High Society was, for the best part of a decade, the nightclub on Walking Street — the room you drifted into around one in the morning when the go-go bars were winding down and you weren't ready to call it a night. It sat on the Walking Street stretch of Fields Avenue in Balibago, in the building that older hands will remember as Nero's Forum, and it billed itself as "world class partying in the heart of Angeles City". Cheeky, but on a good Saturday it wasn't far off.
Let me be clear up front: High Society is closed. Google lists it as permanently closed, TripAdvisor's most recent reviews say the same, and the word around town is that it never really recovered from the losses of the Covid shutdowns. The building has since been done up for something else, and in early 2025 the vloggers were already touting a "new club" nearby as its replacement. I've not put a name on that one here because I haven't confirmed it myself — when I do, it gets its own page.
Harry remembers it fondly, warts and all. It was a proper club rather than a bar with a DJ: guest DJs, techno, trance and hip hop depending on the night, a light show that would make you squint, VIP tables with a bottle minimum, and a cover on the door — historically something like ₱150 for the lads on weeknights and ₱250 on Friday to Sunday, with a much smaller charge for the ladies. It came alive after 11pm and peaked around one or two, with a mixed crowd of tourists, working girls from the bars finishing their shifts, freelancers and young Filipinos out for a dance. Drinks were cheaper than Manila club prices, which is part of why it worked.
If you're reading this because someone told you to "go to High Society after the bars", they're working from an old map. As of August 2026 your late-night options are Skytrax (a local disco a few doors along), Insomnia (rock and pop with dancers, open till the small hours) and Club Atlantis for the big-room go-go experience. All three have their own pages, and the Walking Street area guide has the current lie of the land.
Stable tip: any bar or club that trades on "after hours" turns over quickly in this town. Check the date on anything you read — including this — before you plan a night around it.
| Music | Techno / trance / hip hop (historical) |
|---|---|
| Cover | Closed — historically ₱150–250 for men |
| Dress code | Smart-casual was enforced on busy nights |
Highlights
- + The only proper dance club on the strip in its day
- + Guest DJs and a real light show
- + Cheap drinks by club standards
Good for
- nostalgia
- knowing what old forum posts are on about
Drawbacks
- − Closed — do not plan a night around it
- − Replacement venue not yet confirmed by Harry
