An Ode to Tao Sundance, Where Hollywood Spent Decades Raging After Dark

At Sundance, it’s a tale of two festivals. There are the films and the parties. And then there is Tao.

A pop-up version of the Hollywood-beloved nightclub has been ruling Sundance after dark for over two decades. While wealthy locals relish in drunken nights at ski resorts and cinephiles cram into Main Street’s dive bars, Tao has given coastal industry players a place to call home after endless days promoting movies.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Paris Hilton, Jon Hamm, Jason Momoa, Ryan Gosling, C-suite agents from WME and CAA and countless others have danced on those tables and thrown up hands for performances by the likes of Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent and Diplo.

Properly opened in 2005, Tao Sundance welcomes armies of stars, agents, publicists and media each year. As a private event teeming with liquor sponsors, the booze is free and flows through the early morning. Presently held…