Gold Spike

Las Vegas


Gold Spike, with its playroom, living room and backyard, is many things: bar, nightclub, performance space, canteen; sometime host of roller derbies, discos, live bands or dance parties; or just somewhere to soak up the sun with a relaxed crew and escape mainstream Vegas.


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