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| - I checked this place out on a Thursday night.
I'd spent my Wednesday night at Surrender the night before (ugh, waste of a night!). My friend & I were actually on the guestlist for Tao on Thursday, but after we heard that the music and crowd were similar to Surrender, we decided to skip Tao and just find a little bar or small venue that played decent music, with grown-ups who were there to have a good time dancing, etc.
We were staying at the Mirage, and on the way back to our hotel after dinner, we were given passes to the Revolution bar/lounge downstairs. Free entry, free drinks - we figured, "let's just check it out. We can always move on if it sucks." But we ended up staying. And here's what I think:
Revolution played good music. Music you can actually dance to, music with a beat and lyrics that you know. A good mix of late-90s and current stuff, etc.. no house or trance sh*t. The crowd was diverse - different races, age groups, etc. I didn't feel 'too old' or 'too young' being 31 in there. No one uptight or acting stupid. People were actually dancing, not just standing around, there just to see and be seen. It had a good vibe.
We got there around 11:30pm and it was a little full, and stayed that way until around 1:30am, when it emptied out a bit... maybe some people were headed over to another place, I don't know.... But my friend and I stayed here. Music was good, bartenders prompt and fast, and the crowd was relaxed. It wasn't the super "hype" Vegas club many people might be used to.... it was more relaxed, but I liked it that way...
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