Although the crowd and the music at Karamba leans Latino, the welcoming space is home to a diverse crowd during frenzied weekend events, when folks dance until dawn. It's also famous for its after-hours weekend dance parties.Ħ0 The expansive, colorfully-lit dance floor at this gay dance club is almost always packed with bodies, whether it's boys dancing with boys, gals getting down with other gals, or various other combinations. Drag performances, bingo games, Latin and country dance nights and karaoke are some of its most popular activities. Charlie’s events calendar is just as diverse. ![]() Today, the place boasts a larger dance floor, an even bigger parking lot, a taco truck out front, an outdoor patio with two bars and bleacher seating in the back and a wide cross-section of the entire LGBTQ+ community. ![]() As times and interests changed (and competition increased) so did Charlie’s. ![]() In those days, the “lil bitty ol’ pissant country place” and dance hall opened by John King (co-founder of the International Gay Rodeo Association) was aimed at gay urban cowboys and country music fans. 60 Charlie’s is a slice of Phoenix gay bar history that has huddled along Camelback Road just west of Seventh Avenue since its debut in 1984.
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