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Gay and Lesbian Hotel, has great views of the The Colombian is the best of the
Pubs and Clubs
city’s skyline. Catch live music Oxford Street bars, with a mock
Sunday night is the big night at the first-floor supper club. Central American jungle and
for many of Sydney’s gay ARQ on Flinders Street is the large windows that open out to
community, although there is largest of the gay clubs, with the street. The Oxford Hotel
plenty of action throughout the pounding commercial house and its upper-level cocktail bar
week. A number of venues have music. The main dance floor is Gingers are popular too. There’s
a gay or lesbian night on one overlooked by a mezzanine for always something on in the
night of the week and attract watching the writhing mass main bar and visiting acts often
a mainstream crowd on the of bodies below. Midnight perform in its basement level
other nights. The Bank Hotel in Shift on Oxford Street is for underground bar. The Imperial
Newtown presents live bands men only, and Stonewall is Hotel has drag shows on most
for free Thursdays to Saturdays a lively gay bar with nightly nights of the week. The Oxford
from 8pm until late upstairs at entertainment over three levels, Art Factory in Darlinghurst has
Waywards. The Polo Lounge, including DJs, dancers and live music as well as burlesque
on the top floor of the Oxford drag shows. and cabaret evenings.
DIRECTORY
Gay and Lesbian ay and Lesbian ay and Lesbian
Rock, Pop and Qudos Bank Arena Seymour Centre G G
Clubs and Pubsubs
Hip Hop Sydney Olympic Park, Cnr Cleveland St & Clubs and P
Homebush Bay. Tel 8765 City Rd, Chippendale.
The Bald Faced Stag 4321. ∑ qudosbank ∑ seymourcentre.com ARQ
345 Parramatta Rd, arena.com.au 16 Flinders St, Taylor Square.
Annandale. Tel 9560 7188. House, Breakbeats Map 5 A2. Tel 9380 8700.
∑ arqsydney.com.au
∑ baldfacedstag. State Theatre and Techno
com.au 49 Market St. Map 1 B5. Bank Hotel
Tel 9373 6852. The Argyle 324 King St, Newtown.
The Bridge Hotel ∑ statetheatre.com.au 18 Argyle St, The Rocks. Tel 8568 1900.
119 Victoria Rd, Rozelle. Map 1 B2. Tel 9247 5500. ∑ bankhotel.com.au
Tel 9810 1260. Sydney Olympic Park ∑ theargylerocks.com Colombian
Homebush Bay. Tel 9714
Enmore Theatre 7888. ∑ sydneyolympic Arthouse Hotel Cnr Oxford and Crown
130 Enmore Rd, Newtown. park.com.au 275 Pitt St. Map 1 B5. Sts, Surry Hills. Map 5 A2.
Tel 9550 3666/9519 9331. Tel 9284 1200. ∑ art Tel 9360 2151.
∑ enmore theatre. Jazz, Folk and househotel.com.au ∑ colombian.com.au
com.au Blues Bungalow 8 Gingers
Factory Theatre The Promenade, 3 Lime Level 1, 134 Oxford St,
Darlinghurst. Map 5 A2.
105 Victoria Rd, 505 St, King St Wharf. Tel 9299 Tel 9331 3467.
Marrickville. Tel 9550 280 Cleveland St, Surry 4660. ∑ kingstreet Imperial Hotel
2990. ∑ factorytheatre. Hills. ∑ venue505.com wharf.com.au 35 Erskineville Rd,
com.au The Basement Candy’s Apartment Erskineville. Tel 9516 1766.
Hordern Pavilion 29 Reiby Place. Map 1 B3. 22 Bayswater Rd, Kings Midnight Shift
Cross. Map 5 B1. Tel 9380
Driver Ave, Moore Park. Tel 9251 2797. ∑ the 5600. ∑ candys.com.au 85 Oxford St, Darlinghurst.
Map 5 C5. Tel 9921 5333. basement.com.au Map 5 A2. Tel 9358 3848.
∑ playbillvenues.com Camelot Lounge Chinese Laundry ∑ themidnightshift.
ICC Sydney Cnr 103 Railway Pde 111 Sussex St. Map 1 A3. com.au
Tel 8295 9999. ∑ chinese
14 Darling Drive, Darling & 19 Marrickville Rd, laundryclub.com.au Oxford Art Factory
Harbour. Tel 9215 7100. Marrickville. Tel 9550 3777. 38–46 Oxford St,
Darlinghurst. Map 5 A2.
∑ iccsydney.com.au ∑ camelotlounge.com Home Sydney
101 Cockle Bay Wharf, Tel 9332 3711.
The Metro Theatre Cat & Fiddle Hotel Darling Harbour. Map 4 ∑ oxfordartfactory.com
624 George St. 456 Darling St, Balmain. D2. ∑ homesydney.com Oxford Hotel
Map 4 E3. Tel 9550 3666. Tel 9810 7931. Pacha 134 Oxford St, Darlinghurst.
∑ metrotheatre.com.au ∑ catandfiddle.com.au Map 5 A2. Tel 9331 3467.
Level 1, Ivy, 330 George St. ∑ theoxfordhotel.
Moshtix Gaelic Club Map 1 B4. Tel 9240 3006. com.au
Tel 1300 438 849. 64 Devonshire St, Surry Side Bar Sydney
∑ moshtix.com.au Hills. Tel 9212 1587. 509 Pitt Street. Map 4 D5. The Polo Lounge
∑ gaelicclubsydney. Level 2, 134 Oxford St,
Palace Hotel com Tel 9288 7888. ∑ side Darlinghurst. Map 5 A2.
730–742 George St, barsydney.com.au Tel 9331 3467.
Haymarket. Map 4 E4. Leadbelly Newtown World Bar Stonewall
Tel 9212 2111. 42 King St, Newtown. 24 Bayswater Rd, 175 Oxford St, Darlinghurst.
∑ palacehotel Tel 9557 7992. Kings Cross. Map 5 C1. Map 5 A2. Tel 9360 1963.
sydney.com.au ∑ theleadbelly.com.au ∑ theworldbar.com ∑ stonewallhotel.com