Club Report: The Venue (Clearwater)

King Bob's road trip continues. On to The Venue, St. Pete/Clearwater.

DJ Kidd Leow from radio station WFLZ, FM 93.3, Tampa. First visit to the club since it was called Storman's and Storman Norman's and they used to do an aweome "Techno Tuesday". Hey, if HOB can do a jamming Service Industry Night on a Sunday, The Venue can do one on a Monday! Substantial renovations give the place a completely different look. My first impression was that this area next to the main bar below the DJ was the dance floor. At least initially, that was not the case.

Discovered that the main dance floor is actually upstairs in a separate area.

The relatively small upstairs area got jammed quickly! Doesn't anybody know this is a Monday night? The music is an on-going mix of Dance, Top 40, small amounts of Hip Hop, 2000's, and 80's. Much better than The Groove or Atlantic Dance Hall! Most of songs get clipped; all have videos with them.



But then as the place got more crowded, even that downstairs area by the bar became a dance floor! My bartender said it's like this every Monday night.



But at midnight I had to get out of there. Some of us work for a living. The line was growing. Admission is free for anyone in a service industry but otherwise just $5. My tab for two drinks.....$4. Located on Ulmerton Road near St. Pete/Clearwater International Airport, this is a no-brainer for anyone spending a Monday night in the Tampa Bay area. Very impressive!