Jungle (Closed Permanently) Formerly: Wild Mustang

ignore the back and forth catfights

Just go there for yourself and you'll see that it blows the hoe out of the water. The space is bigger, the bartenders are friendlier (and not as skeevy as 3LC), there aren't any long pauses of dead air between the music while the DJ figures out what he's doing, but best of all, those high ceilings keep the smoke away! I certainly don't plan on going anywhere else.

Better suited for South Georgia

I'm sure I speak for many when I say that the last thing midtown Atlanta needs is another country/western gay bar. This place would be better suited for some rural suburb on the outskirts of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area or in south Georgia. Brad Williams really needs to find another line of work. Apparently opening and running successul gay bars for any meaningful period of time is not his forte! He has single-handedly created chaos out of the Atlanta gay scene (with help from Shirley Franklin and the city of Atlanta). Move over and let someone else provide what gay Atlanta needs!

Great space and a great place!

The Wild Mustang is such a breath of fresh air, both litterally and figuratively. While I loved Hoedowns, The Wild Mustang offers everything that Hoe's had, plus it's a much bigger and better space. The dance floor is bigger and there are several extra rooms for things like darts, the two pool tables and extra bars. There's more seating, including several couches and tables and even a raised seating area for people to get a great view of the dance floor. As far as the criticism of Brad for seizing the opportunity to fill a need by opening a country bar when Hoe's closed down...I call that a smart business decision. I don't see anything wrong with that. Bars are a business. As long as they concentrate on delivering what their customers want, which Brad seems keen to do, then more power to them. I've been over to the 3 Legged Cowboy and I honestly saw nothing there that would pull me away from The Wild Mustang. The Wild Mustang has everything plus some.

Wide Open Spaces!!!

I walked into the club and was blown away by how big it was... even though people were smoking in some areas, there wasn't any overwhelming smoke lingering in the air (unlike Hoedown's) . Even though the size is huge, there is still a personal feel to it and several areas to sit down and have a good conversation... Country has found a home, and it's here!

You're Kidding Me, Right?

What people don't realize is that Brad at the time of the change from Jungle to the Mustang, was out of options of what clientel he was going to draw in. He was about to close his doors when Hoedowns had abruptly closed, so for your info., he did this only to save himself. He, at the time hated country music, and was buddies with Mr. Ben Elliott and his business partner Brad Eaton ( they are responsible for the closing of Hoedown's) who is there now assisting WM's operation. I am just sorry that they ruined Hoedowns' reputation. Yeah thanks Brad!!!