Scandals is the first club i have ever gone to in Asheville! My friend had her bachelorette party here. We got here at 9:30 pm and it was a bit early so we were able to leave and come back! The main show starts at 12:30! The music, while the DJ was working is amazing! WARNING beware of the bar!!! They tried to charge me $16 for 2 drinks and although they fixed it I’m not sure they would have if I didn’t say anything! Overall this place was fun and I would come back the entertainment were very nice and fun!

I always have a positive experience at this place… Lots of events and never boring at all! The girls are beautiful and love to bring my girlfriends and or anybody I love and have a fabulous time! Can’t wait to come on New Year’s Eve!

I have been there a few times. The music is great. I like the atmosphere. The drinks are pricy but it is a club. However they need to remodel the building. It looks old and there only two toilets in the building. There should be more bathroom stalls but it is a great club to go.

Could make a lot more money with Rap DJ.....

We went to Scandals for our first time in October and it was so much fun. The drag show was really enjoyable and my favorite part of the night. I like hat it’s a place for everybody to just have fun. I took one point off because the drinks were kinda high, plus the creepy guys and scary friends that kept following me around (not anybody’s fault but it dampened the mood). Besides that it was a wonderful experience and I wouldn’t miss a Saturday at scandals when I visit Asheville again. The decorations for Halloween were great.

Didnt like how the staff handled my card being declined. I ordered drinks bartender swiped card it declined, I was treated like I was trying to stiff them on the drinks I didnt get. The card was declined because it was an unusual transaction. It ruined my otherwise awesome night! The show was awesome! Cant wait until Halloween!

They turned away our entire wedding party at 2am. They said they were cleaning the place our and it was clear that it was our clientele only, even though we were 50 people strong and I was in a wedding dress. The bartender even gave me the middle finger. They completely ruined our wedding evening.

Awesome Music and people. Water costs a little much for me. As all freepeople believe water should be free! Ill come back when I have more monies for the fun offered. Sorry I smelt bad last time lol

Went here for my 21st birthday and LOVED IT. I got a birthday drink and the dragshow was amazing all around. The MC announced my birthday during the dragshow because my aunt called in abs asked. Best night ever.

Welcoming establishment celebrating positive self recognition for the LGBT community. Went for the first time during their annual pageant and had a blast. This place clearly fosters close bonds and has a great sense of community.

We went with a bachelorette group and had a great time! I lost my credit card there and the security guard went out of his way to search for it, have me write my info down and then when he found it the next day he mailed it to me!! So nice. There are still good people out there!!

Great nightclub, spacious and friendly staff, great drinks and atmosphere.

Would not refund entrance fee to friends after leaving due to inaccurate information on website. Was also rude.

Awesome Time #pride2019! Great Staff and Love the Music and decor!

What a night! For our small bachelorette party of 4 it was perfect. The performers were flawless and the music was incredible. Drinks take a while to get but the TVs have shows to watch to keep your mind off of waiting. Definitely worth going to. You wont be disappointed!

Meh....... could been better i came with a group so dont mind if you see so much 1 star!

Nice club. Better than most for a small city. Very diverse crowd. Many gay, lesbian, mostly under 30 yrs old. DJ was fair. Heres a tip for the DJ, if people arent dancing, play different music until people do dance. Ill go back.

No problems ever. Ive only been there twice and had a lot of fun with friends. May be a little shady at times but I definately recommend going when it is busiest, it becomes a wild party, security usually handles the most troublesome guests though. The drag dancers that show occasionally are also amazing they add to the hype.

Scandals is an amazing club genuinely for everyone. The performances are top quality and all of the queens and kings are super friendly and approachable. Ive always enjoyed going out to even just socialize with some of the staff.

Great atmosphere love the music

I BOUGHT TICKETS TO A DRAG SHOW ADDING UP TO 50$ AND THE SHOW WAS CANCELED BY THE QUEEN. ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND I STILL HAVE NO REFUND!!! DO NOT SUPPORT THIS CLUB, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM.

Asked the dj to play certain songs for my best friend it was her bachelorette party totally blew me off, 10.00 for everyone to get in we stayed for like 10 mins at the most, i feel like ashvilles bar scene sucks, we could of wwnt to myrtle beach and had a way better experience.

