Club Rawhide

Club Rawhide opened in June 2026 at 250 West 26th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in Chelsea, with debut nights on June 11-13 featuring Kevin Aviance, The Carry Nation, Junior M., Miss Parker and Stiletto. It takes over a former private men's club and is named in tribute to Rawhide, the leather bar that stood at West 21st Street and Eighth Avenue from 1979 until the early 2010s, but it has no affiliation with the original. The club comes from Bob Fluet, Rob Hynds and Raymond Geerlof, the owners of the Boxers NYC gay sports bars. It holds about 160 people and has a no-phones dance floor, an elevated seating area, a custom sound system designed by Scott Clungan, an installation by nightlife writer Michael Musto about Chelsea's club history, and several rooms. Early reviewers describe it as leather-friendly with reasonably priced drinks. Programming is DJ-led and party-based, so entry prices and dress codes vary by night; check the club's channels or Resident Advisor listings before going. It is busiest late on Friday and Saturday. 21+ ID required.