Axis-Radius

Came here with 3 other ladies in Oct 2012 during a visit to AZ from Boston! We had just gotten into the city and met a really nice dude at the car rental place who suggested for us to hit this place up and drop his name (which I have forgotten since). We didn’t think we were gonna go, but come that night, we were getting all done up and found ourselves there! There was a pretty good line already formed… So, we tag teamed to the front and sized up the bouncer and dropped the car rental dude’s name… and, voila, no line, no wait, no cover. fabulous!
There were two decently sized rooms, one playing house and the other busting hip hop! It was pretty packed but seemed like a good, diverse crowd, which made the night interesting. There’s also an upstairs area for both rooms, which I liked better.
I don’t think I’ll come back to AZ, but if I do, I think I would have out grown this spot by then! But it was good while I was there! Enjoy!

Meaty. Markety. Should be ladies night everynight – there were some incredibly tireless, strong and fun women who seemed to love their music – knew all the lyrics. They made my night! Save the adorable security staff, men didn’t really dance, except for a few who didn’t know how to put down their drink – it’s a DANCE CLUB. Are those boys there for themselves? Priority for me: first is the dance. Enjoying atmosphere/​scenery is second – and scouting is a far third. Go to Axis Radius to be, have and behold some grope and ogle. Reminds me of Borderline, in Chicago – closed now, i think. They serve as the after bar party – but that means to me, they should be open til 4am – if it were not for Scottsdale law, eh?

I love the double zero cocktail wait staff and shadow dancers… Everytime I visit this is a must go to for fist pumping. I feel like a cabbage patch kid in a barbie girl world but other then that Life is good when I get my drunk on! Pretty much can do what ya want when you throw them franklins at the bouncer! (been there done that) Lot of midnight memories made here.
Here is my vid before I rocked it out in dis club (Mary S. Circa 2010) Geez I do have a strong liver

I had high hopes for this place based off of the website, and some of the previous reviews. Unfortunately, overall, I wouldn’t recommend it. But this is based off of my first, and only visit.
Pros: Two clubs in one. One side is techno, and one is Hip Hop. It’s really open. There is a nice patio, with plenty of seating. No cover.
Cons: No one was really there on a Saturday night at 11pm. I know it’s a little early, but it was pretty much empty. The bartender (while she was dressed HOT HOT HOT as a previous reviewer said) made my drink without the alcohol. I don’t know that this was done on purpose, but that’s annoying. The hip hop side played only really dated hip hop. We had one drink, and left.

This is by far the best club in Old Town Scottsdale, babes everywhere who are totally willing to rub up on your junk while the DJs spin the dopest shiz around! I love how I can get crunk with some Hip-​Hop on one side of the club then find Molly and House out on the other.

I love it here! 2 different stages with 2 different DJ’ s! One side plays Hip Hop and the other plays Techno/​House music! So whether you feel like fist pumping or want to get down and grind, you can! There are two bars as well and they bartender females are HOT HOT HOT! They also have go go dancers dancing in the middle so a little more eye candy to enjoy while you are dancing you night away. This is one of my favorite clubs to come hang out at whenever I visit Scottsdale!

The bar is located in a strip of Phoenix where you can jump from bar to bar. I really liked the atmosphere here. The club from outside is very appealing with go-​go dancers elevated on stages so that you can see them from the street. Also there were balconies for those in bottle service on the second floor to use. The set up of the bar is very open and airy, almost all the walls were windows and there there a nice outside patio in between the two dance floors/​rooms. One room was a much more hyped up club feeling with dimly lit lights, lasers, confetti, and techno music. The other room was a hip-​hop/​rap themed room with a little more lighting and more relaxed feel. Best of all CHEAP DRINKS! At least compared to California pricing. I was visiting my college roommate in Phoenix and this spot was definitely a highlight of my trip!

Dirtiest club in Phoenix. Your guaranteed to get in a fight or have your girlfriend raped here.
VIP is a joke and so it the bottle service.

This is the first club in the desert that I’ve been to. Unfortunately, it was not a good experience. I was cool that the club had two dancefloors, one side playing hip hop and the other playing electronic music. The outdoor patio was spacious and had a place to get more drinks. Good thing was drinks were free. Just tip the bartender generously and you can get drinks free all night. People on the upper level were making it rain. That’s a first, ever. The crowd was very diverse.
Now to the music. I would say the hip hop side was poppin. That side was always packed and constantly played good music. I listen to a lot of electronic music, but had no idea what was being played that night. All night it was just continuous thumps at the same tempo. The songs lacked extra purcussions of builds or climaxes to hype up the crowd. At least play something mainstream like atb, armin, darude, David Guetta, skrillex, avicii. Artists like that.

Went to AR last night after a Cinco de Mayo/​Mayweather-​Cotto Fight Party. Security is RUDE! It is NEVER that serious. Ugh! 1 star OFF for that!
Great music (they even played dancehall reggae — yes)! I was shocked to see that Phoenix has a bit of club flavor that is not «hood»! All in all we had a good time, but then again I was with a good group of people in the VIP. I’m not into the «million & 1» rave type of club setup that seems to be all the rage in Phoenix metro, so the VIP (with less people) was a better fit for me.

This was one awkward experience I wish I could forget. Everything about Axis-​Radius is awkward. The space is awkward, the people are awkward, the dancing is awkward, even the DJ was awkwardly mixing the music.
Nothing about A-​R could get me in the mood to get my dance on, not even a few drinks. I tried in the room with house music until unusually strong fog machines came blasting down on my body from above. Was I being abducted by aliens?! Why can’t I see anything around me? What’s going on? That was my cue to leave. I was excited to check out the Scottsdale nightlife but I must have come to the wrong place.

