702, the platinum-selling R&B group named after the Las Vegas area code, is coming home. The group is marking its 30th anniversary with a three-day homecoming celebration running Thursday through Saturday, October 22-24, 2026, inviting the valley that shaped them to join the party.
According to KSNV/News 3, 702 formed in Las Vegas and took its name directly from the city's area code before carrying that hometown identity to a global audience through the 1990s and 2000s. The group became known for hits including “Where My Girls At?” and “Get It Together,” tracks that still anchor its legacy three decades later.
A Weekend Built Around Hometown Roots
The celebration kicks off Thursday at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign with a special proclamation and sign-lighting ceremony, per the same News 3 report. The symbolism is hard to miss: a group literally named for the city's dialing code returning to the sign that has long served as shorthand for Las Vegas itself.
The festivities continue Friday at On The Record inside Park MGM, where an anniversary event will include a live performance by 702, the station reports. UrbanBridgez also lists the October 23 date for the On The Record performance, aligning with the local coverage. The weekend then wraps up Saturday with a “90's Skate with 702 Party” at Skate Rock City, described by UrbanBridgez as an adults-only throwback night.
Thirty Years Since No Doubt
The anniversary traces back to 702's debut album, No Doubt, originally released on October 8, 1996, according to uDiscover Music. That album reached No. 82 on the Billboard 200 and was later certified Gold in the United States, the outlet notes. Day After Day Productions, the group's artist management site, adds that No Doubt earned 702 a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award in 1997.
The band's commercial run didn't stop there. Per Day After Day Productions, the single “Get It Together” climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the group's gold-certified, self-titled sophomore album produced “Where My Girls At?,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100. Altogether, the same source states that 702 has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.
Members Reflect on the Journey
Group members Kameelah “Meelah” Williams and LaMisha “Misha” Fields spoke with News 3 about the band's 30-year journey and its ties to Las Vegas, the station reports. Their conversation frames the anniversary weekend not just as a nostalgia tour but as a homecoming for performers whose identity has always been tethered to the 702 area code they were named for.
The group's history has included both triumph and loss. Day After Day Productions reports that in September 2023, the group and fans around the world mourned the death of founding member Irish Grinstead. The same source notes that 702 disbanded after its third studio album in 2006 and later reunited in 2017, while the Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported that the group collectively decided to part ways after releasing its third album, Star, in 2003 — accounts that differ on the exact timeline of the group's split.
Still Drawing Listeners Decades Later
702's reach hasn't faded with time. Day After Day Productions reports the group logged 2.3 million monthly Spotify listeners and 41 million total streams in 2025, a sign that the catalog built in the '90s and 2000s still finds new audiences. uDiscover Music notes that in 2026, the group has marked this 30th anniversary with live appearances and celebrations in its hometown, tying directly into this week's Las Vegas events.
The anniversary has also brought a physical release for longtime fans. uDiscover Music reports that a limited-edition transparent Clearwater 2LP vinyl edition of No Doubt was announced for release on October 16, a detail echoed by UrbanBridgez, which describes the pressing as part of the group's 30th-anniversary celebration of the debut album.
This isn't the first time 702 has returned to a Las Vegas stage since stepping away from full-time touring. The Las Vegas Sun reported that the group reunited for a summer tour in 2018 after nearly 15 years of inactivity, which included a homecoming show as part of the Throwback Sizzling Jam at Orleans Arena on July 21 that year. This week's three-day celebration marks a far more expansive version of that homecoming, built around the city and area code that gave the group its name.
