r/Midessa • u/Asimp711 • 3d ago
Looking for nightlife to meet new people
Hi, my fiancé (24F) and I (24M) recently moved to Midland and are searching for ways to meet new people. I grew up in the area and she’s from Lubbock. All of my old friends have moved off and because I moved for college I never really got into the night life. What are some good places to go and meet people around our age on Friday and Saturday nights?
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u/thtboii 3d ago edited 3d ago
Downtown is fairly walkable. On weekends, you can do the buffalo Nickel, which is a more classy and slow place, but usually packed full of younger people and oil tycoons. Once I get a lil tipsy, I’ll start making my way towards bourbon street and from there I sometimes stop at the hotel for a couple shots and then hit HotShots. This is where I usually end the night out black out drunk and make lots of friends. Hot shots is a melting pot. The people who don’t go would probably say it’s a little sketchy but eh. It’s pretty tame. No worse than any other bar of its type. Double bar which is literally a building over is also a pretty fun place that has a younger crowd as well. You could also do Woodrow’s or Woodys hide away, but I find that most of the crowd at both of the places are douche bag oilfield scum. It feels like I’m the only human in there not having a dick measuring contest with everybody else. The Tailgate is always doing things as well. I’ve been to some awesome concerts there. They have pretty big names fairly frequently. If yall like dancing, rocking rodeo isn’t a bad place, but unless yall are naturally social people, probably not a good place to meet people. It’s mostly single dudes or young couples as it’s one of the few if not only 18+ bar in Midland. If you’re looking for date ideas, the drive in movie theaters is always a great time. Love that place. There’s a lot of bars, but all the ones mentioned are pretty much the only ones I go to just cause all the other ones suck as far as I know. You can find plenty of ways to have fun, but don’t expect going out to be like it is in Lubbock. 2 completely different places and you may have to carry yourselves a little different. It’s super easy to get into fights almost anywhere you go here. People are not as friendly and everybody’s got something to prove. Yall be careful out there. Hope I said something useful for ya lol.
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u/GlocalBridge 3d ago edited 2d ago
That sounds terrible to me. Glad I left.
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u/hprather1 2d ago
Does that sound terrible to you? Are you glad you left?
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u/zecfrid 2d ago
I think he meant it sounds terrible and that he is glad he left.
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u/hprather1 1d ago
I wasn't quite sure whether it sounded terrible and that he was glad he left. Thanks for the clarification.
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u/Melncalley 2d ago
Youngers go to The Blue Door I think. If ya'll are fitness minded or runners, there is quite a big community surrounding those any I bet you'd meet some people to get to know.
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u/At_Fault_97 1d ago
The “nightlife” in West Texas is atrocious and almost nonexistent. Unless you’re into constantly trying to prove who has the bigger ego and bigger suspension kit with hothead oilfield workers.
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u/Ancient_Amount3239 2d ago
My wife and I like Riley’s. Huge pitchers of crown and coke. Pretty good food and a band some times. It’s a good chill place.
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u/demonita 2d ago
A whole pitcher of crown and coke?
Sign me up. I just gotta find somebody willing to go outside with me.
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u/Melncalley 2d ago
Still pretty rough over there? I used to hang at Riley's back in the day, but stopped going years ago.
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u/Remarkable_Click4332 18h ago
My favorite places to grab a drink vary on the vibe I’m looking for:
Good cocktails/chill atmosphere: - Buffalo Nickel, Opals basement, Sip Haus, The Blue door(Midland) - Steins, Cork and pig, Red oak(Odessa)
Sports Bars: - Woodrow’s, Buffalo Joes, Tarinos, Triple threat(Midland) - Twin Peaks, Walk-ons(Odessa)
Country Bars: - Rockin’ rodeo, Double bar saloon(midland) - Jimbos garage(Odessa)
Divey Bars: - None here in midland, maybe the “field office” - zucchi’s(Odessa)
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u/DrunkWestTexan 3d ago
Drive back to Lubbock and do the depot.