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Stampede
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Wed
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
4 reviews for Stampede
How has no one reviewed the Stampede yet??? Clearly the Yelp is not as hot in Denver as it is in my coastal land.
The 'Pede is the kind of place you will have a strong reaction to... most likely you'll either be infinitely amused by the entire crazy scene and love it, or you will find it to be an overcrowded, cheesy meat market and you will vow to never return. My group of girlfriends and I fall in the former category.
During our grad school days of low cash flow, we hit this place on many a Wednesday "Ladies' Night" for free cocktails and a fun place to dance. The men have to pay a $5 cover AND pay for drinks, but clearly they are willing to shell out to be in such a female-rich environment. While technically this is a western bar (as evidenced by the mechanical bull, the men in seemingly very uncomfortable tight Wranglers with giant belt buckles, and of course, the country music), the Wednesday deal really does draw all types: college frat boys in their polos and baseball hats, women wearing so little clothing you question if they lost something walking across the parking lot, cute older couples two stepping around the circular dancefloor, and people like my friends that grab a table to watch it all go down. They also mix in non-country music (everything from whatever hip hop song is popular at the time to standards like "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
Fridays and Saturdays are a whole other beast I didn't bother to familiarize myself with, as Wednesdays were more than enough entertainment for me!
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Confused is the best way I can describe the Stampede...
Benders... Knows its a 'dude lets start a mosh pit' rock bar
5 Degrees... Knows its a 'im to sexy for my shirt' martini lounge
The Bash... Knows its a 'get crunk in this bitch' hyphy Hip Hop club
My wedsday night expeirence of Stampede was that the club didn't really have any identity.
Before I get into all that let me touch on the positives...
The place is huge, the only other venue I can think of thats the same size is the Palladium. Its in aurora, which means that parking is ample & free. This place really pops off & gets slammed full of people having a great time. The place definitely has some sexy ladies. Its not quite like 5 Degrees or DC10 where you'd be lucky to find a girl who DIDN'T look like a model. The lady's at this spot are a little more down to earth and approachable than the dancefloor godesses of Lodo. Which makes this nice pickup spot for nice guys who... Don't own 15 different designer button downs, don't have abs of steel, don't drive luxury cars with leather interiors, don't have 'diversified portfolios' and can't dance like Justin Timberlake.
Even though I'm more of a martini and business card type I'm NOT going to hate on country music and its crowd, but my biggest problem with the stampede is that like I said, its confused.
You will hear Shania Twain, 50 Cent, Darude (thats techno for y'all that don't know) and Justin Timberlake in the time it takes to approach a girl, spark some conversation, get your dance on & then find out she's married with 2 kids at home!!
A true country fan is not going to want to go to a bar where they have to listen to hip hop & electronica. Also a trendy club kid or 'closet raver' like myself is not going to enjoy a night here enough to return with any regularity.
This place does really pop off on wedsdays so obviously they figured out something that people like. If you call yourself a Denverite you must at least check out this place.
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Guys love this place for the Ladies Night. Ladies love this place for the free booze. The bull was pretty cool. Can't say I'd ever met anyone I want to see first thing in the morning at this place. Surprisingly decent variety of music.
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the stampede is awesome to go to on wednesdays only, only because its ladies night!!! girls get in and drink free from 7pm-11pm. could it get any better?! yes it can! it's packed full of ladies which means its also packed full of guys. its fun for a night out with the girls and possibly a little fling. i always run into people i know there. the dance floor is big and they play country early in the night then change to hip hop later in the night. lots of bars on both floors. i always get trashed and dont spend a dime!!
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