Axis Radius — !
I must admit this is one of the few clubs around town that stood the test of time. Since the market crashed many places not just night clubs have gone under. I remember this place from the time I moved to PHX till now. Kudos! I enjoy the 2 room split and the different types of music. That’s always a plus for me. The layout itself is pretty chill and there seems to be a lot of room for dancing so that’s a plus in my books.
Overall, Axis is a nightclub I can recommend attending to anyone that enjoys a night out for fun and drinks.

Wow… people still go here? Shocking and sad.
I’ve been to Axis-​Radius about 4 – 5 times and it got progressively worse. A few summers back, I went there for a friend’s birthday party and they had bottle service. But the only advantage to that was the drink girl, and she was the only one with the key to the vodka cap. Anyone could have got a table where we were sitting without paying extra.
Axis-​Radius is for the LA crowd who couldn’t afford it on the West Coast.
It’s a total bro-​fest. Avoid.

Well, eh, I’m not a fan of clubs, I prefer to get intoxicated at bars where there isn’t a line or VIP scene. This club in particular, is cool… if you’re an 18 – 21 year old girl that loves attention from douche bags that have more product in their hair than you probably do. On the plus, its a large club and the only time you will find me there is for Ghost Ball — F-​ing fantastic party for Halloween and everyone should experience it.

Crowded with lots of youngins, bartender seemed a but rude and full of himself, oh and there’s a fog machine on the dance floor. It’s very «club-​y» not to say it isn’t fun, I did have a good time here but it wouldn’t be number 1 on my list.

Seriously? I don’t get why the clubs out here act the way they do. We waited in line for a few minutes and one of the workers had the audacity to tell us he can make us wait or let us in if we took care of him. Really? The drinks were super weak as well, big let down. Get over yourself Axis, this ain’t South Beach

If you like going out and meeting p90x douche bags and fake tan airheads… this is your place.
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I’m surprised I haven’t written about this place a lot sooner, considering how bitter I am about it.
My boyfriend got me VIP tickets to see Kaskade, who is my absolute favorite progressive house producer.
I was absolutely excited.
Ok, So VIP tickets, yes… why? i have absolutely no clue why once we were there for 20 minutes in a LOOOONG, never ending line…
VIP tickets were supposed to guarantee you to not wait in a line.
well we had to wait longer than the ones without tickets.
The event was put together extremely poorly.
The building reached maximum capacity plus more.
I did not enjoy my night, the whole time walking around, trying not to spill my drink on myself or others.
My Kaskade experience was horrible and I will never ever come back to this stupid night club again, no matter who’s there.
AXIS CAN SUCK IT!

I’ve been to Axis-​Radius about 5 times and have never had a spectacular time. I will list the reasons why.
(1) If you go on the weekend then the place is nasty packed. I am pretty sure that every time a big DJ comes to town they violate fire code by packing as many people as possible in. On one instance, I had bought pre-​sale tickets. Upon getting there I waited in line for nearly 2 hours and the line moved about 10 people (who were also presale). All the while, people rolling in and paying door-​price-​premiums got in. Fuck you Axis-​Radius for not letting PAID customers in while you let people willing to pay premium prices to get them and their posse in.
(2) Prices. Drink prices are the highest I’ve seen. I think a long island (my staple drink) is about $ 12. Talk about getting raped — this is Scottsdale, not a holiday weekend in Vegas. I will say that I came here one time and they gave my group (5+ people) a FREE bottle of vodka, with bottle service. I guess Thursdays are super slow days for them.
(3) Creeper hell. I am a guy and *I* am weirded out my the creeper groups that seem to plague Axis-​Radius. Can’t people, especially girls, dance without you and your 4 buddies doing a Night at the Roxbury skit where you surround a girl and don’t let her go. It’s bad enough where I will step in and act like their boyfriend until the weirdos leave. How creepy.
(4) Trip hazard. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve found more things to trip over in Axis-​Radius, sober and drunk. I guess that is extra entertainment.
Bottom line — stay way unless you want to pay a premium to be mobbed… or are just dying to see a special DJ. As for me, I’m done with A-​R.

I’ve only been here once. Yeah, I told someone that and they looked at me like I was lying. Seriously, only once.
I ended up here after a mix-​up at Cream (F.Y.I. I hate Cream), by mix-​up I mean giving my friend’s table away even though she was buying four bottles. Anyway, Axis was more than willing to giver her what she wanted.
I must say that I really did enjoy myself, but I wouldn’t go back if I wasn’t VIP. I need a place to sit and hang out; there didn’t seem to be a spot for that downstairs.
Later in the night, I wondered around a bit looking for the restroom. There was this little section I just assumed I could go into and the bouncer stopped me dead in my tracks because I didn’t have a wristband. I turned away slightly deflated when the man behind me asked where I was going. I pointed to my wrist and said, «I guess you need a wristband.» He smiled and said, «no you don’t.» He led me up to the bouncer and told him, «she’s with me.» And they say chivalry is dead.
Anyway, the bathroom situation upstairs is a real joke. It’s hot, unisex and there were only two. TWO! The walls are frosty so if you put your hand on the glass the people on the other side can see the shadowy silhouette. It reminded me of that scene in Titanic where Kate and Leo fog up the back of a car with their love making and leave just a hand print behind… probably because I reenacted it, without the sex and just the cheesy hand on the window.
I wandered around some more and decided it was way more fun upstairs. Getting a table upstairs with a group of friends is the way to go. You can lounge, drink, have conversation, and make little trips downstairs for dancing rather than actually being stuck down there. Honestly, if it were not for the refuge of our VIP table I would’ve bailed long before 2am.
In conclusion, 4 star fun with friends upstairs and 2 stars worth of fun downstairs if you’re not actively dancing… so lets call it a 3.