EDC Week 2026 Nightclub Comparison
XS vs OMNIA vs Drai's — EDC Week 2026
Three of Las Vegas's most distinct nightclubs compete for your EDC Week nights. The Chainsmokers at XS, Martin Garrix at OMNIA, Drai's underground multi-room and After Hours. Here's how to pick the right venue — or sequence all three.
Choose XS if...
- ✓The Chainsmokers Saturday May 16 is a priority
- ✓You want Wynn's gold-accented indoor/outdoor design
- ✓Transitioning from Encore Beach Club that afternoon
- ✓Kaskade Monday is your target night
- ✓Outdoor pool patio + nightclub combo matters
- ✓Production value and service standards are paramount
Choose OMNIA if...
- ✓Martin Garrix Tuesday May 19 closes your EDC Week
- ✓The kinetic LED chandelier is on your bucket list
- ✓Three-room exploration appeals to your group
- ✓You are doing OMNIA Dayclub + nightclub same day
- ✓Deepest EDM roster matters (Tiesto/Zedd/Aoki/Garrix)
- ✓Strip view from the rooftop terrace is part of the plan
Choose Drai's if...
- ✓Drai's After Hours Sunday May 17 (1 AM – 7 AM)
- ✓Hip-hop and R&B alongside electronic is your style
- ✓You want the underground bass-forward experience
- ✓Lower bottle minimums matter for your budget
- ✓You want to stay in one building until sunrise
- ✓Multi-room variety lets everyone pick their sound
Side-by-Side
XS vs OMNIA vs Drai's — By the Numbers
| Category | XS Nightclub | OMNIA Nightclub | Drai's Nightclub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel / Location | Wynn Las Vegas | Caesars Palace | Vanderpump Hotel (formerly Cromwell) |
| Address | 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd | 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd | 3595 S Las Vegas Blvd |
| Size | 40,000 sq ft | 75,000 sq ft | 30,000 sq ft |
| Opened | 2008 | 2015 | 2014 (returned Nov 2025) |
| Capacity | 3,000 | 3,500 | 2,500 |
| Hours | Fri–Sun, 10:30 PM – 4 AM | Tue, Thu–Sun, 10:30 PM – 4 AM | Wed–Sun, 10:30 PM – 4 AM |
| Cover (Men) | $50–75 | Free guest list | $40–75 | Free guest list | $40–60 | Free guest list |
| Cover (Women) | Free on guest list | Free on guest list | Free on guest list |
| Bottle Min | $700 patio, $2,000+ main room | $600 dance floor, $1,500+ VIP | $550 starting |
| Music Focus | EDM, House, Electronic | EDM, Hip-Hop, Latin (Deseo Sun) | Hip-Hop, R&B, House, Electronic |
| Rooms | Indoor main room + outdoor pool patio | Main room + Ling Ling Lounge + rooftop | Hip-hop room + electronic room + hookah lounge |
| Signature Feature | Gold aesthetic, Nightswim, indoor/outdoor DJ booth | Kinetic LED chandelier, OMNIA Dayclub bridge | Multi-room underground, Drai's After Hours |
| EDC Week Headliner | The Chainsmokers (Sat May 16) | Martin Garrix + Justin Mylo (Tue May 19) | After Hours EDC programming (Sun May 17) |
| Best EDC Night | Saturday May 16 (peak demand) | Tuesday May 19 (intimate post-festival) | Sunday May 17 After Hours (1 AM – 7 AM) |
| Operator | Wynn Nightlife | Tao Group / Hakkasan Group | Independent (Vanderpump Hotel) |
| Guest List Cutoff | 12:30 AM (men) | 12:30 AM (men) | 12:30 AM (men) |
Venue Profile
XS Nightclub — Gold Standard, Wynn Las Vegas
XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegashas held the title of world's number-one nightclub multiple times and remains the benchmark for Las Vegas luxury nightlife. The 40,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor venue spans a gilded champagne-gold main room and an outdoor pool patio with 95 VIP tables and 30 two-level cabanas. Designed by Roger Thomas in 2008, XS built its identity on Wynn service standards and an aesthetic that has no equal on the Strip: more than 10,000 individually programmable lights, gold-bodied female sculptures lining the perimeter, and a physical space that feels architectural rather than industrial. The Nightswim outdoor pool party format runs on select summer evenings and is one of the most replicated formats in Las Vegas nightlife history.
