Afterhour clubs

Afterhour clubs, in North America and Europe, in general refers to nightclubs which are open past the designated curfew for clubs which serve alcohol. Such clubs must cease serving alcohol at the designated time, but have special permission to remain open to customers and to sell non-alcoholic sodas and (typically) high-caffeine drinks.

Afterhours clubs are popularly known as centers of third-party illegal drug trade, as well as other related insomniac or late-hour party activity. Such clubs can be found in many places but probably everywhere in Europe and North America on slightly different formulas.

Quebec, Canada
Because the alcohol curfew is at 6 am, and the unofficial minimum age can go as low as 16 years old, afterhours clubs have become an established part of the permanent rave scene, and the average opening time is from 2am to 10am.

There are also "afterafter clubs" such as Urgence which are opened from 10am to 8pm. Afterafter clubs are mostly frequented by people coming out of afterhour clubs who cannot sleep because of amphetamines.

List of Quebec Afterhour clubs and Afterafter clubs
*Aria (Montreal, closed in 2006)
*Circus (Montreal)
*Funky House (Chicoutimi)
*Gruv (Sherbrooke)
*Le Chill (Montreal)
*eXistenZ (Laval)
*MP3 (Montreal)
*Red-lite (Laval)
*Sona (Montreal, closed in 2004)
*Stereo (Montreal)
*Surface (Montreal)
*Systeme (Quebec City)
*Terminal (Ste-Foy)
*Urgence (Laval)
*Zedna (Trois-Rivieres)

Toronto, Canada
List of Toronto Afterhours Nightclubs
*Comfort Zone (Toronto)
*Film Lounge (Toronto)
*Viva Nightclub (Markham)
*Room 19 (Markham)

Miami, Florida, United States
List of Miami Afterhours Nightclubs
*Club Space (Miami)
*Nocturnal (Miami)
*Goldrush (Miami Goldrush is a gentlemans' club that is open most nights of the week.)
* Sound Factory Miami never materialized and Twilo Miami closed due to economic pressures in July 2007. Subsequently, Club Space acquired the building and is expanding their current venue utilizing this acquisition.

Technically the venues in Miami cannot be called afterhours, as the district they are located in does not have a set closing time placed on the liquor license of the clubs. For example, a venue can open at 10 PM on a Saturday night, and still be open while legally serving alcohol at 10 AM the next morning. However, due to the traditional closing time being 5 AM in nearby Miami Beach, the term 'afterhours' was applied to these new venues.

There is a proposal right now by the local City of Miami government to expand the area westward, as the block where the current clubs sit is now fully occupied.

Hollywood, Florida, United States
List of Hollywood, Florida Afterhours Nightclubs
*Gryphon (On Seminole land in the Hard Rock Casino)
*Pangaea (On Seminole land in the Hard Rock Casino)
*Spirits (On Seminole land in the Hard Rock Casino)

These venues sit on Seminole land in South Florida and are not subject to local restrictions on operating
hours, which is generally a 4 AM closing time in Broward County. Like Miami's venues, they are technically not
afterhours venues since their permits have no set closing time. Patrons can also consume alcohol at any time within
the casino itself.

Chicago, Illinois, United States
List of Chicago Afterhours Nightclubs
*The Reason We Took It Underground (Chicago)

Chicago afterhours generally are illegal, as the city does not support these types of licenses. Most are of course by invitation only.

London, United Kingdom
Various inner city areas of London, particularly Vauxhall, are home to an array of the UK's biggest polysexual and gay clubs operated by the likes of Blue Cube, Crash and Orange. Probably the most famous, Trade, opened its doors in 1990 as London's original afterhours and has now expanded as a world-famous afterhours clubbing event.

List of London Afterhours Nightclub venues
*Area (Vauxhall)
*Crash (Vauxhall)
*Fabric (Smithfield)
*Fire (Vauxhall)
*Renaissance Rooms (Vauxhall)
*The Colosseum (Vauxhall)
*Turnmills (Clerkenwell)
*The End (Soho)
* Egg (Kings Cross)

Sydney, Australia
List of Sydney Afterhours Nightclub venues
*Phoenix Rising (Oxford Street)
*T2 (Taylor Square)

Melbourne, Australia
List of Melbourne Afterhours Nightclub venues
*Viva (South Yarra)

Berlin, Germany
List of Berlin Afterhours Nightclub venues
*Sage (Berlin)
*Berghain (Berlin)

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