Indianapolis clubs open now versus ones still closed.
Here's a list of the local clubs I have found are open now versus the ones still closed. If anyone would like to add anything, please do so. I haven't made my way around to some of the smaller clubs yet. The ones open include PT's, Brad's, The Pony, Club Rio and Dancers. Still closed are Classy Chassy, Harem House and Babes. These three clubs are owned by the same person. The Babes Facebook page said they will only open when they can do so at full capacity. That was supposed to be the July 4th weekend but has been pushed forward a couple weeks by the state governor. I haven't been to Sunset but a dancer at the Pony said they reopened but are thinking of closing again. I plan to check out the Red Garter downtown and Silk next weekend to see if they have reopened.
$15 dollar lap dances but no takers
I made a stop at Brad's today. I'm finding strip clubs are just no fun now. Most clubs are doing socially distanced lap dances. At the same time, the quality of the girls seems to have dropped. To make up for lack of physical contact, the girls need to look better but they don't. Brad's was selling lap dances for fifteen dollars today instead of the usual twenty but I don't think I saw anyone going back to do any in the two hours I was there. There were several girls sitting and talking to guys. Do they get money for that or is Brad's now just a hang out place where the strippers sit around talking to their male friends? There were very few stage tips too. This doesn't seem like a viable long term business model for local strip clubs as I can see the numbers of customers slowly dwindling as they realize what is being offered now isn't worth it. If we don't go back to normal soon the clubs will need to try to think of something they can offer at a price customers are willing to pay. Just dropping the standard lap dance price a few bucks isn't going to cut it.