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KAOS’ new dome will keep Vegas partying year-round

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Cardi B also opened KAOS at the Palms in April.
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Striking design, around-the-clock versatility and sheer size were the factors that made KAOS at the Palms the talk of the town after the megaclub’s April debut weekend. Now it’s time for the venue to launch its strongest innovation, the feature most likely to set KAOS apart from the competition—a 70-foot-tall transparent dome that will create 33,000 square feet of year-round pool party space.

KAOS has been closed since September 15 to allow for construction of the new, custom enclosure, created by Miami-based EventStar Structure Corp. The club reopens October 31, and crews have been finalizing installation of the dome this week.

“When KAOS was originally announced back in January, we mentioned the dome would be coming in the fall,” says Nick Martini, Palms vice president of nightlife marketing. “It’s been a concept in mind since the first concepts for the club came about.”

The dome creates a new experience on the west side of the 100,000-square-foot club, covering the 60-foot-tall “Demon With Bowl” sculpture by artist Damien Hirst and the pool where it stands, 15 private cabanas (many of which have private pools), the patio spaces of Palms restaurants Greene St. Kitchen and Shark and the connection point between the outdoor dayclub and indoor nightclub.

The seashell-shaped structure extends west from the previously outdoor Lotus Stage, which will be angled slightly to fit inside. The dome essentially covers the most action-packed parts of KAOS and creates a climate-controlled environment that will keep the pool party alive until March, when uncovered dayclub operations will resume.

Only a few Las Vegas dayclub venues have experimented with temporary enclosures and offseason pool parties, most notably Marquee at the Cosmopolitan. Encore Beach Club launched a new daytime winter party series, Intermission, on October 26, also using an enclosure.

The KAOS dome is doing it on the largest scale to date, and the Palms will maximize the investment with resort pool operations during the week, along with private and corporate event availability. Expect monster-sized day and night parties for New Year’s Eve, the Super Bowl, March Madness and Spring Break, too.

“We will have the unique opportunity to cater to snowbirds looking for a winter reprieve in a beautiful climate-controlled environment,” Martini says. The dome resort pool will operate Monday through Thursday, with an “elevated” experience at the pool complete with a DJ on Fridays and Sundays, Martini says. Saturday, however, will be the biggest day of the week—a “blowout indoor pool party,” he says—which kicks off on November 2, followed by a grand opening celebration on November 9.

The dome is set to debut Halloween night with a Mad Max-inspired Demon Dome party starring Cardi B, the KAOS resident artist who has brought the loudest levels of chaos to the club so far this year. As Martini says, “It’s always a party with Cardi.”

DEMON DOME WITH CARDI B October 31, 10:30 p.m., $65. KAOS, 702-953-7665.

Tags: Nightlife, KAOS
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