(312) 266-1944
632 N Dearborn St
Chicago,
IL
60610
41.8937
-87.6298
Neighborhoods: Near North Side, Central
Last updated 5.07.12
Category:
Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars, Lounges, Other Business Services, Dance Clubs, Wine Bars
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Bar & Club Type of Music:
Techno & Industrial, Rock & Pop, Hip-Hop & Rap, Electronica, Latin
Bar & Club Special Features:
DJ, After Hours, Specialty Cocktails, Live Music
Minimum Age:
21
Smoking Permitted:
No
Capacity:
1,100
What People Are Saying About Vision Nightclub
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
The Scene – Dance devotees and scenesters fill the sidewalk around this massive club on weekends. Black brick walls and mystifying artwork make for a dark interior, which pulsates with house, pop and hip-hop. A side bar with silver accents and red lighting serves up almost every drink imaginable, while waitresses bustle around with shot trays. A raised dance floor with 10-foot-tall speakers and red spotlights is the main attraction and regularly packs a crowd. – – The Draw – Night owls are lured by Vision's late hours and varying environments among its maze of…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Each night has a different theme, so pick the mood that's right for you. Monday: industry night featuring half-priced drinks. Friday: dance parties and special events. Saturday: Spundae events featuring visiting DJs.
- The Extras:
- The underground space, known as "the Lair," is usually reserved for private parties and VIPs, but is open to all patrons on Saturday nights.
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Go to Enclave or V-Live
by nikolinarenee
1. There are so many photographers that will post the worse pictures of you on their websites and when you ask to them down they ignore you.
2. People stand up and down the stairs; especially the dome room where on the second floor there is no room to walk past or by the DJ booth. It seems as thought the same immature misfit group is there all the time. They call themselves the misfit's but every single one of them is a promoter and they are all on the Dirty. It's like they all retreat to Vision. Here are some links!!!
The whole addictive crew and more!!!
Aaron Morrison
Cynthia Bush
Dave Neven
Don Demma
Donald Evenson
Erik Cardoso
Ian Roos
Infamous Ricky
Izabela Lesnicka
Jennifer Boyes
Jessica Janine
Joe Fabry
Joe Mahy
Jon Carlson
Kla Kruse
Manny Hamgeri
Marquis Bee
Meghan Bestler
Melanie Alene George
Michael Elliott
Mike Harper
Mike Imda Mann
Rick Tha Riddla
Ryan Gergen
Tear-Knee Lurie
Tony Adreani
Tony-Anthony Lombardo
Vanessa Fisch
3. This place needs millions of Dollars of renovations.
4. They lost their investor Insomniac to Enclave and that is why Maverick NightLife and upscale clients went to Enclave and V Live because the place just keeps getting dirtier. Password=Maverick.
5. The bartenders sleep with the management and promotions for their jobs and they are not all that hot looking.
6. The drinks are cheap liquor, fake redbull, and your birthday wristband are nasty cheap UV Vodka flavored and syrup tasting shots. EWWW!
7. You get to meet the dirtiest and nastiest sluts if that is what you like that will suck you off on the third floor for esctasy.
8. The bathrooms are the nastiest. No one clean's them until the club closes.
9. The girls just dance all over the poor old grandma/grandpa furniture and it's like furniture at the Jersey Shore house where you want to be careful where you sit if you know what I mean!
Great nightclub
by Michelle Binning
Im new to Chicago and my friends convinced me to get tickets here for NYE. I had people tell me both good and bad about the place so I didnt know what to expect.
First off, this place is huge! Each room had a slightly different vibe and you can get lost in each of them. The nice part about the nice was that there was something for everyone depending on your mood. The main area was packed but a lot of fun. When we wanted to chill out a bit we went upstairs or into one of the other rooms away from the main stage.
The music was great and the crowd was diverse. The lighting here was really cool as well. I figured I would try it again.
This past weekend they had a local DJ showcase that was even more fun than NYE. It wasnt as crowded but still plenty of people. I hear they have some huge DJ's pretty frequently as well which Im excited to see how those nights go. The staff added to the great experience by tossing out glowsticks to the crowd and even helping me find my way out when I got lost. (Like I said this place is huge). Bottom line is this place can throw a party. ITs big, its an older club, but its also a great time. Thanks Vision!
Decent night club, terrible for events/parties
by Monkeyd109
I've gone to this place twice. It's ok for typical night life in chicago, has generous space and room to move around which is definently a plus. Some times they have promotions as well for free entry which cuts out about $10-20. My main gripe with this place is the event coordinator (Kathryn) and management staff. Terrible. We had a group of 40 people celebrating 5 birthdays, and decided on this place a month in advance. Originally the event coordinator told us we would have free entry and our own private section, so long as we purchased two liquor bottles for $200 each for the whole group. Two days before the party, she contacts us and tells us now that the price of the bottles is $300 each and that we have to purchase three since it is the first friday of the month. We settled on two bottles for $300 each. On ARRIVAL to excalibur, she tells us sorry but they have to charge us $400 for each bottle and charge everyone admission (an extra $300). Nevermind we had a deal set up with the limo service and them already contracting in $25 each for limo service, free entry, and the already jacked up price of $600 for two bottles. To top it off, our "private section" was already filled with local patrons. It was too late to cancel, and we were finally able to talk to the less than helpful management to give us our original prices and deals. I say less than helpful because he snatched the original price list showing $250 for bottle service out of my girl friend's hands and said we shouldn't have that. The rest of the night went fine, but it took them another TWO hours to get our two bottles that cost us hundreds of dollars. This upset my girlfriend the most (who planned it all) which of course upset me. Had we known they would pull this we probably would of gone somewhere else for less frustration, better service, prices, etc. I don't think it helped either a patron tried molesting her on the dance floor.
- Pros: Spacious atmosphere, great to move around and mingle, bigger than most chicago clubs
- Cons: Terrible event coordinator and management, DON'T PLAN AN EVENT HERE!
staff at front door are very rude
by aanto001
$ 20 cover is too much for a club that has been around for a while and the music is not good . This night club is not trendy ...not worth the $ 20 ...
- Pros: none
- Cons: cover fee
If you like great live DJs this is the place.
by chicago60657
Excellent DJs from all over the world...great scene...great atmosphere...
Drinks are a bit expensive, but nothing compare to the overpriced water.
Staff is HOT HOT HOT!!!
Cover is too expensive!!!!
- Pros: HOT women everywhere....our waitress was HOT!!
- Cons: COVER IS VERY EXPENSIVE!!!!
The Details on Vision Nightclub
Place Categories:
- great electronic music scene
- great music
- like great live djs
- expensive drinks
- overpriced water
- very rude staff
- too expensive cover
- extremely talented dj
- perfect volume
- great atmosphere
- not recommend better place
- love dancing



