Reviews of Holocene (Night Club)

1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214, United States

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REVIEWS OF Holocene IN Oregon

LOL K

Got kicked out by Jamison the security guard, who acted completely inappropriate. I walked past him, and got kicked out. Careful what you do, a lot of fun, but your night can be completely ruined if you walk past a bouncer who’s homophobic. Having good fun one moment, then kicked out crying the next.

Cassie Myers

Sounds like people have had bad experiences here - but it likely depends on the night and who is working. The venue is decent but oddly set up in the sense that the little stage area definitely cannot fit 300 and some odd people. Needless to say, staff were incredibly friendly, provided water for both inside and outside use, and I even had a little conversation with the bouncer up front. They do a great job managing the place. Do note, however, my experience is based off the Against The Current concert that took place here. This was an all ages show which meant that the venue folks did have to take more care and not treat it like a regular night. Needless to say, I would come back for another show, its a very intimate venue, which i love, and the sound was excellent for all three artists that night (ATC, Chapel, Guccihighwaters) and blended well with all the genres of music shown off that night.

Eric Woelker

Pretty good overall. Saw Roosevelt and Loyal here yesterday and it was a good experience. The interior is pretty industrial and low frills, thus the 4 stars. But, overall, it's a cool intimate venue to see shows. I'd go back.

beneath.the.roses Lucid Dream Journal

The bar service, drink quality and price are not good so perhaps prefunk and just buy one or two srinks to support the place.... The only dance club you don't have to drive downtown for. Great atmosphere for *DANCING*. People go there to DANCE. Relaxed atmosphere. Though I can't figure out why they don't use the other better, bigger side with the small stage.

Ray Hood jr

Nice performance space, friendly staff.

Carmen W

Fun venue that hosts a lot of local events. I've never been disappointed- just wish they had AC in the summer.

Claudia Fuentes

This place is usually pretty packed. They have a variety of different dance nights during the month. Its loaded with a lot of young people, so if you're on the prowl, make sure he/she is legal.

Aniket Borkar

Fun and hip place to go out and have a nice night with friends.

Peter Duckett

Great night with 40 year celebration of Fleetwood Mac's rumours album .. all great apart from over an hour q to get in...

QueenMaster C

Emo nite was so much fun!!!! I can’t wait to go back.

Jannae Palovich

Ive seen a couple of shows here! fun little place! I like how there are 2 levels and the artists are at a very personal level with the crowd! Lots of room to dance but can become very crowded! They have an extra room to expand for bigger shows! lights are always great!

S L

It's an interesting place. Not so thrilled with the setup, having half the space dedicated to the live show and the other sunken half unable to be utilized for viewing said show. But it did allow plenty of seating and the room was wired with sound. Main concert area is small with a platform in the back where you can get a view if you're short. The edge of the platform was intermittently illuminated making it hazardous. Mixed drinks were weak but served in glass barware. Best bet is the bottled beverages. Staff was friendly.

Gaby Williams

The door security is unbelievably rude and irrational. Kicked out someone who was using the atm inside to get cash for the $5 cover and told them they were trying to get in without paying and made them leave

Jeromi Hagerman

Great atmosphere here and a great venue for live music. I watched some amazing bands playing. The Wild War rocked it while opening for Shannon Entropy's album (Out There Ideas) release performance. They teamed up with NW Noggin to do something rad during their show. With the use of an EEG (and willing participants) and projection software they projected live brain scans of fans while listening to their performance. What? Awesome! Their vibe is "Out There" and the whole experience was spectacular.

Chris Karlin

Very good music venue, with good service.

JJ Dominguez

We got kicked out for no reason. Jamison the security guard made the decision to kick us out based on a friend that "drank" to much. He had two drinks, he then proceeded to kick all three of us out. I've gone the last 2 years, and definitely had more to drink on seperate occasions. He had an attitude with us when I tried to speak with him about the situation.

Aaron Kelly

Probably the most interesting club in Portland. Technically "kinda" a gay/lesbian club but really just an all around great club and great club experience. Very popular with people of all sorts of sexual orientations. Always great music, good decor and ambiance, interesting people.

