Former boy-bander turned entrepreneur Lance Bass reportedly plans to open the “biggest gay nightclub in the USA.” The *NSYNC singer has announced he has signed the lease for the historic Rage nightclub in West Hollywood.
Bass already co-owns the popular gay bar & restaurant Rocco’s, located just across the street from Rage. Rage operated for 37 years as a staple of the Los Angeles gay scene before falling victim to COVID-19 closures last year. Local news outlet WeHoVille now reports that Bass has signed the lease for the Rage building,
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“Monte and John have been ferociously diligent in securing the perfect businesses to secure the spaces left vacant from the COVID pandemic and to escalate a revival of WeHo for future generations,” said club promoter Andrew Scott of Rage’s owners, Monte Overstreet and John Cole. “Despite what naysayers have said, Monte and John are once again proving to be visionaries in the evolution of gay culture in West Hollywood.”
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Cole and Overstreet had previously received some criticism throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for not doing enough to help tenets operating queer-themed businesses. Several popular West Hollywood establishments catering to an LGBTQ crowd in Overstreet/Cole-owned properties–including Rage, Flaming Saddles, and Gold Coast–all shuttered permanently due to social distancing guidelines.
WeHoVille has further linked the leasing of Rage to Bass to a strange website and Instagram posts trumpeting “the biggest gay nightclub in the USA is coming to WeHo this year.” The promotion appears to tease Bass’ opening of the revitalized Rage, though no opening date has been officially announced.
Wayne_in_NYC
Lance should make a trip to Bogota, Colombia before he does anything to check out THEATRON! It’s the most awesome complex of Gay Clubs and businesses EVER!!!
curranz
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Fahd
I really admire Lance Bass, he’s made a lot out of being in NSYNC and is such a positive force in the world.
SFMike
Greedy landlords like Overstreet/Cole who are unwilling to make deals with businesses and working class renters during this worldwide pandemic are the true villains and scum of the earth and have shown their true colors the last year. Profits before people is the new American motto and should be on every coin and government building in this failed state. Thanks Lance Bass for carrying on for West Hollywood.
Chrisk
I live in California and people are starting to move out as the price is just getting of control. I thought with the Pandemic and all these new vacancies it would bring it down but nope. The big property owners have a major reserve of cash so they can afford to weather this out till things improve. They’d rather not rent to anyone if it means getting less money.
Their greed knows no bounds.
winemaker
In the words of my late father ‘well bully for him’. That being said, hope this business is a smashing success. With the restaurant and bar business being devastated over the last year and sadly many are dying or are already there. In San Francisco, the clowns running this former jewel of California, (actually running it into the ground) have left the bars and restaurants to fend for themselves, die or operate one day and then close the next. Meanwhile programs to help these businesses are talked about but like aa lot of things here is nothing but BS and lip service and thus non existent. And he strange if not unbelievable thing, people here keep voting for the slugs who do nothing positive for the voters and if this last year hasn’t changed peoples minds about the people running things here, they’re totally clueless. . But anyway, good luck to Lance bass on this new business venture.
MISTERJETT
i wish him nothing but good luck. if i find myself in West Hollywood after it opens, i’ll be sure to drop in.
Creamsicle
This just makes me think of Kathy Griffin’s reaction to her octogenarian at the time parents going to Rage because they liked the happy hour specials.
jdr11201
Oh goodie for Mr Bass,
West Hollywood needs all the celebrity it can muster Lance reviving the Rage and maybe some more will ready the streets for Pride whenever that will return. Maybe I’ll bring my wall street friends and assist the last time I helped It was The Rose Tattoo, The Carriage House and a few other establishments. Good luck Lance Bass ?.