most newcomers enjoy their experience at ruby skye. it has the potential to be one of the best parties in sf, especially on spundae's long weekends. it remains one of the hottest locations for headliner talent and tourist draw in the city. the staff and bouncers are very professional, efficient, safe and there's really nothing to complain about as far as the details go (they take credit cards, ins and outs all night, no search, powerful a/c, powerful eaw sound, sick thematics, lots of 24 hour diners around, downtown location, easy parking, indoor smoking lounge, early bird guestlists, etc). on big nights such as deadmau5, it's cheaper and more convenient to buy presales. you get in fast with a ticketweb print out just by handing it to a bouncer out front. if you don't buy presales it's always better to show up by 11 before the lines get long or the cover gets raised. if the sound is too loud for you, they have free ear plugs at the bar too.

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Originally posted by R!CH most newcomers enjoy their experience at ruby skye. it has the potential to be one of the best parties in sf, especially on spundae's long weekends. it remains one of the hottest locations for headliner talent and tourist draw in the city. the staff and bouncers are very professional, efficient, safe and there's really nothing to complain about as far as the details go (they take credit cards, ins and outs all night, no search, powerful a/c, powerful eaw sound, sick thematics, lots of 24 hour diners around, downtown location, easy parking, indoor smoking lounge, early bird guestlists, etc). on big nights such as deadmau5, it's cheaper and more convenient to buy presales. you get in fast with a ticketweb print out just by handing it to a bouncer out front. if you don't buy presales it's always better to show up by 11 before the lines get long or the cover gets raised. if the sound is too loud for you, they have free ear plugs at the bar too.

Thank you r!ch. I really appreciate your info. Actually I like it loud, as long as the sound system is good, Lol. I guess I should buy presale tickets if I go. Thanks again.

if you live nearby go check it out friday- posted a guestlist up on a thread. Pre-sales usually stop the day before the event, so get it today. They were at $20 yesterday, $25 now.

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Originally posted by leo037 I've never been to Ruby Skye before. I really want to go this Saturday to see Deadmau5. Should I get my tickets online or can I just line up at the club to get my tickets? Does anybody know how this event will be? I'm new in town and I don't know how the scene is here in San Francisco. Thanks.

go check out this friday sept 26th...cosmic gate...guestlist on spundae.com

I went there for the first time to see Above and Beyond a couple months back...the place is pretty big with good sound...the long was really long which I hear is unusual for Ruby Skye.

To many douchebags, sound way to loud.
Drinks prices to high.
2oclock powerdrinkers leave at 2, place thins out.
When you finally get a drink, be prepared for some moron to come and spill it all over you.
Carpet all over the place.
Dj booth sucks.
Cant get a drink if you tried.
Security is so so, and will charge you to get on stage to get next to a dj.
Security does not check people for weapons.
Too small for my taste.
All the hot chicks are with their douchbag boyfriends or even worse, girlfriends.
Dancers are hot bodied, but have fucked up faces.
Bring an extra 20 for parking, actually 40 so you can eat if you get hungry.

Theres alotta other clubs to check out in SF, and undergrounds.

Props to Ruby for getting SOME great Djs, but place isnt all that.

Cosmic Gate doesnt sound like Cosmic Gate anymore.

Welcome to San Francisco leo037

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Originally posted by leo037 I've never been to Ruby Skye before. I really want to go this Saturday to see Deadmau5. Should I get my tickets online or can I just line up at the club to get my tickets? Does anybody know how this event will be? I'm new in town and I don't know how the scene is here in San Francisco. Thanks.

you will have fun. guess some people have had bad experiences

I live 55 miles from Vanguard/Avalon(LA)

330 miles from Ruby Skye/1015(SF)


i have been to LA for ONE night in the last year(bob sinclar-blowzo comped me)
I have been to SF for 8 weekend trips(9 if you count lovefest next weekend) Ruby skye always has top DJ's and if you keep an eye out I post the guestlists for free entrance. So if prices are a little pricey, think about the $20-$30 you saved on getting in and put that towards the bar.

plaintruthmofo stay away from vanguard. the drinks are more expensive and more watered dowm, plus they automatically charge your card 20% service fee at the bar and bartenders still expect a tip on top of that. and as for the people...i wont say anything so as not to offend any LA peeps, but the people of san francisco are the nicest clubbers ive encountered anywhere.

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Originally posted by leo037 Thank you r!ch. I really appreciate your info. Actually I like it loud, as long as the sound system is good, Lol. I guess I should buy presale tickets if I go. Thanks again.

Sound system is loud and is one of the better ones in SF, in my opinion. I heard they also have a top notch sound engineer as well. I personally love Ruby Skye.

ive come to like the club. its not bad but not my favorite. oh and since were talking about RS, upstairs should get headliners much like Avalon.

Ruby Skye's cool but definitely not my fave. I think the biggest thing for me is that it is a 1 Room Format.

Sorry guys, I can't call the smoking room another room. I just can't. For me, when I go to a Nightclub, part of the experience is checking out multiple rooms. That's part of the fun.

But RS is definitely one of the "Nicer Looking" Clubs in the city with their decor. Certain nights, you might run into a crowd that is not that educated with EDM. I actually don't really mind this too much but I know alot of people hate this so take it for what it is.

And sometimes they have these "Crazy Clown Drummers" that go CRAZY which is pretty cool....

But I'd say it'a a place you definitely have to check out if you are from out of town.

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Originally posted by mdub Ruby Skye's cool but definitely not my fave. I think the biggest thing for me is that it is a 1 Room Format. Sorry guys, I can't call the smoking room another room. I just can't. For me, when I go to a Nightclub, part of the experience is checking out multiple rooms. That's part of the fun. But I'd say it'a a place you definitely have to check out if you are from out of town.

My biggest pet peeve is the one dancefloor. In my opinion, Ruby Skye is best between 9:30-midnight. By midnight the freakin dancefloor is just way too packed and I end up in the smoking room all night.

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Originally posted by PlainTruthMofo To many douchebags, sound way to loud. Drinks prices to high. 2oclock powerdrinkers leave at 2, place thins out. When you finally get a drink, be prepared for some moron to come and spill it all over you. Carpet all over the place. Dj booth sucks. Cant get a drink if you tried. Security is so so, and will charge you to get on stage to get next to a dj. Security does not check people for weapons. Too small for my taste. All the hot chicks are with their douchbag boyfriends or even worse, girlfriends. Dancers are hot bodied, but have fucked up faces. Bring an extra 20 for parking, actually 40 so you can eat if you get hungry. Theres alotta other clubs to check out in SF, and undergrounds. Props to Ruby for getting SOME great Djs, but place isnt all that.

This is pretty much how I feel. It's actually the plain truth. There's a lot of positives and negatives to each venue. I've met some really cool people at Ruby but it's like one of those places you hit when you first start going to the city. There's a learning curve on how to act in the city and a lot of people there, especially dudes, are at the beginning of that curve.