The newest LGBTQ+ nightclub, Glamorous Oxford, celebrated its opening night this week on Friday 20th May.Â
Already a well-established chain in Birmingham and Coventry, the companyâs website describes Glamorous as âa blend of a modern cocktail bar and nightclubâ. It offers a site for âafter work drinks, a pre-club drink or a nightcap with some friendsâ and a âchic underground room for the ultimate partyâ. Excitingly, the venue also promises âaward winning international drag artists, top UK drag artists and resident DJsâ â a welcome addition for the Oxford LGBTQ+ community.Â
While Plush is Oxfordâs reigning LGBTQ+-oriented clubbing scene, and the Jolly Farmers a more relaxed pub-like environment, new owner Matt Eason has emphasised his hopes to integrate the fusion nightclub-bar Glamorous into the existing LGBTQ+ nightlife at Oxford rather than âcannibaliseâ any business.Â
Eason told the Oxford mail: âIt is about being part of the community, not coming into Oxford being like the âbig I amâ because we have a venue in Birmingham.Â
âWe are here to complement what is already in the city.â
If anything, Eason stresses that Glamorousâ arrival as the third new LGBTQ+ space should be viewed as an extremely positive addition, since âthe more that is going on, the better for the communityâ.Â
Glamorous is situated neatly on St. Clementâs Road, in a different part of the city from Plush and the Jolly Farmers. Helpfully, the venue is only a 5 minute walk away from the city centre, and 15 minutes from the train station.Â
The venue will be open Monday to Sunday, from 12pm to 3am, including a daily happy hour from opening time until 11pm.
image credits: Chris Collins