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The Black Room

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Sala City Hall, Rambla de Catalunya 2-4, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

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About this place The Black Room

The Black Room is a long-running Sunday-night gay party held at Club City Hall, Rambla de Catalunya 2-4, next to Plaça de Catalunya. It is a dance party first, with house and techno DJs, go-go dancers and occasional fetish shows, and a cruising party second: there is a small darkroom upstairs that picks up later in the night, and a terrace for a breather. Entry has historically been around €10, or free with a flyer, with high drink prices. The party has run on and off for more than a decade and its schedule has been interrupted several times. We could not confirm 2026 dates in November 2026, and event listings for the year show no dates announced. Treat it as a maybe: check the organisers' and City Hall's social media on the day before going, and arrive before 01:00 if you want to be sure of getting in. If it is not on, Open Mind's masked Sunday session, Rectum's Sunday afternoon session and The Basement Club's mixed Sunday session all run the same day. Bring ID, lock valuables and keep your phone away in the darkroom.

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Gay LGBTQ+ Dancing Area Dark Room Outdoor Patio Safe space Community space Staff multilingual Mixed LGBTQ+ Dance DJ sets Darkroom Outdoor terrace Cover charge Late night (after midnight)

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Gary Lam
Gary Lam Jul 2026
★★★★★

At least the music was not bad and shirtless bartenders are good looking. The place was quiet and only around 50 people on a regular Sunday. Stayed for the covered drink and leave ! Maybe really a tourists trap?!

Mark Gaspi
Mark Gaspi Jul 2026
★★★★★

Sunday Pride night. First time visitor to this club. The drinks are very expensive, the barman had no idea what Sprite/lemonade Vodka was. There is a lady watching the bathroom toilets which is very odd lol. First DJ was very good and then second DJ not so good. The so called darkroom was a room with soft light with a bar. The barman was watching people. Not much action happened in the room. Wouldn't return to this venue.

jan bazant
jan bazant Jul 2026
★★★★★
Fernando Andres Poblete Osses
Fernando Andres Poblete Osses Jun 2026
★★★★★

Free before 1 AM if you sign up, but they close the list 1 hour before. Unclear instructions that change frequently (before, you just had to "like" their post).

S G
S G May 2026
★★★★★

Its nothing

Marshall Sutterfield
Marshall Sutterfield Apr 2026
★★★★★

I don’t mind paying premium prices for a quality experience, but this place misses the mark on every level. The cover charge was extremely high, which might be justifiable if the venue delivered—but it absolutely did not. Drinks were also overpriced, and that becomes even harder to accept when the club was nearly empty. Our group of five made up roughly 25% of the entire crowd, which tells you everything you need to know about the atmosphere. The staff was consistently rude and unwelcoming, which only made the experience worse. On top of that, the DJ was mediocre at best—nothing about the music justified the pricing or the hype. The most frustrating part: two of us stepped outside briefly just to get some fresh air due to how hot it was inside, and were then required to pay again to re-enter—even though we never actually left the premises. That’s not just bad service, it feels like a blatant cash grab. Overall, this was an overpriced, underwhelming experience with poor customer service. There are far better options out there that actually value their customers.

XAVOSCAR
XAVOSCAR Feb 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 8 November 2026

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