For EDC Week 2026, XS books The Chainsmokerson Saturday May 16 — the most in-demand XS booking of the year. Alex Pall and Drew Taggart's crossover catalog translates into a set that bridges melodic, vocal-driven electronic with Las Vegas nightclub production. The outdoor pool patio during a Chainsmokers Saturday set is the pinnacle XS experience: crowd fills the pool deck and indoor main room simultaneously, the DJ booth addresses both spaces, and late-May desert warmth makes outdoor attendance genuinely pleasant. Kaskadeon Monday May 18 is the counter-programming pick: post-festival crowd, lower demand, accessible guest list, and one of progressive house's most emotionally resonant performers.
The Encore Beach Club connection is the defining XS itinerary advantage during EDC Week. Groups attending EBC dayclub in the afternoon — Calvin Harris headlining on Saturday — can walk directly into XS Nightclub via the Encore casino corridor, creating the most prestigious single-hotel nightlife arc in Las Vegas during EDC Week without any transportation required.
XS Strengths
- +The Chainsmokers EDC Week Saturday — the highest-demand XS booking of the year
- +Kaskade Monday May 18 — progressive house legend at lower-capacity post-festival night
- +Indoor/outdoor DJ booth simultaneously addresses pool patio and main room
- +Nightswim transforms the pool patio into an open-air nightclub in summer
- +Calvin Harris and Kaskade 2026 residencies — top-tier headliner roster
- +Champagne gold Roger Thomas design is the most aesthetically distinctive nightclub interior in Las Vegas
- +5-minute indoor walk connects to Encore Beach Club for full day-to-night programming
- +Guest list for men broadly available on Monday EDC Week (Kaskade) — easiest access
- +30 two-level cabanas give VIP groups elevated sightlines to both the pool and main room
- +Highest average service rating of any Strip megaclub — Wynn standards applied consistently
XS Weaknesses
- −Limited to Friday–Sunday standard operation — fewer EDC Week programming nights than OMNIA
- −Saturday EDC (Chainsmokers) sells guest list fast — submit 5+ days in advance
- −Bottles start at $2,000+ in main room on Chainsmokers Saturday
- −No genre variety — EDM, house, and electronic only. Hip-hop fans have no room alternative
- −Pool patio closes in cold or rain — outdoor component is weather-dependent
- −Scheduled renovation in late summer 2026 — check for any EDC Week schedule changes
- −Outdoor pool area draws heavy Instagram crowd on peak nights — limited table movement
XS EDC Week 2026 Lineup
The Chainsmokers
Electronic Pop / EDM
Sat May 16, 10:30 PM
Kaskade
Progressive House / Deep House
Mon May 18, 10:30 PM
Marshmello
Future Bass / EDM
Sun May 17, 10:30 PM
Mau P
Tech House / Electro House
Wed May 13, 10:30 PM
Full schedule: EDC Week guest list guide · XS free guest list
Venue Profile
OMNIA Nightclub — Kinetic Chandelier, Caesars Palace
OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace is the largest EDM-centric nightclub on the Las Vegas Strip at 75,000 square feet and the venue most defined by a single physical element: the kinetic LED chandelier suspended above the main dance floor. The chandelier is custom-engineered with 22 hydraulic motors that allow it to rise and fall above the crowd, its full LED surface synchronized to the DJ booth in real time. Every drop, every build, every transition triggers a visual response overhead — a synchronization no other nightclub in Las Vegas replicates at this scale. Opened in 2015 on the footprint of Pure Nightclub, OMNIA operates a three-room format: the main room for EDM headliners, the Ling Ling Lounge for a more intimate ultra-lounge atmosphere, and the rooftop garden terrace with panoramic Strip views.
