Skyline Club

I recently had my bachlerette party at the Skyline and it was SENSATIONAL! I have'nt been to the club in many years and was suprised to see how it had changed! It has a huge dance floor, a live band, and a DJ. They offer cheap drinks and great food! When we first arrived there was a $5 charge to get in and $10 if your under 21! Very reasonable compared to other bars around 5 points and the vista! There was lots of room to move around and plenty of tables to accomodate everyone and one of the biggest dance floors I have seen in Columbia right in the center of it all! The bartenders and waitresses were all very knowledgable and friendly (and good looking if I do say so myself!). They had line dancing lessons going on earlier in the evening and the instructor came over to ask if any of us would like to join in! It was free and we had a really good time learning to 2 step. Later in the evening the band played in between the DJ playing some pretty cool music. The band was from Sumter, SC and was called Sundown! (www.sundownofsumtercom) they were excellent! I can't say enough about them! If you like different types of music then this is the place to be!! They played country, some rock, and a lot of good newer dance stuff. The girls had a suprise for me! I was called into the middle of the dance floor to sit in a chair and as the dj instructed me on what to do, the music started and here came the stripper!! It was a blast!! Everyone in the place went wild! The DJ did a great job and kept everyone really pumped and into the music! It was nice to see a good mix of people there, old and young, that were enjoying themselves without incident! It was the best time I have had in Forever! I could have stayed all night as the waitresses never let our glasses get empty and were always on hand to offer there help! The staff was incredible!! I will be going back for many years to come!! If you are tired of all the drama at other clubs, this is the place to be! Pros: great music, people, place, and atmosphere Cons: it isn't open all the time!!! more

Skyline Club is one of the oldest nightclubs in the south. Near the airport, you will find this massive bar and a large dirt parking lot. Anyway it is only open Friday and Saturday night and usually they offer a dance lesson early, either a line dance or couples dance (two-step, cha-cha, swing.) When you walk in you pay a $5 cover charge, I think it might be a bit more if your under 21, and then you will see how big this place is. It has the largest dance floor in Columbia and a large stage which hosts a band every night. The dance floor gets filled up for classic line dances, (carolina tush push-if you know the tush push you will easily pick up the carolina version, electric slide, watermelon crawl, save a horse, goodtime, swamp thang, cleveland shuffle, reggae cowboy, copperhead road, and boot scootin boogie, if you dont know the dances most good dancers will show you if you ask) However the problem is that the dj doesnt call any dances out or know anything about dancing so sometimes he will play an electric slide twice in a row, and stupid stuff like that. Two steppers will enjoy Skyline because the dance floor is so big you have plenty of space to dance since not too many people know how to two-step, they really should offer two step lessons every night. As far as the crowd goes you never know who you'll see on a given night, but there are many regulars who go every weekend, college kids tend to show up later unless they come early for the dance lessons. Drinks and food are well priced and the burgers are delicious. I wish they would get some better bands and maybe a better dj. Usually Saturday night the place is packed by 1030 and is a great time. Anyway this place is a great country bar until the "booty music" comes on between 1130-1230 then it gets pretty wild but everybody has a great time. If your in Columbia you should try the Skyline club for a great time and as a mix up from the Vista or 5 Points. Pros: Huge dance floor, cheap drinks. Cons: Questionable bands and DJ more