O. M.

Wow very impressed with the front door and security staff. Polite and really there, yet not intrusive. Haven't been in there for a couple of yrs. Im glad more bars and dancefloors are stepping up their safety game to keep up with PDX trying to become a city. Was at the prosciutto EDM dance.

Paul Lawbaugh

Bar tenders were stellar. Wish I could have sat at the bar and just stayed right there. Who wouldn't? Beautiful people. I readily admit that your experience will be highly dependent on the music but treat the staff right and you'll have a good time regardless. Sound is good, I've generally had a great experience with crowds there. I only just experienced my first live music in the area behind the dance floor and it was cozy and nice. Cheers.

Chase Williams

Books a lot of great music, but doesn't sound so great - is very cramped... and the idea of playing 2 sets of PA's opposing from one another is a terrible one.

Stephanie Czajkowski

They were super rude and pretentious

Roger Chiu

Very cool place!

Alexander Schmidt

Beautiful lighting, which creates a nice atmosphere. I couldn't pay the admission fee for the concert by card, but they have an ATM (near the restrooms) which only charged me 2,50 $ for a withdrawal (I have a European Visa card; all the other ATMs in the U.S. would charge me 3-5 $).

Jake Elliott

Usually have a great time. Tonight I got accused of "harassing people" and kicked out. Absolutely ludicrous with no grounds towards the accusation. Will never go back after being treated the way I was. Just trying to dance and have a good time with my friends. Hopefully other patrons have better luck and more fun here than I did.

Jayson Benton

Gone here to dance quite a few times. Love the vibes and people that use the space for music. Bartenders are pretty nice. Food is good too!

Alex Laughnan

Only been there a few times. It has a great musical atmosphere for trendy Portland artists. Also, Gaycation is a very fun time -- a change from the generic, over-enjoyed gay scene in Portland.

Chris Stone

Holocene is a great venue, but the performances can be hit or miss. The crowds can also be hit or miss. I have been to shows where the crowd and musician/s have been in sink and the place is hoping. On the other hand, there are nights were the crowd or the musician has sucked and it can throw off an otherwise good night.

Rhys Meagher

Why can’t I rate it 0 stars? Stayed 5 mins and got kicked out because of their slick haired bartender who is racist.

Dylan Cascio

Super cool interior and great drinks. This is a great place to go see a show or dance your booty off. Great booking agents since this place seems to have so many great shows regularly.

Dustin Harris

They had a great dance party called Dance Yourself Clean. Nice layout with multiple bars and dance floors. Place felt pretty clean even though it was at capacity for several hours. Drinks are op.

Daniel Smith

Fun. Used to be very fun. Became quite a popular club but still a great time

Tim Aguirre

Young. That is what I felt there. I thought that I was in a different place. I hipster place with a lot of hip young gay people! The DJ was horrible. Every song only lasted 45 seconds. Cut off in the middle of a line. It was odd.

Chuck Palmer

If you like a big dance party with a slightly older crowd (older meaning over 25) this is the place. Good music. Cool spot.

Casey Atchley

Fun place, just make sure you follow the rules

Harrison Poff

I’m trying to understand how you have a bartender that thinks it’s acceptable in anyway to complain about a tip a friend gave him then later come to him outside to proceed to throw a temper tantrum about it?

Shannon Pearson

The music is not great in my experience. Drinks vary in quality based on the bartender. Clientele can be kind of rude. Main dance floor is kind of small.

Amanda haataia

I can't give this place 5 stars because every night that is themed is always way more lackluster than advertised. For a Daft Punk tribute night, they may have played 3 DF songs the whole time? I was hoping maybe the DJs would have the …

Tynan Black

It's a pretty cool club! Different events/covers per night, loud music, lots of people, and lots of drinks. I've had a pretty solid experience each night that I've been.

