Party bus stop recommendations

doing a party bus in a few weeks, and it's picking us up in central downtown. The plan is to end the night back downtown and bar hop, but I'm thinking it'd be more fun if the bus made a stop at a bar or two about 20-ish minutes outside of downtown first so we can get more time on the bus before heading back.
We'll have a pretty large group, so I'mlooking for places that are fun, can handle a crowd, and have a good atmosphere. Any suggestions for bars outside of downtown that would be worth stopping at before heading back into the city?