Hollywood Nightlife – Which came first, the hipsters or the celebrities?

Hollywood Nightlife – Which came first, the hipster or the celebrities?

Hollywood nightlife was always synonymous with celebrities.  Celebrities like to party in the clubs just like everyone else… it just so happens to be that LA is where you find a concentrated amount of celebrities.  Not to mention the fact that they have more flexible schedules and disposable income than most working people, so going out becomes natural.

The Hollywood nightlife model has molded around celebrities nightlife habits.  This is because people from out of town go out just to see celebs.  So when a club first opens it is the hot spot, because newer = hotter in LA.  And when it first opens it sets the stage for the rest of the club’s lifespan and style.

The question in Hollywood nightlife comes down to this: which came first, the hipsters or the celebrities?  Believe it or not, celebrities are not actually the trendsetters.  They have to answer to agents, managers, pr reps, contracts, etc all concerned with the celebrities image.  The celebrity image is their brand.  And their very livelihood.  So the image is a business, and there are many people involved.  They set trends to the public, but it’s actually trends put together by a team of masterminds behind it.

The real trendsetters (believe it or not) are the curiously despised hipsters.  Hipsters who won’t even ever admit that they are hipsters.  Admitting you are a hipster is rule #1 of violation and means you are not a hipster.  Don’t ever expect them to admit any of this, including even being a self-identified hipster.

The hipsters hit the clubs as early as the celebrities, and they actually set the trends (without trying of course).  The celebrities follow the hipsters.  Hipsters follow nobody.  People follow celebrities.  This is why nightclubs cater to celebs at first.  Not necessarily because they spend the most, but because people will come to that club after seeing it in magazines and TV long after the celeb no longer frequents that club.

So the answer to the question which came first, the hipsters or the celebrities? is actually the hipster.  Celebrities follow.  Models and bottles follow that and keep Hollywood nightlife alive and running.  This is the Hollywood nightlife model and the hipsters are actually the ones who set the trendsetting stage whether they like it or not. For more info on Hollywood nightlife check out LAScenester.com for Hollywood nightclub event listings and more.

Nightlife Websites and their Biggest Problem

The reason so many nightlife websites start and just stop before they even get complete is because of one major hurdle.   

Accuracy.  It's nearly impossible for one person or people starting a website to maintain accuracy in nightlife events.  It doesn't matter if that person has worked in or lived/breathed nightlife for the past 10 years. The reason is because their opinion will still always be skewed and this is why..

Nightclubs and nightlife operate off of what's hot. What is hot IS what is happening.  Everyone wants to know what's happening. AKA hot.   

The problem is that different types of people find different scenes hot.  So one group of people, for example serious hip hop lovers, will find one club totally popping, while another group of people, lets say top 40/mainstream lovers, will find another club that same exact night totally raging.  2 clubs are 'the hottest'.  Wait. But then what really is the hottest that night?  See... this is where the problems start.

The way LAScenester.com has set out to solve this problem is to utilize all the different people working in nightlife, such as the promoters, to say what is going on.  LAScenester.com never actually says which 1 spot is hottest.  All that it does is give as much detailed information about nights as possible, such as music style, dress code, door factor, and how to get in including who to contact.

With this information people can figure out their scene.  House lovers can find their scene, dubsteppers can find their scene, hip hop lovers can find their scene... there is something for everyone.  It's the hottest scenes of each.  You can also tell what are going to be hot scenes based on the flyer, what is happening at the club that night and door factor.

Note that door factor alone doesn't mean anything because sometimes good indie underground scenes might have a non 'good luck' door... but that doesn't mean that there you won't find celebs, tastemakers or real 'scenesters', or just plain old great people and a cool scene.