Swingers Forum - Another Swingular Members Party

First, we just want to thank everyone for a very successful night at our last party. We had over 400 members there and it was the sexiest crowd we've ever seen! We read the forums and some of you had some concerns and we want to address those concerns before announcing the upcoming party.

Overall, most of you were happy with the party and the venue, however, a small percentage of you didn't like the venue. We totally understand that a nightclub like The Hotel isn't the perfect setting for a swingers gathering when you are trying to meet others and be social. To set the record straight, we just want to let everyone know how difficult it is to find a venue that will not only give up it's busiest night of the week, Saturday, but also give it up to a group like ours.

All of the lifestyle parties in Salt Lake combined don't have the best reputations for throwing 'by the law' parties as it is so a lot of venues won't even give us the time of day.

Not that any of us have done anything wrong, it is just that the liquor commission keeps a close eye on the bars and nightclubs and if there are any minor violations, like nudity or sexual acts, it could shut down the venue or cause a huge fine. Venues don't even want to chance it with any of the local lifestyle parties. So, imagine how difficult it is to find a venue that will take us.

Now, for the sake of providing all of our members a comfortable, fun place to hang out, socialize and dance, the ideal type of venue is one with lots of seating and tables, no-smoking inside, an outside patio for smokers and those who wish to get away from the music and heat, a bunch of bars for easy to get drinks, and a huge dance floor. All of this of course has to be able to hold up to 400 plus people in a private setting without sharing the club with the regular night.

There are only a few venues in Salt Lake that provide that, and the best one, Habits, will NEVER allow us to take over the club as they don't need our revenue.

Anything else that comes close to Habits is the same way, they don't need us and won't piss off their normal customers.

So we found a new venue that hasn't opened yet, that is perfect for our event. We set them up for the last party, however, they couldn't get everything ready in time. So we had a back up plan to go to the old Butterfly Lounge @ The Depot. They cancelled on us 3 days before the last party because they didn't want to host a lifestyle party.

So this brings me to how we ended up at The Hotel. It was the only venue that could hold up to 400 plus guests, provide a dance floor, provide some seating, as well as have a couple of fully stocked bars and the entire place to ourselves. The Hotel actually did us all a HUGE favor, so a special thanks goes out to them for accommodating our group at the last minute.

As for the music, since they already had a prior commitment to some DJ's before we got there, we had to agree to let them play for the first couple of hours.

So for those of you who did not like the venue, or the music, I apologize, however, this is the best we can do in a place like Utah. If you want to be able to go out and meet other members without having to share the club with non-lifestylers, I guess we all have to make some sacrifices and put up with what we are dealt with.

Also, some of you asked why we charge as much as we do. Honestly, $20 per couple is nothing. A normal night club charges that in Utah ($10/person) and if you go to most any lifestyle party or swing club outside of Utah, you will pay at least $50 or more per couple. So you are actually getting a deal here.

That money covers a lot of things that go into putting the party together such as deposits for the venue, DJ's, bands, supplies, etc... It also covers hosts and door staff, tipping out the club staff, and a lot of the people who put the work into to bring you such an event. You may not realize, but there is a lot work that goes into putting these things together, and the crap you have to go through with the venues doesn't help.

With that said, I hope I have at least explained ourselves in our choosing of the venues and that we can move forward with your support in putting together more parties, not only for Swingular, but others such as Utah Uncensored, etc...

And now we can announce the next Swingular Members Party....

*** UPDATE ***

Saturday, June 19th, 2010 @ 9 PM

We have been unsuccessful in getting the previously announced new venue for our party. This new venue could not accommodate us and the lifestyle, therefore, our only choice to have a lifestyle party would again be The Hotel. This venue is still a great venue to have a lifestyle party. It is very nice (vegas style), it has multiple levels, it has 4 + bars to get drinks, and it is downtown next to hotels.

We will be arranging a specific hotel for our group and try to get a group rate as well.

This time, we have full control of the music, so we will make sure that the music is not too loud and we have arranged for a DJ to start with classics to rock, to 80's, to 90's and end the night with more dance music.

All seating will be first come, first serve, no bottle reservations required.

Tickets will be $20/Couple in advance and $30 cash at the door. Select single men that accompany another couple will be $30 in advance, $40 cash at the door. Single women are always free, at the door, no ticket needed.

We will also be selling tickets at local establishments through out Salt Lake, Provo & Ogden. If you live in one of those areas and would like to help us find a place to sell tickets and manage that for us, we will give you free access to all parties you manage. Contact us for details.

Tickets will go on sale online Tuesday, June 1st @ 8 AM.

We will post pictures of the venue here shortly.

That's pretty much it for now, see you at the next party!!

I'm guessing June 19th. Guess we'll find out soon.

We LOVED the last party and we'll definitely be at the next.

Selling tickets? I am confused about this...I thought this was an exclusive party for Swingular members?

ADMINISTRATOR wrote:

LUSCIOUS_74 wrote:

Selling tickets? I am confused about this...I thought this was an exclusive party for Swingular members?

It is, however, some members do not have credit cards or do not want to use their credit cards so we will have tickets available at certain establishments for sale. The ticket sales will not be publicly posted. The person holding the ticket will still need to provide their member information to the door hosts before getting in.

Makes sense - thanks!

I would assume that if this club is already set to open that they have already obtained a liquor license...things like that aren't usually saved till last minute...most apply for them and get them long before they open...just our thoughts...kisses...Naugh-Ty

First, again we want to thank all involved in the first party it was despite some MINOR inconveniences a great party. We can only imagine the troubles you went through to make it happen. And UT is well known for hedging up the way for anything outside the mainstream culture, which makes something like this party even more difficult. And a special thanks to our gracious hosts at the Hotel, the venue may not have been what we wanted, but it was what we needed and they were very gracious. The only real complaint we had was that it was too loud to talk to anyone, other than that all other things could be worked around. And you're right the price of $20/couple is very reasonable, even inexpensive given the effort involved and the expenses incurred. The only thing we would like to see is a place where the music is not so loud (anything above 80 dB will cause hearing damage, and he needs his ears for work) so that folks can talk and mingle as they choose.

So sorry that we won't be able to make this party, will be in Seattle on the 19th. Anxious to see the improvements to the club we suspect that this is being held in.

Thanks for the party in the Hotel. We had a great time. While others thought it was too loud, we used the sound to our advantage. It made for a great excuse to lean in closer. Any excuse to get a little closer.

we had no complaints great party all around!

So I am curious...last time there were over 400 people estimated to come and now there are very few showing interest? It is a few weeks away....We had a great time, and had the same opinions some have mentioned, but really it was fantastic and to have all the people you could possibly want to meet, talk to, etc... in the same room, why the hell not??