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T h e
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A bunch of gays at Dinseyland Paris! Imagine if that actually happened. Well guess what…IT’S ACTUALLY
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association with Greatdays and Manchester Pride. SO DIG OUT THAT ELSA COSTUME. Or if you haven’t got an
Elsa costume, just appropriate some your wardrobe into an Aladdin outfit. All you need is a leather waistcoat.
Don’t pretend you haven’t got one of those. For more information and tickets, go to magicalpride.com.
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of the year so far! Forget the
US elections! Forget OUR
OWN ELECTIONS! Because…
Carly Rae Jepsen’s performing
at Brighton Pride! Certainly
worth looking up from
Grindr for. Well, it depends
what she’s wearing actually.
Probably a boxy fringe and
some high-waisted sparkly
shorts. Call Us Maybe Carly!
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to www.Brighton-Pride.org
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T H E
I N F O R M E R
NHS makes ANOTHER U-turn on PrEP
The NHS have said they’re going to reconsider their
universally panned plans not to provide PrEP, following a
statement from the National AIDs Trust saying it was their
duty to provide PrEP to everyone who needed it. The NHS
originally said they were only obliged to provide treatment,
not prevention. And the NAT quite rightly pointed out that
this doesn’t add up, as post-exposure prevention pill PEP
is already available on the NHS, so why shouldn’t a preexposure one be available too? The NAT have threatened a
lawsuit if issues aren’t addressed. Quite right too.
T’aint by
ASHISH
Provocative Londonbased designer Ashish has come out with
an awesome new line
of t-shirts that we’re
totally gonna be
rocking this summer.
They feature a range
of playful dot-to-dot
pornography, which is
a lascivious melding
of totes cute and, like,
totes explicit. They
might be NSFW but
if your work doesn’t
like them, get a new
job. You don’t want to
be working with those
people anyway. T’aint
is available at V Files
in New York City.
That poster in Waterloo
Remember that “Imagine London Without Gays” poster that
flickered into life in Waterloo with no explanation last week and sent
Twitter into meltdown? Some people thought it was homophobic.
Some people thought it was hilarious. Most people didn’t give a
shit. WELL, apparently it was a publicity stunt by Tel Aviv Pride, to
grab the world’s attention ahead of their celebrations on June 3rd.
Bit random and a bit sort of…ungainly? But we’re a magazine and
here we are writing about it, so it clearly worked. Oh well.
My Big Funny Peter
GUESS WHAT!
There’s a hot
gay bear comedian coming
to London! Yes!
It’s Peter Bisuito,
also known as
My Big Funny
Peter. He’s from
across the pond,
fresh from playing host to our
American ursine
brethren. He’s
quite big over
there. He’s even
been on Oprah!
His UK tour is
coming to good
old Eagle in
Vauxhall on 2nd
May.
For more info and tickets go to mybigfunnypeter.com/european-tour
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MEAT
The meat boys. L: Fannar R: Adrian
Cult blokezine meat has just released its
latest issue of guy-next-door totty. This time
it’s a collaboration with gay rugby team the
Kings Cross Steelers. After drying off his
seat, Dom Top had a chat with meat maestro
Adrian Lourie about meat, music and more.
WELL, Mr. Lourie, we’ve had a gander at the latest issue of
meat and it is VERY TASTY. Tell us about it.
It is isn’t it? It’s devoted to The Kings Cross Steelers Rugby Club. They
were the world’s first gay inclusive rugby team and this year they celebrate
their twentieth anniversary, so I thought it was a good time to get in on
some changing room action with them. I love how diverse the club is and
its all-inclusive attitude. I thought they were a good fit for meat.
How did the collaboration with Kings Cross Steelers happen?
There was a conversation about maybe doing a feature on them for
meat but I thought they deserved a full issue. I put the idea to them and
they were really into it and it all happened pretty quickly. We went from
shoot to print in week.
How were rugby boys to work with? Shy? Show-offs?
What was amazing about doing it was the mix of guys. Of course there
were some-show offs but there were a few guys who’d never done
anything like this. To be honest I was a bit intimidated prior to doing it. I
thought they might have a certain attitude or be a bit difficult or unfriendly,
but honestly they were so fantastic and very happy to be part of it. I think
each one of them gave us something very special. They were all complete
gentlemen too. I got a lot of very firm handshakes on the day.
Any faves from the shoot? We’re particularly fond of the
cover boy…
It was pretty clear that Steve was going to be the cover from early on.
I mean he’s amazing looking but he was very quiet and unassuming
and whilst he was obviously confident in front of the camera he had this
lovely shy nature, which is very appealing. Having said that he also has
a very strong presence and to be honest I nearly dropped the camera
when he walked into the room.
I have to say though, they were all amazing and every one of them a
total hottie. I have a crush on them all.
Any plans for the next issue or is that top secret?
The next issue is devoted to Paris. I shot 17 guys in 4 days there at
the end of January. That was such an adventure. The pictures are
completely amazing and I think it’s going to be the most fabulous issue.
That city has always been so supportive of meat and it was nice to pay a
little tribute to its fantastic men. I made some really great friends whilst I
was there and I can’t wait for them to see it.
How many issues of meat is this now?
I’ve just published issue twenty in March and with special issues including
meat The Kings Cross Steelers and meat SF (the San Francisco issue)
we’re up to 25. September will be the sixth anniversary of the first issue.
What inspired you initially to start the zine? I imagine seeing
hot blokes strip o ff is a bonus.
I wanted to produce something in print. At that time there seemed to
be a big downturn in printed matter. It really looked like the Internet
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and particularly the iPad would be the death of print. Thankfully
that seems to have changed and there’s a more amazing array of
magazines than ever. I also wanted to see a more diverse range of
men looking sexy in print. I always felt like the gay press would do
features on bears or hipster gays as a sort of novelty. I wanted to push
out the idea that you don’t need a six-pack and retouching to look
hot. I’ve never retouched the meat men and I try really hard to be
diverse in my choice of subjects. Looking at hot blokes stripping off is
always a bonus too obviously.
How do you feel the response to it has been?
It’s been really phenomenal. I get a great response from guys
about it and they really seem to get my point of view. I rarely have
to look for models now, guys who buy it or follow the Instagram or
Facebook contact me about being featured. I guess for some people
it will never been diverse enough but I try really hard to represent as
many different men as I can. I pretty much shoot, edit, and produce
it singlehandedly. It survives with no advertising and absolutely no
publishing skills from me. That people still buy it and buy into the
aesthetic and idea of it makes me so happy. People are finding it all
the time and it’s new to them and it still seems fresh and interesting to
them, which is great.
The meat Launch parties at RVT are always a scream, when’s
the next one?
We’re back at The RVT on June 10th with our special guest DJ John
Sizzle. I can’t wait. He always serves it up. It’s really great to see the
Tavern having such resurgence too. Our parties there are busier than
ever. I love seeing that place rammed. We get a great crowd and
everyone’s up for drinking beer and losing it on the dance floor.
“They were all amazing and
every one of them a total hottie.
I have a crush on them all.”
What about meat East?
We’ve been taking on a Saturday night every couple of months at
Dalston Superstore. The next party is May 21st. We get the hottest
crowd. It gets so packed and causes a roadblock on the street! It’s one
of my favourite places to DJ because you get such a great opportunity
to look out over a room of the hottest men. We also make it very
much about the music and upstairs and downstairs are very carefully
curated. There’s something for everyone.
