New country dance club caters to students’ schedules
Many people enjoy country dancing in Logan. The Cache Valley Fun Park provides country dance nights, but with a schedule that includes just Mondays and Wednesdays, it doesn’t necessarily work for everyone – especially college students.
The Tailgate is a new country dance venue in Logan, open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. It is in North Logan on Main Street across from the Sonic, connected to a carpet store. Thursday nights are meant for college students and The Tailgate is open from 9 p.m. to midnight, the same times it is open on Saturdays. On Fridays, it opens half an hour earlier, from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. It costs $5 for general admission.
The Tailgate hosted their first event last Thursday night with the USU Country Swing, and they said it was a success. They had more than 300 people there.
The Tailgate is a family owned business that has been in the works for many years.
“Our family has been discussing this for years, so it has been in the works for quite some time,” said Mandy Davis, one of the family members who own The Tailgate. “The location of the building has been something we have taken a long time to find because of how important location is for a venue like this in a college town. We wanted it to be in a good central location in the valley as well as close enough for students to be able to get to quite easily.”
The building has a dance floor with a space for tables so people can watch the dancers and socialize. There is also a 40-foot bar serving non-alcoholic drinks. There is a stage for live bands to play.
In a few months the loft will be open, where patrons can watch what’s going on downstairs, play pool and watch games, rodeos and music awards on the big screen televisions.
In addition to the dancing nights, there will also be entertainment nights.
“The entertainment nights are going to be our night dedicated to bringing in live bands, talent shows, the mechanical bull, holiday parties, etc.,” Davis said. “We will showcase great local talent as well as nationally known entertainers.”
Why did they want to open The Tailgate in the first place?
“Our family has always had a great love for country music and having fun,” Davis said. “When I was growing up, my dad was well known in our community for putting on an annual ‘Country Christmas Community Bon Fire.’ We had so much fun giving the community an activity that people really looked forward to coming to each year. Our bonfire became a community tradition. After years of wishing Cache Valley had a venue that people of all ages could come and enjoy great country music, dancing and entertainment, we decided it was time to put this into action.”