Piranha Nightclub

About this place Piranha Nightclub

Piranha is the flagship gay nightclub of Las Vegas' Fruit Loop — the stretch of Paradise Road between Flamingo and Harmon that houses the city's principal gay venues. The club operates on the nightclub format Las Vegas has perfected: a main dance floor with production lighting and sound, go-go dancers performing above the crowd, resident DJs supplemented by regular guest bookings, and a programming calendar of themed weekly nights covering the range of gay club entertainment. Monday's Wasted is the most consistently popular night during the work week; weekends run high-energy circuit-influenced sets. The venue's proximity to the Strip — Paradise Road runs parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard a few blocks east — means that visitors staying in the major casino resorts are a short rideshare from the Fruit Loop, making the geographic separation between the Strip and the gay district less significant than it might appear on a map. Piranha operates later than most entertainment venues in most American cities, but Las Vegas is a late city — the club runs until 4am or later on weekends. The rooftop patio, 8½ Ultra Lounge (associated with Piranha), extends the venue's footprint for warm evenings. For visitors to Las Vegas who are looking for the city's gay nightclub experience rather than a straight casino club, Piranha is the primary answer.