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It’s just after 8:30 p.m. on a Monday at the Cosmopolitan and a long line of chattering partygoers is already coalescing outside Marquee Nightclub two hours before it opens.
Few would have batted an eye at such a scene before the pandemic forced the club to shutter its famed locals’ night, Marquee Mondays. After a five-year absence, however, the excitement surrounding its return seems to meet the moment.
It came on the tail end of a grand reopening weekend, which drew thousands to the 40,000-square-foot club for the unveiling of its first major renovation since it opened in 2010. The four-day affair featured EDM stalwarts like Canadian deep house duo Loud Luxury, Australian super producer Fisher and performances from world-renowned DJ and local Steve Aoki.
Tao Group Hospitality co-CEO Jason Strauss says allowing those prominent names to lead the charge at the new-look club was the perfect way to cap off a six-month multimillion-dollar renovation.
With the club now revitalized, here are three reasons you should consider returning to the dance floor.
AN UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE
At the Marquee Mondays revival, Aoki dazzled crowds from a spacious new artist booth that’s been lowered roughly two feet closer to the dance floor. Aided by a new 1.5-ton LED screen with a kinetic centerpiece—plus other revamps like a state-of-the-art lighting system and cutting-edge laser displays—the electronic music icon raged to his popular remix of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” and let the visuals shine while also spinning Panic! at the Disco and Usher.
“The foundation is cosmetic, with everything from the fabrics, furniture and woodwork in the main room being completely reimagined. We did total rehauls of the sound and lighting systems and added a monolith LED screen where we have an in-house team creating unique content for every single show,” Strauss says.
Having personally witnessed the hulking, movable screen in action alongside impressive audiovisual spectacles that simulated everything from pyrotechnic displays to a trippy, vibrant cartoon version of Aoki himself, it’s easy to see why Strauss calls the relaunch weekend “one of the busiest I’ve ever seen in 15 years.”
YOUR MONDAY IS GETTING A MAKEOVER
Before Marquee Mondays were put on pause in 2020, Strauss says the weekly events were once “the most prominent night in Las Vegas for the local industry to party.” He believes the new iterations will exceed that hype.
It’s still one of the best ways to start your week. And the revived event serves as a foundational part of the Cosmopolitan’s new Unlock Your Mondays promotion, offering locals exclusive drink and dining deals, discounted room and spa packages, and free parking perks.
Locals can check out those offerings over the next few Mondays, ahead of shows like BigXthaPlug on November 17, Luis Torres on November 24, Eric-D-Lux on December 1 and DJ Pauly D on December 8.
NEW PARTY PLANS
Next summer, partygoers will see a similar reimagining of the 22,000-square-foot Marquee Dayclub, which will include revised aesthetics and a new DJ booth.
Until then, Strauss says the club will continue to book heavy-hitting acts that lean into Marquee’s storied relationship with the EDM genre.
“This is the club that created EDM residents in Las Vegas and why you still see DJ billboards all over the Strip today,” Strauss says. “That legacy is why so many visitors have their own Marquee story, and we hope this gives them yet another reason to come back and make more.”
MARQUEE NIGHTCLUB Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000, taogroup.com. Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 10:30 p.m.-close.
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