[3][4][5] Created by four friends, recording artist Ceréna Sierra, DJ Casey MQ, comedian Brad Allen, and digital creative Mingus New, Club Q began by hosting parties on Zoom in March 2020.
[9] Club Q hosted their first IRL (real life) - as opposed to URL) event for Halloween 2021 at a membership based co-working space called Eastroom in Toronto where 700 people attended.
Performers at the April 3 online event included Dorian Electra, Charli XCX, Abhora, Santi Storm, HANA, Allie X, Alice Glass, and That Kid.
[14] Gia Woods, Dana Dentata, MEATY, Nar, JayJay Kings and Dinah Jane performed at the April 22 event as well.
[18] American DJ D-Nice, also created an online party by the same name in March 2020 that saw over 100,000 people attend virtually via Instagram Live, including celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Rihanna, and Missy Elliot.