We do remember Club Seven, although admittedly only hazily, and the current writer never went there. A trawl through the LVA archives -- supplemented with some googling -- did yield a chronology of its chequered history, however.
We reported in the September 2001 issue of our newsletter that Club Seven, which initially billed itself as a nightclub and restaurant, had opened at 3724 Las Vegas Boulevard in the same building that had previously housed the Country Star Grill, a themed restaurant that went belly up in 1999.
When it opened, Club Seven featured a dinner and appetizer menu and full sushi bar. We seem to recall something about the gift shop you allude to, but our memory is failing us on that one...
For our next mention of Club Seven, we had to fast forward to 2004, which in itself is indicative of the venue's significance -- or lack thereof. In February of that year, we reported that a show called Men, which, apparently, had previously been performing at the Riviera, had moved to Club Seven. Tickets were $35 and $45.
In February 2005 (this is where Google came into play) it was announced that Club Seven was joining forces with the "world-famous" nightlife experience Club Rubber to introduce the catchily-named* "Rubber, the Club @ Seven," featuring house music and a "VIP experience" called Ki’era Lounge. (*We do give credit for the early usage of the now omnipresent "@" symbol, however.) Headlining DJs Scooter and Lavelle apparently played at the grand opening. The club had outdoor seating (like the also defunct Empire Ballroom across the street) and at some point an after-hours club called Alesium was introduced.
More show news followed in August of that year, when we reported in LVA that an interactive mob-themed dinner show called Ba-Da-Bing, which had already moved from the Orleans to Dessert Passage (now Miracle Mile Shops), and from there to the Stardust, had transplanted to Club Seven. It apparently played at the club until November 2005, when we announced that Club Seven was to leave the Strip for a downtown location and change its name to Stage. The reason for the move was the same as that for the impending closure of the Boardwalk, which we also announced in the same issue of LVA -- namely that they were both soon to be razed to make way for CityCenter.
We don't recall ever having heard or read anything about Stage and assume that the scheduled reincarnation of Club Seven never materialized. All we do know is that Ba-Da-Bing subsequently moved to the New Frontier, and from there to Giorgio Caffe at Mandalay Place. At some point it was at Cappozoli's Italian restaurant, too.
There must've been something kiss-of-death-like about that show, because -- with the exception of the Orleans (we hope this doesn't make them nervous) -- every one of the many venues it called home has since been demolished, burned down or, in the case of Giorgio Caffe, at least closed. Perhaps that's what comes of messing with the mob...
