About

From its inception, Fever Bar & Lounge, in Newark, New Jersey was designed to fill a void in the Newark nightclub scene.

As major lounges and dance spots that were once huge draws in the 1980’s up until the mid-90’s began to decline and finally fade out altogether, the city was left with nothing by way of evening entertainment. Yet during those club’s height, DJs like Fever’s founder Shaheer Williams, were playing to their packed crowds and studying what made such venues successful. A native of Newark, as a child prodigy on the turntables a 7-year-old Williams started building a name with his DJ skills, and by the age of 15 was an international success, gaining wide acclaim throughout Europe—from Italy, France, and Switzerland and beyond, where he also studied the mechanisms of party making.

Coming off the road, Shaheer found the major clubs he had once played in such as the Zanzibar, Club 88, and Club America and every other one had all but closed. By then a successful DJ, record label owner, and producer behind numerous singles, like with notables Ann Nesby among others; Williams decided to pool his resources from his music catalog and his real estate investment earnings to launch his own nightclub. Fever became his answer to ‘what’s next?’ for both his career and Newark’s neglected nightlife.

After acquiring the space, Williams undertook major renovations to add the chic, ultra-ambient setting that the club now presents.

Fever Bar & Lounge is the perfect place for your next event... Birthday parties, fundraiser events, etc. We also have a dynamic service.