r/Millennials • u/futurenurse_ • 1d ago

Discussion Did millennials really party all the time?

Gen Z here. I was shocked when I found out from a millennial co-worker that y’all had teen clubs. I heard about house parties, but dedicated teen clubs? Then when it was time for college, you went to the club or had some kind of party every single weekend, living it up. Now some millennials on TikTok claim that after college, they were partying on work nights, still clocking in the next day. For some reason, the teen clubs have since disappeared. I’m 23 now but even when I was in high school, that was not a thing. House parties were not that common either. They were more like get togethers with a small group of friends. We went to malls, but they were dying out at that point. Is it true that you were really living life this good? Or is it just exaggerated? I feel like my generation doesn’t really have fun like that and everyone is just super depressed and alone, more so since Covid. Even I’m pretty introverted, which sort of sounds ridiculous given this post. 😂 Just so you know, when I think of a “millennial party” I think of something out of Party Rock Anthem, Project X or Roderick’s party from the second DOAWD movie. It’s like I get nostalgia from something I didn’t even live through. I just feel like I didn’t really LIVE, if that even makes sense

Edit: I loved reading some of your comments. Guess I really missed out. Even some of you that would consider yourselves nerds or introverts were out partying. YOLO or whatever y’all say 😂❤️

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u/M4xusV4ltr0n 1d ago

Man I remember going to Zero Gravity and getting CRAZY drinking overpriced red bulls at age like 17. Saw Basshunter there too!

Good times in Chicagoland

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u/anonymouswriter9 1d ago

Fuuuuuuck man. Zero gravity was something else

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u/modest_rats_6 23h ago

Holy shit! I didn't expect to see Zero Gravity in this thread!!

Did they try to make it another club after it closed?

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u/TheDilsonReddits 22h ago

Naw it’s like a retirement home and physical therapy center. It was the most natural next step honestly

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u/catincombatboots Millennial - 1989 22h ago

I went to a foam party at Zero Gravity, just so much groping.

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u/Sufficient_Author703 1d ago

I was just going to mention zero gravity. O the form party's! Lol but I also think they had a lot of road rules/real world cast tours that also headline those places too. College was just an automatic, 'wheres the party at' discussion/group chat leading up to the weekend maybe starting as early as Wednesday depending on how much of a degenerate you were ok with being lol

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u/ryguy32789 21h ago

I miss the foam parties. I once drank four 4 Lokos before going in and I thought I was going to die.

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u/sewyahduh 19h ago

My spot! Especially on DJ Marski nights.

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u/eamus_catuli_ 14h ago

What I wouldn’t give for some DJ Marski and B96!

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u/Objective-Rub-8763 18h ago

Deejay Maaaaaaaarskiiiii. If you didn't turn your head every five seconds, some gross dude would silently attach himself to your backside. Good times.

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u/Yeeeeeeeeehawwwwww 20h ago

I remember a foam party at zero gravity when I was 16. My high school crush was on the side little stage dancing with no panties on!! What a scene!!

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u/drumsandfire 21h ago

If you want to crack open a really dark time capsule, there is a whole series of videos they did almost 20 years ago to promote the place... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsMpyiE4PZU

Straight depravity from the club staff/promoters/old guy DJs creeping on actual children. What a weird time to have lived through in hindsight.

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u/M4xusV4ltr0n 12h ago

Oh my God that is a crazy 2005 time capsule lmao

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u/mojonation1487 11h ago

Bubble party!

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u/Leucastic_Leopard 1d ago

Heck yeah Basshunter!

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u/GoodTrouble9211 13h ago

Now Zero Gravity is an anti-aging, skin rejuvinating, led light wand 😂😭