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At a time when most clubs were still built around disco or mainstream rock, Neo offered something darker, stranger, and considerably less interested in fitting in. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eIts dance floor attracted an unusually mixed crowd of punks, artists, queer people, musicians, fashion obsessives, and night creatures who might not have felt welcome anywhere else. Neo was gay-friendly without being exclusively gay, allowing different underground communities to overlap in a way that became central to its identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003eOver the years, its regulars and visitors reportedly included \u003cstrong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1040\"\u003eDavid Bowie, Iggy Pop, David Byrne, U2, the Clash, and Siouxsie and the Banshees\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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