Do you have a favourite issue of meat?
meat SF probably (the San Francisco issue). It just reminds me of a
great time in my life. Rolling around The West Coast with my friend,
singer Matt Alber (who featured on the cover). Meeting and shooting
all these great blokes. Having said that, as soon as an issue is printed
I’m on to the next. I don’t often look back at them. I’ll save that until I
do the coffee table book.
Who would be your dream guy to shoot for the zine?
I’m more than happy shooting anyone who wants to be part of it to be
honest. There are a couple of those rugby dudes I’d have back in a
heartbeat though.
What else are you up to? Are you still DJing all over London
with Fannar as per usual?
Yeah we’ve been doing lots of stuff as the meat boys. We did some gigs
in Paris this year and will be back there in July. We do Friday nights at
The Kings Arms and are starting a monthly Wednesday night there next
month. We’re also doing a monthly Sunday evening residency at The
Vauxhall Griffin from late May. We get to play lots of great parties like
BRUT as well as our own meat parties. Lots of stuff to keep us in trouble.
Any favourite meat models?
Well I met Fannar through meat, I put him on the cover and we’ve been
doing our thing in one-way or anther ever since, so I’d definitely say
him. He’ll be really embarrassed by my saying that!
How do you feel about vegetarians?
I’m equal opportunities. I think anyone looks good in a meat tee shirt.
To find out more
about meat or just
ogle all the crumpet
on display, go to
www.meatzine.com
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INTRODUCING …
RAINDEAR
RAINDEAR
The coniferous forests and vaulting glaciers of Sweden have
birthed some sonorous icons. From Robyn tumbling around to
the dusky electro riff of Call Your Girlfriend, to beguiling
galactical geniuses Niki & The Dove, to Loreen’s scintillating
snowstorm of a hit, Euphoria! HRNNNK!
They’re continuing to pioneer ice-cuttingly original sounds, and
up-and-coming new artist Raindear is a perfect example of that.
Her debut album Embers is folk/darkpop fusion, evocative and
truly original. She spoke to Dylan Jones about musical metaphors,
her inspirations and treatment of women in the industry.
I’ve just been listening to your album. I love it, it’s
very Scandinavian!
Yeah! I can’t help getting influenced by our traditional
folk music and stuff. So in that way, I can’t help sounding
Scandinavian! Although I think mixing-wise, it’s got more
edge than a lot of Scandinavian music. I’m not sure about
Scandinavian music outside of Sweden, but with some of our
music, the music isn’t as edgy.
Well I sort of compared you a bit to Niki & The Dove…
I love that! They’re my favourites from Sweden. I love getting
compared to them. Their most recent stuff is so great. It’s so
raw, and that’s very Scandinavian.
On your Facebook page you refer to your music as
“Disney/desert pop”. What’s the idea behind that?
I just really love the Pocahontas soundtrack, and Mulan,
and all the movies I watched as a kid. I’ve just really been
inspired by them. And the ‘desert’ part is because sometimes
I have some Middle Eastern influences in the scale. I just
wanted to name it something other than ‘electropop’,
because that doesn’t properly describe what it is. I don’t want
to be referred to as an electropop artist, because that’s kind
of limiting. I like real instruments.
Electropop used to be a new genre, but maybe now
that word’s being thrown around a bit too much.
Yeah. I feel like electropop has synthesizers and a drum
machine, and a really electric sound. Which I have a bit, but I
wanted to be really organic at the same time. If you described
me as an electropop artist it wouldn’t explain the whole sound.
So tell me about the lead single from the album, I’m
The Ice.
It’s about passivity. The whole ice vibe that I’m describing is
a metaphor for when you’re really passive and scared in a
relationship, and you just melt. And it’s really far until you
reach where you should be. Like a glacier. So the ice is a
metaphor for a situation you can’t get out of. You’re frozen.
So we already mentioned Niki & The Dove. What
other artists are you liking at the moment?
I really liked SBTRACT newest album. Or whatever it was, I
don’t think they wanted to refer to it as an album. But yeah,
their latest work. And one of my favourites at the moment is
Jungle from London! I really like that sound. It can’t be too
pretentious, I want some quirkiness! A bit like Niki & The Dove.
NDEAR
NDEAR
That’s why my music sounds the way it does. I like it to be dark,
but quirky at the same time, so it has a spectrum of emotion.
As a young woman starting out in the music industry,
what do you think about how it’s treating women at
the moment? And do you have any thoughts on the
whole Ke$ha thing?
Oh my god, I don’t know the specifics but from what I’ve
heard, the stuff with Ke$ha sounds really horrible. I’ve been
really surprised by everything I’ve read about that. For myself
as a female producer, I’ve thankfully never experienced
anything like that. But people sometimes don’t believe you’ve
done what you’ve done. That I can even use a computer and
things like. That’s something you experience every day. But
luckily I think equality has come a little bit further in Sweden
compared to the rest of the world. So I’m lucky to be here at
least. I hear a lot of horrible things about the music industry
every day. But I can’t say I know any specifics about the
Ke$ha situation apart from what I’ve read, what everyone’s
read. But it sounds awful.
It’s interesting what you said about your experiences
as a female producer. I saw an interview with Charli
XCX where she said people didn’t realize who her
band were because she has an all-female band.
Yeah, stuff like that is really bizarre. I’m interested in feminism.
I’m trying to do what I can for that. I’m actually teaching young
girls here in Sweden to produce music on their summer camps.
I’m trying to change how it’s being looked at, because I’ve
experienced it myself.
Wow that’s awesome! So what are your plans for the
future?
Well I’m gonna wait and see what this album generates, but
I already know I’m coming to London in May. It’s not official
yet so I’m not sure if I can say it, but just look out for me
turning up in London at the end of May! And I’m also gonna
go to New York and LA at some point after the album comes
out, and try to promote the album over there. And hopefully
play at some festivals in Sweden, that’d be awesome. At
the moment a lot of things are uncertain. But I’m in a really
creative space right now, there are so many new ideas
circling in my head.
It looks like it’s gonna be an exciting summer for you!
Definitely.
Raindear will be in the UK in May, and Embers is out now.
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RAIN
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I
don’t
want to be
referred
to
as
an
ele c tro p o p
a r t i s t ,
b e c a u s e
that’s kind
of limiting.
I like real
instruments.
RAINDE
RAINDE
INDEAR
INDEAR
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Photo: LJK Photography
D J
O F
T H E
W E E K
JAMIE BULL @ HomoElectric
JA MIE BUL L’S
HOMOEL EC TRIC TOP TEN
1. Chrissy – 'The Right To
Dance With Somebody'
A disco record made up
of lots of bits of old disco
records. And it’s 130bpm.
Poppers o’clock.
2. Purple Disco Machine
– 'Yo!'
A stolen disco bassline
plonked over a house beat
with a looped vintage rap
shouting “yo baby yo”.
Simple but effective.
3. DJ Steevo – 'Karioca'
A driving disco-flavoured
romp! It builds and builds
and builds.
4. Detroit Swindle –
'Howsmusic'
A house track that sounds
like disco that sounds like
house.
5. Frits Wentink – 'Child
Of The Universe'
A wonky analogue garage
wobbler.
So love, what’s your name and
where do you come from?
I’m Jamie Bull, DJ and party starter
for club nights HomoElectric and
Handsome. Plus I host a monthly
radio show on This Is Electric.
What kind of music do you
play?
Discoey garagey house. A mix of
celebrating the past and finding
classics of the future.
And what can people expect
from your next set?
Soaring melodies, throbbing
grooves, lots of handclaps and the
occasional wailing diva.
Jamie Bull is playing at HomoElectric
on Friday 29th April at Dalston
Superstore (117 Dalston Kingsland
High Street, E8 2PB), 9pm – 3am.
