Members Popular Post macdaddi Posted March 21, 2023 Members Popular Post Posted March 21, 2023 I have talked about posting this for so long that it was overdue. Here is a current list of gay dance bars in Medellín. As always, things can change so check local listings before making plans. Querida Bar Calle 10 #43B – 61 Barrio El Poblado (one block west of Parque El Poblado) Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 8pm – midnight Friday – Saturday 8pm – 4am Climb the pink lit staircase of Querida and party with the young crowd of Paisa boys and girls (yup – attracts very young crowd) to Reggaeton, western Pop anthems, and crossover club hits. The place is loud, crowded and filled to the rafters each weekend. Special shows featuring a tribute to famous performers happen each weekend. Recent examples include Britney Spears, Karol G, Cher and Bad Bunny. This is a classic Paisa rumba: beer, rum and aguardiente flow freely and dancing and cruising is the main focus of the night. Weekends feature go-go boys (and girls) while other nights feature elaborate drag shows. Industry Club Calle 26a #43f-72 (sector Apujarra) Hours: Friday – Saturday 10pm – 4 am some Sundays (on most holiday weekends) Everyone eventually ends up at Industry and everyone has an opinion. Some love this place, other loathe it. Industry is the last classic gay dance club still standing in Medellín, packing in the seen-and-be-seen crowd each weekend. This is where you will see the best bodies in Medellín come to strip down and show off the results of many hours at the gym. The crowd runs slightly older (25 – 40) as cover (25.000COP and up) and drink prices are higher than many other local options. Drinks run 12.000COP for beer, up to 180.000COP for whisky service. Drug use, mainly coke, is rampant and open throughout the club. Clutch your pearls as necessary. The club contains two large dance rooms with different styles: the lower features reggaeton and classic Latin pop bangers, while the main room upstairs headlines electronic dance and club music. DJ’s are regularly featured in the main room. Go-go dancers and special shows are presented weekly. Check their Instagram page for weekly events. While dancing is the ostensibly the main attraction, there is plenty of cruising and hooking up going on. The catwalk above the main dance floor is particularly active after 2am. Part of the fun is the late-night crowd outside the club, hanging around for food truck eats and last-chance hook ups. Purple Club Avenida 33 #78-107 (barrio Belén) Hours: Friday – Saturday 10pm – 4 am Purple is the reinvention of Laureles club Viva (RIP). This spot packs in the crowds each weekend for dancing and drag show, with the occasional special performer or stripper thrown in for good measure. Good range of age mixes here. Lots of varied programming, check their Instagram page for upcoming events. The Purple Club is mostly groups out together for a night out so the ambience is very social. You will talk to dozens of people here most nights. Drinks are pricier than other options (10.000COP for beer up to 80.000COP for bottled rum). Tables require bottle purchase and a minimum spend dependant on group size. I have also heard complaints that solo patrons are often denied entry to the club so be forewarned. After the nightly show, the club becomes a raging dance party until close. There is plenty of cruising, groping and making out happening after 1am, with lots of interest around the room. Club Oráculo Carrera 36 #8A-123 (barrio El Poblado) Hours: Friday – Saturday 10pm – 4 am some Sundays (on holiday weekends occasionally) While technically advertised as a space for everyone, Oráculo, (known locally as ¡Oye! Culo) celebrates being queer with art and performances in a cozy dance space. This is not a huge club, but rather something more intimate and interesting. There are also two small rooms to chill out or just relax and chat away from the main room. Weekly theme events include shows and performers that range from high-camp to erotic. There is a lot of thought put into each theme night that make for some terrific shows. Check their Instagram for upcoming events. After the performance, the space becomes a club with pounding reggaeton hits that pack the dancefloor until late. Good mix of clubgoers, but this one definitely leans younger and very balanced male | female | non-binary ratios. Drinks run standard El Poblado pricing, with an excellent selection of cocktails on the menu (cocktail prices 24.000-40.000COP). Latbear4blk, floridarob, bucky13 and 2 others 3 2 Quote
