Structurally sound enough to withstand the high-speed gusts of the Windy City, the only gale force inside The Mid is its sound, via the bassbins of its Funktion One.

Given a touch of the disco glamour that helped kickstart its city's club scene, the industrial zones of this compact 800-capacity club sparkle thanks to an extravagant collection of disco balls suspended overhead. Situated in Chicago's West Loop meatpacking district, however, it's no stickler for old-fashioned purism, drawing the diverse sounds of modern bass titans such as Baauer, SBTRKT and Skream & Benga alongside monoliths such as Carl Cox and Deadmau5 within the last calendar year.