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    The best dance music clubs in Atlanta.

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    The Music Room (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2018
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2018 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2017
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2017 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    Opera Nightclub (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)
    RUSH LOUNGE AKA the IRIS is the quintessential spot for 18-and-up nightlife, and all things trap, EDM, and candy bracelets. This late-night Buford Highway haunt is a stomping ground for such lauded DJs and producers as Ployd, Skymatic, Eddie Gold, and many more. But this year’s resident DJs Strangermore...
    RUSH LOUNGE AKA the IRIS is the quintessential spot for 18-and-up nightlife, and all things trap, EDM, and candy bracelets. This late-night Buford Highway haunt is a stomping ground for such lauded DJs and producers as Ployd, Skymatic, Eddie Gold, and many more. But this year’s resident DJs Stranger Candy and Syl-O set a high standard for electronic dance music, and they always know how to keep the people on their feet. The weekly ESP 101 Learn to Believe parties are the spot for those in the know. less...
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    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)
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    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)
    MJQ CONCOURSE is Atlanta’s staple spot for all flavors of old-school, new-school, and worldly hip-hop. Want proof? Look no further than the legendary Fantastic Friday nights, featuring D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik, DJ Fudge, Majestik, and DJ Lord (when he’s not on the road with Public Enemy) every first,more...
    MJQ CONCOURSE is Atlanta’s staple spot for all flavors of old-school, new-school, and worldly hip-hop. Want proof? Look no further than the legendary Fantastic Friday nights, featuring D.R.E.S. tha BEATnik, DJ Fudge, Majestik, and DJ Lord (when he’s not on the road with Public Enemy) every first, third, and fourth Friday of the month. Come back for Face Off Fridays with DJ Rasta Root and Jah Prince every second Friday. Trap, that old-school, up top sound, Caribbean inflections, EDM, and ’90s classics are all on the playlist. less...
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    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2016
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2016 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    the Sound Table (Permanently Closed)
    THE SOUND TABLE is the cornerstone of Edgewood Avenue, where the current epicenter of Atlanta’s weekend nightlife developed its sense of style. Since opening its doors in 2010, the Sound Table has served as an essential spot for delicious dining and making moves on the dance floor. The club’s DJsmore...
    THE SOUND TABLE is the cornerstone of Edgewood Avenue, where the current epicenter of Atlanta’s weekend nightlife developed its sense of style. Since opening its doors in 2010, the Sound Table has served as an essential spot for delicious dining and making moves on the dance floor. The club’s DJs spin a sophisticated set of funk, soul, R&B, and hip-hop. This year, the addition of Drums On Fire on the first Thursday of every month, added of bit of old-school Atlanta flare by exploring underground beat culture through the lens of DJs Ryan Rasheed (LebLaze, Prefuse 73), Chris Devoe, and Gnosis. less...

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2015
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2015 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    The Music Room (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2014
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2014
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2014 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2013
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2013 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    IRIS aka Rush Lounge (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2012
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2012 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    QUAD @ Spring4th Complex (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2011
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2011 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    the Sound Table (Permanently Closed)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2010
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2010 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Runner-up: Opera


    1150 Cresent Ave. N.E., 404-874-3006, www.operaatlanta.com/

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Runner-up
    Opera
    1150-B Crescent Ave., 404-874-3006, www.operaatlanta.com

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2009
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2009 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    El Bar @ El Ponce (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2008
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2008 » After Dark » Readers Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)

    Best Dance Music Club BOA Award Winner

    Year » 2007
    Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » After Dark » Critics Pick
    MJQ Concourse (Featured)
    Midtown nightclub MJQ CONCOURSE is the perennial favorite in this category because there’s no place more dependable on a weekend night. Each week hundreds of people go for the swirling disco lights, hot guys and girls, large dance floor, and music that’s commercially palatable withoutmore...
    Midtown nightclub MJQ CONCOURSE is the perennial favorite in this category because there’s no place more dependable on a weekend night. Each week hundreds of people go for the swirling disco lights, hot guys and girls, large dance floor, and music that’s commercially palatable without hitting the lowest common denominator. A roster of capable resident DJs, special theme nights such as the “Saturday Party Sneak Attack,” and such out-of-town DJ stars as Flosstradamus and Girl Talk add to the unpredictable fun. less...
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