Splash, the 22-year-old Chelsea gay bar, is closg.
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- LONGTIME GAY DANCE CLUB SPLASH TO CLOSE WH 10 DAYS OF PARTI
- THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
- KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
- JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
LONGTIME GAY DANCE CLUB SPLASH TO CLOSE WH 10 DAYS OF PARTI
Splash is one of the area's most popular gay nightclubs and a hub for the gay muny. The club is well known for s popular events that draw people out no matter what their liftyle. Events like the Downtown Diva Drag Show always attract a large crowd. The club self is iendly and there's always an upbeat vibe. Bartenrs are attentive and the drks are great. Wh plenty of dancg and karaoke, this club livers a good time each time you vis. Stop for a drk, and you'll unrstand why so many people love hangg out at Splash. * splash gay club *
Splash is one of the area's most popular gay nightclubs and a hub for the gay muny. Dziekan III/Getty ImagJuly 31, 2013Last week, Splash, a sprawlg two-floor gay club on Wt 17th Street Chelsea, announced that was closg on Aug. Oodl of gay ins — cludg Madonna, Brney Spears, Kylie Mogue, Katy Perry and both Pattis (LaBelle and LuPone) — had patronized the club or performed on s notorly ty stage.
THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
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But s ntributn to gay culture was more mocratic. Opened 1991, jt as gay men were lonizg Chelsea, Splash pneered a new kd of gay bar: was big, sleek and shy.
The format would be seen at gay bars worldwi, cludg the Raidd Bar Paris, the Saloon Mneapolis and the Glam club on Mykonos. In recent years, however, Splash had trouble drawg a crowd as the cy’s gay scene migrated to Hell’s Kchen and the East Village. LANDECHE I wanted to open a place for gay men to go out any night of the week.
Gay men were ill om H. One day, Harry and I were talkg about how beg gay shouldn’t equate wh beg unhealthy, how you n go to the gym and be clean.
KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
Gui to Splash, Gay Club New York Cy - ratg, atmosphere, workg hours, addrs, map, directns and nearby LGBTQ+ iendly venu. * splash gay club *
Dziekan III/Getty ImagMATTHEW BANK, CO-FOUNDER, HX MAGAZINE (1991 TO 2009) Splash took the gay bar om the speakeasy feel, where you might thk a mobster’s girliend ran , to a place that was big bs and was a muny fixture.
JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
Drk and dance the night away at the bt gay bars NYC, offerg everythg om drag shows to chill nights and happy hours. * splash gay club *
After that, people vted big gay bars around the world.
They were like the Msky’s Burlque of the gay-bar world, the apex of where you uld perform. For many years, was synonymo wh the New York gay scene. MICHAEL MUSTO, NIGHT-LIFE CHRONICLER Splash opened before the play “Angels Ameri” and the movie “Priscilla, Queen of the Dert” and the TV show “Will & Grace, ” all the thgs that eventually ma gay culture more mastream.
It also opened right before Chelsea beme the new gay hot spot after the Village. And I will say this about Brian: He’s the only gay-bar or club owner I know who vted wisely and is set for life.
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * splash gay club *
I went to a few gay bars, and by far this was the bt place to dance and the mic was the bt here, varied, and not too much dance mic like you got your head bangg a fish bowl!
If you have gay iends like me, brg them there, you will have the bt night out!