La Sagrada Família & L’Eixample - Barcelona - page 272

Arena ClassicCLUB
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 487 83 42; www.arenadisco.com ; Carrer de
la Diputació 233; admission Fri/Sat €6/12; icon-hoursgif h 2.30am-6.30am Fri & Sat;
icon-metrogif m Passeig de Gràcia)
Arena Classic attracts a mixed gay crowd that tends not to get too wild. The dominant sound
is handbag, and the vibe joyfully cheesy.
Arena MadreGAY
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 487 83 42; www.grupoarena.com ; Carrer de
Balmes 32; admission Sun-Fri €6, Sat €12; icon-hoursgif h 12.30am-5am Sun-Thu, until
5.30am Fri & Sat; icon-metrogif m Passeig de Gràcia)
Popular with a hot young crowd, Arena Madre is one of the top clubs in town for boys seek-
ing boys. Keep an eye out for the striptease shows on Mondays and drag queens on Wednes-
days, along with the usual combination of disco and Latin music to get those butts moving.
Heteros are welcome but a minority.
Pervert ClubGAY
( MAP GOOGLEMAP ;icon-phonegif % 934530510;RondadeSantPere19-21;admission
€12 (incl 1 drink); icon-hoursgif h midnight-6am Sat; icon-metrogif m Urquinaona)
With pink laser lights and dense crowds of fit young lads, this is one of the big dance-club
locations on a Saturday night. Electronic music dominates the dance nights here and, in spite
of the 6am finish, for many this is only the start of the 'evening'. You need to look your gor-
geous best to get in past the selective doormen.
AireLESBIAN
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; icon-phonegif % 93 487 83 42; www.arenadisco.com ; Carrer de
València 236; admission free Thu, €5 Fri, €6 Sat; icon-hoursgif h 11pm-2.30am Thu-Sat;
icon-metrogif m Passeig de Gràcia)
A popular locale for lesbians, the dance floor is spacious and there is usually a DJ in com-
mand of the tunes, which range from hits of the '80s and '90s to techno. As a rule, only male