“Atomic Saloon” Celebrates Five Years at Venetian

By Scott Roeben, on October 15 2024
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The raunchy and unsung “Atomic Saloon,” from the demented geniuses behind Spiegelworld, recently celebrated five years at the Venetian.

Which is awkward because it reminded us we haven’t done a story about Spiegelworld’s newest offering, “DiscoShow” at Linq, but we’re working on it.

“Atomic Saloon” has been delighting audiences since it opened Sep. 18, 2019. And by “delighting” we mean “mortifying the impressionable and elderly,” which is awesome.

If you’re uptight, “Atomic Saloon” is guaranteed to untighten you.

“Atomic Saloon” survived the pandemic and continues to fly under the radar compared to its flashier sibling, “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace.

The show has all the things you love about Spiegelworld shows: Variety acts and bawdy humor that pushes the boundaries of good taste. Shoves. Bulldozes.

Look, a nun plays the xylophone with a ping pong ball expelled from her vagina. Spoiler alert.

“Atomic Saloon” isn’t for everyone. Sorry, Mom!

It’s good clean fun, mostly. And it’s patriotic!

The anniversary celebration for “Atomic Saloon” also marked the opening of The Cow Hide, a new speakeasy. The Cow Hide is open 5:00 p.m. “to late,” Tuesday to Saturday. Guests need not attend the show to visit the speakeasy.

Spiegelworld has several speakeasies now, including Ski Lodge at Cosmopolitan (adjacent to Superfrico, adjacent to where “OPM” used to play, that show closed on Dec. 31, 2023) and Pier 17 Yacht Club at “Absinthe.”

“Atomic Saloon” is a reliably raucous night out and five years is an impressive run, especially given the show fills seats two shows a night (Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.).

One cannot live by “Absinthe” alone.

Spiegelworld’s newest effort, “DiscoShow,” veers from the company’s formula, giving guests a disco dance party experience in a $40 million venue (that used to be the Imperial Palace sportsbook). Also new is Diner Ross restaurant, definitely worth a stop at Linq.

Big congrats to our friend and producer Ross Mollison, and his talented and imaginative team (which has grown to more than 800 people), for the ongoing success of “Atomic Saloon.”