There will be no shortage of nightlife (or day-life) options at Revel
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The catalyst behind Revel’s ambitious nightlife and entertainment options is the Las Vegas-based Angel Management Group (AMG), which brings three unique nightlife concepts to the property and southern New Jersey.
Perhaps the most unparalleled, at least where this area applies, is The Social — a two-level nightlife space in the middle of the casino floor that has three bars, can accommodate up to 700 people, and has live entertainment nightly from 9pm-midnight. After midnight it morphs into a DJ-hosted dance club.
“Let’s face it, gaming is not a very exciting pastime for a lot of people,” says AMG CEO Neil Moffitt. “Not everybody is sitting at a slot machine or playing cards or rolling dice. Some of us go there just to be with our friends or hang out, and one of the things that has been very evident with gaming is that a lot of the energy seems to sit on the periphery of the casinos. That’s not just in A.C., it’s everywhere.
“What we wanted to do was create a center-bar concept that was really the heart of the casino, and be able to do things in the middle of the casino floor that were special, different and had a lot of content. Hence, the design of The Social. It’s not just a place to hang out, it’s a place to be entertained.”
The Social debuted April 2 with Danish indie-rockers The Raveonettes, but besides headline acts it may also feature cover bands, DJs, comedians, chefs showing cooking techniques or a wide variety of things.
“It could be a whole myriad of entertainment options, but it all boils down to what’s going on in the middle of the casino. It’s a very versatile concept, and one that I think is going to be widely received in A.C. As time goes on, I think you’ll see more of this kind of idea popping up.”
Another AMG offering is Revel’s pure, premier nightclub — the four-floor, 40,000-square-foot HQ Nightclub.
“The club is built vertically, which, from all my years of experience and all the nightclubs I’ve viewed globally, I’ve never seen such a vertical build,” says Moffitt.
“It was challenging, but a challenge I think we’ve met head on. If you can think of a nightclub that has four different types of programming, four different types of demographic audiences, it’s not only a concept unique to Atlantic City, I’d hazard to guess in the gaming markets of America it stands on its own.”
The third AMG-run venue is the HQ Beach Club, which is more of a “daytime nightclub” of sorts that takes a page from the success of Las Vegas’ Wet Republic at the MGM Grand.
As the weather starts to warm up, so will the lineup for weekly entertainment nightlife at Revel’s award-winning The Social this spring.
Angel Management Group (AMG) and EMM Group will debut HQ Beach Club this May. With the Atlantic Ocean as its backdrop, the 45,000 square-foot beach club, located on the boardwalk level of the resort, will feature multiple levels and will draw its inspiration from the island of Mykonos for its lavish décor.
"I’m very rarely in the studio, only when I have tracks I feel need special attention, but usually I’m on the tour bus with a laptop and headphones. "
With a stellar lineup slated for this weekend, Nov. 9-11, the club, in collaboration with associates Angel Management Group, the EMM Group and Revel, will be utilizing the performances from all three nights, and the revenue they generate, as an opportunity to reach out to a local community in dire need.
Revel, the glittering jewel at the north end of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, has had a rough beginning on the gaming side of the ledger since it opened in late spring. However, on the entertainment side, it has delivered positive vibrations and national headlines.
"Each night when we do live music we turn the lights down around 10pm and it turns into a really fun rock ‘n’ roll vibe. It’s a great interactive environment.”
Although designed with chic, urbane sensibility, One is decidedly not a triumph of form over function. Our meal supplied sophisticated, upscale New American, emphasizing grilled fare.
Atlantic City’s newest casino may have ranked eighth out of the 12 in terms of gaming revenue in May and June, but gaming was from the start only part of the total package the property proposed to bring to an Atlantic City entertainment environment yearning to become more diversified.
On this evening, Azure offered East Coast varietal Wellfleet and another from Washington state. The Wellfleet’s were dense, meaty and creamy while their Pacific relatives, smaller but deeply cupped in shells, offered a smooth, salty hint of their briny home.
With all the complexities of opening a brand new destination resort in Atlantic City, the executives at Revel already had a lot on their plate. However, those same executives decided to put some great food on the plates of visitors, by presenting the inaugural Taste of Revel, presented by Food & Wine and created in partnership with Travel + Leisure. This three-day epicurean extravaganza from May 18-20, will feature exclusive experiences developed specifically for the 6.3-million-square-foot beachfront destination.
“When I look at Atlantic City, maybe I just see something different,” says DeSanctis. “What I see, when you go out on our Sky Garden or you go out on our deck, that’s sort of the Atlantic City that I think about. We have this incredible geographic location. We have 47 million people within a six-hour drive of this place, and when we think about options from a resort perspective in the Northeast, there really aren’t any. "
Mitch Gorshin’s arrival in Atlantic City nearly two years ago could probably be summed up with the most quoted line from author Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
From a casual lunch-truck approach to modern Mexican to the finest in French-inspired cuisine, Revel will have the entire dining spectrum covered.
ATLANTIC CITY — The pulse of Atlantic City's heartbeat just got a jump-start. History was made on Monday, April 2, as Revel, Atlantic City's 12th casino — and much, much more — officially opened its doors to the public after six years of planning, building and conceptualizing. The energy inside and outside the sprawling property was palpable all day and into the night as guests marveled at the beautifully designed areas inside the state's second tallest building. Revel executives and staffers also celebrated — albeit a little on the tired side after a long day's (not to mention months' and years') work — and agreed it was a very exciting day not only for Revel, but for Atlantic City and the state of New Jersey. The day started with a sunrise toast — with Revel staffers and CEO Kevin DeSanctis on hand — and from then on people and more people flooded in and out of Atlantic City's latest attraction, several of them guests staying at the new resort during its preview period, which will lead up to the official Memorial Day weekend grand opening. Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly debuted its burlesque show — featuring live music and burlesque dancing — around 8pm and the...
To usher in the historic first day for Revel, the property has booked the band The Raveonettes to perform a free show at 9pm at The Social, located near Revel's imaginative casino floor.
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1. Anonymous said... on Apr 5, 2012 at 09:16AM
“If he couldn't succeed in Vegas than why bring him here?!”
2. Anonymous said... on Apr 5, 2012 at 05:12PM
“hey dumb ass the guy runs some of the most successful clubs in the world. Do your research before making yourself look stupid”
3. Anonymous said... on Apr 5, 2012 at 05:32PM
“mega clubs dont work here. best of luck to the AMG folks. wonder what the 4 levels are going to be in a couple years when the nightclub is dead and there arent enough people to fill one level...”
4. Anonymous said... on Apr 5, 2012 at 07:15PM
“yah, the 3 floor nightclub didn't work for showboat. read: club worship”
5. Anonymous said... on Apr 6, 2012 at 11:34AM
“Haters gonna hate.”
6. Anonymous said... on Apr 6, 2012 at 11:50PM
“And what do you call the pool in harrahs? 3500 max people packed with a line every night it's open. And they are signing djs for 100$ thousands a show. Ur right it doesnt work.your an idiot”