I was in Vegas last weekend. Let me first say that I haven't been in a "dance club" in maybe 5 years since back when I was a mini-raver. Anyway, so before hand I read all the reviews and I was paranoid about the dresss code and if the bouncer would let me in and what it would be like and all that. I guess I was imagining some exclusive clubs with snobby people out in vegas.
We stopped at Studio 54 on Thursday night around 11. I'm a 31 year old guy and I headed out with 2 girls (one who was dressed up pretty sexy and one who was wearing a sweat jacket, tshirt, and blue jeans). I had on really dark blue raw denim jeans, casual black shoes, and a white linen shirt. There was no line at the door. The bouncer waved us immediately through to the cashier. He lets the 2 ladies in for free and it was $30 for me to get in.
The club was smaller that what I had perceived from the pictures on the website. While there are several levels they are primarily for seating. The dancing action was down on the ground floor. The other thing that struck me is that you can smoke in vegas clubs (which isn't the case where I'm from) and the air was kind of stale and hazy.
Anyway, I was drinking redbull vodka's which rang in at $13 bucks a piece for a 12oz glass filled to the brim with ice. Tasted good though (they always do!). Had a domestic beer as well for $5. The line at the bar was only 1 or 2 people deep at any given time and the bartender guys were very attentive.
The crowd was very much regular people. It was all very similar to the clubs back home in Minneapolis as far as the clientele went. Good range of ages. There were some clearly younger people getting insanely drunk but there were many women in their late 30's/early 40's with their hubby's in tow.
The music was Top 40 dance songs ranging from the 80's to present. I knew just about every song. They were pretty good about changing it up but they did play Prince's Pxxsy Control twice inside of 45 minutes.
I had a great time. It wasn't what I expected and was much more laid back and relaxed!