Ruby
Skye Night Club, 420 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.,
USA
Ruby Skye is one of San Francisco's premiere
nightclubs. It is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco
just off of Union Square and the famed theatre district.
Ruby Skye was nominated by Dancestar as one of the top 5
nightclubs in the world. The two-storey venue features state
of the art lighting and sound across four rooms and several
VIP areas.
DJ Mag
Club Review...
Much like the city's iconic Golden Gate
Bridge, San Francisco's finest club is one of both immense
scale and inspiring architectural beauty. Originally constructed
back in the 1890s, Ruby Skye is a venue that inspires instant
awe in each and every person that crosses its historical threshold.
An epic Victorian amphitheatre that somehow retains a tangible,
electric intimacy, the main room's elegant art-nouveau stylings
and classic 19th century touches are more befitting of a Moulin
Rouge cabaret than the laser-shot cauldrons that erupt here
each weekend.
But whilst stepping into Ruby Skye's
uniquely vintage setting on Mason Street is like a portal
into a lost age, the soundsystem and lighting are as futuristic
as they come. And this is where Ruby Skye really comes into
its own. In full flow the place is a dizzying audiovisual
blitz of piercing lasers and soaring screams to match any
on Earth.
"The club itself is just a full
epic space with a classic wraparound balcony - it's gorgeous,"
explains Ruby Skye regular D:Fuse. "You don't often get
to play in an old ornate theatre and it's always an experience
that sticks out.
"But beyond that, I've always thought
that San Francisco in itself is one of the best scenes worldwide,"
he adds. "It's always been about people that are very
cultured and very enthusiastic about music."
The superlative lauding of the San Fran's scene might seem
overstated but delve into its history and you soon learn otherwise.
Ever since Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz parties back in the
early-'90s, the Californian city has been loved worldwide
for the sunny West Coast house style that Farina helped architect.
More recently, underground names like Justin Martin and
Claude Von Stroke's Dirtybird crew have created a fresh techno
template with their new-wave strain of deep, wonky techno
and bumping underground house. And look closer into San Fran's
crevices and you'll find homemade dubstep, d&b and breakbeat
movements flourishing within the city.
But Ruby Skye itself remains a golden bridge to the global
clubbing scene at large and - as with all epic amphitheatres
- it is match-made for the soaring cathedral rushes of trance.
It's no surprise that UK trance superstars Above & Beyond
brought their 'Anjunabeats 100' tour to the club last June,
whilst the club's 8th birthday in May saw the mighty Tiësto
descend.
And diversity remains key at Skye. Over a 12-month span,
the line-ups remain as mixed as the crowds that flock to enjoy
them. Sasha, Digweed and Derrick Carter have all torn the
place apart of late with everyone from Danny Tenaglia and
Timo Maas to Ferry Corsten and Armin Van Buuren forming part
of its nine-year clubbing history.