The EDC Week 2026 OMNIA anchor is Martin Garrix with Justin Mylo on Tuesday May 19 — the final major nightclub booking of EDC Week and the highest-profile post-festival event on the Strip. Tuesday night at OMNIA draws the EDC Week finishers who stayed the full seven days and are there specifically for Garrix over any other option. Earlier in EDC Week, Steve Aoki plays Thursday May 14 and Tiesto holds select week dates — both OMNIA residents whose EDC Week appearances represent high-demand early-week events.
The OMNIA Dayclub connection is OMNIA's unique EDC Week asset. The 46,000-square-foot dayclub opened May 15, 2026 — the first night of EDC — and connects to the nightclub via an indoor bridge to create a 121,000-square-foot combined complex. Fisher headlines the opening night, Rufus du Sol the second, Martin Garrix the third. For EDC Week attendees, the Caesars Palace campus offers a fully contained day-to-night itinerary: OMNIA Dayclub from 11 AM with a headliner set, the Ling Ling Lounge as a decompression zone before 10:30 PM, and OMNIA Nightclub programming until 4 AM — all without leaving the property.
OMNIA Strengths
- +Martin Garrix + Justin Mylo on Tuesday May 19 — best post-festival nightclub experience of EDC Week
- +Kinetic LED chandelier is the single most photographed nightclub element in Las Vegas
- +75,000 sq ft — three separate spaces let you move between main room, Ling Ling Lounge, and rooftop terrace
- +OMNIA Dayclub bridge connection makes day-to-night itinerary seamless on Fisher/Rufus/Garrix days
- +Rooftop garden terrace with panoramic Strip views — unmatched outdoor nightclub view
- +Sunday Deseo Latin night is the most popular Latin nightclub programming in Las Vegas
- +Tiesto, Zedd, Steve Aoki, Alesso, Martin Garrix — deepest residency roster of any Strip nightclub
- +Tuesday post-festival crowd is self-selected EDC crowd — more knowledgeable and less tourist-generic
- +Ling Ling Lounge allows quiet conversation without leaving the venue
- +Caesars Palace location puts you on the Strip's most walkable casino corridor
OMNIA Weaknesses
- −75,000 sq ft creates navigational complexity on peak nights — finding your table takes time
- −Cover charge on Friday and Saturday headliner nights can reach $75 for men without guest list
- −Kinetic chandelier overhead creates a visual ceiling that some find overwhelming at full descent
- −Tuesday is the primary EDC Week date — guests wanting peak-week programming need to stay an extra day
- −The OMNIA Dayclub bridge creates foot traffic through the nightclub on heavy dayclub days
- −Larger venue means more variable sound quality depending on position in the main room
- −Ling Ling Lounge books separately from the main room on peak nights — requires advance planning
OMNIA EDC Week 2026 Lineup
Martin Garrix
Progressive House / Big Room
Tue May 19, 10:30 PM (w/ Justin Mylo)
Steve Aoki
Electro House / EDM
Thu May 14, 10:30 PM
Tiesto
House / Electronic / Trance
Select EDC Week dates
Zedd
Electro House / Big Room
Select EDC Week dates
Full schedule: EDC Week nightclub events guide · OMNIA free guest list
Venue Profile
Drai's Nightclub — Underground Multi-Room, Vanderpump Hotel
Drai's Nightclub returned to its original basement location in November 2025 at The Vanderpump Hotel (formerly The Cromwell) at Flamingo Road on the central Strip. The 30,000-square-foot underground space operates in a multi-room format that no other Strip nightclub replicates: a dedicated hip-hop and R&B room, a separate electronic and house room, and a hookah lounge as a decompression zone. The basement acoustic environment is physically distinct from any above-ground nightclub: concrete construction eliminates sound bleed, sub-bass frequencies hit with a force that above-ground venues cannot replicate, and the contained space creates intimacy that larger rooms at XS or OMNIA cannot reproduce.