Free before 11pm, £5 after.
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6. Leon Vynehall –
'Beau Sovereign'
Sounds like a Masters
At Work record made by
robots. Oddball jazzy
chords and soulful grooves
from space.
7. Soul Asylum –
'Who Do You Love'
(Full Intention Remix)
A new track that sounds like
a lost garage production
from 1997. Ace.
Bolt
down
to the
Hoist
for SPORTSBOLT
Let’s face it
, we ALL have a sportswear
fetish. Whether it’s perving on guys in their footie kit
on the overground, or lingering as we pass joggers in
Green Park, it’s ALL ABOUT those silky, dick-outlining
shorts and knee-high stripy socks.
Wish there was somewhere to satisfy your locker roomfuelled fantasies? Well, this is London, so guess what…
THERE IS.
A new sports night is opening exclusively at The
Hoist - Sportsbolt Club is the place to share your sports
kit fetish - from rugby and football gear to full wrestling
lycra and trackies, the world of the sports kit fetish is on
your doorstep.
Wander around under the vibes of techno trance
and join a busy crowd in The Hoist’s locker room maze
(STEAMY) featuring ‘DNA Contact Sport’ where you
can leave your mark. We’re not sure exactly what ‘DNA
Contact Sport’ means, but we can guess.
Sportsbolt Club operates a very strict sports kit dress
code. If you do well on the night and wear your complete
full kit you will be awarded with offers on your next visit.
So get your kit on and come along!
The Sportsbolt Launch Party will be featuring Jay
Muscle and his gang for a hottest ever XXX Wrestling show
London has ever seen, with The Hoist transforming into a
Mad Max-esque arena!
8. Filta Freqz –
'Master Blaster'
Sounds like Wildchild
‘Renegade Master’ and a
hip house track from 1990.
What’s not to like about
that?
9. The Model –
'Who Did That'
The ghost of Technotronic’s
‘Pump Up The Jam’ floats
through this no nonsense
house banger.
10. Thelma Houston –
'I’m Here Again'
(Joey Negro Remix)
A disco classic gets a tasteful
makeover for 2016.
Sportsbolt is this Saturday 30th April.
Advance tickets £12, £15 OTD.
10pm - 4am. For full details visit
www.sportsboltclub.com.
The Hoist, Railway Arch 47, South
Lambeth Road, London SW8 1SR
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C L U B
N E W S
For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 48-52
50-54 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
Thursday 28th April
Friday 29th April
Gravity Onyx Re-Mixed
What’s that in the distance? Is it a bird? is it a plane? No it’s Vauxhall
legends Gravity & Onyx, combining forces to bring you the ultimate
Thursday night/Friday morning afterhours! Expect HUUUUUGE things
as Gravity & Onyx battle it out every week with a roster of DJs that stays
true to both brands. In the GRAVITY room, bringing you the best in
eclectic fun, uplifting afterhours beats will be Fat Tony and Richard
Jones . In the ONYX room playing dance floor anthems & club classics
will be Charlie Holland, Jason Prince & Matt Unique. Plus Latina
lovely Sidney Bueno will be on hosting duties!
Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP,
11pm - 8am. £1 entry before 1am with an AD/Flyer.
Push the Button:
Mi Chico Latino
Fake honey, real plastic, stupid cupid, fantastic! Queer thinking,
straight talking - it’s time to recognise the talents of the one and only
GERI HALLIWELL! Who’s wearing the trousers now? It’s Push the Button!
They’ll honour the goddess-like GENIUS of Geri by hosting the world’s
first GERI HALLIWELL LOOK-AT-ME BEAUTY PAGEANT! Christ alive.
There’ll be a special Geri-inspired performance from the legendary
FIGS IN WIGS. Donde esta el hombre, con fuego en la sangre!
Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane SE11 5HY,
9pm – 3:15am. £6.
Saturday 30th April
XXL Hoxton Whores
Friday 29th April
First off, can we talk about
this line up? GSP, Fat Tony,
D’Johnny, Lee Harris,
Terry Bryan and Richard
Jones? Are you going to
be able to handle the level
of sonic perfection that will
be flying at you on Friday
night/Saturday morning? We
certainly hope so. If you’re
feeling a bit overwhelmed
though, just let hosts Louise
Port & Jacob K know. They’ll
tell you sort yourself out and
CARRY ON DANCING.
A:M
Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza,
South Bank SE1 9UF,
10pm – 7am.
£8 members, £15 guests.
Protocol, 6A South Lambeth Place
SW8 1SP, 11pm – 11am. £4 with a flyer/
AD before 1am
Hoxton Whores
The Hoxton Whores are back in town and turnin’ tricks. We had a
chat with them last week about their top 20 club tracks. They were all
shockingly amazing, so we’d recommend you move your arse and get
down there to hear them as you hit the dancefloor with the friendliest
twice-weekly bear party around. If you can't get enough on the
weekend, they’re open on Wednesday nights too..
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For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 48-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
East Bloc’s weekly Saturday is back with house delights in the main
room and pop/R’n’B in the bar! Hifi Sean, Josh Caffe, Martyn
Fitzgerald, Johnny Kalifornia and Beary Carey will be providing
your aural pleasure, so make sure you head down to the City Road den
of sin this weekend. It’s guaranteed to knock your bloc off!
C L U B
QBoy
Saturday 30th April
N E W S
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY.
R&She is four years
old. That’s older than
Li’l Kim’s current face!
Anyway it’s time to get
DRUNK IN LOVE and
come celebrate their
B’DAY with a Beyonce
special. All you BABY
BOYS and NAUGHTY
GIRLS get set to WORK
IT OUT as QBoy, David
Oh and Neil Prince
return to shine the GREEN
LIGHT on the DIVAS we’re
all DANGEROUSLY IN
LOVE with.
R & She 4th Birthday
Saturday 30th April
Blocheads
East Bloc, 217 City Road EC1V 1JN,
11pm – 6am.
£5 before 12:30am, £10 after.
Saturday 30th April
Dressed as a Girl
Soundtrack Launch
David Oh
TIPSY, 20 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XN,
9pm – 4:30am.
Free before 10pm, £6 after.
Saturday 30th April
BABEZ
Feral
Lady Lloyd
The Glory’s having a party. We’re shocked! We’re sure you are too.
What’s it in aid of this time? Only the bloody soundtrack to the critically
acclaimed and basically amazing “Dressed As a Girl”. That film is
fucking fab. Holestar’s in a wheelchair for most of it and while we
don’t like to laugh at the disabled, it’s pretty hilarious watching her try
to buy fags whilst wheeled. Anyway, the soundtrack is a treat so they’re
releasing it on COMPACT DISC and probably MP3 too. Or m4a. So
many formats. And the launch night will welcome Feral ‘aka MC
Kinky’ to the stage for a special live set.
The Glory, 8as, 281 Kingsland Road E2 8AS, 5pm – 2am. Free before 10pm, show 11pm.
It’s a brand new venue for the BABEZ! They’ve headed to Camden,
where they blend in better with the clientele. The usual suspects,
Beary Carey and Lady Muck, er, Lloyd will be playing CHOONS
and wreaking havoc on Bloc Bar, plus Loverboy Magazine’s Michael
Turnbull joins the team for unadulterated pop all night! Word of
warning, if you should see Lloyd whip out her lighter: RUN. We’re still
growing our eyebrows back.
Bloc Bar, 18 Kentish Town Road NW1 9NX , 9pm – 3am. £5.
