Gay Clubs and Parties in London

London has a vast clubbing scene that serves any taste and style of music you can think of. To keep this page manageable for travellers we have limited it to the most popular and regular gay clubs. See our London News for the next dates of some of the irregular gay parties that are not listed on this page. If you need a more complete list of all 200 gay parties grab a copy of London's weekly gay magazine QX or check it online. For all other clubs & parties check the Clubs section of the Time Out magazine.

A heads-up from mama Patroc for chemical-friendly clubbers: gay clubs in London face serious problems due to guys overdosing on GHB. Whatever you are into, stay smart & reasonable! Your disco needs you – and your positive energy!

• Action
• Closed since 2007.

• Area
• Albert Embankment, Arch 67-68 [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N87]
• www.areaclub.info
• Party location in Vauxhall for Future, Toybox, Queer Kandi and other circuit parties.
  High musclemania rate.

• Barcode (Vauxhall)
• Daily 16:00 – 01:00, Fri, Sat till 04:00
• Albert Embankment, Arch 69 [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-75824180; www.bar-code.co.uk
• When London’s gay night-life moved more and more to Vauxhall, Barcode also opened its branch in Vauxhall in 2007. 2 bars and a dancefloor. Happy Hour daily till 19:00.
  Entrance: on Friday and Saturday 4 £ after 22:00

• Video

• Crash
• Albert Embankment, Arch 66
• Closed since January 2008.

• DTPM @ Fabric
• A legend in London’s clubbing scene and one of the most popular Sunday night parties for many years. Since 2008 DTPM runs only unregular special parties.

• Exilio Latino @ LSE SU Underground
• Saturday 22:00 – 03:00
• Houghton Street [Subway: Holborn, Temple]
• +44 (0)7931374391 (Mobile); www.exilio.co.uk
• Gay & lesbian Salsa party at the ›Underground‹ club of the London School of Economics.
  Entrance: 8 £ (5 £ before 23:00)

• Fiction
• Closed. Last party was on 21 December 2007.

• Fire
• Parties: Rude Boyz (Thu), Gravity (Thu), A:M (Fri), Juicy (1st, 3rd + 5th Sat), Horizon (2nd + 4th Sat), Later (Sun 11–17), Orange (Sun 23–11), Open (Tue)
• South Lambeth Road [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-74341113; www.fireclub.co.uk
• Popular clubbing location in London Vauxhall with several areas and cutting edge sound and light systems. Weekly parties:
  Rude Boyz – Thursday from 22:30. 7 £
  Gravity – Thursday from 23:00; at Light Box room, back entrance of Fire. 5–10 £
  A:M – Friday 23:00 – 11:00. 12–15 £
  Juicy – 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday 23.00 – 08:00. 12–15 £
  Horizon – 2nd and 4th Saturday 23.00 – 10:00. 12–15 £
  Later – Sunday afternoon 11:00 – 17:00. 5 £
  Orange – Sunday night 23:00 – 11:00. 10–12 £
  Open – Tuesday morning After Hour 03:00 – 11:00. 5–10 £

• G-A-Y @ Heaven
• Fri 23:00 – 04:00; Sat 22:30 – 05:00
• Under the Arches / Villiers Street [Subway: Charing Cross, Embankment]
• +44 (0)20-79302020; www.g-a-y.co.uk
• London’s gay mainstream party temple. Successful since decades.

• Ghetto
• Open every night
• 5-6 Falconberg Court [Subway: Tottenham Court Road]
• +44 (0)20-72873726 (Office); www.ghetto-london.co.uk
• Gay club in Soho with budget prices for entry and drinks. Every day of the week has a different style of music: Hard Rock, Pop, Retro, Indie, Electro, Disco, R’n’B.

• Horse Meat Disco @ Eagle
• Sun from 20:00
• 349 Kennington Lane [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• horsemeatdisco.co.uk
• Very camp party. (But don’t get wrong expectations from the name of the party...)
  On Sundays at the Eagle + special parties on different locations.
  Entrance: 5 £

• Juicy @ Fire
• 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday of the month, 23:00 – 08:00
• South Lambeth Road [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-75829890; www.juicyclub.net
• Very popular with the muscle crowd.
  Entrance: 12-15 £

• Matinee London @ SuperClub Colosseum
• 2nd Saturday of the month 23:00 – 11:00
• 1 Nine Elms Lane [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• www.evolvedevents.co.uk/matinee/
• 12 hour party extravaganza.
  Entrance: 12 £

• Megawoof! @ SuperClub Colosseum
• Usually 1st Saturday of the month and on nights before public holidays; 22:30 – 06:00
• 1 Nine Elms Lane [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N87]
• +44 (0)7956103850 (Mobile); www.megawoof.com
• London’s big dance party for bears, hairy guys, muscle bears & friends
  Entrance: 10–14 £

• Orange @ Fire
• Sunday 23:00 – 11:00
• South Lambeth Road [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-75829890; www.allthingsorange.com/orange/
• Initially a very popular Monday morning After Hour party – together with some other partys setting off the Vauxhall-mania in London. Now a 12 hours all-nighter from Sunday night till Monday noon.
  Entrance: 10–12 £

• Popstarz @ Sin
• Friday 22:00 – 04:00
• Charing Cross Road [Subway: Tottenham Court Road]
• www.popstarz.org
• Alternative music party for gays & lesbians with 3 areas: Independent, Trash Pop, Rave.
  Since February 2008 at the new location ›Sin‹, a Rock ’n’ Roll club in Soho.
  Entrance: 5–8 £

• Royal Vauxhall Tavern
• Mon, Wed, Thu 19:00 – 24:00; Fri, Sat 21:00 – 02:00; Sun 14:00 – 24:00; Tue closed
• 372 Kennington Lane [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-78201222; www.theroyalvauxhalltavern.co.uk
• Queer comedy, cabaret and party nights.

• Rude Boyz @ Fire
• Thu from 22:30
• South Lambeth Road [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• +44 (0)20-75829890, +44 (0)7905035682 (Mobile); www.allthingsorange.com/rudeboyz/
• Dance & Play party. Dress code: Sporty laddish gear, scally type.
  Entrance: 7 £

• The Shadow Lounge
• Mon-Wed 22:00 – 03:00; Thu-Sat 21:00 – 03:00
• 5 Brewer Street [Subway: Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square]
• +44 (0)20-72877988; www.theshadowlounge.co.uk
• Luxury private members club, but open to non-members, too.
  Entrance: 5-10 £

• Tonker @ Eagle
• Fri from 21:00
• 349 Kennington Lane [Subway: Vauxhall; Night bus N2, N36, N344, N87]
• www.britishmusclebear.com/clubs.htm
• Popular dance & cruise party for bears, cubs and muscle bears.
  Entrance: 5 £ (free before 22:00)

• Trade
• www.tradeuk.net
• London’s gay After Hour legend from the 1990s. Since 2002, instead of the regular Sundays it runs special one-off parties as well as party tours.

• XXL London @ The Arches
• Wed 22:00 – 03:00; Sat 22:00 – 06:00
• 51-53 Southwark Street [Subway: London Bridge, Borough, Southwark]
• +44 (0)20-74034001 (Infoline), +44 (0)7812048574 (Mobile); www.xxl-london.com
• London’s men-only dance club for bears, cubs, chubs, muscle bears and their admirers.
  Entrance: Wednesday 3 £, Saturday 8–12 £