5 editor picks in Portland.
5 dance clubs in Portland our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Portland nightlife.
Holocene sits in a former auto-parts warehouse on SE 10th and Morrison, with 25-foot ceilings, white walls and a sound system tuned to the kind of minimal techno that took root in Berlin.
TipWeekend nights start at 21:00 and most parties run to 02:00; ticketed events sell out, so grab in advance rather than chancing the door.
45 East is the Central Eastside warehouse where Portland sees its biggest touring EDM names, with a main floor for headliner sets and an upstairs Jade Room for techno and ambient.
Tip21 and over, doors usually 22:00 on Friday and Saturday; check the calendar for the Jade Room upstairs which programs separately from the main floor.
Dixie Tavern is the two-level country-leaning bar on the corner of 3rd and Couch in Old Town, where bartenders dance on the bar and the dance floor runs to 02:30 on weekends.
TipCountry and line-dancing programming Thursday through Saturday; cover after 21:00 on busy nights, and the dance floor packs out for top-40 sets later in the evening.
Tube is the long-running Old Town dance bar a few doors from Dixie on NW 3rd, with a steady weekend DJ booking and a small but committed dance floor on Friday and Saturday nights.
TipNo cover most nights, drinks run cheap by Portland nightclub standards, and the late shift goes to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday.
Lola's Room is the second-floor venue inside McMenamins' Crystal Ballroom complex on West Burnside, programmed for smaller dance nights and DJ residencies under the bigger room above.
TipFriday's 80s Video Dance Attack and Saturday's 90s Dance Flashback are the long-running anchors; doors usually 21:00 with a low cover.
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