We paid $10 each to get in, the least you could do was give us free ice water. Dance floor was never closed to full, so many people sitting. Drinks at least $6 each.

Great music, drinks & shows!

I went to scandals last night, for the first time in a long time. We saw 8 bachelorette parties, all with their super masculine “straight” counterparts, all making us queer people feel super uncomfortable. Give us our space back! All the staff seems to be way to hetero for this to be a gay bar. Every. Single. Song. Was at least 10 years old. The most heterosexual “gay bar” I have ever experienced. They even had straight people on all the tvs, touching each other and being all sexy, or whatever. WE WANT TO SEE MEN! Bring the gay back to the gay bar. Fags want fags. Lots will have to change before I think about giving my money to them again. Very very very sad. :(

$10 cover, $6 for a drink in a small plastic cup (they charge for water too), packed full of forty year old straight women and excessive straight PDA. Id only go to see the drag, not to drink or dance

Worst club ever!! Website says top 40 and all they play is techno! I asked the dj to play something other than techno and he told me to go to my car and listen to the radio...I told him you cant dance to techno and he proceeded to grind on me and told me he has been doing it for over 40 years! Ive never seen so many people sit in a club before...worst experience ever! Wouldnt recommend to anyone!!! Dont go to scandals

Scandals is the best big room night club in Asheville. SATURDAY SEPT 29TH was Pride in Asheville. Cover charge was $2.00 more then normal due to the special guest DJ GSP from Athens Greece spinning for the Pride after party. Drink prices are $6.00 unless youre getting top shelf or specialty drinks. Scandals has never played TECHNO music in the 7 yrs I have been going there. Scandals plays a variety of music from 80 90 and todays hits depending on the DJ that night. But, Scandals has always been known as a big room club playing HOUSE music. Was the club alittle messy probably due to the fact we had nearly 1000 people this night for the Pride after party. Also, the 12.00 cover was for 3 floors and 3 djs 3 dance floors. All three djs played different genres of music. Some should know their facts before posting a review.

I love the people and the drag shows are always to die for but I HATE the music its ALWAYS techno and it last the whole night so you cant dance. When you suggest a song the DJs ignore you and get offended if you ask for a different type of music. If the music was better the club would be unstoppable. But until then its hard to enjoy yourself before and after the drag shows. Theres so much promise if this club catered to other types of music.

If you wanna go have allot of fun in an Awesome Dance Atmosphere Definitely Go to Scandals Straight Gay all Excepted. Love this Place.

This is a very fun place to dance and drink! The bartender was hot AND friendly! The music could be better but its good enough considering we were drinking!

The most fun place in all of Asheville

I enjoyed my time here, but the music was unbelievably loud, I left not being able to hear. And it was all techno remixes, of songs that didnt even need to be remixed in the first place. I had to scream to be able to talk to people. Drag show was fun.

Love this place

Nice club, friendly people. But dont waste your time on the contests. We went to the Halloween Contest last night and it was a complete setup. There was a guy in the audience instructing people who to cheer for. You could watch this large group of people looking at him (off to the side, but still elevated) for the yea/nay sign. It was pretty disappointing to watch.

Do not give cups of water. Have to spend $3 for a bottle. On top of that their drag shows start on time, which isnt necessarily a bad thing, but Ive never in all 4 of my gay years heard of a drag show starting less than 30 min late... Unimpressed.Also I also got harrased by the bouncer for using the UNLABLED womens bathroom as a man.Also my bartender made the drink wrong and then when I told him I had ordered something else he told me that he would just get it right the next time and still charge me for the wrong drink lol.

The lighting outside is terrible. There is no management staff. Service is great!

The physical space is pretty great with dancefloor, platforms and seating. But honestly the DJ I experienced sucked and played the electric slide as well as some other group dance song. Very disappointing, made me shake my head and leave. the music was not on point.

Great place, friendly people, very welcoming, bartenders are friendly, drinks are priced well, love the drag show and a great variety house music. I see alot of comments about techno. I have never heard any techno played. Been going to Scandals for 7 years for nearly every weekend. Scandals is the only big room club in Asheville. Great place to dance to top 40, house and EDM. This is the place to be on a Friday and Saturday.