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C L U B
N E W S
For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 48-52
50-54 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
Saturday 30th April
Exilio: LATINOS
UNIDOS
Saturday 30th April
Beyond Invasion
In aid of the recent
earthquake in Ecuador,
London’s number one LGBT
Latin dance club is hosting
a fundraiser for Oxfam this
Saturday! Jessica Colita
and Amy Gran-Zunga will
host a special game of bingo,
then at 8pm the fun starts
as Exilio Club opens to the
sound of salsa, merengue,
bachata, reggaeton, electro
latino,cumbia and more,
mixed by resident DJG
as well as jazz & disco
performances from Lee the
Singer. Plus a special Exilio
auction! £1 of every entry will
be donated to the cause.
Its the year 3087 & Planet MW06 (formerly planet Earth)
has been engulfed by the New Order. A regime that has
seen all sense of life, individuality & charisma sucked out
of the inhabitants . All the humans eat the same vitamins
everyday and spend the majority of their time at work.
Life (if you can call it that) has become monotonous and
unbearable... Surely something is going to happen to
save these people from their miserable lives. But who will
have the strength to defeat the new order?? One word:
BEYOND. Hope and faith will be restored in planet Earth
as a host of your favourite Beyond DJ’s as well as a troupe
of the hottest Go-Go dancers Beyond Invasion will keep
you jumpin’ and pumpin’ all night long!! Saving the
world with those intergalactic beats: Gonzalo, Michel
Mizrahi, Tony English & Miswhite.
Muse Soho, 23 Frith Street W1D 4RR,
bingo at 7pm, party 8pm.
The Coronet
Theatre,
NewSE1
Kent7TJ,
Road,
SE1–7TJ,
The Coronet Theatre,
28 New
Kent28
Road,
11pm
7am.11pm – 7am.
Silver
Summers
£12
advance.
FOLLOWED
BEYOND AFTER
HOURS
AT FIRE.
£12
advance. BY
FOLLOWED
BY BEYOND
AFTER
HOURS AT FIRE.
Sunday 1st May
Dalston superstore
7th Birthday
Oh shit, here we go. Superstore is having a birthday. D-Swiz has
been around for SEVEN YEARS. That makes us feel about a billion
years old. They’re celebrating in the only way they know how, which
is to get you all absolutely shitfaced and play a ton of banging tunes.
They’ve enlisted a truckload of delightful DSS friends’n’fam people to
play for you too; Hannah Holland, Dan Beaumont, Jonjo Jury,
Mikki Most, Nic Fisher, Stathis, Michelle Manetti, Will Cozforg,
2Gurlz1Cub & Rachael. Better stock up on Dioralyte and Rustler
burgers because your hangover is going to be vicious.
Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street E8 2PB, 7pm – LATE.
Sunday 1st May
East End Boyz
End your bank holiday with a BANG, literally at dive of debauchery Fitladz East! The perfect place to satisfy any unrequited hornover cravings
you might wake up with on Sunday morning. It’s cruisey, it’s naughty,
it’s sexy, and most importantly it’s A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. And it’s at
one of our fave East London gay haunts, EAST BLOC! If those walls
could talk. Sometimes they do, depending on how wasted you are.
East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm - 4am. £5.
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For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 46-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com
For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.
Sunday 1st May
Brüt #19
Bank holiday Brüt bearnanza round two is upon us and they’ve
got hot to trot Brüt from down under Dan Slater back behind
the decks! He’ll be joining Tom Stephan and Italian stallion
Massimo Paramour, plus Ben Jamin in the main vault for a
collosal night of beefy beats and London’s finest blokes, bears,
hunks and cubs. In vault two Beefmince’s Silverhook, Ross
Jones and DJ Dreadful play party classics. End your Bank
Holiday weekend Brüt style!
Steel Yard, 13-16 Allhallows Lane, EC4R 3UL, 10pm – 6am..
C L U B
Soulful music has
no templates!
For their next
instalment, they’re
inviting a music
junkie, singer,
connoisseur and
DJ established
in Rare Grooves,
Northern Soul,
Disco and House
music: Ronnie
King! Since it’s
Bank Holiday they’ll
be are going ‘til
4am with resident
Alex Eugenio.
Expect a sultry
blend of House,
Disco, Jazz and
uplifting vocals...
all - night - long!
Not forgetting to
mention that Zigfrid
has a massive patio
for drink and a
breeze, for those in
need after a good
dancefloor sweat.
N E W S
Ronnie King
Sunday 1st May
Eastern Heights
Zigfrid von Underbelly, 11 Hoxton Square N1 6NU,
5pm – 4am. Free entry.
Biggy C
Sunday 1st May
Jeffrey Hinton
Bootylicious
Sunday 1st May
Dirty Diana Pink Jeans
The adoring dancing disco for homos and their homies is
back this Bank holiday Weekend! After a fit as fuck Fetish Ball
had your sass and screams ruling a packed dancefloor from
beginning to end they’re heading back up to Dalston for the May
Bank Holiday weekend for a SUNDAY dance off with the kids at
Tipsy, yep! Venus Ex Machina, Frank.co, Samantha Togni
and special guest BECKY STROKE will be supplying the tunes
to for you to come through, be yourself, rave and get dirty to.
The Coronet Theatre, 28 New Kent Road, SE1 7TJ, 11pm – 7am.
TIPSY,
Stoke Newington
N16 7XN,AFTER
9pm -HOURS
4am. £7..
£1220advance.
FOLLOWEDRoad,
BY BEYOND
AT FIRE.
This is the second bank holiday Sunday session at Club Union
in Vauxhall this year. The place was off the chain on Easter
Sunday and they’re expecting another roadblock this time, all
at the place Bootylicious started originally, for two rooms of
the best urban and old school dance tracks - Dancehall, RnB,
Hiphop, Disco, old school House. The line-up includes Brandy
alias Afro Chick, DJ Chillz, Biggy C, Jeffrey Hinton, Kartel
Brown, Sugarbear, and MC Tyron.
Union, 66 Albert Embankment SE1 7TP, 11pm – LATE.
Students £8 before 1am. More OTD.
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GETTIN’
ONYX
R&She
Turns 4
On the eve of their fourth birthday party, R&She founder
Neil Prince reflects on their past and very bright future!
“Back on 21st April 2012, myself, David Oh and QBoy held our
first R & She party at Vogue Fabrics. It was an idea I had off the back
of my pop sets at Dalston Superstore. Whenever I dropped any old
school R&B, people would go crazy. I thought: ‘We need an old school
R&B night in East London’, because there wasn’t one. Not for a gay
audience anyway. And knowing how the gays love to channel their
inner diva on the dancefloor, I thought I’d make it all about the females
in R&B and Hip-Hop. R & She was born.
We wanted to create a fun, party atmosphere, inclusive for everyone,
celebrating not just the female artists we love but the message they bring
through their music. So on the one side we have a proper party vibe
with mass sing-a-longs and dance offs. But on the other it connects with
our beliefs in finding the strength to be comfortable with yourself, your
sexuality and your body and fighting the dominant patriarchal bullshit.
R&B and Hip-Hop now is very much a male dominated industry. But if
you go back to the 90’s, there were so many more big female artists in the
game. It’s something we hope is going to change, with new artists such as
Tinashe and Lady Leshurr striking a chord and building audiences.
We have an amazingly loyal crowd whom we love that come back
party after party. They make the party, really. And what we’ve ended up
with is one of the most mixed crowds at a gay night we’ve seen. Which
is how it should be. It’s allowed us to grow, moving from Vogue Fabrics
to Tipsy in 2014 and now next month for our May party, we’ll be holding
it in an even bigger venue, Trapeze on Great Eastern Street.
