This place way beyond anything I have seen either in the movies, in person, or even in Las Vegas. The only club that even touches it is the RumJungle in Las Vegas and even then I’d put them in the same class.
It’s in Dallas off Knox-Henderson and Ross in the world famous Lower Greenville area of Dallas. It’s the older ritzy district where minimum requirements for social acceptance are having a recognizable family name, keys to at least a beamer or the valet ticket, or a group of friends with you that look swank enough to grant you admittance simply based on sauve appeal. Ok so its not that upscale…well…not according to those that qualify, but anyway…on to describing this club!
It’s called Liquid and its located in the historic Arcadia Theater. When you walk up, its got a Vegas style entrance with a vaulted canopy, red velvet(real) carpet, 3 valet lanes, and 3 gorgeous 6’ brunettes working the door and the VIP box. Cover is $10.00, 21 and up w/no exceptions unless you’re a celebrity, and amazing architecture at the entrance. The outside is just a reflection of the inside.
The walls outside are about 50 feet high and are completely covered in brushed aluminum(completely)! Its not flashy, brushed aluminum reflects very softly. Anyway, there are soft blue lights filtering the entire outside, and the sign is a fiberoptic reverse-channel with a very appealing tone.
As you walk in through the 8 entrance doors which are about 1 foot thick and completely shrouded in aluminum and blue light, you enter a lobby type area that also boasts the soft blue tones and aluminum of the outside. There is a wall length bar in the lobby with a black marble surface, and a piece of ultra modern granite sculpture art of a lifesize couple engaged in a bit of…ehh…fun! (resembles the old greek style statues).
As you walk up a flight of stairs and enter the main area, you find yourself in a room that is about 300 yards wide, and about 100 feet across…its huge. The ceilings are about 50-60 feet high, and the ceiling over the enitire dance floor can be raised and lowered at will by the DJ. Its covered in more lasers and lights than most clubs have in them, and has about 15 stacks of speakers just on it. It also has semi-clear tubes hanging about ten feet long from it that are filled with lasers and come down to the dance floor when the ceiling is lowered. The dance floor is made of brushed aluminum also…it entirely covers the floor which is about 60 feet by 80 feet. The walls are made to look like a mix between a cave and a granite/marble face and are done from floor to ceiling with excellent soft tone lighting. There are lasers lighting the walls with special effects, and mainstage on the far wall of this club there is a movie screen that is about 80 feet wide and about 40 feet tall. The main dance floor I described has a wide flight of 6 stairs leading up to this screen area which also has a dance floor just below it that is about half the size of the main floor. They have computer animation, japanime, light shows etcetera playing on this screen. On each side of the screen there are platforms with professional dancers doing their thing, and doing it very well I might add.
On the walls in various places and over two of the bars there are platforms coming out of the wall with a hired dancer doing their thing and laser lights basking them in color. And I’ve only described half of the club…
Everything so far is to the right of the original entrance. As you look left, there is a huge 50 foot bar running the length of the dance floor and raised up overlooking it straight at that main theater screen. Behind this bar, raised even higher is the DJ booth. There are about 6 turntables in this area and unlike most clubs its open so you can watch the DJ(s) work. On each side of the DJ booth there are stairs going up to a raised seating area that has 15 rows of chairs identical to a movie theater, and they all have a perfect view into the DJ booth and onto the dance floor and screen. Each row is raised higher than the next like a movie theater, but not as cramped and nowhere near as drastic. Heres the mindblowing part…every one of these theater seats are like a recliner and are covered in REAL black coach leather. Between each row there are round tables with a candle and a button on them to summon one of the 50 or so waitresses running about the place. The amazing thing is they all look like they could be supermodels…even the guys working the bar, and the dancers everywhere are unbelievably exotic and beautiful!
Behind this theater seating area, there are stairs going up to another area with two bars, another dance floor overlooking the entire club from up high, and with black REAL leather couches every few feet to watch the action from. Behind this area is the back wall of the club and two rooms off to the side that are full of red velvet couches, chais’ lounges, and recliners…both rooms are soundproofed so that the music is clear, but quiet enough so that you can talk.
I talked briefly with the manager/owner for a few minutes and he told me that on any given Friday or Saturday night there is usually as many as 10 major Hollywood celebrities there, and there are always at least 20 local and visiting proffessional athletes…this place was all class, and the clientele reflected it. He also said that in its few short months(7) of business, Moby has played there, Crystal Method, Prodigy visited, and Chemical Brothers…damn…I say again…damn!
I have been to more clubs than I could count in a lifetime, and in tons of different cities…this place blew the roof off anything I’ve ever seen. If you’re ever in Dallas, don’t miss out on this place! I wont be going to any other clubs in town again…nothing can touch Liquid and the place is so euphoric it almost makes me want to take up party drugs (j/k) The music is Trance/Techno/Rave and the dress code is standard, but the average look is very classy. You’re dealing with the Dallas elite at this place, so look the part!
I give it 11 stars out of 10!!!
-SS