New Live Music Venue Debuts on Caesars Casino Floor

Tessie's Cocktails & Chords will open Friday, July 3, at Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, marking Clique Hospitality's expansion into the Lake Tahoe market with a seven-night-a-week live music concept.

The venue will operate daily from 11 a.m. to late, featuring solo artists and duos nightly from 8 to 9:30 p.m., followed by full bands from 10 p.m. onward. The grand opening celebration extends through July 11, coinciding with American Century Championship Week.

Performance Lineup and Programming

Opening weekend entertainment includes Sonic Zoo, described as a collective of internationally touring, multi-platinum artists, headlining Friday and Saturday with local opener Ziggy Zeno. The week will feature nightly parties and performances through July 11, when The 442s take the stage for the official grand opening show.

Weekly recurring programming will include Sailing Club, a yacht rock-themed Thursday night series launching July 9, and Faded Karaoke on Tuesdays beginning July 14. During ski season, Amped Apres will serve as an après-ski venue.

Concept and Design

Tessie's is the Lake Tahoe counterpart to Clique Hospitality's Las Vegas venues—Caspian's Cocktails and Caviar at Caesars Palace and The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails at The Cosmopolitan. Those properties have hosted surprise performances by music legends including Sir Rod Stewart, Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Zac Brown, Dave Matthews, Sammy Hagar, Chad Kroeger, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker, and Howie Dorough.

Designed by New York-based Celano Design Studio Co., the 2,000+ square-foot lounge channels "the rugged romance of mountain life" through vintage ski lodge aesthetics paired with contemporary design. An antique 1886-vintage fireplace anchors the space, complemented by tufted leather sectionals, rustic wood tables, and cowhide rugs.

Cocktail Program

The craft cocktail menu emphasizes rare and carefully sourced spirits. Signature drinks include:

- Sweet Child O-Pine Old Fashioned (bourbon, local pine sugar, walnut bitters)
- Altitude Adjustment (vodka, Chareau aloe liqueur, kiwi, lychee, lime, coconut water)
- Stateline Sunset (rum, Trader Vic's Macadamia Nut Liqueur, lime, pineapple, orange, coconut, grenadine)
- Devil's Peak (bourbon, Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, lime, mango, ancho chili dust)
- Soft Static (Polanco Tequila, hibiscus, lime, Fever-Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit)

The venue will also feature champagne, wine, rotating local draft beers, and elevated bottle service offerings across vodka, tequila, mezcal, gin, whiskey, cognac, and rum.

Operations

Reservations open now at TessiesTahoe.com. Parking validation is available for guests with bar tabs of $30 or more. The venue operates as a Clique Hospitality concept in partnership with Caesars Entertainment.

Why It Matters

Tessie's represents a significant nightlife addition to Lake Tahoe's entertainment market, bringing an established Las Vegas hospitality operator's proven model—built on surprise celebrity performances and carefully curated programming—to the region's largest casino. For operators, the venue demonstrates demand for premium live music lounges in ski resort markets and the viability of tiered programming (nightly soloists, weekly themes, seasonal events) to drive consistent traffic beyond opening-week hype.

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Written by FBM Publications Editors