Light nightclub

LIGHT Nightclub closed permanently on October 5, 2022. Its Mandalay Bay space is now Swingers, an adults-only crazy golf club.

Light nightclub was the top nightlife attraction at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in the south end of the Strip. Taking over the 38,000-square-foot space that was formerly home to Rum Jungle, the club was originally imagined as a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil when it opened in 2013, mixing costumed performers and aerialists with DJs, drinks and dancefloors. While the affiliation is no longer in place, Light still knew how to put on a visual spectacle with lights, confetti and a massive LED video wall behind the DJ booth — along with a few of those aerial performers still swinging around.

The club's image had evolved a bit over the years, stressing a variety of music with a mixture of EDM, hip-hop, and dance. The DJ lineup included a number of resident names and special guests. The main DJ was placed in a dance cage behind the main dance floor and the venue had three bars, plus a number of VIP tables and seating areas set on the first floor and the mezzanine. Light had also introduced a drink to keep the fountain of spirits flowing.

With three floors looking down on the club from one direction, the club had a futuristic industrial feel that was designed to be a destination like no other.