in Vegas what they came for. A smart business move if you ask me. Cyanide has largely been a “revolving door” project over the years with Hussey at its nucleus, although former drummer Ryan Gillan (who played on the first album) did rejoin the band a few months back.

On this evening, Hussey wasn’t opening for himself, but an actual Sunset Strip band from back in the day. Needless to say, the Cyanide guys came out loaded for bear and rocked this audience good. It wasn’t long before the Copa Room’s dance floor was flooded with people rocking out having a great time. This setlist consisted mostly of tunes from LETHAL DOSE and 21 GUN SALUTE; the two albums of original material that the group made, although they did throw in a few covers near the end of tunes by bands like Metallica and Guns N Roses. Hussey is a powerhouse vocalist, perhaps most comparable to Vince Neil in terms of his look and vocal style (it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this guy has a Motley Crue tribute too). While Hussey and company always do great cover tunes, I’m especially proud that they now have big enough a selection of original tunes from their two albums that covers need now only make up a very small part of each show. There are some tunes from the albums that were left out I would liked to have heard (when’s “Bitches to Blame” getting put back on the set?), but the fact that this many people in the audience were up rock and out and banging their heads even before the so-called “headliners” took the stage should go to the show the presence Mr. Hussey and company have on a Vegas audience of rock fans.

In the late 80s, Pretty Boy Floyd burst out on the scene, giving audiences a killer album in the form of their 1989 debut, LEATHER BOYZ WITH ELECTRIC TOYZ. Changes in the music world meant that the band never quite got the recognition of many of their peers, but their music was no less excellent. Like so many of their contemporaries, changing trends meant that the band had to endure in a rocky and ever-changing landscape. Fortunately, much of the world has re-embraced 80s rock and metal sounds, so Pretty Boy Floyd continues to play for enthusiastic crowds. Founding member Steve Summers remains the one constant in the group, and constantly continues to demonstrate that he, his band, and his music have stood the test of time. This band is not to be confused with the short-lived Canadian band of the same name, with whom where were some disputes to the ownership of the name; that band folded circa 1990.

During the years I attended concerts at Count’s Vamp’d, it seemed like Steve Summers and Pretty Boy Floyd coming through was a yearly event. And I was always there, front and center, rocking out. Losing Vamp’d was definitely a loss to the scene in Sin City, and even Summers expressed this on more than a few occasions. He even enthusiastically asked audiences in the Copa Room on this evening, “Is this the new Vamp’d?” Summers wasn’t shy and talking and telling stories between songs (he even apologized for doing so on a few occasions) but he never did it to an extent that took away from the music and performance, which was expectedly excellent. Summers was also manning his own merch table throughout the evening, signing autographs and taking pics with fans. It’s always great to see someone who’s not only an excellent and charismatic performer, but someone who also appreciated their fanbase.

Pretty Boy Floyd’s discography isn’t huge, but what is there is certainly good. Unsurprisingly, this set was heavy on tracks from the band’s seminal 1989 debut, LEATHER BOYZ WITH ELECTRIC TOYZ, including its title cut, “Wild Angels,” “Your Mama Won’t Know,” “I Wanna Be With You,” “48 Hours” (an earlier version of this song had appeared on the soundtrack of THE KARATE KID PART III), “Toast of the Town” (an old Motley Crue B-side the band rerecorded for their debut), and appropriately, “Saturday Night.” The band even threw in a cover of Poison’s “Talk Dirty to Me” for good measure. This was more or less the “expected” setlist, but I don’t mean that in a bad way. Mr. Summers gave the fans what they came for.

But the night didn’t end there! Following the Pretty Boy Floyd set, several musicians from the evening’s festivities, and even a few additional ones, took the stage to play an additional jam of songs from their respective bands. Members of Cyanide and Pretty Boy Floyd were joined by ex-Faster Pussycat guitarist Brent Muscat (himself a Vegas resident for two decades plus now) for renditions of “Don’t Change That Song” and “Bathroom Wall” from Faster Pussycat’s Ric Browde-produced 1987 debut. We then got an additional guest in the form of Jetboy vocalist Mickey Finn, who took the stage to sing two tracks from his discography, those being “Heavy Chevy,” and the title cut from their first album, FEEL THE SHAKE. I do wish the show had started earlier in the evening (it was nearly 1:00 AM before I was out of the venue) but the audience members that stuck around clearly loved everything they got.

I only have one minor complaint with an otherwise excellent evening. While waiting outside the venue for admission, I clearly heard Steve Summers doing a sound check of the song “King of the Night Time World.” This Kim Fowley-penned tune appeared on KISS’ seminal 1976 album DESTROYER, and had been covered by Summers/Pretty Boy Floyd on an album they did of all KISS covers. Despite being penned by an outside songwriter, it’s one of my favorite KISS songs of all time. Mr. Summers certainly does it justice.

So… why was it not performed during the actual Pretty Boy Floyd set, or better yet, the multi-artist jam at the end? Seems like a wasted opportunity. Still, that’s pretty much the only complaint this fan has.

Steve Summers and Pretty Boy Floyd rocked the Copa Room in fine form on Saturday Night, as did Cyanide. The guest appearance from Brent Muscat and Mickey Finn for the subsequent jams were equally impressive and a great way to end a superb night of rock and roll. If you’re a rock and roller and Pretty Boy Floyd hits up your own, it’s well worth going, with Summers and company sounding as good as they ever have.

PHOTO CREDIT: Live photos by Dave Childers for ZRockR Magazine – @2026 – All Rights Reserved.