The defining Drai's EDC Week event is Drai's After Hours on Sunday May 17, running from 1:00 AM to 7:00 AM. After Hours is programmed for the post-festival crowd returning from Las Vegas Motor Speedway — EDC Las Vegas runs until 5:00 AM, and the After Hours window captures the return wave between 1:00 AM and sunrise. The programming is underground-oriented: deep house, techno, and experimental DJ sets that contrast with the production-heavy spectacle at XS or OMNIA. The crowd at 3:00 AM on EDC Sunday is the most genre-dedicated in Las Vegas nightlife.
The main Drai's club across EDC Week (Wednesday through Sunday, 10:30 PM) programs both rooms with EDC-adjacent bookings: the hip-hop room maintains Drai's brand identity with R&B and trap, while the electronic room programs house and bass music. For groups with mixed genre preferences, the multi-room format resolves the compromise problem entirely. Both preferences are accommodated under one roof, and the hookah lounge provides a neutral space to reunite. Wednesday night draws the most local and industry-oriented crowd — less tourist-heavy, socially fluid, and worth attending as an opening EDC Week event before the festival crowd arrives in force Thursday and Friday.
Drai's Strengths
- +Multi-room format is the only club on the Strip with dedicated hip-hop AND electronic rooms simultaneously
- +Drai's After Hours Sunday May 17: 1 AM – 7 AM — the definitive post-EDC underground extension
- +Central Strip location at Flamingo Road — walking distance from Horseshoe and The LINQ
- +30,000 sq ft underground basement creates the most acoustically immersive sound environment of the three
- +Wednesday through Sunday operation — more EDC Week nights available than XS or OMNIA
- +Lowest bottle service minimum ($550) of the three — best value for groups
- +Hookah lounge functions as a conversation zone without leaving the building
- +Multi-room format means groups with different genre preferences don't need to compromise
- +After Hours programming runs until sunrise — the longest single-venue night of EDC Week
- +Underground bass response is physically superior to any above-ground venue for subwoofer-heavy EDM
Drai's Weaknesses
- −No headline EDC Week booking comparable to Chainsmokers at XS or Martin Garrix at OMNIA Nightclub
- −Basement location has no outdoor component — no Strip views, no open air
- −After Hours (May 17) starts at 1 AM — guests must stay up from the festival or return from another venue
- −Returned to basement format November 2025 — lacks the multi-year track record of XS or OMNIA
- −Hip-hop and house rooms share the same building but require navigation between floors/sections
- −Less prestige booking power than Wynn Nightlife or Tao Group for top-tier EDM headliners
- −After Hours programming is dark and underground-oriented — wrong venue for guests who want spectacle
Drai's EDC Week 2026 Programming
Drai's After Hours
Deep House / Techno / Underground
Sun May 17, 1 AM – 7 AM
Hip-Hop Room
Hip-Hop, R&B, Trap
Wed–Sun, 10:30 PM
Electronic Room
House, Electronic, Open Format
Wed–Sun, 10:30 PM
Full schedule: Drai's After Hours EDC Week guide · Drai's free guest list
Getting There
Location & Logistics
XS Nightclub
- Address: 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd (Encore at Wynn)
- Strip position: North Strip, opposite TI
- Rideshare: Encore porte-cochère, 5-min casino walk
- Walking from: Wynn (2 min), Venetian (15 min)
- Dayclub pair: Encore Beach Club (same complex)
OMNIA Nightclub
- Address: 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd (Caesars Palace)
- Strip position: Mid-Strip, Forum Shops corridor
- Rideshare: Caesars main entrance, upper casino near Nobu
- Walking from: Cosmopolitan (5 min), Bellagio (8 min)
- Dayclub pair: OMNIA Dayclub (bridge connection)
Drai's Nightclub
- Address: 3595 S Las Vegas Blvd (Vanderpump Hotel)
- Strip position: Mid-Strip, Flamingo Rd
- Rideshare: Vanderpump Hotel, basement via lobby elevator
- Walking from: Paris LV (5 min), Bally's (5 min)
- After Hours: Drai's After Hours (same building, 1 AM – 7 AM)
Common Questions
XS vs OMNIA vs Drai's — EDC Week FAQ
Which Las Vegas nightclub is best for EDC Week 2026 — XS, OMNIA, or Drai's?
