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G-A-Y is a long-running gay nightclub brand, based solely at the Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross, London, owned by Jeremy Joseph.
G-A-Y also previously operated a sister gay bar on Soho's Old Compton Street, which closed in 2025, and G-A-Y Late, another club at Goslett Yard, which closed in 2023.
The G-A-Y brand is also used by a bar in Manchester's Gay Village as a franchisee.
BANG emerged onto London's Gay scene in March 1976 at the Sundown club in the basement of the London Astoria. It was founded by Gerry Collins and Jack Barrie; Gerry worked at the Marquee Recording Studio and Jack was the manager of the Marquee Club in Wardour Street. Jack was the door host and Gerry DJ'd under the moniker Gary London, along with Tallulah (DJ) and Norman Scott.
In the early 1990s, BANG was acquired by Jeremy Joseph, who changed the clubs name to G-A-Y. G-A-Y operated from the London Astoria for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London gig that really matters" for "today's pop stars".
G-A-Y is associated with G-A-Y Bar and was associated with G-A-Y Late. A major stake in the brand was bought on 13 August 2007 by the MAMA Group. On Friday 3 October 2008, G-A-Y moved to the famous gay venue Heaven, which MAMA Group had acquired a few weeks earlier on 22 September 2008.
MAMA Group was sold to HMV in the 2010s, who subsequently went into administration in 2013, selling the MAMA Group and Hammersmith Apollo in 2012, yet retaining their shares to the G-A-Y brand. After HMV Group plc fell into more difficulty, Jeremy Joseph re-purchased the remaining shares of the G-A-Y brand held by HMV to claim sole ownership of the G-A-Y group of venues, thus owning G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late & Heaven.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Joseph founded The G-A-Y Foundation, which has raised almost £1m for various charities, including Dogs Trust, AKT, and Switchboard, with fundraising typically taking place in the lead up to the annual London Marathon, in which Mr Joseph has participated.
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a long-running gay nightclub brand, based solely at the Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross, London, owned by Jeremy Joseph.
G-A-Y also previously operated a sister gay bar on Soho's Old Compton Street, which closed in 2025, and G-A-Y Late, another club at Goslett Yard, which closed in 2023.
The G-A-Y brand is also used by a bar in Manchester's Gay Village as a franchisee.
BANG emerged onto London's Gay scene in March 1976 at the Sundown club in the basement of the London Astoria. It was founded by Gerry Collins and Jack Barrie; Gerry worked at the Marquee Recording Studio and Jack was the manager of the Marquee Club in Wardour Street. Jack was the door host and Gerry DJ'd under the moniker Gary London, along with Tallulah (DJ) and Norman Scott.
In the early 1990s, BANG was acquired by Jeremy Joseph, who changed the clubs name to G-A-Y. G-A-Y operated from the London Astoria for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London gig that really matters" for "today's pop stars".
G-A-Y is associated with G-A-Y Bar and was associated with G-A-Y Late. A major stake in the brand was bought on 13 August 2007 by the MAMA Group. On Friday 3 October 2008, G-A-Y moved to the famous gay venue Heaven, which MAMA Group had acquired a few weeks earlier on 22 September 2008.
MAMA Group was sold to HMV in the 2010s, who subsequently went into administration in 2013, selling the MAMA Group and Hammersmith Apollo in 2012, yet retaining their shares to the G-A-Y brand. After HMV Group plc fell into more difficulty, Jeremy Joseph re-purchased the remaining shares of the G-A-Y brand held by HMV to claim sole ownership of the G-A-Y group of venues, thus owning G-A-Y Bar, G-A-Y Late & Heaven.
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Joseph founded The G-A-Y Foundation, which has raised almost £1m for various charities, including Dogs Trust, AKT, and Switchboard, with fundraising typically taking place in the lead up to the annual London Marathon, in which Mr Joseph has participated.