The top of Mandalay Bay is trading bottle service for crate digging, as the Vinyl Room readies its Las Vegas debut with thousands of records, late-night DJs and a cocktail-heavy menu set to arrive in August. The new music-first lounge is moving into the long-running rooftop space once home to the Foundation Room and aims to blend a private club vibe with easy walk-up access for Strip wanderers and hotel guests.
Reporter John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review‑Journal writes that the Vinyl Room is taking over the 63rd floor and is scheduled to open in August. The paper notes that the venue will lean hard into live late-night entertainment and a design centered on analog records. "Vinyl Room celebrates Las Vegas and its rich music history. There’s no other lounge on the Strip quite like this one," Kurt Melien said in a statement, according to the Review‑Journal.
The Las Vegas lounge is positioned as a sibling to the existing Vinyl Room inside Los Angeles’s Hollywood Palladium, with industry reports indicating Live Nation as a key ownership partner and operator and MGM Resorts listed as a partner. Early renderings briefly surfaced on Live Nation’s site, and Casino.org notes that tiered memberships, VIP perks and other members-style benefits are expected to anchor the business model. That blend of concert access and club atmosphere has been gaining traction up and down the Strip.
The Review‑Journal also pulled back the curtain on the Vinyl Room’s menu, which pairs cocktails like the "Golden Years" and "House of the Rising Sun" with bites including sushi tots, chili-crunch chicken wings and taiyaki. Coverage from the paper features an Instagram clip of staff cueing up a turntable as crates marked “vinyl” roll into Mandalay Bay, teasing how the massive collection will be displayed. The report adds that the club will take reservations while still allowing walk-up entry.
From Hollywood To The Strip
Las Vegas is getting a version of a concept that has already been tested inside the Hollywood Palladium, where the Vinyl Room operates on show nights with upgrade and membership options. The venue’s official information spells out how the Palladium location works, opening before concerts and offering a private entrance and membership upgrades, according to the Hollywood Palladium.
What To Watch Next
Locals and frequent visitors will want to watch for membership fine print and pre-sale announcements, since early reports suggest that tiered memberships, VIP ticketing benefits and add-on experiences will sit at the heart of the Vinyl Room’s strategy. The Foundation Room closed in September 2025, clearing the rooftop for a new concept, and Casino.org frames the Vinyl Room as part of a larger wave of exclusive and members-adjacent offerings popping up along the Strip. The next round of official details should clarify how accessible the space will feel for casual music fans versus dedicated members.
More specifics, including membership pricing and opening-week programming, are expected as Live Nation and Mandalay Bay finish the buildout and open reservations. Until then, the promise of walls of vinyl, cocktails and late-night music hints at a new industry-backed hangout where Strip visitors can trade the usual nightclub soundtrack for the hiss and crackle of real records.