It depends on what you want. XS Nightclub at Wynn is the best choice for a premium headliner experience: The Chainsmokers headline Saturday May 16 and Kaskade holds Monday May 18. OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace is best for the post-festival experience — Martin Garrix and Justin Mylo play Tuesday May 19, making it the premier EDC Week closing night. OMNIA's kinetic LED chandelier and three-room format also suit group itineraries wanting multiple atmospheres in one night. Drai's is the right choice for underground extension: Drai's After Hours runs Sunday May 17 from 1 AM to 7 AM, with a multi-room main club operating Wednesday through Sunday at lower minimums.
Can I do all three nightclubs in one EDC Week night?
Technically possible on select nights but not recommended as your primary plan. XS is at Wynn on the north Strip; OMNIA is at Caesars Palace 0.8 miles south; Drai's is at the Vanderpump Hotel 0.2 miles further south. A realistic multi-venue strategy: start at Drai's main club at 10:30 PM for the multi-room experience and lower minimums, then move to OMNIA or XS at midnight for the peak headliner hour.
What is the cover charge at XS, OMNIA, and Drai's during EDC Week 2026?
Without guest list: XS charges $50–75 for men on The Chainsmokers Saturday. OMNIA charges $40–75 for men on Martin Garrix Tuesday. Drai's charges $40–60 across EDC Week. With the NoCoverVegas free guest list: women receive free entry at all three venues all night. Men receive free or reduced entry before 12:30 AM at all three. Monday XS (Kaskade) and Tuesday OMNIA (Martin Garrix) have the most accessible guest list access.
What makes Drai's After Hours special during EDC Week?
Drai's After Hours on Sunday May 17 runs from 1 AM to 7 AM in the basement of the Vanderpump Hotel. It is the longest single-venue extension of EDC Week programming on the Strip and the only one running past sunrise. The underground basement creates a physically superior listening environment for bass-heavy music — concrete construction eliminates sound bleed, and sub-bass frequencies are felt rather than just heard. The 1 AM start means guests can attend EDC Las Vegas at the Speedway (which runs until 5 AM) and return to Drai's for a seamless all-night arc.
How far in advance do I need to submit the guest list for EDC Week?
XS on Saturday May 16 (Chainsmokers): submit 5–7 days in advance — highest-demand XS night of the year. XS on Monday May 18 (Kaskade): 2–3 days. OMNIA on Tuesday May 19 (Martin Garrix): 3–4 days. Drai's across EDC Week: 2–3 days. Submit earlier when possible — capacity is not unlimited. Women's guest list is more broadly available than men's at all three venues.
Is OMNIA Nightclub or OMNIA Dayclub better for EDC Week?
They serve different purposes. OMNIA Dayclub (opening weekend May 15–17) is better for the festival-adjacent experience: Fisher on Friday, Rufus du Sol on Saturday, Martin Garrix on Sunday — during daylight hours with full outdoor production. OMNIA Nightclub runs independently after 10:30 PM. On Tuesday May 19, Martin Garrix returns to OMNIA Nightclub with Justin Mylo in a nightclub-format set different from his dayclub appearance. The Caesars Palace campus offers both in the same day: OMNIA Dayclub in the afternoon via the bridge connection, OMNIA Nightclub programming in the evening.
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