Nightlife

Pool It Together

You. WMC. Lots of Beautiful Pool Parties.

Winter Music Conference. It’s a thing that’s happening soon. You know this. So do 99,999 other people. What you’ll need: a solid plan. What we have: the five essential pool parties of the week. Now you have time to blow up your floaties...

SUITE SURRENDER

Avicii Takes Over the SLS

All you have to do is show up to the SLS and stake out a prime location (near the bar, away from flailers), pretty much whenever. Don’t worry too much about catching Avicii’s DJ set. You’ll catch it. He’s there for five days straight.
Keywords: late checkout, gold lamé bikinis, upgraded elevator music

NATIONAL ANTHEM

The National Hotel, Ibiza-Style

Look. This party is 10 hours long. No, seriously. It’s 10 hours. Which is probably a good thing considering the length of the National Hotel’s pool. There’s no way you could experience the whole thing in a mere nine and a half hours.
Keywords: cannonballs, frozen drinks, body lights

RETURN OF THE MAK

Steve Aoki. The Raleigh. You.

Dim Mak. It means “touch of death” in Chinese. But at the Raleigh, it means “Steve Aoki’s record label, which is throwing a giant electro-house party.” Steve himself is DJing, so you can talk to him about the fluid nature of language. Or you can dance.
Keywords: tan lines, Chocolate Puma, oversize headphones

ROC ON

Two Days of Pool Partying. Yes.

Two days. Dozens of DJs. String bikinis. Okay, we can only guarantee the first two, but your chances for the latter are as strong as the caipirinhas at the Eden Roc. It’s the only poolside deep house party for WMC SoBe. Now you know.
Keywords: champagne buckets, Argentine blondes, aviators

TRANCE ATLANTIC

You’re on a Boat... with Paul van Dyk

Well, you’ve been pool hopping with Brazilian models and industry insiders for five days. You need a change of scenery. And maybe some hydration. Meaning champagne. Time for a quiet evening on a luxury yacht with Paul van Dyk. Yeah, just a quiet evening.
Keywords: life vest, sea legs, sunglasses at night