nightlife
Sayonara Wynn Nightlife Social Media History
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Jan 2017
On January 1st the social media accounts of all of Wynn Las Vegas' nightlife venues deleted all of their previous posts. For xsample: XS Instagram, XS Facebook. I'd link to their Snapchat but other...
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas v2.0
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Mar 2016
Lots of changes have been taking place at The Cosmopolitan in the year or so since Blackstone purchased the property from Deutsche Bank. Visionary CEO John Unwin left the company and was replaced by...
Encore Players Club Books Playboy Model Sara Underwood
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Jan 2016
The brand new Encore Players Club has announced that model Sara Underwood will be "hosting" on Saturday January 16, 2016.
Mmmmmm chain mail.
Ms. Underwood was the Playboy Playmate of the Year of the year for 2007,...
Hey Millenials, Grampa Steve Is Building You A Clubhouse!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Dec 2015
Y'know the Encore Party Pit thing that we've been talking about for a few months? Well, today Wynn Resorts trotted out the press release explaining it to the local newsies. Essentially, they're building...
The Intrigue (And The Oontz) is Over at Wynn!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Nov 2015
Late last night, Wynn Resorts announced that Intrigue is indeed a nightclub taking over the Tryst space on April 28th 2016.
The Twitter account we mentioned in the above linked post has also come to life,...
Rumor: Hakkasan To Sell Bank, 1OAK, Light And More
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Jul 2015
Rumors are swirling that Hakkasan is looking to divest itself from portions of their acquisition of The Light Group from Morgans Hotel Group. The original deal, which was announced in December 2014, outlined that...
Confirmed: Book & Stage Closing
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Jun 2015
Sources have confirmed to VT that Book & Stage at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is indeed closing.
The Light Group (which has been gobbled up by Hakkasan) is NOT involved in the project. The Book &...
Deadmau5: The Bubbles About To Burst
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Jan 2015
The forthcoming Hakkasan-owned Pure at Caesars Palace replacement, Omnia announced their DJ lineup for their spring 2015 season. Omnia's righteously horrible website tells us that DJ's include Afrojack, Armin Van Buuren, Chuckie, Krewella, Martin...
Attention All Vegas Night Club DJ's!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Jun 2014
Attention all Vegas DJ's, are you sick and tired of DJ Mau5Hat getting all of the headlines.... not to mention the super models, the money and the groupies?
Just in time for your breakout set at...
THEpoll: Should You Tip Bottle Service Drone?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 May 2014
Should You Tip Bottle Service Drone?
VT reader anawas tells us that Cosmopolitan's Marquee Day Club is offering bottle service delivery via drone helicopter for $20,000.
Our question, should you tip a bottle service drone?
Yes
No
...
Cromwell: Peep The Drai's Party Pool
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Apr 2014
The Cromwell is racing towards opening, to the point of boasting "the only rooftop pool deck on the Strip" in a recent email blast. You can just ignore all those other rooftop pool...
Peep The Vortex at The Quad
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Mar 2014
Ever since the Linq project was announced, we've been fascinated with The Vortex - the cantilevered neon tornado thingy atop the building that used to be O'Sheas.
But - beyond a cantilevered neon tornado thingy -...
Hakkasan Hotel Coming To MGM Grand
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Feb 2014
Sources are telling us that MGM Resorts International, owners of almost everything on the west side of The Strip, have reportedly inked a deal with Hakkasan Limited to expand their brand footprint at MGM Grand...
Review: Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at Cosmopolitan
Posted by JohnH on 6 Feb 2014
I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.
Welcome to Rose. Rabbit. Lie, sir. Do you have a reservation with us tonight?
Enter through an unmarked purple door next...
SLS Las Vegas Names Chinese Restaurant 'EB5-Noodles'
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jan 2014
SLS has added EB5-Noodles to their list of forthcoming restaurants. EB5-Noodles is described as "authentic Chinese cuisine" so you can cancel your hopes for another China Poblano-style mash up from SBE Culinary Director Jose...
Light Group and VP of Entertainment Named In SHOCKING Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Jan 2014
The law firm of Campbell & Williams has filed, on behalf of their client Jane Doe, a complaint in United States District Court, District of Nevada, which alleges that Light Group Vice President Mustafa Abdi...
