Sydney and Melbourne scene guides
Saturday December 11
SYDNEY
ARQ – Dance Dance Dance. DJs across 2 levels. Doors open 9pm. $15/25.
BANK HOTEL – Absolut Glimmer. 9pm–late.
CASTROS – in Wollongong. Drag Shows, 9pm. Free entry before 11pm.
CITY STEAM – Sex-on-site venue. Towel-free night, 8pm-midnight.
COLOMBIAN – Play, soulful house upstairs.
HEAVEN SOCIAL DANCE – Christmas party at Northmead Bowling Club, hosted by Beverley Buttercup. $10/7 entry.
IMPERIAL – ABBA and Priscilla drag shows, plus cellar dance bar. $20 entry ($15 members). Free entry to public bar.
KOOKY – Club Kooky’s 15th birthday bash at Manning Bar, UTS.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT – Hard, hosted by Maxi Shield. Free entry, VJs and midnight shows. Plus Controversy with Decoda Secret and Wil Sabin on Level One.
NEVERMIND – Saturday Fucking Night, $15 before midnight, $20 afterwards. DJ Resident Eddie Coulter. 11pm – 5am.
PALMS – Disco Meltdown with DJ B from 8pm – 3am.
QUEEN VICTORIA HOTEL – 20% off local schooners til 5pm.
RISING DAYCLUB – Gaydayplay @ Phoenix Underground, DJs Dan Murphy, Luke Leal, Reiddy, early open 4am til close.
SLIDE – El Circo, dinner and a circus-themed show.
STONEWALL -Fierce Pop with Decoda Secret and dancers.
SUPPER CLUB – Mz Leather competition. $10 on door, $5 if dressed leather/fetish. Contestants to register by 8pm.
TAXI CLUB – Drag shows at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and 1:30. DJ Shane Davidson, free entry.
WATERBAR – High and Dry Saturdays. Cocktails, DJs and more.
MELBOURNE
ABODE – Secret Room: dirty, tribal, deep vocal house by DJs Scruffy, Beaker and Syme Tollens. 11pm-late.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Sparkle Saturdays with Polly Filla, Bumpa Love, Venus Envy & Spanky. Showtime from10pm. Music by DJ Argonnaut.
DISGRACELAND – @ Jett Black on Greville St, Prahran from 9pm. $15/20. Electro pop bliss and performances by gender illusionist Courtney Act.
DT’S HOTEL – Open 4pm. $4.50 schooners from 8.30pm-9.30pm, two fabulous starring Dulcie Du Jour from 10.30pm.
GH – Gay Shame: Cinemash theme.
GLASSHOUSE – Gay Shame: Cinemash theme.
HEAVEN’S DOOR – Play R&B night, with DJ Rod G, host Destiny Forbidden and dancers. Doors open 10pm and now licensed to 5am.
LAIRD – Melbourne Leather Men pub night.
MARKET – Bring Back the Love. Featuring Garcon Garcon along with DJs Sveta, Kam Shafaati, Jason Leahy, Mel ‘Feisty’ Fitzpatrick, and Charles Fenech.
NEVERWHERE – Mercury Rising, commercial house/RnB/mixed. Drink specials, free entry 7pm-late.
THE PEEL – A happy vibe with VJs Audi, Jay-Z and B. Cassey. Outdoor area, bar open 9pm. Mainly men, free entry.
PRISCILLA’S @ 153 – Saturnalia. With Rita, Monte, Bunnie and Lexi Gaga with DJ Shawn King. Fabulous shows, drink specials. Open 9pm, free entry.
SHEBAR @ GLASSHOUSE – Two rooms of music, r’n’b, commercial, retro and pop. $15 entry, women-only.
SIRCUIT – Xmas Unwrapped.
XCHANGE – Hairspray: The Drag Show: new show starring Miss Candee, Barbra Quicksand, Tailor Made and sexy boy dancer Joel Anderson, with the first show starting at 10.30pm.
