In gay Barcelona, people party late. Nightclubs get busy from about 3am onwards, just after the bars close. As you walk through Eixample, you will meet lots of pretty flyer-boys offering you special offer vouchers to get you into the clubs earlier. If you do go, you get the benefit of a free entrance, but if you're alone, then you wont have much company, as the clubs really dont get going till well into the late hours of the morning.

Be sure to check out the events section of this guide to learn more about the regular theme and party nights that some of the larger clubs put on occassionally. These can become regular events duing the Summer, such as "Gay Day" of the legendary Gay T Dance, which is sadly no more...

Arena Madre is the mainstay handbag and house club with a fairly young and not-too-up-itself crowd. Slightly older ones tend to fill the Arena Classic for cheese, pop and retro next door. The "Arena" brand may technically extend to the Arena VIP & Dandy with its doubtless fine house, garage and trance - but you'll find more straight than gay in here on any given night.

Metro has a rather interesting and underground feel to it with backroom and porn chamber, and gets hot and sweaty in its sprawling labyrinthine dance space. The largest gay club in town, Salvation sports two main rooms playing some hard-to-place music that certainly seems to get the men-as-muscle flexing. Martins is a busy, cruisy ultra late-night venue, opening midnight and pulling in the older crew from nearby Eagle and New Chaps.

Afterwards its on to one of the "After Bars such as Salvation, Lokotron of Balmes 88, but these are mostly held at weekends or on public holidays. Check the listings or the blog for up-to-date information.

Disco Martins

If you're planning on going out on a Saturday Night then Martins Disco is a must. Their "Men Only" Parties are legendary and their "Thank God its Saturday" Parties will leave you comming back for more.