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Chicago, Illinois
Independent house and techno club below Metro, home of Queen!
Smartbar is the basement nightclub beneath Metro in Wrigleyville, open since 1982 and run as an independent house and techno club. Its Sunday-night party, Queen!, is one of Chicago's longest-running queer dance nights, with resident DJs including Derrick Carter and Michael Serafini spinning house and disco for a mixed, dance-focused crowd. The room is dark, loud, and built for dancing, anchoring the city's underground dance scene for four decades. 21+.
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