Sarah Post

Stinky and overcrowded. Way overpriced! $10 for a well vodka and sprite. Typical Portland venue: pay a lot, get jack. Jamison the "security guard" is laughably rude and seems to only love his job because he gets to kick paying customers out for unfounded reasons...I didn't personally get kicked out, but saw plenty of very sober folks getting kicked out for no reason at all (saw someone use the atm and Jamison kicked them out for "taking too long and causing a line"). Thinking now that they must do this on purpose so they can continue to oversell the venue space for more $$$. Very POOR-tland. Did I mention the stench of body odor? Very real.

Bradley Karkanen

Really cozy concert venue. All around great it's clean and it's got good acoustics.

Michael Thomas

Great place to dance, great venue with drinks A and great she Djs.

Thomas Cecil

Dark and dingy smells musty. Expensive night's anyone?

Nick Ashley

Great venue. I would come here for any show. Service great and reasonable prices. The place is spacious and well thought-out with great lighting, decorations and air quality.

Katie McCarthy

Great Club but there are some pretty creepy guys there sometimes.

Joe T

Great dance club. Good mix of spaces- crowded central dance floor but also a nearby floor with enough space to bring out the bigger moves and feel less claustrophobic. People (including guests) were nice and chill.

Daniel Avallone

Djs watching djs

Bhanodai M

Been there for Moth a couple of times... Good drink choices and decent eats

Emma Smith

Events say one price for the night and yet the totally overcharged. Not worth it and why lie...

Greg Ross

Everytime iv been here its been for some crazy dance party and I always have a good time. Big large space with lots of room for people watching and dancing. They throw good parties.

Scott Everhart

Fun times and good music.

Marshall Steeves

Great venue for anything EDM. Saw Kasbo here and the vibe was great. Not too big of a venue, full bar (and water on tap which is huge), and the sound system is phenomenal. Would return in a second.

Gail S

Pretty much guaranteed a good time at Holocene. They host great events here- I've been to SLAY, Emo Nite, Dance Yourself Clean, 90's nights, and multiple concerts at Holocene, and they do a great job. Cover can get steep (by Portland standards) later at night, and they do sell out events, so plan to arrive by ten pm if you don't already have tickets for a well-hyped event. Many of their larger weekend shows have a free photo booth, as well as the private photo booth that's permanently near the main bar, which prints your photo strips on the spot. Another pro-- Sassy's (the dive bar version of a strip club, in the best way) is right across the street, and is a great way to end a night of dancing.

George Mihaly

Well run night club. Reasonable cover charge, music is usually pretty good (lots of electronic DJ's), and prices on drinks are fair. Nice that you don't have to pay for parking in the SE (if you happen to drive :)

R E

The lights guy, Spencer, is an ANGEL. I told him I have strobe light sensitivity and he cooled it down with them so much for the rest of the time I was there. As a disabled person, things like that really make me feel human again. Ily Spencer thanks for being you

Olivia Jane Huffman

Attended to see the band Phonecall~~~ it was a lot of fun. Plenty of space to dance around.

Marc T

Wonderful people and even better drinks, the tacos were wonderful too

Kajsa Temple

My guy friend could not hear out of one ear, 1/2 out of the other. He was denied service right after 4 of us payed $10 to get it. We all got a drink, but because he had a hard time hearing, and I had to talk for him he was not served. I was upset, let the bartender know, and I was picked up by my arms and escorted outside. It was a celebration of life that day, this was not ok.

Jordan Lewis

Small little bar/lounge. Spacious yet cozy.

Alex Bertolucci

It's a fun place to go dancing and hang out with your friends. They have good drinks but it can take a while to get one. The vibe is a good one. The atmosphere is OK but nothing spectacular. A fun club

Jacob Garcia

Cozy spot for small music events and other hipster gatherings

Xess Dx

Holocene is where you go to dance. And for that it is good. Check their website or the Mercury, and make sure you're not so fashionably late that you're waiting forever in line to get in. There's plenty of space to see or be seen, plenty …

zamaniash

i regularly attend events at Holocene, good atmosphere and good bartenders, you can actually get a Moscow mule here! good place for dancing

Michaela Corey

I love this place. Very specious. Multiple dance rooms. Tasty drinks. Fun music and dancing atmosphere. They also hold a lot of events that support diversity in our community.