2016 has already been a big year, securing a Berlin residency at St
Georg and opening for En Vogue at the Mighty Hoopla festival. And
with forthcoming slots at Bristol Pride and another outdoor summer
party at the Magic Roundabout we’re all set to continue celebrating the
queens in Hip-Hop and R&B!”
Fat Tony
Vauxhall’s naughty Thursday
night treat, Gravity, is BACK
this week on 28th April…but
what’s that following it? Oh
my god, it’s ONYX! Yes, our
favourite club night named after
a semi-precious stone and/or a
Pokemon is making a comeback,
in a big way.
The two club leviathans will
be battling it out for supremacy
every Thursday, with a roster
of DJs that will stay true to both
brands’ very distinct identities.
In the GRAVITY room, bringing
you the best in eclectic, fun and
uplifting afterhours beats, will be
Fat Tony & Richard Jones. In
the ONYX room, playing dance
floor anthems & club classics, will
be Charlie Holland, Jason
Prince & Matt Unique.
Plus the gorgeous Latin lovely
Sidney Bueno is on hosting
duties. This lady has the samba
in her blood, so get ready
for her to take you for a spin
around the dancefloor, clad in
a selection of her finest eyepopping outfits!
Charlie Holand
Sidney Bueno
R&She’s 4th Birthday party is on Saturday 30th April at
TIPSY (20 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XN),
9pm – 4:30am. Free before 10pm, £6 after.
Gravity Onyx Re-Mixed starts Thursday 28th April at Protocol
(6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP), 11pm - 8am.
£1 entry before 1am with ad/flyer.
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XXL Saint George’s Day
@ Pulse
23/04/16
1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark,
SE1 9UF
Words by Yaf Brown
Photos by Joel Ryder
Saturday 23rd meant St George’s day
- or shall we say night - at South East London’s
XXL, ultimately serving as yet another reason to
celebrate being gay on the weekend in the big
way only a super-club could offer! Bears, built,
lean and every little nuance between were
in attendance - flooding the massive arena
dancefloors like the subwoofers thumping hard
house, smooth r’n’b and smash tracks from
the past - filling the yards of sofas of both chill
spaces, and working up another kind of sweat
elsewhere. 10pm to 7am still remains one of
the best deals for revellers looking to dedicate
themselves to any scene venue - and any
reason to wave the flag for what’s become the
scene’s most fondly patronised club night South
of the river. Well we’re in!
“Bears, built,
lean and every
little nuance
between were in
attendance.”
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A:M
22/04/16
Protocol, 6A South Lambeth
Place, SW8 1SP
Words by Jaime Domingo
Photos by ChrisJepson.com
“It’s not just
after-hours, it’s
outrageously
after-hours.”
A:M deserves its
reputation as one of the
BEST CLUBBING NIGHTS
IN THE CITY! It’s not just
after-hours, it’s outrageously
after-hours. It runs in a
strobe-lit whirlwind from
11pm right through to 11am
and we survived for erm…
well, some of that! Even QX
Magazine has their limits.
Believe it or not, we’re not
the party girls we once
were. We were home and in
bed by 7am. So early!
Anyway it can always be
relied on to be an absolute banger of a night out. We got chatting to
a sexy Kellan Lutz lookalike on the dancefloor. Who knows, maybe it
WAS Kellan Lutz, you never know these days. Louise Port was there
being a fabulous host as always with her gorgeous grin.
SO, big thanks to the kids at A:M for another absolute stomper of an
after-hours party!
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Exilio @ Muse Soho
16/04/16
23 Frith St, London
W1D 4RR
Words and Photos by
ChrisJepson.com
For almost 20 years, the legendary LGBT Latin Dance Club Exilio has been
bringing the finest Latin sounds to London, and in an exciting chapter in their story
last weekend saw them moving to Muse, a new central Soho venue, for their twice
a month parties. Not just a late nightclub event, Exilio has community at its heart
and enough Latin love for all. Opening at 6pm, the evening is divided up in to
segments and offers a warm up of Latin ballads and finger food for early arrivals
before the entertainment kicks in with Salsa classes, Exilio diva performances and
a showcase of new Latino talent. Then the Exilio resident DJs take over for a dance
session like no other with a mix of salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton and the
best Latin crossover music. Last Saturday’s chic launch featured a masked ball,
the gorgeous Sidney Bueno and her boys on the door, performance from Nikita
Nipone as Dua Lipa, Pamela as Gloria Trevi and so much more. Latin Chic has
arrived, and its name is Exilio.
“Exilio has
community at it’s
heart and enough
Latin love for all.”
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TheMenWhoFell2Earth
23/04/16
East Bloc, 217 City Road,
EC1V 1JN
Words by James Egan
Photos by Freddy Krave
We CRASHED into East Bloc for another
instalment of its longest-running party this
Saturday. This time our favourite extraterrestrials
had abducted Scotch sensation Hi-Fi Sean
and beamed him down to the Bloc for what he
described as a “delicious musical salad” of top
tunes. The Men themselves threw down some
real treats (including a number of Prince’s best
cuts) while the dancefloor throbbed with rowdy
weekend revellers of every persuasion and
orientation. International porn star Issac Jones
turned up for a shimmy, along with the Prince of
Darkness Ray Noir. He didn’t so much shimmy, as
look gorgeously broody though. Fab host Cain
Jennings whirled around the place like a dervish,
as Tumblr sensation Freddy Krave snapped the
scene. We promised ourselves we wouldn’t
use this phrase ever again, but we’re gonna;
MenWhoFell2Earth was OUT OF THIS WORLD!
“MenWhoFell2Earth
was OUT OF THIS
WORLD!
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DEBBIE’s 4th Birthday
16/04/2016
The Shacklewell Arms, 71
Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB
Words by Amrou Al-Kadhi
Photos by Mark Storey
If Debbie the club-night were a real person, I’d give her a huge
hug and say thanks for those groovy times at The Shacklewell Arms on
Saturday! Too many LGBT nights in London place heavy emphasis on
“the kind of queer person designed for this specific space”; Debbie’s
room of club-goers is diverse and eclectic, and as a result, the
atmosphere was friendly and joyous. The only strict definition at play
was the DJ’s uplifting playlist – all your favourite female fronted tracks.
I’d been longing for a night where I could rock out to “Bad Romance”
and “Shake it Off” without feeling cringe – and lo and behold, I found
it in Debbie! DJ Laurence Del Rey catered not only to pop lovers, but
also to those who wanna jam out to Stevie Nicks and Tina Turner like a
teenager with lots of feelings again. If you’re up for meeting someone
new, that could be hard at Debbie, as the lighting on the dance-floor was
a bit too low to really make much out (and it’s definitely not going for the
darkroom vibe…) But if you’re looking for somewhere to be as silly and
happy as possible with your gang, Debbie’s your gal pal.
“If you’re looking for
somewhere to be as
silly and happy as
possible with your
gang, Debbie’s your
gal pal.”
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R A I S I N G
T H E
B A R
Circa
62 Frith Street, London W1
BackCounter
Vauxhall Station, South Lambeth Road SW8 1SR
BackCounter are bringing cocktail hour back to Vauxhall this Saturday
30th with unique twists on classic serves. It’s free entrance too, so why
not nip down and treat yourself to a few delicious beverages courtesy
of BackCounter.
