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25 Nights Out That Went Off The Rails In The Best (And Worst) Ways
If you’ve ever been clubbing, you might agree that many nightclubs can be like an entire parallel universe with their own alien inhabitants. They're where social norms fly out the window, and reputations get left on the dancefloor, or in the toilet cubicle - never to be seen again...
These dark and loud places, with their sticky floors and booming base, are prime territory for weird sightings. But because there’s an unwritten rule that we listen (to the music) and we don’t judge, much of the craziness gets overlooked. That’s not to say what happens in the club stays in the club…
When someone asked, "What was the weirdest thing you’ve seen while clubbing?" people did not hold back. 1,400 comments came pouring in, faster than drum and bass on a Friday night. From the guy who was spotted wearing a full tuxedo while eating a bowl of cereal in a grimy techno basement, to the person who casually took off their prosthetic leg and waved it around like they just don't care, the stories perfectly capture the absurdity and chaos of life in da club.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best for you to scroll through while you decide whether to go clubbing or stay safely put on your couch. Don't forget to upvote your favorites, and feel free to share your own wild experiences in the comments section below.
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Two chicks fighting outside the club. A large group of drunk guys circled around them and instead of encouraging it, started singing "Why can't WE be friends? Why can't WE be friends.." 🎶.
My best friend making out with his sister.
To this day he doesn't know I was at the same club they were at that night and they are both unaware I saw them.
Despite wanting to tell the others in my friend group, I didn't. I kept it to myself.
I saw a guy dancing in a club once wearing a tuxedo,while he was dancing he unzipped his fly to his pants and pulled a Ken doll out that was dressed in a matching tuxedo. After pulling the doll out he just kept dancing.
Not sure if it was the woman dancing with the giant albino snake wrapped around her, or when the paramedics arrived with animal control to save her. Either way, keep Austin Weird, or whatever.
On 2cb in a club in Holland, walked through some double doors and was met with a lad with no legs and very long arms and fingers dancing I had to ask my partner if he was real... he was. Blew my mind.
On a work trip, several of us went to a goth club, found another coworker there manacled to a wall and being sloppily flogged by the most lackadaisical [dominating person].
I had two girls burst into the stall I was in and rapidly start changing into one another’s dresses to try and bamboozle security. That one was definitely a highlight.
I once danced with a hot guy at a gay bar. Slow danced. We kissed. Then he waved to a woman at the bar.
It was his mom.
He goes clubbing at gay bars, with his mom.
Saw a guy in a full tailored tuxedo sitting in the corner of a grimey techno basement, eating a bowl of cereal he brought in Tupperware. He didn't look up once. Just vibed and crunched.
Once when I came out of a large event and went to the car park to drive home, there was someone standing with their elbow leaning on the roof of their car, fast asleep with their car keys in their hand... Like they had been frozen in time ⏱️⏱️⏱️.
Not clubbing but raving I saw a guy asleep in a tree, very comfortably perched on a branch.
Honestly?
I knew a guy who had … I think it was (cerebral palsy). Anyway, he was generally wheelchair needy. He could walk and dance but it was hard and draining for him.
One day he went out and took some xtc and 2 hours later the guy was practically breakdancing. I’m exaggerating but I’d never seen him move like that.
To this day I’m wondering if I hallucinated it.
Saw a guy in a club emerge from the darkness onto the dance floor with one single sparkly glove. When I followed his hand he was wearing a bright yellow outfit, a hat and sunglasses. He proceeded to dance out in full Michael Jackson moves all night long! It was incredible.
At a goth club, this guy was rave dancing in a huge square. He would pump his fist 3 times and do this elaborate rave dancing for like 30 feet. Then he would turn 90 degrees, pump his fist 3 times and start again. In full goth attire as well.
I was in Florence with some friends and we went to this little hole-in-the-wall bar with a small dance floor. We had a great time and the next night when we were looking for places to go I recommended going back. Problem was we had been drunk and wandering the streets of an unfamiliar city and didn't remember the name. So I looked back through my location history on Google to find the place again. Sure enough there was a spot we had been at for 2.5 hours. We show up to the same spot, same exterior. But when we take the stairs down it is an enormous dance floor with a long bar in the back, VIP off to the side. Totally different vibe.
I assume now they had the main floor cordoned off for a private event the first night, but at the time it had us really questioning reality.
Some dude put one of those big cylinder traffic cones over his head and torso and barricaded his way into the bar. Bouncer was so impressed with his commitment that he didn’t even get mad at the dude.
I’m sure he was lying but he told me his name was Sunshine lol and apparently that wasn’t their first run-in with Sunshine. Fun night!
My "party trick" used to be pulling a full-sized baguette from my purse Mary Poppins style and offering people a bite. It started as a genuine way to hide a snack but I realized quickly that it made a great icebreaker.
I was dancing with a girl I was seeing and her ex appeared behind us tears in his eyes and shouted to her “I still love you why don’t you love me” she ignored him and one of my friends went to console the poor guy.
I go to a lot of raves. People zoinked on whatever always do weird stuff. At one party there were a couple of those sea containers (the ones they have on ships) for decorative purpose, and there was one dude standing in a very small gap between those containers just staring all bewildered. Looked like some kind of eel waiting in a hole for prey. I swear these tweakers find the weirdest places to crawl in to.
Not weird but kinda gross I guess, saw a guy vomit down his chin and shirt. In a way that I'm not even sure he noticed. Didnt even break his stride, just kept on groovin. Good for him!
Guy in a top hat and tailored suit trying to hit on someone who was obviously a much younger lesbian, who was clearly on a date.
My friend and I were on the dance floor; some woman runs up to another woman and pulls her down by her hair, drags her a few seconds and disappears into the crowd.
The woman on the floor jumps up and throws her drink at the first person she sees behind her, which is some random chick. The drink glass busts her lip open and blood starts spraying.
