Category 10 is hiring in Las Vegas this week
Luke Combs' Category 10 is starting to build its Las Vegas team, and the first major hiring push lands this week. The new bar, restaurant, and live music venue will hold a meet-and-greet hiring event on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the Flamingo Conference Center.
There are two sessions, one at 11 a.m. and another at 2 p.m. Applicants are asked to complete an application through the official Category 10 careers page before attending. Hiring managers will use the event to introduce the operation, meet prospective employees, and conduct pre-screening for open positions.
That is a little more structured than the job fairs I remember back home, where you carried a paper resume into a hotel ballroom and tried not to spill complimentary coffee on it. In Vegas, even the hiring process moves with show-business timing. Pick a session, apply first, and arrive ready to talk about what you can bring to a busy Strip venue.
The event is part of the preparation for an October 2026 opening. Category 10 has not announced a specific opening day, so October is the firmest public timeline available.
Where is the hiring event?
The meet-and-greet will be held at the Flamingo Conference Center inside Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South. The official hiring notice says locals with a valid Nevada driver's license can receive three hours of complimentary parking.
That parking detail matters. Nothing takes the shine off a promising interview quite like realizing your garage bill has been running a side hustle while you were upstairs.
What jobs are available at Category 10?
Category 10 is recruiting for full-time and part-time work across several parts of the business. Announced hiring areas include:
- Food and beverage
- Production
- Retail
- Security
The hiring announcement does not provide a complete position-by-position roster, guaranteed pay rates, benefits, or a required dress code. Candidates should review the live application portal for the available job titles and requirements that match their experience.
This is also not being presented as a Luke Combs fan event or concert appearance. It is an employment meet-and-greet run by the venue's hiring team. Loving country music probably will not hurt, but applicants still need to demonstrate the hospitality, production, retail, or security skills required for the role they want.
How should applicants prepare?
The official instructions are simple: submit an application online, then attend either the 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. session. Because the event includes pre-screening, candidates should be prepared to discuss their availability, relevant experience, and comfort working in a high-volume entertainment environment.
It is also smart to reread the job posting before heading to Flamingo and bring identification and a current resume. Those are practical preparations rather than published event requirements, so applicants should rely on the official careers page for any updated instructions.
Strip hospitality is its own animal. A regular night can involve dinner service, live performances, dancing, tourists celebrating something, and at least one person who has temporarily misplaced both a phone and all sense of direction. Category 10 will need employees who can stay warm, quick, and professional while the room is moving at full speed.
What exactly is Category 10?
Calling Category 10 a nightclub does not quite cover it. Opry Entertainment Group describes the project as a three-story bar, restaurant, and live music venue inspired by Combs and his hit song “Hurricane.” The company owns and operates the Category 10 brand, with its flagship venue in Nashville.
The Las Vegas location will occupy approximately 34,000 square feet at Flamingo. According to the official Category 10 Las Vegas preview, the venue is planned around several distinct spaces.
- Hurricane Hall will serve as the main dining and performance room, with three bars, a central stage, a dance floor, live music, and line-dancing lessons.
- The Still will offer a more intimate second-floor setting focused on bourbon, with views toward the main stage and access to outdoor patio space.
- The Eye Rooftop will feature a covered third-floor bar, DJ booth, dance floor, and Strip views.
- The Beautiful Crazy Women's Lounge is planned as a champagne lounge within the first-floor women's restroom area, with seating, makeup counters, and vanity mirrors.
That mix tells you what the operators are aiming for. This is not supposed to be a dusty corner bar with a signed guitar nailed over the cash register. It is a full-scale Strip attraction combining food, drinks, live country music, dancing, and late-night energy.
Back where I'm from, a place with a dining room, concert stage, bourbon lounge, rooftop DJ, and line-dancing lessons would qualify as an entire entertainment district. In Las Vegas, we put it inside one resort and ask whether valet is included.
Why the Flamingo location matters
Category 10 will sit directly on Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo, giving it a central Strip address near some of the city's busiest pedestrian traffic. Construction was already underway when the project was announced, and the hiring push marks a practical shift toward staffing and opening preparation.
The venue also expands the Strip's growing collection of country-focused entertainment businesses. Opry Entertainment Group already operates Ole Red Las Vegas, but Category 10 has its own identity built around Combs' music and fan community. The planned combination of live performers, food, bourbon, line dancing, and a rooftop space gives it a broader mission than a standard celebrity-branded bar.
For job seekers, the useful part is straightforward. Apply online, choose one of the July 22 sessions, and head to the Flamingo Conference Center prepared for a pre-screening conversation. For country fans, the bigger countdown leads to October, when Category 10 plans to bring a little Carolina storm energy to the middle of the Strip.
