Play Dance Bar

The Only Review You Will Need!

I will attempt to give a "fair & Balanced" review of this popular nightspot in Nashville. I have visited this venue about 5 times in the past month and this is what I have to offer you... Starting with the location and atmosphere, this club is located in the downtown area, it is also sister to TRIBE which is next door. Being the hotspots in the area sometimes parking can be difficult. But there is parking within a block most anytime. The owners of this club have spared no expense, in fact they are progressively remodeling the entire club, and its pretty nice. The club is host to 2 different venues in one, a cabaret that features a house cast of talent and they do shows almost every night. The other half of the club (or 2/3 of it) is the dance club portion. It is a very large mostly open space with a high-end FX show, several big screen projectors and a live video DJ that plays a variety of top 40 style dance. There are about 7-8 bar stations, some seating areas and the place is all black and white decor. The club also has very roomy, large and clean restrooms, as well as a heated outdoor smoking area. As for the atmosphere... The clubgoers are a very young crowd, ranging from 18-50 (however the average is probably about 20) The crowd is VERY young. For the older crowd >30 this you will probably find the crowd very pretensious and obnoxious, and even at 30 you will feel like the SSI check is on the way. The staff is pretty much the same, very young and often pretensious, if your a cute twink its ok you will be taken good care of. As for the remainder of the crowd, it is often filled with young straight girls (aka fruit flies), and some straight guys. (or so they say) Now for the real skinny! All these wonderful things come at a cost, and it is definitly passed on to the customers. Starting at the door, they generally have a pretty stiff cover charge (around $10) and the drinks prices are equivilent to Chicago or New York (Wells are about $6) and the pours are pretty weak (I am guessing 1oz) a top shelf will set you back $10 or more. Aside from the fact that the prices are a bit stiff by comparison you may also want to be sure to come with cash, and plenty of it. Should you decide to use a credit card be prepared to be hit with a $3 service charge, to go with you $20 minimum. This to me is the biggest bunch of crap I have seen in a long time (not to mention against their card processing rules) but peolple pay it so they are going not going to remove it. They also utilize analog cash registers and card terminals, unlike their sister bar with state of the art point of sale terminals. Those in the business probably can understand why there is a a good reason to push people to use cash and not have all that technology. All in all this is a great club, If I was 21 still I probably would rate it 5 stars, and at my age I should rate it 1 star, but the honest reality is that for most it will either be a 5 start or a 1 star, it all depends what your looking for. As a general guideline, if your older than 30 your probably not going to think this is a 5 star location. If your looking for decent drag queens, this is about the only place, same is for a dance floor and a DJ in a club environment, this is it. You probably will not find a cleaner more elegant bar in Nashville either, my hats off to the owners, who obviously filled a niche market and are doing well keeping competition out of their market.

it's nice

With the remodels there is a bit more room than before but still gets really cramped, ESP in the drag room. Usually a much younger crowd and tons of attitude but hell I can have fun anywhere. The dance floor is great!

love it

This is a great place to be on saturday. I like the crowd here. Music is awesome, feels even better with those large video screen. Lights are awesome. Bartenders are nice. Drag shows are of top grade. Only problem, they close around 3 am. Always had great, when I was there.

Great club great night!

Had a blast! My partner and I had a blast. There drag show is top notch. Younger crowd but nice.

Not a Chance

We are coming to Nashville and looking for a good club to have fun. But after reading that last artical about being to old, which we are, this club can forget us coming..