The Back Alley Nightclub

I had my birthday party at The Back Alley in February. We got the VIP bottle service area. The team and staff really made it a special birthday with sparklers, a big Happy Birthday sign and champagne!

Back Alley has been my most favourite club since I was 18. I am so happy it has reopened! Even though it's not exactly the same (updated interior, smoke pit in the back) it has retained the same amazing atmosphere as the original. Friendly staff, diverse club goers and a great mix of music. They also have great specials. I will continue to defend that it is the BEST club in Calgary and recommend that everyone try it out.

Got a free bottle and the server was very clear on what we could choose from and was very nice. I wish there was more rock music like the old back alley. I like listening to pop/top 40 music, but I can listen to that at every other club and was hoping for something a little more unique here. I still enjoyed the night and will probably return.

What a great event space! Our company held an event here recently for team building and we had a great time! Loved the interior, great lighting and the music after our event was worth sticking around for. Highly recommend revisiting this Calgary iconic nightclub!

My friend won a so called VIP night there and let me tell you it was the worst experience ever.. First off there was nothing VIP about the place.. we got seated on a table with some rickety benches right next to the speaker in a dead corner of the club.. apparently the actual VIP tables was for paying customers only.. This should have been clarified in the contest rules.. She also won a free bottle in the contest and we bought one $180 bottle... you can imagine out surprise as we get slapped with a $300 bill at the end of the night.. the so called free bottle wasn’t so free after all as our waitress had conveniently neglected to tell us we couldn’t choose whatever bottle we wanted for free.. you can safely say me and my friends will not recommend this place to anyone...