There is a thread in the Second Life® Forum where a club owner is asking about how to make their new (currently in design stage) club better. SL Residents are asked what they would like to see.
As I write there are a couple of pages of discussion. I don’t see anything really outstanding. Several comment on what is a common problem. No one has a solution, other than their personal preferences. So, I decided to ask A.I. how to solve the problems. Following is mostly the answer I got.
Perplexity Response
The thread: What do you want…
A major problem people are pointing to is that most SL clubs feel like silent dance pods with very little open local chat or real mixing, even when the venue itself is nice.