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CLOSED AS OF JUNE 2011. At the Complex, St. Louis' largest gay dance club, hooking up is a high priority. But even that takes a back seat during the over-the-top weekly drag shows. The mood and music can vary from room to room, but no matter which bar you choose, the all-you-can-drink specials are hard to beat.
For twenty years the Complex was a big gay oasis in the middle of a post-industrial landscape, where the fabulous congregated and the rainbow reigned. A bevy of beautiful drag queens called it home, and made it so, performing raucous live shows two or three nights a week under the ever-glimmering light of the disco ball. It's where Dieta Pepsi and her gaggle of pretties got their start, and, by golly, we'll eat our second-favorite wig if RuPaul herself wouldn't have been proud as a peacock... More »
The Complex is a model of gay diversity; most nights the racial makeup of attendees pretty well mirrors the racial makeup of the city. But it doesn't stop with queer folk and fag hags. Anyone who loves to booze in a raucous atmosphere would be wise to invest the $3 cover and take advantage of the Complex's all-you-can-drink-for-$10 special (available nearly every night from 10 p.m. till 1 a.m). Even better: Go on a Sunday, Tuesday or Wednesday and take in the city's best drag show, featuring... More »
For Queer As Folk fans, the Complex is about as close as St. Louis can come to Babylon, the club where Michael, Dr. Dave, Brian, Justin, Ted and Emmett regularly socialize. The booming sound system cranks out some great disco/dance tunes while a light show and mirrored disco ball gleam in the bar's industrial steel on the walls and bars. With four bars -- a video bar where you can order food (from a fairly extensive menu for a bar, complete with shrimp scampi), one just south of the dance... More »
Yeah, this place is CRAZY! I saw a burlesque/drag show here that was super wild! A fun place to go that handed out condoms at the door when we left LOL
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