Stoney's North Forty

Having experienced all iterations of local honky tonks since Gilley's at New Frontier (1999-2007), the country dancing culture at the current Stoney's North Forty is a break from the two-step tradition. Now that the smoke has cleared since it opened one year ago--in fall 2023--the winner is Generation Z. This club now caters almost exclusively to this crowd, which has created its own brand of country dancing where two-step has been eliminated. To be more specific: partner dancing that moves progressively around the perimeter of the dance floor in a counterclockwise direction. Instead, they only do line dancing and country swing, with a DJ who is happy to oblige.Two dance lessons are offered each night, at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., from Tuesday through Saturday. The schedule is available on the website for a full month out. All are line dance lessons, except for the second lesson on Tuesdays, which is partner dancing. Currently, all of these partner dancing lessons are for country swing. None are for two-step or cowboy cha-cha, which have long been staples of country dancing in Las Vegas--and across the country. So, the business has doubled-down on the exclusive preference of its Gen Z crowd for line dancing and country swing.The absence of progressive partner dancing at North Forty is an anomaly among the honky tonks in town, where two-step and cowboy cha-cha are still alive. While the origins of country two-step trace back to the early 1800s, it became especially popular with the 1980 movie, Urban Cowboy, which featured the original Gilley's that the one in Las Vegas is named after. That tradition has been lost on the Gen Z target demographic of North Forty. Progressive country dances (i.e., two-step, triple two-step, cowboy cha-cha) are not on their radar--there is almost no concept of it in their world.In conventional country nightlife, the DJ announces when a round of two-step dances is coming up next, or what the next line dance is. At North Forty, a song with a two-step rhythm is played occasionally, but the DJ doesn't announce it as such. Instead, the Gen Z crowd dances country swing to it, leaving no room on the perimeter for anyone who might want to two-step. This is the culture that has been created here, which has displaced nearly 100% of folks from preceding generations in country dancing, who used to come here.Now that North Forty is one-year-old, time will tell how long it can hold on to this Gen Z business model with its one-track mind for line dancing and country swing. How transferrable is this limited skillset to other honky tonks? What happens if any of these kids travel to a honky tonk--in the real world--where country swing and line dancing aren't the only styles? Will they be puzzled every time the DJ announces a set of two-step songs and the patrons dance accordingly, or will they put their blinders on and dance country swing in the middle of the dance floor--like a bull in a china shop?It will also be interesting to see how this Gen Z business model will hold up during a recession, given such a narrow customer demographic.To be optimistic, maybe this Gen Z anomaly will one day discover the progressive country partner dancing (two-step, cowboy cha-cha) of their predecessors and add it to their repertoire. As it stands, folks from preceding generations are more versatile than them, because we can do all of it: two-step and cowboy cha-cha, in addition to country swing and line dancing.In closing, I'll mention two more pet peeves which are always in my reviews for this place.Both locations of Stoney's have no local craft beers. For example, no Atomic Duck IPA or Zombie Duck Hunter IPA, which are local favorites. None from Big Dog's Draft House, which is just down the street from North Forty. They do offer two bottled craft beers. Shiner Bock is mediocre, but 805 is stellar. Currently, the price is $10 each.There is a steady stream of one-star (competitor) and five-star (shill) Yelp reviews for this business that are obviously fake (and not caught by the automated Yelp filter). A telltale sign of this phenomenon is when the average rating for a listing is approximately three, which is the number you get by taking the average of one and five.

Long live country music and long live Stoneys North 40! My girl friend and I trekked up to this venue, located through the Santa Fe casino, because the Burn foundation was hosting an event featuring the up and coming, amazing country artist Coffey Anderson!! Coffey put on a fantastic show and he couldn't have done it without the support of the staff at Stoneys, they were nothing short of amazing! The sound was on point and they did a fantastic job hosting this event! I don't know about the libations or food because I didn't partake (long drive home) and an early dinner pre-show. If you're looking for a place to let your hair down, catch some fun, dance, enjoy live music and connect with friends, you can't go wrong with Stoney's North 40.

Stopped by Stoneys North Forty on a Sunday evening, it was dead. No cover charge which was nice. That staff was hit or miss whether they were nice or not but I don't have high expectations for bars like this. The decor was so nice, they had some comfy couches, high bar tops with great lighting. I love the size of the dance floor, seems about the same size as the original Stoneys. They had great country music playing! The outside patio was great, several games you can play (see pictures) can't wait to visit again on a busy summer night!

I'm torn on this place! It looks fun, great drink selection, the layout is cool but there's a few gripes I have with this spot.....No bathrooms - you have to leave the place and use the restroom in the casino. And secondly - NO WATER - I asked for water and the bartender said sure only bottled. I said no I'm fine with tap water and she said they aren't allowed to serve tap water! I just spent money on several rounds of drinks and you can't give me water? Where's the health dept - isn't this against the law?

It's okay, we have fun here but $10 cover and $8 Coors just doesn't sit right and before anyone barks up my tree about "it's vegas" I've lived here for 24 years I'm well aware and there are cheaper clubs downtown.

Had a great time and the service was great! We go there every Thursday night for ladies night now.

It was our first visit. Around 1030. So we missed the real country music experience. The dj played a lot of non-country music that the crowd line danced to. Next time we will have to come earlier.

I'm born in raised in Texas and I've lived in Vegas for the last 6 years. I've been beyond depressed and sad about being away from home and family. I went to Stoneys for the first time tonight and my husband made me feel like the best princess. Unfortunately, security said my husband can't whistle while I dance and security kicked my husband and friends out for being disruptive? I've never cried harder. I finally had an ounce of encouragement and it got taken away. Honestly words can't describe my pain and embarrassment. I never want to step into that establishment ever again.

We went once on a Friday night at 11pm and it was packed with a younger under 30 crowd. We really like the outdoor seating this location has compared to the Town Square location since we don't dance. At the other stoneys, good luck getting a seat if you don't reserve a table. This location you can always find a table! We went again on a Friday at 8:30 and it was a lot less busy with a crowd of 40+. We didn't mind! Cover is $5 a person. We love coming here to hang out with friends!

North 40 was a great environment. Had a couple issues paying the tab, but after further communication with the host everything I figured out and continue to have a great time.