UPDATE - if you haven't heard, this place is now closed for business.
The Clubhouse is hands down the WORST music venue in Arizona! It is such a shame that some of the best groups book through here...I'm trying to figure out how The Clubhouse gets them in the door in the first place! I have literally skipped seeing bands that I love simply because they play here. Every time I cave and get a ticket for a band I think I can't miss I am beyond disappointed each time. The sound is horrible as they have the bar located in the middle of the place so if you stand behind it to drink while you watch the show, forget about hearing what the artists might be saying because all you hear are mumbled words. Not to mention if you are standing there trying to listen to the music all you truly here is the audience talking!! You have to stand dead center in front of the bar and stage in order to really enjoy the music. But here it is in the dead of summer and you'd think they would have an air conditioning system that actually worked?! OH NO, it is a sauna in there and you are stuck in between hundreds of people all crammed in to this small space, sweating, smelling and sticking to the floor because it's like they never clean it! The bar service is horrible to boot and way too expensive for such a dive! Seriously, promoters should really think twice before booking a band at this hell hole. I don't like the bartenders attitudes but I will hand it to the security staff, of all things they are the nicest bunch in there. Do not waste your money to see a band here. Maybe if people stop going they won't book as many great bands!!!!