Is Badlands Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Las Vegas, NV)

Badlands appeared on Bar Rescue season 8, episode 7, "A Bar to Take Pride In," which aired June 27, 2021, at 953 E Sahara Ave in Las Vegas, Nevada. Per IMDb and fan recap coverage of the episode, Badlands Saloon was, at the time, a roughly thirty-year-old bar described as the oldest gay bar in Las Vegas, owned by Jim, his partner Michael, and their friend Dan, who together bought the bar in 2019. The episode centered on the bar losing its entertainment programming during the COVID-19 pandemic; the venue had been profitable for about eight months after the purchase before closing its entertainment offerings for roughly six months while its bills continued.

Specific details of the menu, decor, or staffing changes Jon Taffer made during the on-air rescue were not found in the sources checked for this record. When checked on September 8, 2026, the bar's own website, badlandslv.bar, returned a working page titled "Badlands Bar LV" carrying a 2026 copyright notice and 2026 content, listing the address as 953 E Sahara Ave #22B, Las Vegas, NV 89104, a phone number of (702) 792-9262, and navigation for weekly events, staff, and reviews. The site's own text describes the bar as offering "Cocktails | Gaming | Shows" and being "Open 24/7."

Google Places listed the location's business status as operational as of the same date. A fan recap site covering the episode described post-broadcast reviews as mostly positive, with praise for the bar's atmosphere and some complaints about bartenders, though that account was not independently dated to 2026 and is treated here only as background rather than as current-status evidence. No news coverage of a closure, sale, or relocation was found within the single search performed for this record. The property's coordinates and street address are drawn from the Google Places record supplied with the show; no discrepancy with that location was identified.