The Beatles Revolution Lounge

Opening in 2006, The Beatles Revolution Lounge was a pretty cool concept in Las Vegas, as it played off the popularity of The Beatles LOVE show inside The Mirage, but at the same time, it was its own thing.

The design of The Beatles Revolution Lounge

To get to The Beatles REVOLUTION Lounge, you had to go through the Abbey Road Bar. The bar would be open 24 hours a day and was a gathering spot. You knew you were there because there were giant letters 10 feet high that spelled out “REVOLUTION.”

I would argue that the lounge was way ahead of its time, because either by chance or by intent thought, it was the first time I saw a Las Vegas location integrate the idea of taking a photo next to the architecture to show that you were there. Of course, that concept has been around for years, but the way they did it was different.

Patrons could even sit inside the curve of some of the letters directly in front of the lounge, for a “selfie.” What made it even cooler is that four of the letters were inverted to spell “LOVE” backward.

On the wall, there was revived graffiti from the actual Abbey Road. Keywords and lyrics from Beatles songs were displayed on a screening panel, their colors fading in and out to create an effect of movement. In reference to the street and asphalt, concrete and slate dominate the surroundings.

The venue itself measured 7,700 sq. ft. and was divided into several smaller lounges. At the center, were two main support pillars to create a central point of attraction. The look was inspired by the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. The pillars were surrounded by steel triangular panels.

Under the pillars, straight-lined and pink Sacco banquettes alternate with white, interactive tables.

To add to the club’s psychedelic feel, the columns were surrounded by a sparkling cascade of more than 35,000 dichroic crystals suspended on metallic chains attached to tracks.

The music atmosphere was based on the number four (a symbolic number: four Beatles, four periods in their careers, four letters in the word LOVE, etc.). The first stage features the songs of The Beatles themselves, followed by their sources of inspiration at the time, then the covers they’ve inspired, and, finally, contemporary techno music. Each of the four stages featured a distinctive lighting display, gradually moving from black and white to hot pink.

Again, the lounge showed that it was ahead of its time by having seven low, interactive tables that allow patrons to create their own graffiti. The surface of each table was separated into two touch-sensitive screens, one on which patrons can draw with their fingers (the G-zone), while the other reacts to glasses and objects placed on it (the O-zone).

Throughout the evening, staff members called “Consuls” would wander among the patrons carrying rings that allow them to upload certain creations onto the “screens” on the central pillars. This offered an interactive experience and allowed patrons to experience the kind of close-knit community spirit of the 60s that led to the birth of the hippie movement.

Unfortunately, the lounge closed in October 2015. It was an awesome place to hang out before and after the LOVE show, a chill place to see live music, a great ultra lounge if you weren’t into nightclubs, and an ideal jump-off point, before heading to JET Nightclub.

Learn more about The Mirage on their website.