Cosmopolitan Adds Marquee New Years Eve Megastructure
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Nov 2013
Here's a short little video of light trusses being constructed over the Marquee dayclub pool. There are some breathtaking views of all that still shiny and glittery Cosmopariandarin Vdariental neighborhood.
Lights! Camera! Ooontz! ...
SLS Las Vegas: Sayers Club Unveiled
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Nov 2013
SLS Las Vegas has been pushing their multi-slogan narrative lately, ("North is the New South", "Style Less Substance") calling in the big media guns to walk the property with CEO Sam Nazarian while offering up...
Steve Wynn Discusses How Hakkasan Ate His Lunch, While Eating Lunch
Posted by Chuckmonster on 31 Oct 2013
On the recent Wynn Resorts earnings call, an analyst asked Steve Wynn to explain why the Las Vegas properties saw their food & beverage earnings decrease for the first time ever, specifically inquiring if the...
Cosmopolitan To Open Rose. Rabbit. Lie. Social Club
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2013
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas announced that it will be opening a new social club called Rose. Rabbit. Lie. in December 2013.
Rose. Rabbit. Lie., perhaps one of the most esoteric names of anything in Las...
Palms: Meet The New I Don't Know What This Is, Alias The Alias Jane Club
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Aug 2013
Also available for your Palms related perusal is this collection of renderings for what appears to be an ultra lounge/bar thingy in the vein of Deuce, Lily and Hyde.
Could this be the elusive Alias Jane...
Palms: Meet The New Rain
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Aug 2013
Rain, Las Vegas' first fire breathing megaclub, ushered in the modern era of Las Vegas as global epicenter of Oontz closed the weekend after last years' VIMFP.
Since then it has operated as a special events...
VegasEats: Andrea's at Encore
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 9 Aug 2013
The use of "hip" and "vibe" brings out the worst of my inner monologue. Eye rolling begins and the sarcasm builds to a fever pitch. To me, and for that matter most people I know,...
The Steve Wynn Stepson Show Part III
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Jun 2013
After trying and failing last year, Steve Wynn is making a second attempt to launch the music career of his step son Nick Hissom at Tryst. This might very well be the show of...
Welcome To The Nightclub That Will Never Be
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 May 2013
Way back in June 2008, when I took the above photo, the first cracks in the economic meltdown were starting to appear. Projects already in progress - Encore, City Center, Cosmopolitan, Echelon, and Fontainebleau...
Holy Crap: The Hakkasan Price List
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 May 2013
Ever wondered how much those ginormous bottles of booze cost at the latest hip new happening nightclubs?
Just for fun lets do the math on the Zen package to see what their margins are...
Retail price for...
Exclusive: Wynn To Open Wholesale Bottle Service Nightclub
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Apr 2013
Here's a juicy tidbit leaked from within the chocolate curve, Wynn Nightlife has convinced The Steve to repurpose a section of their back of house basement warehouse to create KRKLND - Las Vegas' first ever...
You Can See Daylight From Here
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Mar 2013
VT reader DavidF is staying in one of the new rooms at Four Seasons this week and sent us a coupla photos of the forthcoming Mandalay Bay Parking Lot Beach Club Daylight day club we...
The Mandalay Beach Club
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Mar 2013
As part of their resort wide makeover, multiple Trippies award winning pool at Mandalay Bay is adding a beach club into the mix. The new Light Group controlled venue, DAYLIGHT, clocks in at 50,000...
Peekaboo: Hakkasan At MGM Grand Renderings
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Dec 2012
For those who just can't get over the sting of losing the Imperial Palace's blue hued pagoda stylings, worry you not.... Hakkasan, the forthcoming Pan Asian supper club at MGM Grand has got you modernized...
Wynn Building DJ Recording Studio Under The Pool
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Dec 2012
Doug Elfman at The RJ tells us this morning that Wynn is building a recording studio underneath the Encore Beach Club pool.
No doubt the Wynn adjective polishing machine will tout this as being nothing short...
Las Vegas Weekly Probes Wynn Nightlife Shift
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Dec 2012
Apparently, we're not the only ones who noticed that Wynn threw the luxury out with the nightclub slush.
One of our favorite food scribes, Las Vegas Weekly's Brock Radke has dedicated a coupla thousand words to...
The Andrea's Opens Dec 28th With Plenty of Vibe Dining
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Nov 2012
All those looking to chow down with the Wynn's should mark December 28th on their calendar as it will be the night Andrea's (pronounced "ANN-dree-uhz") will be opening at The Encore Nightclub and Hotel, Casino.
