Pervert Club at Sala Apolo
Pervert Club is the long-running Friday night session at Sala Apolo on Carrer Nou de la Rambla in Poble Sec, hosted in the same historic venue that runs the Nitsa electronic sessions on Saturdays and the Nasty Mondays rock night at the start of the week. The Apolo building dates to the early 20th century and was originally a cabaret and dance hall; the main room preserves the old theater bones, with a mezzanine level overlooking the dance floor, a long bar at the rear, and a high ceiling that gives the sound system room to breathe. Pervert programs rotate across electronic, disco, funk, and house, with residents and guest DJs running the sessions from midnight until 05:00 or 06:00. The name is tongue-in-cheek rather than descriptive; this is a music-focused club, not a fetish night. Entry runs 15-20 EUR at the door, typically with a drink included. Inside, drink prices are standard for a major Barcelona club: beer 5 EUR, mixed drinks 10. The crowd skews 25-40, with a strong local base and a substantial international contingent drawn by the Apolo reputation. Dress is casual but considered.
What to Expect
A historic theater turned club, high ceilings, a packed dance floor with a mezzanine overlooking it, DJ booth at the front, a sound system tuned for the room, a crowd that came to dance.
Energetic, dance-focused, with the history of the building adding a layer.
House, disco, funk, electro, occasional techno
Casual to smart casual. Sneakers fine, no athletic shorts or tank tops.
Music-focused clubbers, house and disco fans, travelers wanting a Friday night at a legendary Barcelona venue.
Cards at bars, cash for entry sometimes preferred
Price Range
Entry 15-20 EUR (drink included), beer 5 EUR, mixed drinks 10 EUR, bottled water 3 EUR
Entry ~$16.20-$21.60, beer ~$5.40, mixed drinks ~$10.80, water ~$3.20
Hours
00:00-06:00 Fri
Insider Tip
Buy entry online through the Apolo website to skip the door queue. The mezzanine level has the best sound and a view of the floor; head up if the ground floor is packed. Coat check is 2 EUR and worth it.
Full Review
Sala Apolo on Carrer Nou de la Rambla has been running as a venue for over a century, and the Pervert Club Friday night session has been its flagship house party for years. The entrance is through a grand old theater doorway, with the door team running a tight check of tickets and bags. Inside, the venue opens into the main hall: a high-ceilinged room with the stage-turned-DJ-booth at the front, a large dance floor in the middle, and a mezzanine wrapping around overhead. The bar runs along the back wall of the ground floor and along one side of the mezzanine.
I arrived around 01:30 on a Friday and the floor was already three-quarters full. The resident was running through a disco and house mix, building into heavier territory as the room filled. The sound system is the best I've heard in Barcelona for a room this size: bass authoritative without being muddy, highs clear without piercing. A guest DJ took over around 03:00 and shifted the set toward deeper house, which pulled in a second wave of arrivals.
The crowd was well-mixed: Catalan and Spanish locals in their late 20s and early 30s formed the core, with travelers from France, the UK, Germany, and North America filling out the rest. Dress was casual but not sloppy, and the energy stayed on the dance floor rather than at the bar. I paid 18 EUR at the door with a drink ticket, and the first beer was poured without fuss. Subsequent drinks came to 5 EUR each, which is standard for Apolo.
Compared to Razzmatazz or Input, Apolo is smaller, more historic, and more focused on music programming over spectacle. For a Friday house and disco night with a serious sound system, Pervert is one of the best options in Barcelona.
The Neighborhood
Sala Apolo sits on Carrer Nou de la Rambla in Poble Sec, a short walk from the Paral·lel avenue and the border with El Raval. The surrounding streets are quieter than central Barcelona but see steady foot traffic to and from the venue on show and club nights.
Getting There
Metro Paral·lel L2 (purple) or L3 (green) is a three-minute walk. Night bus N0 runs along Paral·lel until the metro reopens at 05:00. Taxis are easy to flag on Avinguda del Paral·lel after closing.
Address
Carrer Nou de la Rambla 113, 08004 Barcelona
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