Palm Tree Beach Club Guest List

Palm Tree Beach Club opened in May 2025 as the MGM Grand's reimagined successor to Wet Republic — one of the most historically significant pool party spaces in Las Vegas Strip history — and represents one of the most distinctive venue launches in Strip nightlife. The concept was co-developed by Kygo, the Norwegian DJ and producer, whose Palm Tree Crew lifestyle brand provided the creative direction for the venue's design aesthetic and booking philosophy. This artist-forward development model — where a globally recognized DJ co-creates the venue concept rather than simply booking a residency — is unique on the Strip and explains why Palm Tree has a more coherent visual and musical identity than other dayclubs built on the same operator-first model. The tropical-minimalist design uses pink and green pastels, lush plantings throughout the deck, and a Palm Springs-influenced aesthetic that stands in deliberate contrast to the louder visual identity of other Strip mega-dayclubs. At nearly 60,000 square feet, Palm Tree ranks among the three largest pool party venues in Las Vegas and features a saltwater main pool — one of only a few dayclubs on the Strip using saltwater filtration — that leaves the water noticeably cleaner on skin and eyes than the chlorine-heavy alternatives at neighboring venues. The 2026 programming calendar features Tiësto, Fisher, DJ Pauly D, Steve Aoki, and Martin Garrix, with Kygo holding periodic headline appearances that draw melodic house and pop fans who would not typically attend a Las Vegas dayclub, broadening the venue's demographic reach beyond the EDM-core audience. Palm Tree operates Wednesday through Sunday — one additional day compared to most Strip dayclubs — making it the best full-scale option for midweek groups attending conventions at the LVCC, Aria, Mandalay Bay, or T-Mobile Arena. Wednesday sessions run as 'Drift Wednesdays,' a recurring Tao Group programming series featuring rotating local and regional DJs — the only full-scale Strip dayclub event available on Wednesdays in 2026. The MGM Grand campus location places Palm Tree within walking distance of T-Mobile Arena, Park MGM, New York-New York, and ARIA — giving it the most geographically central position of any major dayclub on the Las Vegas Strip. The 2026 EDC Week lineup (May 14–17) anchors the season's opening peak: Above & Beyond headlines Thursday, Zedd headlines Friday, Alesso headlines Saturday, and Chris Lake closes Sunday — four headliner-quality bookings across four consecutive days, the densest single-week programming of any Strip dayclub. Chris Lake holds additional 2026 residency dates at Palm Tree on June 13, July 18, and August 29, while Fisher is confirmed for a July 4th pool party, establishing Palm Tree as the primary Las Vegas home for tech-house and melodic house fans during the 2026 summer season.

The vibe: Fresh, tropical reboot of the iconic Wet Republic space. Tao Group brings their nightlife expertise to create a modern pool party with elevated food and drink options alongside massive DJs.

Palm Tree Beach Club debuted in May 2025 as the Tao Group-operated successor to Wet Republic, reimagining one of the most storied dayclub spaces in Las Vegas Strip history. The origin story is unusual: Norwegian producer and DJ Kygo partnered with Tao Group Hospitality through his lifestyle brand Palm Tree Crew to create the venue concept — which means the design aesthetic, the brand identity, and the opening headliner bookings were all anchored by a single globally recognized artist rather than assembled from separate vendors. The result is a venue with a coherent tropical-minimalist identity: pink and green pastels, lush plantings throughout the pool deck, and a refined Palm Springs-influenced design sensibility that stands in deliberate contrast to the louder EDM gladiator-pit aesthetic of other Strip dayclubs. At nearly 60,000 square feet, Palm Tree ranks among the largest pool party venues in Las Vegas and features a saltwater main pool — one of only a few dayclubs in the city using saltwater filtration — alongside 12 bungalows and 10 cabanas with direct pool access. The 2026 season booking calendar is the deepest in the venue's short history: Tiësto, Fisher, DJ Pauly D, Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, Chris Lake, Zedd, and Alesso are all confirmed, with Kygo holding periodic headline appearances and a Fisher July 4th pool party anchoring the summer calendar. The week of May 14–17 (EDC Week 2026) is the single densest booking period — Above & Beyond (Thursday), Zedd (Friday), Alesso (Saturday), and Chris Lake (Sunday) represent four straight days of headliner-caliber programming that no other Strip dayclub can match in volume. Chris Lake's additional residency dates (June 13, July 18, August 29) make Palm Tree the primary Las Vegas home for tech-house fans throughout summer 2026. Wednesday programming runs as 'Drift Wednesdays' — a Tao Group-branded weekly series featuring rotating DJs on the only day of the week when most Strip dayclubs are closed. Palm Tree operates Wednesday through Sunday across a March–September season. The Kygo and Palm Tree Crew co-creation goes beyond surface-level brand aesthetics: the Palm Tree Crew organization manages artist relationships and fan community development across its music and lifestyle platforms, which means the booking philosophy at Palm Tree Beach Club reflects a music industry perspective about what audiences actually want rather than a pure hospitality industry calculation about what draws the largest crowds. The difference shows in the booking roster — Palm Tree prioritizes artists with genuine fan followings over pure EDM celebrity names, which produces a more enthusiastic and musically engaged audience for each individual performance. The sunken DJ booth design creates 360-degree sightlines from every position on the pool deck — every guest faces the performance regardless of where they stand or float, which is an architectural achievement that most larger dayclubs cannot replicate because their layout places the DJ booth against a wall. For groups staying at MGM Grand, the connection between the hotel's casino floor and the Palm Tree pool complex means access is entirely internal — no outdoor street exposure, no rideshare, and a direct path from hotel room to pool that takes under 10 minutes. The saltwater pool chemistry is gentler on eyes and skin than conventional chlorinated pools — a meaningful practical advantage for guests planning extended afternoon sessions where eye irritation from chlorine becomes a limiting factor on how long they stay in the water.