And...
Wynn's The Drugstore Becomes Deadmau5 Merch Table
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Sep 2012
Here it is folks, physical evidence of Wynn displacing their brand by putting the DJ merch in front and center in their gift shop's primary merchandising position.
...
On Nightclubs, Dancing Fools And The Men Behind Them
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Aug 2012
So I've been thinking (laughing actually) about WynnSocial.com for the last week since it was announced and started thinking how history - inevitably - repeats itself.
Like many of you, I remember disco. I was...
Wynn Launches Nightlife Onanism Internet Website Funnel Thing
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Aug 2012
The brain trust behind the Wynn nightclub operation have decided that the smart thing to do in this day and age of social marketing is to pool all their social media feeds into a gigantic...
Climaxx Got a New Name and The Name of The New Name is
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Jul 2012
The on again, off again, nightclub saga in the former Alex nightclub space is now back on.
After touting, trademarking and hyping "Climaxx" as the name for the nightclub to move into Wynn's sexy sunken Michelin...
MGM Grand Lion Renovation is Hakkasan
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Jun 2012
The renovations to the exterior of the MGM Grand's ginormous lion sculpture are part of the renovation of Studio 54 as it becomes Hakkasan, an Asian inspired restaurant/nightlife concept managed by Angel Management Group. ...
TropWatch: Tropicana Getting Wrapped In Bagatelle And Mobsters
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 May 2012
The Tropicana has applied to the County Zoning Commission for approval to put building wraps on both of their hotel towers. The new ads will feature The Mob Experience facing South and the...
The Steve Wynn Stepson Show Part II
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 May 2012
This weekend, Steve Wynn's stepson Nick Hissom launched his music career.
Bedecked in glow in the dark sneakers, Nick took the stage at Wynn's Tryst nightclub to "perform" his newest single with aptly named DJ duo...
The Steve Wynn Stepson Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 May 2012
Y'know what chaps my hide? (Commence groans) I started playing drums when I was six years old. I began taking lessons on guitar and bass in third grade. I played in...
The Not Steve Wynn Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 May 2012
Speaking of questionable casting, Misnomer tweet tipped us towards Wynn's latest spokesmo "Dani Diiorio" (who dropped her first name 'Brittney') Is this the most unhip fake hip presenting ever? It...
Climaxx Prematurely Ejacts
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Apr 2012
Eater Vegas is reporting that Climaxx - the nightclub planned to move in to the former Alex restaurant space - has been kiboshed because they can't sound proof the joint.
If I could sound proof my...
Step Aside, Mandarin Bar... Hyde Is Here
Posted by MikeE on 24 Jan 2012
Somewhere behind an uninviting, overwhelmingly hideous wall where Fontana's video poker once stood is a new space with a reputation that was tarnished before it even opened.
It's run by the guy who closed Sahara. It...
deadmau5: It's Something Special
Posted by MikeE on 23 Jan 2012
When you see a concert at the Hollywood Palladium, there's always that one guy...
It doesn't matter whether you're there to see a band who writes their own songs or a DJ who presses play on...
Meet The New XSPlanade
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Jan 2012
The good news: you will no longer have to have a degree in Mixed Martial Nut Hugging to get from Encore to Wynn on nights the club is bumping. The bad news: despite...
Editorial: The Nightclub Defense
Posted by MikeE on 13 Dec 2011
We love to hate. I do especially. I *love* coming up with any synonym for vaginal cleansers to describe the nightclub crowd. I think we all do. And we're real riled up right now because...
Can You Think Of A #betternamethanclimax?
Posted by JohnH on 28 Nov 2011
Climax is a terrible name for a nightclub. It really, truly is. In fact, I'm quite positive I selectively forgot that it was even going to be a thing in the weeks following...
Sayonara Studio 54!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Nov 2011
Once again, the rumors have proven true. Studio 54, the longest lasting nightclub venue in Las Vegas will close on January 8th, 2012.
Keeping with its "grand renovation" MGM will be replacing the aging...
Wynn Names Climax As Blush Replacement
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Nov 2011
Eater has spilled the beans that the replacement for Wynn's Blush night club when it moves into the Alex restaurant space will be called Climax.
Because "Money Shot" was taken?...

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