Circa celebrates 5 years in Soho with a window-rattlin’, bootysmackin, thirst-quenchin’ superlate SESH next weekend on
Thursday 5th May! Forget the Mayoral election and make THIS
your priority! Adam Turner, Munroe Bergdorf, Sam Londt, Jonathan
Bestley and Attack Attack Attack will be coming together to serve up
the biggest speaker shuddering beats and party anthems until 4am!
Calling all regulars, newbies, visitors, drags, lads, sistas, hotties and
party monsters alike: they’re starting the weekend early, and they’re
going hard all night.
Comptons of Soho
51-53 Old Compton Street W1D 6HN
We bloody LOVE Comptons. The nights we’ve sat on a stool, slurring
drunkenly to the array of handsome blokes and bears propping up
the bar… we’ve lost count. It’s a wonderfully diverse and friendly
atmosphere and the bar staff are TOTAL CRUMPET. Seriously.
Anyway, they’ve got loads on this BaHoWe including an EXTENDED
Leather Social in the upstairs bar! So strap up and get down there,
cuz they’re open ‘til 12am on Sunday!
The Yard
57 Rupert Street, W1D 7PL
Come this weekend, the ties will come off and the pecs will come out,
as the Yard kicks up the gears and becomes a thriving hive for the
smart, toned and sexy! The freshest vocal house will be on rotation,
and the air alive with excitement, laughter and testosterone! Sit out in
the Yard’s, well, yard and enjoy what we’ve all fought so hard to save!
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London Gay Village Guide
Central & Soho
BARS
1. Admiral Duncan
54 Old Compton
Street, W1D 4UB
Landmark traditional gay pub
slap bang in the middle of queer
street. A friendly, eclectic clientele
for uncomplicated drinkin’ and
entertainment seven nights a week.
2. City Of Quebec
12 Old Quebec Street,
W1H 7AH
This long-serving pub is a
traditional boozer in every sense.
Popular with a more mature
gay crowd and their admirers,
there are quiz nights, karaoke,
weekly Sunday night cabaret and
basement disco.
3. Comptons of Soho
52 Old Compton
Street, W1D 6HJ
The Grand Dame of Old Compton
Street. This ever-busy drinking
den has a cruisy downstairs with
circular bar, plus a loungeier,
grandiosely furnished upstairs.
Great music, and they often show
live rugby/football matches for the
butcher fellas.
4. Duke Of Wellington
77 Wardour Street,
W1V 3TH
A local pub right in the heart
of the West End. This more
traditional-looking gay boozer
boasts an eclectic and friendly
clientele and is particularly busy at
weekends.
5. Friendly Society
79 Wardour Street,
W1D 6QB
A discreet door hides a wonderful
kitsch and kooky sub-surface bar
where Barbarella meets Barbie.
Friendly, fun and quirky.
6. G-A-Y Bar
30 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4UR
Soho’s palace of pop, which
boasts three floors of purplewalled, pop tuneage beamed
from loads of plasma screens.
Scores of pretty young party
things and endless cheap drinks
promotions means you’re assured
a fab night out.
7. Halfway II Heaven
7 Duncannon Street,
WC2N 4JF
A traditional gay boozer, with
a friendly bunch of after work
regulars and off-duty drag
queens who are very welcoming
to newcomers. Downstairs boasts
regular cabaret and karaoke
nights.
8. King’s Arms
23 Poland Street, W1F 8QL
Long-serving, friendly and always
popular drinking den for bears
and their pals.
9. Ku Bar Frith Street
25 Frith Street,
WC2A 7BA
Affectionately known as ‘Baby
Ku’, spread over two floors, the
funky basement bar is a pleasing
plateau of comfy seats, plasma
screens, great lighting and a
diverse clientele. Not forgetting
the hot boys behind the bar!
13. Rupert Street
50 Rupert Street,
W1D 6DR
This popular bar has a sophisticated
and stylish clientele, with a diverse
food menu during the day and live
DJs playing to a packed-out venue
at the weekend. A favourite preclubbing destination.
14. Yard
57 Rupert Street, W1D 7PL
A wonderful, relaxed venue with
a gorge New York style loft-bar,
Soho’s ONLY smoking balcony and
courtyard, plus a bevy of beautiful
boys, professional gayers and
everyone in-between.
15. Central Station
37 Wharfdale Road, N1 9SD
A cosy queer watering hole nestled
in the heart of Kings Cross. Take the
edge off with a beer by their roaring
fire, or enjoy their live entertainment,
great food and roof terrace.
LATE BARS
10. Molly Moggs
2 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4TB
Offering not only a warm and
friendly atmosphere, Molly
Moggs also has a packed event
programme across the week,
generally involving singing and
sequins. A cosy, charming venue
that, whilst being predominantly
gay, does also attract a mixed
crowd to its cabaret shenanigans.
11. New Bloomsbury Set
76b Marchmont Street,
WC1N 1AG
A gorgeous spot for socializing
nestled in the heart of bustling
Bloomsbury. Pulling in a diverse
mix of suave and sophisticated
gays, from professionals to
students, the cushioned cubby
holes are great for big groups
or an intimate date. Home to
Dusty O’s Musical Menagerie on
Sundays
12. Retro Bar
2 George Court,
WC2H 6HH
A hidden gem that brings a slice
of ‘Shoreditch cool’ to the West
End. A laid-back, trendy but
unpretentious crowd, chillin’ to
indie and retro tunes.
16 Bloc Bar
18 Kentish Town Road, NW1
9NX
Camden’s hottest, cutest, trendiest
new venue with a weekly rotation
of poptastic DJs and sassy cabaret!
Great for post-work drinks or
debauched weekend shenanigans.
17. Muse
23 Frith Street, W1D 3JD
Ambiently-lit underground Soho
cocktail bar with urban clubby vibes!
Plays host to a variety of queer
friendly nights, including hot Spanish
sensation EXILIO.
18. Circa
62 Frith Street, W1D 3JN
Cozy club/bar off Soho Square,
featuring super-friendly staff and
a buzzing atmosphere. DJs play
pop and clubbier beats, with a late
license until 1am. Worth checking
out for the amazing mirror-ball DJ
booth alone! Now serving food.
20. Freedom
66 Wardour Street,
W1F 0TA
A polysexual, two-floor bar that
caters to many a well-heeled
gayer and their trendy hetero
acquaintances. There’s also a glitzy
disco downstairs with club nights,
live performances and more.
21. Ku Bar Lisle Street
and Ku Klub
30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA
A wonderful, three-floor bar/
club with a diverse crowd of party
pumpin’ pretties. Upstairs has the
gorgeous champagne bar, perfect
for private parties, the ground floor
is regularly heaving, and the Ku
Klub is open 7 days a week with
different themed nights of pop
tuneage. The beautiful bar boys will
have your mouths watering.
22. Village
81 Wardour Street,
W1D 6QD
A three-floored wonder of stunning
Sohocialites enjoying chilled-out
drinks.
CLUB
23. G-A-Y Late
5 Goslett Yard, WC2H 0EA
The late night version of its Old
Compton Street sister, which sticks
to the winning formula of top pop,
plasmas screens, hot boys and flirty
girls – but continues until the early
hours of the morning!
24. Heaven
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG
Probably the most famous gay
disco on Earth! Boasting five
rooms of sounds, this legendary
venue caters to a wild mix, from
polysexual and studenty crowds
to mad trannies and muscle boys,
with plenty of special events and
wild parties, including G-A-Y every
Thursday (Porn Idol), Friday (Camp
Attack), pop artists perform live or
regular themes every Saturday, and
dance night Popcorn every Monday.
Playing the best in pop, dance, R&B
and anything you can shimmy to.
