Neo (Iconic Chicago Nightclub/1979-2023) Size:M the woman who turned being

the woman who turned being fabulous into a full-time occupation long before it was an Instagram job description

and openly gay rock star at a time when the industry barely knew what to do with that

it offered more than drinks and a bed for the night — it offered refuge

but in gay visibility

Neo (Iconic Chicago Nightclub/1979-2023) Size:M the woman who turned beingNeo Chicago, Illinois Opened on July 25, 1979, Neo spent more than four decades giving Chicagos misfits somewhere to disappear for the night. Hidden down an alley at 2350 North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, the club began as a home for punk and quickly evolved alongside new wave, post punk, industrial, goth, and alternative dance music. At a time when most clubs were still built around disco or mainstream rock, Neo offered something darker, stranger,