Everything. A great place to meet friend on a weekend!FYI. shazam0572 They are called spotters. With 2000 people in the building its only fair to have three people judging the peoples choice.

I leave one star only to be able to review this establishment. We spent a total of $70 to get into this “club” and my friend bought a round of shots shortly after getting in. I don’t do well with shots but obliged because my friend bought them. I stayed close to the garbage can bc I wanted to make sure that if I couldn’t handle the shot, I would be able to “get rid” of it. All was good and we continued to the dance floor. I worked up a sweat and ordered a water at the bar. The bartender misunderstood me and apparently gave me a vodka drink. Honest mistake. I chugged it, thinking it was water, and got sick immediately. I ran to the garbage can and threw up. Then to the restroom to finish throwing up. Not the bartenders fault at all but an unfortunate event non the less. I came out only to find the bouncer, who had been stalking our group the whole night, had kicked my friends out. I was told to leave bc I was “too drunk”. Mind you, I’m writing this 15 mins after we were kicked out. I had a total of one fireball shot and half of a vodka and coke drink. And the accidental vodka, of course. The bouncer and his minion followed our group outside only to chastise us and tell us how drunk we were and how his bartenders wouldn’t EVER give away vodka... I have never been so embarrassed and insulted in my life. I will never come back to this low class establishment and will do everything to let any and all of my friends to know just how seedy this place is. Enjoy your bottom shelf vodka you mma wannabes.

We had a blast we will defiantly go back when we are in North Carolina again

A totally awesome experience me and my fiance loved the different levels of clubs we danced the night away cant wait until till next time we go back.

Unless you like the piano bar scene this is the go to place. If you are homophobic this is not the place for you. Gay or not it is a great place to let loose and fun for all.

I came to work with some Drag kings as a part of a school project. I was graciously welcomed and treated well. The queens were even interested in the project amd helped out. The quality of the entertainment is incredible. Ive studied Drag for many years now in both an academic setting as well as being a Drag performer amd rarely am I this impressed. The shows are run in such a way that it promotes and encourages new talent while showcasing the home cast amd highlighting out of town guests. ALL of their entertainers perform putstanding numbers and you can see the growth in mew talent as they work with the more experienced queens at Scandals. They even have a Drag King show thats been running for a year now and it follows that same structure which has been the key to its success. The performers have also atested to the fact that they are treated well which is further incentive for me to support their shows and club. Thats why I chose this club for my project and why I cannot wait to go back for their shows.I cannot speak to the bars, music, or DJs that are listed in previous reviews since I was only their for Drag so unfortunately I have to leave kt at that for my review. I hope youve found this helpful.

As a gay guy, I have to say that scandals desperately needs to change management. It’s a complete failure.

BEWARE OF SECRET BODY GUARD

Good music. Good crowd. Fun group. Mostly gay.

Been a standard for 32 years.Best DJs,Bartenders,Door,Security n House Cast in the South!!!

Great and friendly staff plus pumping atmosphere

We purchased tickets for the new years party and will never make that mistake again. The entire place was overly packed. It took over an hour to get a drink. They seriously overbooked the venue and didnt have the staff to accommodate. Worst new years experience ever.

Clean, great music and dance floor.

The music is hit or miss. Its sometimes a fun place to go dancing.

Great drag shows on weekends. Drinks are about 7.00 each.

Love love love this place good times kids

Well it’s a gay bar but filled with 90% women and their bachelorette parties...

This club needs to be shut down. George Sprinkle, the head of security, assaulted my friend, threatened her and attempted to sue her for trespassing when we had paid to get in and left when asked to leave. This club should be shut down.

Fun time good people xD

Service sucks

The absolute worst club I have ever been to, $12 to get in, $10 for a drink, the absolute worst techno music you’ve ever heard, and looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in years, any other club in Asheville would be a better time

The liquid marijuana is amazing!!

Nope. Drugs and queens. Save your money!!

Scandals is a garbage dump.

Dancing !

Its a Scandal alright, Everytime I Go!

Great, friendly, smart