Gay night clubs in nashville tn
Women outnumber men at the Lipstick Lounge (1400 Woodland St., 615/226-6343, Tues.-Sat. 6:30pm-3am, Sun. 11am-7:30pm, $5-10 for events love karaoke and trivia night), one of two lesbian bars on the matching East Nashville intersection. This is a laid-back club with a better-than-average sound system and karaoke selection. Live harmony, pool, and superb food attract a crowd nearly every night. The crowds are more mixed during the week than on the weekends, when it is mostly male lover and lesbian.
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Right next door to club Tribe is Play (1519 Church St., 615/322-9627 Wed.-Sun. 9pm-3am, $8 on drag show nights), the city’s highest-energy gay club, with drag shows and performances by adult-film stars. Though it is a homosexual bar, everyone is welcome as extended as they’re glad to be here. The drag shows are quality, but it is the dance floor (right next to the stage) that draws people in. On weekends that sway floor is packed. If you crave more room to get your groove on, come
A Nashville gay bar is entity forced out. That's one less safe space for LGBTQ people
Laws in states like Tennessee that target trans people, drag performers and LGBTQ history make these places even more important centers of community.
Greggor Mattson, an Oberlin College professor, traveled across the United States to do investigate for his book “Who Needs Gay Bars? Bar-Hopping through America’s Endangered LGBTQ+ Places.”
He bluntly told readers in a guest view column for The Washington Announce in 2023: “The data is clear: gay bars are closing.”
Mattson documented a 45% drop from 2022 to 2023 and provided a series of reasons, among them, dating apps that preserve people at home, displacement because of rising rents and mainstream acceptance of the LGBTQ-plus community.
However, in Nashville, a city the author did not visit for his book, there is a vibrant gay bar scene. But establishments have come and gone. There are historical markers honoring defunct bars such as Juanita’s and The Jungle on Commerce Route in downtown and one to be unveiled on June 14 on Franklin Pike for Warehouse 28, a disco turned first home of Nashville CARES, the 40-plus-year-old HIV/AIDS service nonpr
Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday–Thursday: 3pm–1am
Friday-Saturday: 10:30am–2am
Sunday: 12pm–1am
Parking:
FREE PARKING on Church Street, 15th Ave. N, 16th Ave. N, Hayes Street, and directly behind Tribe (limited spots available) (via the alley off of 15th Ave. North)
PAID PARKING available in designated spots at Williams Medical Supply. Please follow instuctions on pay machines to ensure your car will not be booted or towed.
DO NOT PARK AT THE FOLLOWING:
Jack Morris Auto Glass
Midtown Corkdorks
ANY Private Lot on McMillan Street
In Front of Garage Doors
North Side of Hayes Avenue (Designated No Parking-Tow Zone)
YOU WILL BE TOWED. Parking areas patrolled by marked security
Our Management Team
Micah Bennett| Ryan Davis| Mykul Coscia | Joseph Haas
Nashville's Place to Party
Operating Hours:
Monday–Tuesday Closed
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 8pm–2am
Friday–Saturday 8pm–3am
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 9pm | 11pm
Friday–Saturday 9pm | 11pm | 1am
Parking:
FREE PARKING on Church Street, 15th Ave. N, 16th Ave. N, Hayes Street, and directly behind Tribe (limited spots available) (via the alley off of 15th Ave. North)
PAID PARKING available in designated spots at Williams Medical Supply. Please track instuctions on give machines to confirm your car will not be booted or towed.
DO NOT PARK AT THE FOLLOWING:
Jack Morris Auto Glass
Midtown Corkdorks
ANY Private Lot on McMillan Street
In Front of Garage Doors
North Side of Hayes Highway (Designated No Parking-Tow Zone)
YOU WILL BE TOWED. Parking areas patrolled by marked security
Micah Bennett–Manager
Michael Davis–Manager