Las Vegas is ready to roll the dice on pre-pandemic normalcy

“This is rather a historic night in Las Vegas history,” an announcer said over a loudspeaker to a mostly unmasked crowd.

And moments later, the crowd was moving to a Las Vegas band’s version of a Foo Fighters’ song, the first live music there in more than a year: “It’s times like these, you learn to live again,” the band sang.

Businesses are now allowed to be open at full capacity, with no Covid-19 restrictions.

It was also the first vacation in more than a year for some people CNN talked to.