Love Machine

Its not the sort of place you would want to go there by yourself. Rocked up with a large group of friends and didn’t chat to anyone but my own people. People were really into themselves and werent that social.
Crowd was like models and footballers and I guess if you’re not one of those, you’re going to end up in the outskirts of the club. LOTS of insecure people.
Not really my scene, made me consider moving to fitzroy. :-)

Been dragged to Love Machine a few times and sadly only really had a really good time shamelessly making out with someone on the dance floor. Not quite sure what I don’t love about it. The music is alright, the venue is pretty sexy, the staff are friendly. I guess that just leaves the crowd. Not a place for conversations to be had and the crowd is a little plastic. Drinks are pretty expensive but that’s to be expected. I’ll probably get convinced to go again with friends but I’d never be the instigator.

A Crowded Asian Club on Saturday.
Long line to get in, the love machine seems to be a new venue for all asians in town to party at.
Good location I would have to say, with all sort of other night clubs and bars around that same area — just to make sure you won’t get home until morning!
Saturday Dj is super awesome. House, electronic, club, mainstream offstream you name it. Drinks are quite expensive but it’s a good atmosphere to dance with hey! There is always at least a 500 – 700 people crowd on a Saturday night, and sometimes free model dancing show on stages in club too.

Sadly, Commercial Road has steadily been dying for the past year. The gay nightclubs have been shuttering, but there is one holdout that, on Sunday nights is the absolute best dance party in town.
Love Machine is just Chapel Street, and you enter around the side of the building, but upstairs is a beautiful new space with couches, chairs, a stage, 2 bars and boxes upon which you can dance when the scantily clad men, women and drag queens aren’t earning their money.
Get on the guestlist via email or facebook and you get either free or reduced entry on Sundays for the party that they call «Gossip». It is full of beautiful people, mixed sexes and orientations, and all dressed like models! Some maybe try too hard, but nonetheless it gives you good reason not to wear your trackies.
They play great music too, as while I was dancing I kept hearing songs that I downloaded the next day for my ‘get ready at home for a night out with a drink in my hand’ playlist. The drinks are stiff and expensive, so bring lots of cash and be prepared to dance till early in the morning (at 4am it was still going strong)!