Best/Worst Pre-sale lines

[ponch62]

Wanted to see if people could post their experiences with the different pre-sale lines around Vegas. Specifically I am concerned about Hakkasan and what type of experience people have had with pre-sales there. Normally I prefer to work with a host for a walk-in if I don't have a table, but it's one of the few places I don't have a fairly reliable contact at currently. However if people want to share the good/bad at random places, I think people would be interested. Thanks for any thoughts.

[artedm]

Hakkasan presale is good/reliable
I think they have the most "entrances/lines" of any club in vegas depending on the night- for example ga/presale/guestlist/staff guestlist/girls guestlist/tables/expedited entry.
Hakkasan has a expedited entry line which is 2x the cover. I think that really takes the place of "walk ins"

[ponch62]

Hakkasan presale is good/reliable
I think they have the most "entrances/lines" of any club in vegas depending on the night- for example ga/presale/guestlist/staff guestlist/girls guestlist/tables/expedited entry.
Hakkasan has a expedited entry line which is 2x the cover. I think that really takes the place of "walk ins"

Thanks for the reply. Hakkasan is about the only spot I have not been to before so I am not very familiar with the setup. My issue is we are planning to go Friday of Super Bowl weekend to see Calvin Harris, and I know how packed that is likely to be. We are seeing another show beforehand and likely won't be at Hak til about 11:30. Honestly ease of entry is more important to my group than cost (tables are likely out that night due to the fact we only have 4 in the party, 2 guys, 2 girls, and I know the premium those are likely to go for). Expedited entry might be an option, but not sure how that works. I am guessing you don't buy that pre-sale, and I really don't want to go head to Hakkasan without a solid entry plan. Any thoughts are appreciated.

[artedm]

You will be fine with presale-
Hakkasan says: Ticket holder must arrive prior to MIDNIGHT 12:00am or entry will not be guaranteed.
Calvin will probably start around 1am.
To give you an example presale is $50 right now. It might go up to $100-125 as it gets closer. Expedited entry would be $125x2 so $250.

[scooner]

Hakk is the best for me.

Cosmo is a close second.

Light is hit and miss. It's a gamble.

XS is good only if you tip for expedited entry. If not expect a 1 to 2 hour wait.

[ponch62]

Thanks for the replies. Ya, I saw the guaranteed entry before midnight, just want to be sure that guaranteed entry doesnt mean waiting in line til 2am. I am sure I will probably go the pre-sale direction and see what happens. Thanks again.

[ponch62]

Hakkasan is really one of those clubs which are setup for tables and can be quite horrible without one. Mr Harris always packs out the club maybe you should reconsider the table option, feel free to pm me if you have any further questions and table prices that evening

Thanks Nick, we went ahead and bought presales for that night. With us just having 4 in our party, the only table option likely to make sense is going to be outside the main room, and we are really going mostly for the show, so I dont see a table making sense for us on that particular night.

[Sundevils6]

Anyone know how Surrender is for pre sales? We want to go on 1/16 when Matthew Koma will be there...