PHOENIX — The popular bar from Tucson, "Dirtbag's," is ready to open the doors to its Valley location this August!
Wildcat Alumni in the Valley will now have a new spot to reminisce over their college days in Tucson!
The opening date for the Phoenix location is August 16, but ABC15 got a sneak peek inside. Here’s how the Phoenix location is showcasing and paying homage to the Tucson college bar.
![Images may feature crews putting the final stages of completion at the bar as the grand opening is August 16.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4bb1ed5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1384x778+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F71%2F9a1de65d4ab0bedb027f1fb38af7%2Fscreen-shot-2022-07-12-at-10-29-32-am-21.jpg)
“We tried to mimic Dirtbag's Tucson as much as possible. Soon as you walk in, Dirtbag's Tucson, on the right-hand side is a Buck Hunter. We have the same thing as soon as you walk in, on our right,” said Scott Hibler, co-owner of Dirtbag’s Phoenix, to ABC15. “We have the same playlist that they have [in Tucson…] trust me, ‘Sweet Caroline’ will be rocking in here a lot. It's going to be a lot of fun.”
!['Buck Hunter' game.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0843ada/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3326x1858+0+0/resize/1280x715!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F80%2Fb06af3614d6ebb6b03f74172cc29%2Fscreenshot-2024-08-14-at-5-51-21-pm.png)
![A close-up of the University of Arizona and Dirtbag’s things hanged on the wall of the bar area.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4beec1b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1384x778+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2F7a%2Fee16e84c45ca9a305252bd03388a%2Fscreen-shot-2022-07-12-at-10-29-32-am-15.jpg)
The bathrooms: According to Hibler, the collage wrap in the bathroom is from the photos sent to the bar from people who visited the Dirtbag’s in Tucson.
![“We have some photos from back in the 80s, some in the 90s. And we took those, made them into a collage and wrapped our bathroom with them,” said Hibler. “So, when you're in the bathrooms […] you might may or may not see some people, you know.”](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7f20c0c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1384x778+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2Fe7%2Fc9f6d33243b0a513c579dfeea5d4%2Fscreen-shot-2022-07-12-at-10-29-32-am-14.jpg)
![“This will be a University of Arizona Wildcat bar,” said Hibler in a previous interview with ABC15. Featured here is a closeup of some of the wall art inside the bar.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee60708/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1384x778+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F8e%2F14ec627046ea9f3372b7939293a7%2Fscreen-shot-2022-07-12-at-10-29-32-am-9.jpg)
![The color theme [green and yellow] is also prevalent in the patio. Cornhole sets are available for guests to use. A beer pong table will also be available outside too.](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/13eb1d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1384x778+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F9e%2F75fa36054da09373522349181f77%2Fscreen-shot-2022-07-12-at-10-29-32-am-18.jpg)
IF YOU GO
- Opening date for the public: Friday, August 16.
- Address: 4801 E Indian School Road in Phoenix