Trough: Seven Nights A Week Every Week In Sydney鈥檚 Former 鈥楬eadquarters鈥� Venue
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The Sydney Crown Street cruise club recently known as 鈥楾rade鈥� and before that 鈥楬eadquarters鈥� has been聽bought by new owners who are set to create a buzz and revitalise interest in the sex-on-premises venue.
That鈥檚 because it has been bought by one of the most-loved sexy nightclub brands in the country: Trough.聽Trough is so loved that their Sydney events regularly sell out, and their notorious Melbourne events often contain a聽whole bunch of horny men who鈥檝e flown down from Sydney, especially for the action!
Now they won鈥檛 need to travel as far; the new owners plan to open the Sydney venue seven days a week.
鈥淎fter years of reductive Sydney laws and liberties, we鈥檙e res-erecting Trough X to help sex-up the Oxford聽Street gaybourhood once again. You鈥檙e welcum!鈥� its cheeky new owners say.
Whilst they stress the club will predominantly be for male-identifying gays/queers they will be hosting special聽events and parties throughout the year focused on the full spectrum of gender and sexual orientations with the聽LGBTQIA+ sex-positive and fetish communities.
Their aim is to provide 鈥渁n alternative space for cruising, clubbing and dancing all under the one roof.鈥澛燛very Saturday will host a dance and cruise party.
Sundays will be 鈥榝uck club鈥� – exclusive to male-identifying / queer patrons – perfect for after those late afternoon聽drinks that leave you feeling a little randy!
Monday to Friday will be a bar and cruise club and special events, hand-picked from the LGBTQIA+聽community.
Born in Melbourne / Naarm, Trough has for twenty years been offering sexy events for gay/queer men聽worldwide. But Sydney proved trickier than other cities with its punitive lockdown laws killing many after-hours聽nightlife.
Subsequently, the Crown Street cruise club formerly known as Trade/Headquarters had a small but devoted聽following. This looks set to change with Trough X inviting in its much broader legion of devoted and toey fans.
Whilst new owners of other venues have come and gone, this feels different. As a gay-owned and gay-run聽event with a long history of hosting successful, packed and very, very hot events for gay men who enjoy聽expressing their sex and sexuality in a safe and welcoming space, the somewhat neglected cruise club looks聽like it鈥檒l truly be set aflame by Trough鈥檚 huge existing list, plus newbies curious to explore the newly owned聽venue.
How do they plan to pack it out every night of every week though?
鈥淲ith respect, patience, education and an聽open mind,鈥� they say. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e welcum!鈥�
With such saucy puns and optimistic confidence, who could resist?
273 Crown Street, Sydney
For more venue details, launch date and daily updates: www.trough.events
