On any given night in Las Vegas, there’s no shortage of ways to be entertained. But what if you yourself become part of the entertainment? That’s the idea behind DISCOSHOW, a show unlike anything else you’ll find in town. From the brilliant minds at Spiegelworld, the creative oddballs responsible for Absinthe and Atomic Saloon Show, DISCOSHOW puts you center stage on the dancefloor, grooving to the music of disco’s golden era while dancers and roller skaters weave through the crowd.
But the party starts before you even step onto the dancefloor. Arrive early and have a drink at 99 Prince, which bills itself as a five-star dive bar. Here, you can enjoy cocktails such as the Gentleman’s Exchange (by Leo Robitschek of NoMad), Gordon’s Cup (by Sasha Petraske of Milk & Honey) and Beijing Peach (by Julie Reiner of Flatiron Lounge). All are legends in the mixology universe and properly worshiped here. Then head upstairs to a loft that feels like an art-school warehouse party (minus the grunge). It’s vintage chic in the coolest way possible, an homage to 1970s NYC loft parties where you can chill on comfy, well-worn couches while nursing a Wallbanger.
If you need something sturdier than cocktails, Diner Ross Steakhouse takes American comfort food and gives it the Spiegelworld treatment: oysters on the rocks, bone marrow bites, and disco fries (natch!) begging to be Instagrammed. But don’t be fooled: This is a proper steakhouse with serious chops, offering a flight of cuts—a New York strip, a ribeye and a filet mignon—dubbed A5 & the Gang.
The main event starts when roller skaters glide out to the loft and perform impressive tricks that elicit “oohs” and “aahs.” When the crowd is ushered into the next room and the floor lights start winking, you’re in for a unique “theater” experience. You’re shoulder to shoulder in a crowd—many dressed in their finest disco fit of jumpsuits, bell-bottoms, micro shorts and enough sequins to put a Bedazzler out of commission—the performers slipping in and out of the audience until you can’t tell who’s working the show and who’s just an unusually committed partygoer.
The soundtrack leans hard into disco’s greatest hits—“Le Freak,” “We Are Family,” “Disco Inferno”—but filters them through futuristic lighting rigs and visual effects. The various stages are wheeled around into modular platforms where performers execute intricate choreography. There’s a faint storyline coursing through the performance (the rise, the fall, the lasting legacy of disco), but the point is to get the audience to participate—dancing and sweating like you accidentally wandered into a bespoke version of 1979. (And if you’ve forgotten your disco moves, don’t worry—there’s a tutor, paying homage to the late Ake Blomqvist, a Finnish disco dance teacher. He’s devoted to his role as only a true Spiegelworld denizen can be.) By the time skaters carve past and the dancers are grooving on the floor next to you, the whole thing feels like the group dance therapy session you didn’t know you needed.
Ross Mollison, Spiegelworld’s founder, had been tinkering with DISCOSHOW for years before its debut. “There really is nothing like this in the world,” he says on the show’s website.
By the time you leave the dancefloor, sweaty and shimmery, you’ll likely agree.
The Linq Hotel. spiegelworld.com
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