Denver's Best Dance Club

A Denver legend, the Merc draws an eclectic crowd, thanks to its wholesome food and funky music.

Reviews:

• “come for the pretentiousness, leave for the terrible food and service”
• “Yucky!!”
• “One of my most favorite places in Denver”
• “Best (only!) swing dance nightclub around, cheapest date on the planet”
• “Yummy! Quality Ingredients but Inconsistent”

Tips: Music, theater, dancing, free lessons—let the culture and literature infuse you. Call for details on the ever-changing schedule.

Mercury Cafe

Popular double decker club satisfies the cravings to dance and romance.

Reviews:

• “little girls”
• “I LOVE THIS CLUB”
• “If your under 21 dont go here”
• “Customers? Who?”
• “pretentious prices for a thug club!”

Tips: Parking can be rough, so if you have the cash use the valet service.

Club Vinyl

This Aurora country bar offers drinkin’, dancin’ and sports watchin’.

Reviews:

• “Not Country Anymore”
• “OMG!!!!!”
• “Latin night NOT good for buisness”
• “really bummed”
• “No Country Western at Stampede”

Stampede

This former cathedral pumps up the volume and praises the electronic gods on the dance floor.

Reviews:

• “Was not totally impressed”
• “Goth Night”
• “Better for the stories than for the experience!”
• “This is where you will be Fri. Nights”
• “One of the Best”

Tips: Take a break with a good view on the rooftop patio.

The Church

Visitors don cowboy hats, kick up their heels, and get wild on the dance floor at this hopping country bar.

Reviews:

• “Best guy/girl ratio – tons of ladies”
• “Loved it!”

Tips: Fridays are ladies nights, when women pay no cover and drink for free.

Buck Wild Saloon

Get down—or don’t—at this funky LoDo hot spot.

Reviews:

• “Best Night Club in Lodo”
• “tired already”
• “meh”
• “no more 1909 Blake Street curse!”
• “Rise to What?”

Tips: Hosting a private party? Rent out one of the private lounges or even the entire nightclub.

Rise Nightclub

Industrial-urban digs and wide-open spaces mark a Golden Triangle clubbing standard.

Reviews:

• “Fun Club with great talent!”
• “The”
• “Too Badd”
• “nwerle you should be ashamed”
• “best place to spend last hours on earth”

Tips: The entrance to the club is actually sequestered in the alley just west of Broadway. Don’t miss it!

The Shelter

Trendy LoDo bar and dance club located below Larimer Square cultivates a mature crowd and moody ambiance.

Reviews:

• “Horrible Service and ‘Typical’ Crowd”
• “great club”
• “Worst Club in Denver”
• “WOW. I’m at a loss…”
• “Worst Bar EVER”

Tips: The street-level entrance is not well marked, there’s just a crescent moon on the sign.

Hush

Downtown night club and lounge offers DJs and themed events like 80’s night, top 40s, hip hop and goth nights.

Reviews:

• “ROCK ISLAND DENVER”
• “R.I.P. Rock Island, we knew ye well”

Rock Island

This converted warehouse is one of the best honky-tonks in the nation.

Reviews:

• “Fun Place”
• “HonkyTonk”
• “smokey rose”
• “YEEE- HAW”
• “Country as the turn of green”

Tips: In this age of $100 seats, the Griz tries to keep tickets at $5 to $10 for a national act.

Grizzly Rose

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