Anyone who’s been to King Street in Melbourne at night has seen how the street comes alive at night. For non-natives, it could be the closest the closest to having a red light district. The only difference is that it isn’t as seedy as one would expect a red light district to be.
Unlike other big cities in Australia like Sydney, Melbourne wasn’t pushed into lockout laws that forced clubs to reduce its operation hours. Melbourne pretty much opened its night life all through the night. It gained the reputation of being the city that never sleeps.
Does Melbourne have a red-light street?
Red light districts give cities character and give it a certain edge. They do tend to be seedy but they don’t have to be, if the inhabitants of these districts can control what goes on in their establishments and on their doorstep. Law enforcement plays an important role in bringing order. Sometimes red light districts can be and if the establishments are all lined up on one street, they make club hopping easy. This makes beer crawls and the childish things that gents on a bucks party would get up to.
Red light districts can be found all over the world. Every major city has that one street that has a high concentration of Melbourne strip clubs, bars, restaurant and other adult entertainment venues. They may not call the street “red -light” but whatever name they give, the fact that it is a place where you find strippers quite easily lends them the title.
The most famous red-light district in the world is arguably De Wallen Street in Amsterdam. This is the oldest red light district in Europe and one that many counties have tried to emulate but cannot completely emulate, mainly because, Amsterdam has far restrictive laws and are really liberal when it comes to adult entertainment. By not bastardising the sex industry, Amsterdam has been able to incorporate De Wallen Street into the fabric of Amsterdam.
Melbourne has also has sort of a red-light district. For a while now the area around Lonsdale has been undergoing historic excavations. This is area is believed to have once been a thriving adult entertainment district.
The most notable clubs on what is considered Melbourne’s red light district is:
Showgirls Bar 20
Showgirls Bar 20 easy to find. When you get off Southern Cross Station, the first spot you’ll hit in King St is Showgirls Bar 20. It attracts a young, elegant crowd It is also known for its attractive girls and VIP bottle service. Friday and Saturday night’s you will find the most beautiful, sexy and best dancers in Melbourne. Looking for a great bucks night venue in Melbourne? Showgirls Bar 20 offers packages with everything that will make your party memorable.
You should be able to enjoy some of the able to experience some of the salacious nature of red light districts and the many different Melbourne strip clubs. Melbourne cannot, in all fairness, be compared to Amsterdam. For one, prostitution isn’t legal. Exotic dancers don’t advertise themselves on windows. Compared to Amsterdam where prostitution is actually legal and even unionised and coffee shops serve coffee with a side of cannabis, and British bucks party goers are a menace, Melbourne is really tame and safer.
