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On my first trip to Vegas after turning 21, I had one of the best nights @ Tao. It was during the week of the CES convention in early January so the place was filled with middle aged men from all over the world. We came early so there was plenty of space to dance, the music was good (mostly top 40's and some house) but soon enough the place become a extremely packed turned into a hot holy mess.
Second time around, six months late in the summer, 3 of the girls with me were stopped by the bouncers after another gf and I already made it pass the entrance. The bouncers were questioning the authenticity of the driver's license used by one of the girls. She was indeed 21, but never updated her license picture. When one of the other girls demanded to talk to the person in charge she was thrown out by some short/pock-marked/unattractive asian dude who was obviously on so power trip. In the end, the guy asked for a second opinion on the ID from another bouncer and we were ALL let in. Sadly, all that hassle was not worth what was going on inside. It was so packed that groups of girls had to form long trains by holding onto each other so no one would be lost in the mass. The music wasn't all that great. Some girls got really dramatic and angry when you bumped into them, but what the hell beezy, take a look around and everyone else is getting pushed and shoved.
As for the last visit this past January, it took a lot of convincing to return to this place and give it another try. I was over it within an hour. The same songs kept on repeating, there were Transformers walking around, there was a nasty "pork" smell lingering around, and unless you're a dancer for the club, get off the damn podium you fool.
All 3 times, my gfs and I managed to get in w/o paying. It actually helps a lot to meet some legit club promoters you can k.i.t with when you get to Vegas. On the last visit, the girl/guy ratio was 1:1 and the guys managed to get in free as well. In addition, girls get free drinks before 11 with wristband.
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