Main Event

Had a great first time experience this past New Years at this place. A DJ friend was going to be spinning here so our group took the chance and went to this new place. We are all glad we did. (To answer Shawn's closing question, not that often...but my group tries to.) Cover was an easily palatable $5 for men and $3 for ladies. Our group came in and was quickly down with the dub step house type music that was blasting from the DJ booth. We all danced ourselves silly before heading down to Fountain Square for the midnight fireworks. We came back later and once again danced like fools and really had a great time. I hope any future visits will be just as fun.

I was walking around downtown Cincinnati yesterday, looking for a place to grab a couple beers while waiting for a friend to pick me up.  After walking 15 or 20 blocks in circles passing bar after bar,  I came across Main Event.  As soon as I set foot in the door I was greeted with a hello and how ya doin from the bartenders and customers alike.  This was refreshing to me because the last time I was in downtown Cincinnati I made the tragic mistake of going to Cadillac Ranch, which is a total a**hole fest.  Main event is the exact opposite.  The beers were cold and inexpensive, and the bartenders/clientele were friendly and talkative.  Great spot.  A hidden gem! I will be back!

Main Event is the relocated The Subway, forced out of the Metropole building to make room for the 21C Hotel that will open sometime in 2011 or 2012.

Some friends and I ended up here after one of my friends insisted that we should leave Arnold's and hit a new bar. Since Main Event was close by, we went there.

Now, admittedly, this isn't a promising start to anything. After all, this is why most people end up going to an Applebee's--it was close to something else.

The cover was $10, and when we balked at the full price, they let the three of us in $15. (It was kind of a miniature groupon--there need to be more discount clubs. I should note that I was with two attractive blond women--that likely had something to do with the discount.)

I've heard in the last week that Main Event is supposed to be a good house music club. We were there on a Saturday, and the music was nothing special, but more in that Tsk-tsk-tsk club noise range.

While Subway was a straight-friendly gay bar, Main Event doesn't seem to be particularly gay-oriented, but does have an all-are-welcome vibe, particularly if you'll buy one of the regulars a drink or give them bus fare home. (No, I'm not making that part up.)

So about that clientele... do you ever go to a neighborhood bar, and there's always that one aggressive person that insists on talking to you, and is loud and drunk? Do you ever wonder, wow, do those folks have a place to call their own? Well, a pretty big group of those folks hang out at Main Event.

In a side note, I'm amazed that I'm the first person to review this place. There should be a special category for people in Cincinnati that review night clubs. I mean, there are like 30 reviews of Neon's on here. Don't people ever try anything new? :)