25. Club 49
49 Greek Street,
W1D 4EG
A sexy Soho boutique lounge club,
host to glam nights such as the
eternally popular Room Service,
every Thursday.
26. Shadow Lounge
5 Brewer Street, W1F 0RF
The spiritual home of the swish,
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Celebrating 30 Years at the Heart of Gay Soho
'A True Soho Institution, serving up the very best House DJs
in London 4 days a week, a massive range of beers and a
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London gay village / CENTR AL & SOHO
stylish scene queen, this decadent
club de jour is pumping seven
nights a week with glamorous
louche loungers and dancefloor
divas alike. The weekends are
packed with cocktail-sipping, airkissing urbanites and more than
a few celeb clienteles nestled in
the enclaves. With top DJs, and
a trendy selection of music, it’s
open to all, but there are plenty of
benefits for members…
GAY-FRIENDLY FOOD
27. Balans
60-62 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4UG
London’s queen of gay-friendly
dining, slap-bang in the heart
of Soho’s gay village. Featuring
a varied menu of modern
international cuisine, superb
cocktails, fine wine list and late
night/early morning dining. Quite
simply the place to be seen with
Cosmo in hand and hot boy in tow.
28. Balans Café
24 Old Compton
Street, W1D 4TP
You can always spot an array
of trendy Sohoites, media types
and gays about town enjoying a
breakfast, brunch or late night
snack in this buzzing café.
MEN ONLY
29. The Underground Club
37 Wharfdale Road, N1 9SD
North London’s fetish destination,
with nights and events to suit every
weird and wonderful taste.
30. The Stable
29 Endell Street,
WC2H 9BA
A sophisticated sauna and bar for
boozing and cruising. Includes spa,
sauna, steam room, cabins, video
lounge and massage services, in
a discreet location in the bustling
Covent Garden, just a hop, skip
and a jump away from Soho. A
perfect way to release some after
work tension.
31. Sweatbox
1-2 Ramillies Street,
W1F 7LN
A sauna, gym and emporium of
spa therapies and massages all
under one roof, this ultra modern,
men-only space also holds
regular club events such as foam
parties, with 1-day and weekend
passes, plus monthly and annual
memberships available. Open until
2am weeknights and 24 hours over
the weekend.
32. Vault
139 Whitfield Street,
SW1W 0HH
A cruise bar where you can have
drinks at the bar and unwind in front
of the movie screens or wander the
dark corridors and hidden vaults to
discover secret treasures. There’s
also themed nights of nudity and
underwear-only. Just a stone’s throw
from Soho.
33. Ted’s Place
305 North End Rd,
Fulham W14 9NS
A friendly, welcoming basement
bar, run by the lovely Ted. With a
mix of cruising, underwear and
sports kit nights, as well as a pop
T-Girl event on every Thursday!
SHOPS, SERVICES, GYMS
AND MORE…
34. 56 Dean Street
56 Dean Street, W1D 6AQ
A welcoming, ultra modern and
very friendly sexual health clinic
that offers both walk-in and
appointment services. With fast HIV
testing, Hepatitis B vaccinations,
free condoms, emergency
contraception and advice.
35. Clone Zone
35 Old Compton Street,
W1D 5JX
A gay man’s shopping paradise,
featuring DVDs, toys, clothes,
underwear, books, magazines and
more. Plus, head to the basement
downstairs for a feast of strictly
adults-only goodies, such as porn,
DVDs, dildos, plus fetish/bondage
gear.
free from prejudice, harassment
and discrimination. Providing a safe
place, and a range of activities to
develop a sense of community, a
support network and wider social
and strategic change.
38. Prowler
5-7 Brewer Street,
W1F 0RF
The number one stop for your
every gay need; ranging from
toys to clothes, books to DVDs
and a dedicated section for porn,
Prowler have got it all! Located in
the heart of Soho, Prowler offers a
comfortable, easy shopping space
with friendly staff on hand to ensure
you find exactly what you need.
39. X-it Soho
2 Silver Place,
Soho, W1F 0JP
Husband and wife team Sean and
Tracy Miller own and run a this
unique salon in the heart of Soho.
Unlike most traditional salons who
offer a variety of treatments, they
specialise in hair removal and use
the ancient Egyptian art of sugaring
to give a less painful and more
thorough treatment.
40. Face Clinic
7 Silver Place,
Soho, W1F 0JT
Just a 5 minute walk from Carnaby
Street, you’ll find the London
Face Clinic. Specialising in a
multitude of treatments including
wrinkle treatments, dermal fillers,
microdermabrasion and sweating
treatments. They also offer skin tag
and wart removal, if you have a little
something you want taken care of!
36. Dean Street Express
35 Dean Street, Soho,
W1D 6AQ
If only all sexual health services were
so forward-thinking! The walk-in
service that allows you to register
quickly, and get tested faster by
doing your own swabs for STIs.
Results get texted to your phone.
Open Monday-Sunday. HIV tests
may take a little longer.
41. Soho Salon
5 Carlisle Street, W1D 3BJ
This chic, modern, family
business offers a wide range of
treatments, with friendly staff that
adhere to the highest standards.
There are laser treatments for
hair reduction, thread veins,
acne or skin rejuvenation, plus
micodermabrasion, oxygen facials
and more. Other male grooming
treatments include waxing and
sugaring, or you can choose from a
range of massages.
37. Centred
Unit 1, 10-11 Archer
Street, W1D 7AZ
Kairos in Soho (KiS) is a
registered charity and community
development organization with the
long-term vision of a society where
every LGBT person is able to live
42. Turning Point
32a Wardour Street,
Soho, W1D 6QR
This leading health and social care
organization provides help for
those affected by drug and alcohol
misuse, mental health problems
and those with learning disabilities.
They offer a ‘Smart Muscle Service’
for users of performance and
image enhancing drugs every
Tuesday from 6-9pm.
43. Outlet
32 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4TP
Gay accommodation agency to suit
all budgets and tastes, from holiday
accommodation to long-term
rentals and more.
44. Gay’s The Word
66 Marchmont Street,
Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AB
Not just the UK’s only gay
bookshop, it’s also a wonderful
resource of gay literature and
information, from serious to camp.
There are also regular readings,
meetings and a real community
vibe. A little walk from Soho but
worth it!
45. Fifty&Dean
50 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4UB
Featuring men’s designer
underwear, loungewear, streetwear
and other goodies upstairs and R18
DVDs, sex toys and adult playthings
down in the basement, with a cool
industrial-style decor to boot!
46. Extreme Needle
36 St Martin’s Court,
Covent Garden, WC2N 4AL
Offering a different kind of prick
than perhaps the type you’re
used to, Extreme Needle has two
studios in central London that boast
professional and artistic tattoo
design and body piercing.
47. London Hippodrome
Cranbourn Street,
Leicester Square, WC2H 7JH
Located in the heart of Leicester
Square and billing itself as
London’s ‘biggest night out’, the
Hipprodrome presents a varied mix
of shows, from classy cabaret like
Wam Bam Late and an Evening of
Burlesque to drag impresarios like
Miss Hope Springs and the Velma
Celli Show.
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R A I S I N G
T H E
B A R
Two Brewers
114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ
We all know what
Bank Holiday Sunday
means; no work next
day!
So, this Sunday 1st of
May, the Brewers will
be open until 4am in
both rooms, wahey!
As always, getting
you in a proper party
mood will be Miss
Jason at 6:30pm, La
Voix at 8:30pm and
Sandra at 11pm. Plus,
Phil Marriott and DJ
Seamus Haji spinning
the best club tunes for
the dancefloor from
10pm. Free before
8pm.
