London has the world's most diverse late night gay scene. Mainly located around its three gay villages - Soho, Shoreditch and Vauxhall - there's a gay nightclub to suit every taste, with music policies ranging from R&B and pop to full-on funky house via more underground, edgier sounds. There are, of course, many one-off and special events that happen around town to keep a look out for. And if it's something more 'adult' that you're after, then there's a whole heap of men-only and fetish special interest clubs out there, too.
ENERGY BEARS
12/05/12: ‘Send the drag queen to the bear night!’ They must have kiki’d in the QX office before shipping me down south to Energy Bears at Barcode in Vauxhall last weekend.
ENERGY BEARS
14/04/12: QX Club News braved a chilly Saturday night in Vauxhall as Energy Bears sent temperatures soaring for a roof-raising session at Barcode last weekend.
BOOSTER RECHARGED
08/04/12: The Vauxhall block got rockin’ for an all-night Easter bank holiday blast as scintillating scene doyenne, the glamorous Glendora, hit the tiles for the return of Booster at Barcode last weekend.
ENERGY BEARS
10/03/12: Viva le Revolution! It can take a fair bit for this shamefully snobby Norf Londoner to sashay down Sarf of the river, but the RVT always manages to lure me out of my Islington cocoon with its mix of raving trannies, live tuneage, hand-in-the-air club nights and quirky art/cabaret.
ENERGY BEARS
10/03/12: QX Club News hit the heights for a Saturday night smash as Energy Bears put its paw print on Vauxhall’s Barcode with yet another fun-fuelled outing last weekend.
ENERGY BEARS
11/02/12: QX felt the force as Barcode went into overdrive for an Energy Bears blowout that had the Vauxhall block rockin’ last Saturday.
ENERGY BEARS
11/02/12: QX felt the force as Barcode went into overdrive for an Energy Bears blowout that had the Vauxhall block rockin’ last Saturday.
ENERGY BEARS
14/01/12: Over in another corner of Vauxhall, Barcode is quietly doing its thing and rolling out some fantastic nights.
FITLADZ 5TH BIRTHDAY
12/08/11: So Fitladz, one of the gay scene’s institutions for those fans of the scally and sport-attired lad, dressed in his grey Adidas trackie bottoms and NYC cap, returned triumphantly to Barcode Vauxhall last Saturday night.
BARCODE VAUXHALL 5TH BIRTHDAY
16/07/11: Time sure does fly on planet homo – yes, it really is a whole half-decade since Barcode threw open those disco doors on the Vauxhall strip, taking London by storm with a state of the art dancing, cruising and boozing ‘space’ that had hot muscle boys and other assorted top totty flocking from far and wide for a taste of the next big thing in bent socialising.
BEYOND ‘SUPERSIZE’
29/05/11: The biggest Beyond of the year hit Area last Sunday presenting ‘Beyond Supersize’ featuring Mykonos gay event ‘XLsior’.
BARCODE VAUXHALL
03/04/11: Not wanting the weekend to end, yet knowing that your alarm will be screaming in your ear soon as another working week begins. This venue is one of those little gems that feels fresh and modern, with a great bar, sound system and lighting.
FUNKARAMA
10/12/10: QX hit the Vauxhall strip for a funkin’ Friday night outing from Barcode last weekend as one of the capital’s favourite hangouts got groovin’ for a Christmas mix of killer club anthems.
DEVIANTE
20/11/10: Things got freaky ‘n’ feverish as QX braved a cold winter’s night to check out brand new bash Deviate at Barcode Vauxhall last weekend.