Joshua Olsen

Racist. Does not like dark skinned people. From canada never seen anything like this.

John Lambert

Cool club with live misic and dancing

Scott Hege

Decent venue, but has some issues. Process to get folks in the venue needs some work!! It was pouring outside this evening and the line just crawled along as they checked people in, all through one person at will call. If you have tickets, let them in and don't force them to make the line bigger than it needs to be!! There's gotta be a better way. Like I said the venue was fine, sound was good, but they gotta work on their ticket and entry systems!! It wouldn't take much to make it LOTS better!!

Johanness Nilsson

At this point, Holocene is a Portland institution. Hundreds of amazing live shows, and dance parties have been held under their roof. The place has been through many reformations, and the ambiance, sound system and bar just get better. Central SE location, not much parking so keep that in mind. You will love this place for drinks and dancing.

Michelle Rodrigue

Venue is great. Lights are great too. Music is pretty great also.The bartenders don't seem like they want to be there. I have been here several times now and always get this "stand offish" vibe from the Bartenders. Rude, not very friendly. I have been Bartending (currently am in SE) for several years in addition to being a bouncer so I understand the chaos in service industry. Drinks are a little over priced... a little smile or "hello" wouldn't kill them.

Mike Hardwick

Great dance club, ever changing music themes is great! Good cocktails, it would be great if they added more exotic cocktails and higher end seating.

O Whhite

The atmosphere is fun and I find a lot of my friends here so that's nice. Some cool bands come through here too. BUT!!! As far as the drinks:The bar is too packed, no discernible line at all. I was standing at the bar and they actually helped people who arrived after me. So incredibly rude. And a double costs $10? Are you kidding me? This is Portland, and not downtown. I shouldn't have to pay more than $8 on a double well drink. There's no reason to charge so much. If you do come and don't want to spend a fortune on getting tipsy, just be sure to get your drinks before you come here, bad service, high prices.

James Corbet

Slicked back hair bartender wouldn't serve me, Called my friend the N word and a f*****t. Couldn't believe the attitude of bartender. There is a white supremacists protest tonight, might play a factor.embarassed....

Anders Pearson

Cuzco I am older but it has a collective responsibility poeple policy and that's strange for Portly Portland and I've been alarmed with the strange things that happened to me when I was cloacked in darkness

Olivia Luchion

I saw a great local band here once. The Erotic City Tribute Band. Please bring them back. :) If you want to get to talking with someone I suggest sitting at one of the bar stools. I had a brief chat with someone while I was there. I don't know why that person asked me about wine though. I was drinking water. And the dance floor gets packed pretty early. They have a few booth seats for those that want to listen and don't want to stand or dance. Watch out for the people who are drinking too much though. They might have been drinking a long time before they arrived. I would avoid staying late, unless you can call a cab or taxi. Rose City is a good one. As well as the Tesla cab. They cost about the same. Although, the Tesla is really quiet. Nearly drives itself, too.

Jared Paul

This place is garbage. Literally go anywhere else.

Das Leune

This place would be in waaaay better shape without the door guy named J. He wears a hat and glasses. This dude has so many bad stories behind him. Please beware if you go to this club. He's very likely to get overly active on checking girls and has the tendency to pretend to be the owner. It's amazing he still works here.

C E

Good venue for 21 and up shows! Not so good for all age shows. Venue has some good artists come thru. The bartenders were awesome and holocene attracts a good-looking crowd. Sexy people everywhere.

derracuda

Went to see The Midnight and the concert was great. The acoustic equipment is done well and makes it all the more enjoyable! The place was clean and not sketchy feeling. Definitely recommend.

Mikal Collins

Good club with different types of music being spun on different nights.

Business Hours of Holocene in Oregon

SUNDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
MONDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
TUESDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
WEDNESDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
THURSDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
FRIDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM
SATURDAY
7:30AM–2:30AM

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