PHOTOS: Queerty Hits Opening Night at New York City’s XL Nightclub
The much anticipated XL nightclub at The Out NYC officially opened Friday night and Queerty/GayCities photoblogger, Jeffrey James Keyes captured the inaugural party, Rockit, featuring beats by DJs Carlos Melange and Lady Bunny, a glitzy performance by Amanda Lepore (above) and all sorts of cute boys, club kids and socialites.
The club, a group venture by veteran Big Apple nightlife promoters John Blair, Brandon Voss, Tony Fornabaio and Beto Sutter, has already sparked debate among local tastemakers. (Gawker in particular seems hellbent on seeing it fail.) But if the packed parties this weekend are any indication, XL could herald a real return to the mega-clubs of yore.
photos: Jeffrey James Keyes
Here’s a thought considering that this is a post about the opening of a long awaited new NYC club, How about a couple of pictures of the venue itself?? you know, like the empty dance floor, floor set up, the lounges, the stage, the special features, hell even the outside and the smoking patio if there is one etc… as it is this is nothing but an average set of NYC nightlife photos and as is, it could have been taken just about anywhere in the city. You could have told me this party was at Splash and I would have believed it. What ever happened to real coverage of events people???
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@ashton cruz: In your occupation, I figured you’d want to see as little of the venue and as much of the skin as possible. I mean, what else could possibly be more relevant to your life than that?
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CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azoXpy4aoIs
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@me: Those are some pretty bizarre accusations. While many drag queens are pretty male identified Bunny is one of those non-ops with a very transgender mentality. I guess you must have taken some of her crass jokes too seriously because if you knew her you really would not ever think she was cis-fascist or homo-normative. Ain’t nothing normative about Bunny.
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@ashton cruz: Don’t feed the negative, just focus on rational people. Mean, ugly spirited people aren’t worth noticing.
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@ashton cruz: I’m not your “bro.” And you are not an “adult entertainer,” you’re a porn star, hon. You are paid to fuck, not to think, so the rest of your time should be spent shutting the fuck up, since you and your opinions are irrelevant.
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the club will last as long as people go to it, as soon as the next place to be seen in opens then the fickle queens will move on just as they do over here!