RUT (AWAITING NEW VENUE)

Buzzy and near-elite niche leather/rubber-only club with a certain 'frisky London lad' sensibility — a magnet for dirty-minded men into leather, rubber and bare arses (and available in big numbers). In short, recon-plus. Strict fetish policy: No combats. No skin gear. No naked. No sports kit (but trainers allowed). No uniform. No fashion leather. No jeans (except under chaps). For those not in the know, 'rut' (and 'rutting') in the UK sense refers to a certain sexual tension (and activity) between ruminants. HOTWIRED co-creator Rob Rutt kicked off RUT in 2008, at The Hoist, then shifted to Electrowerkz in March 2011, then here and there. Following six years of dormancy, licking its chops, RUT was ready to pounce, and took over Wayne Shires's Bloc South in Vauxhall for a tester night on 7 October 2017, with hot results. But with the unexpected closure of Bloc South at the end of May 2019, RUT is not anchored to any venue. Watch this space for new venue.