Bellagio’s Mayfair Supper Club shakes things up with Lío Ibiza pop-up

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The entire cast from Lío Ibiza’s acclaimed cabaret dinner show will be coming to Las Vegas this fall.

Mon, Jul 26, 2021 (2 a.m.)

The blossoming trend combining cabaret-style entertainment and fine dining in Las Vegas received a boost from this month’s arrival of Delilah at Wynn, but the deliciously glamorous venue that really got the ball rolling on the Strip has big plans for an exciting international collaboration.

Mayfair Supper Club, which opened at Bellagio at the close of 2019, will partner with the Ibiza-based Pacha Group to bring that company’s renowned cabaret concept Lío to the United States for the first time for a special pop-up takeover on Oct. 18-31. Reservations are now available at MayfairLio.com for the limited engagement billed as a dining and dancing “all-night soiree.”

“Lío is indescribable, in a way. It’s a mélange of all kinds of things, dinner, show, cabaret, club, everything. It’s just fun,” said Pacha Group CEO Nick McCabe, who spent years as an executive in Las Vegas nightlife and hospitality at Hakkasan Group and other companies. “It’s one of those places where it’s rare to see anyone leave without a smile on their face. It’s such a creative experience. There’s a comedy aspect to it, there’s a sexiness and edginess to it, and it just builds and builds throughout the night.”

In addition to Lío in Ibiza, Spain, and Mykonos, Greece, the Pacha Group operates its legendary namesake nightclub in Ibiza and other resorts and entertainment venues in and around those leisure travel hot spots.

McCabe said while Ibiza and Las Vegas are vastly different markets, Lío and Mayfair have some commonality that creates exciting potential for the upcoming pop-up partnership.

“The nice thing about Lío is that it’s a restaurant experience that evolves into nightlife without having to make the commitment of moving to a different venue,” he said. “Mayfair has so many [similar] qualities. The venue in Ibiza also has incredible views and that waterfront setting, and Vegas has that crowd that’s always down for a good time.

“We looked at other markets like New York and L.A. but thought the crowds there might be a bit too fickle. Lío requires a bit of abandon, an open mind and willingness to have fun. So we think it’s a really good fit.”

When Mayfair reopened last summer at the same time Bellagio started operating again after nearly three months of government-mandated closure to fight the spread of coronavirus, it continued to offer live musical entertainment, a Strip rarity for months.

“We were the only entertainment in town,” said MGM Resorts Chief Hospitality Officer Ari Kastrati. “For a [while] there were no real shows of any kind and we worked with the right advisors to do it in a safe way, and it was wonderful to see the restaurant basically pick it up where it left off.”

Bringing Lío to Bellagio is a great fit considering the property’s established international audience, Kastrati said. He thinks the supper club experience has been “under explored” in Las Vegas in recent years and that’s why MGM wanted to break new ground with Mayfair.

“There’s a tremendous amount of demand for it and we’ve seen it even post-pandemic,” he said. “It’s also wonderful to see that demographic is not narrow and linear, it’s quite large. You see people have a wonderful time at Mayfair at 6 p.m. and then the crowd gets a little younger as it becomes a later experience, and it’s a different clientele for the late-night experience.

“Let’s not forget, Las Vegas in the ’50s and ’60s was very much known for that type of entertainment. To bring it back in a beautiful way in a modern setting with these successful acts has been fun.”

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