Where did you have your last birthday party? A bar? A bowling alley? Your mom’s living room?

You know where Quentin Tarantino and Fergie had theirs? In Las Vegas. At Jet.

Which begs the question, if them, why not you?

Well, the fact that you probably didn’t direct hit movies or make everyone sing about their humps aside, there’s actually nothing standing between you and the same kind of night Mr. Pulp Fiction and Ms. Black Eyed Peas had. And that, in a nutshell, is the beauty of Jet.

Opening on New Year’s Eve 2006, with Kid Rock at the DJ booth and then “opening” again a couple weeks later for a celebrity grand opening, Jet arrived in Sin City and showed the town just what it’d been missing (and as it turns out, it was missing a lot).

An easy way to put it is that a night at Jet is the kind of night you could only have at Jet. To explain, a lot of the nightclubs kicking around town these days offer the same sort of amenities in the same sort of way – to the point that after a drink or two, maybe you might forget just which club you ended up at that night.

There’s no mistaking Jet. First off, there’s three clubs in Jet. Not literally, but the space houses three distinct rooms, each with its own vibe and music. That means you and your friend, the one you differ from on everything from women to music to whether or not he should wear the velour shirt (he shouldn’t) can be in the same club, both having a great time, but not necessarily sacrificing your tastes for his.

It’s this diversity that draws in the crowds and it’s exactly what the folks behind the club are going for.

“People choose Jet because it appeals to such a wide variety of audiences,” said Steven Lockwood, marketing director for Jet Nightclub. “Locals love to come on Monday nights for our great industry promotions and the fantastic house DJs we have…Tourists love to come for the amazing energy, music and service or even for the chance to see a celebrity that frequents our club.”

And it’s not like the masterminds behind Jet – The Light Group, who run other Vegas venues including The Bank and Diablo’s Cantina – just threw some speakers in rooms and decided to hook them up to a few different laptops. They went all out, as Lockwood will tell you.

“Our nightclub houses some of the most advanced technology in the world, from the sound and lighting and video technology combined with the best DJs in the world, the experience at Jet is unforgettable,” Lockwood said.

So Jet has a lot going for it, which means it’s got a lot of people going to it and it’s not necessarily who you’d expect.

“Jet appeals to all demographics, from the 21st birthday celebrant to even the most wild, partying crowds, regardless of age,” Lockwood said. “Bottom line, people come to Jet Nightclub to have a great time. Jet is literally for the Jet-set crowd – those who come to Vegas and are looking for a great overall nightlife experience.”

Somewhere in the middle of all that are people like Tarantino and Fergie – the celebrities. Lockwood said Jet has thrown parties for Sean “Diddy” Combs and Nelly Furtado, as well as played host to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

Lockwood points out this doesn’t mean the non-celebrities aren’t important.

“Whether a bottle service customer or just a guest coming in to dance, the service offered to all of our customers is unrivaled,” Lockwood said.

Even with the separate environments, the super famous patrons, the customer service, it might not be enough to drive the masses through the club’s doors. Yet through the doors they go. And why? Because Jet throws some of the craziest events the town has ever seen and in Sin City, that’s a tough thing to do.

“We definitely like to push the envelope with some of the promotions we do,” Lockwood said.

Take for instance, the annual “Pole-A-Palooza,” which offers $10,000 to the best pole dancer and brings in talent from around the globe. There’s also Jet’s “9 to 5: Partying is a Full Time Job,” an award ceremony where influential locals are applauded for their efforts at living it up. And no list of Jet’s off-the-wall events would be complete without mentioning “Boobs or Bust.” The annual “Boobs or Bust” promotion finds female club-goers locked in competition for a pair of breast implants. 

Whether it’s your birthday, whether you’re a member of the Black Eyed Peas, whether you’re in the market for a new pair of, um, floatation devices, Jet’s probably got something to hold your interest. And since this pun has been hanging over the entire article, let’s put it here: why don’t you jet on over?

-- Review by Jamie Helmick