London’s doyenne of down-and-dirty Suzie Krueger dreamt up the name, and the famous clenched fist image, on a bus in Brixton some 20 years ago.
FIST opened in February 1994 at the Chunnel club in London’s Vauxhall. Underground and avant-garde, the hardcore fetish club enforced a strict leather/rubber/skin gear dress code. Entry to both men and women was just £7 and a friendly crowd of over 350 packed the opening party.
Back in those days, fetish was underground and taboo. FIST broke boundaries, challenged people’s beliefs about sex, and made clubbing hard, sexy and dirty – never forgetting the infamous playroom. FIST was the mother (and father) of all fetish clubs that followed.
DJ’s regularly cut their teeth at FIST. The club’s hard techno sound track was supplied by the likes of E J Doubell, Jack Chang and Brent Nicholls, and the monthly meet featured live pervy performances from American extreme performance artist Ron Athey, Italian performance artist Franko B and porn star Buck Meadows, to name a few.
FIST grew quickly, attracting a worldwide audience, moving to Denmark Place then SubStation South in Brixton and on to Imperial Gardens in Camberwell. Finally, after 9 years, and over 100 parties, the police closed down Fist. The final FIST FAREWELL was in December 2002.
But Queen of sleaze, Suzie returned with Hard On, off spring from the infamous club, opening in September 2003 at Cynthia’s in London Bridge.
HARD ON is London’s sexiest fetish club, and one that continues to challenge fetish clubbing and drag it into the 21st century. Suzie put the funk into fetish, adding sports gear to her dress code and creating what we now know as ‘Your Dirty Dance Club’. Embracing the new, and keeping the old, has seen Hard On reach its decade of keeping London hard.
FIST label is sponsoring Hard On’s XXXmas shag party. Join them on Saturday December 21st at Union in Vauxhall for another stomping night of pervy action, horny pick ups, ball shaking tunes and loads of FIST giveaways! Dress code: leather, rubber, skin, sports kit or just your boots! Doors open at 10pm.
Sadly, FIST club is no more, but the FIST brand lives on…
• FIST aroma is the UK’s top selling brand, and FIST lubes and FIST wear are available online and in stores throughout the UK.
• FIST lube – Fucking fantastic – long lasting • latex condom safe • oil and grease free
• FIST relax – FIST says relax – herbal formula • fast acting • long lasting
• FIST lube powder – Just add water – quick mix • long lasting • easy clean
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