Sin

Please note that the Sin nightclub is no longer Sin! My friends and I had heard a few things about the place and finally decided to check it out. Unfortunately we learned that it had been renamed to Bogies and was now an 18+ club rather than a 21+. We have been to many clubs like that before and all of them still serve alcohol and have an adult atmosphere just the same, the only difference is that they card you when you order a drink.

This time I think not. We paid $5 to get into the club only to find out that there was no alcohol served there. The entire place was kiddie hour. Being 21 and 22 made us easily the oldest people there. The music was a terrible mix of ghetto rap and top 20 hits, most of which aren't even appropriate dance songs. There were members of the 18-20 crowd everywhere grinding up on each other and acting as though they were the coolest things to hit the club scene.

All in all I would say that if you're in that awkward age between 18-21 when you can't go to a real club but there's nothing else to do, Bogies is a cool enough place if you don't mind paying JUST to go hang out with others in your age group.

However, if like us you are over 21 and looking to enjoy some time in an adult atmosphere with good music and a few drinks the Balcony is a way better bet.

I am sad that I never got to see Sin in its prime but Bogies has ruined the name of what was formerly Boise's raunchiest club.

I just had to respond after reading the advertisement above.

I went to SIN once with a friend and while I appreciated the eye candy, was really put off by the meat market nature of the place.  The event was advertised as a 70's Disco Dance Party, but most people were too busy tramping it up for each other to bother with any semblance of creativity.  And yep, SIN has VIP sections, which means that you pay more for what should be standard services (e.g. elbow room).  Nothing like being turned away from certain areas of the bar because you don't feel like paying a separate entrance fee.  
And the decor hasn't been much updated since the previous owners slapped dark wood paneling over everything.  The ambiance has the feel of a summer camp dining hall final dance party where the local DJ brought their new high-tech equipment.
Want a fun LGBT-friendly place to dance?  Try The Balcony.  The sound system might not be as good, but at least there's no false advertising.