La Voix
Miss Jason
Sandra
Ku
30 Lisle Street WC2H 7BA
West 5
Pope’s Lane, W5
On Saturday 30th April, Sikh singing sensation Amrick Channa from
TV’s ‘The Voice’ will be gracing the stage at midnight and bringing you
all to Klimax! Well, Klub Klimax that is. Plus there’ll be DJ’s and lovely
drinks all night. Only the best at West 5, plus it’s only £4 entry.
We took a peek at the most recent photo of the Ku boys and slipped
straight off our seat. So, if that’s not enough of a recommendation
for you then we don’t know what is. But this Sunday they’ve also got
MAY POLE DANCING at Ku Leicester Square from 8pm. DJ Rodrigo
Tancredi will be on the decks, while the (male) pole dancers will
be giving a show, then resident DJs Lady Lloyd + Kerol Garcia will
continue the sexy soiree down in Klub ‘til an extra late Sunday time
of 3am! Woo!
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OLD SHIP
17 Barnes St, Limehouse E14 7NW
2 mins from Limehouse DLR
Tel: 0207 791 1301 www.oldship.net
BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND SPECIAL
Saturday 30th April
TITTI LA CAMP 9.30pm
DJ FLYNN 8.00pm 'TIL MIDNIGHT
Sunday 1st May
MISS JASON 9.15pm
DJ JAMES ARMOUR
Saturday 7th May
THE SHIP'S FIRST EVER
DRAG IDOL HEAT
Hosted by MANDY GAP
Sunday
8th May
SAUCY
SOPHIE
Quiz night every Wednesday with Saucy Sophie @ 9.30
Open until Midnight.
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By Jason Reid
The Multicultural World of London Drag
Anyone who regularly frequents London’s drag cabaret scene will know
that it is bursting with creativity, talent and diversity. Many of the people
who make up the scene are from varying cultures and backgrounds and
all of them intermingle freely week in and week out. This week Jason Reid
spoke to four artists who make up London’s multicultural world of drag....
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MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF LONDON were very good. I
I WAS BORN IN EAST LONDON in the late 60’s to Nigerian
parents; raised in Nigeria from mid 70’s through to the end of the
80’s. There was no scene there when I was growing up. My salvation
was music and television: Danny LaRue, Dick Emery, Geraldine, David
Bowie and Boy George to mention a few. I returned to London to
blossom for the first part of the 90’s before heading to America, until
once again returning to London in 2003. I’ve been busy!
It will be five years in June (the day I won Drag Idol) since I became a
professional drag artist. When I first came onto the London drag scene apart from a few pioneering acts such as Sandra and Lucia and Zsarday
- there were hardly any ethnic girls representing. Thankfully that has now
changed due to: the growing middle class within the ethnic communities
in the UK: the proliferation of on-scene talent competitions including Drag
Idol: and RuPaul who has lit a fuse under the millennials. Thank God.
The character of Tutu is a middle-aged Nigerian woman who
maintains that as she draws her energy from the sun (not the
newspaper), she has the right to live wherever it shines. This core belief
shapes the way she walks, talks, observes life and transmits her brand
of entertainment.
London is a great melting pot of people, ideas and experiences
which together combine to provide a great platform for varied and
dynamic forms of expression through art and other mediums. I feel
lucky to call it my home.
There was no scene there when I was
growing up.
came here in 2004 to study acting at Guildhall School of Music and
Drama. As soon as I found the cabaret world I felt I could just be
myself. It was so accepting, open, and creative. At first I was given a
few opportunities from Holestar, Meth and George Antony who ran the
Black Cap in those days.
By and large, the initial reactions to Virgin were incredibly positive. I
feel this was due to the fact that for the first time I felt like I was able, and
encouraged, to do what I wanted to do by the cabaret community, as
opposed to try to fit into a mould that didn’t accommodate or find value
in my individuality, which is how I felt as an actor.
My background and culture has a big impact
on my art. I’m from the west coast of America,
born in California and moved to Oregon when
I was five. Virgin is based on the stereotypical
white American ‘valley-girl’ as a modern-day
incarnation of the Virgin Mary. Putting this cultural
background on an iconic religious figure is absurd,
but to then place the character in London means
it’s completely out of context, and this element of
isolation, and apparent displacement is a lot of the
fuel for Virgin’s comedy.
London is a cultural melting pot, and this means
that artists from all different backgrounds can thrive here; it’s what
makes the London art scene great. Let’s hope gentrification doesn’t
take that away! In the context of the London cabaret scene, the city’s
multiculturalism aids me in the fact that Virgin is celebrated for her
being culturally different here, which wouldn’t necessarily happen
in other art genres. It also means that as an artist, I am constantly
surrounded by different cultures and people I would never get to
interact with where I am from originally, so this is a huge source of
inspiration for me as an artist.
Virgin is
based on the
stereotypical
white
American
‘valley-girl’
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As a British
Pakistani
artist I
have a
responsibility
to my cultur
I decided
to create a
character
that had all
the Brazilian
stereotypes
in one
person
Shakondda
I MOVED FROM BRAZIL TO LONDON in 2015 to study Musical
Theatre. My first impressions of London; a city that has the A to Z of
cabaret: all tastes, all levels of naughty, commercial, comedy, in all
sorts of places. People pay to see artists, too. Diversity and money are
the main reasons I am here. I think paying the artist means showing
respect to the profession.
I’ve had good and bad experiences adapting. There were
moments when I couldn’t understand the English very well; hearing
accents I had never heard before in a noisy environment, which then
made me feel insecure. The hardest thing for me to deal with is the
fact that I didn’t grow up here so I don’t have the cultural references
that other queens have, so instead I make my show about the cultural
shock, the clash between my culture and London culture. People
often ask me “how come you don’t know this and that?”, and I have
to remind them that I didn’t grow up here. However there are lots of
things that I know and British queens don’t, so I just play with that
instead of trying to compete in a field that I know I’ll have a major
disadvantage in if I try to be like everyone else.
The first female drag artist I saw was Holestar. I remember
thinking, “oh my God, I’d love to do that too”. Also the girls from
Family Fierce, and amazing drag kings like LoUis CYfer. I think
most people in the business are very open and receptive to female
drag performers, but I was shocked to find out there is misogyny
on the gay scene, but it’s certainly not in the majority. I think lots of
people come to London from other countries with this idea that it’s
a very forward thinking place, and that is true, but not all is rosy.
I remember meeting a brown-skinned gay man who was a UKIP
supporter, and that really opened my eyes and made me understand
that things are not black and white, no pun intended.
The idea behind Shakondda’s creation was initially a form of
therapy and reaction to perceived ideas of what Brazil is. I was tired
of hearing the same comments regarding what was expected from me
as a Brazilian girl. My first reaction was to be angry, but then I started
thinking about it creatively and I decided to create a character that had
all the Brazilian stereotypes in one person: football, coffee, City of God,
carnival, banana, jungle, supermodels and so on.
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I HAVE BEEN A CABARET ARTIST for five years. I’m a British
Pakistani, and I spent my childhood living in both London and Lahore.
When I entered the drag scene I was overwhelmed and excited by the
wealth of variety. I wondered where I’d fit in. I entered Drag Idol in
2012 and my act divided opinions from the word go; there were those
who thought I was original and amazing and then others who took
the opinion that I was offensive. As a Muslim, coming on to the stage
wearing a burkha in Drag Idol was controversial. Even then a gay
Muslim was a contradiction. No one had done this type of performance
before and many didn’t know how to take it. I had to jump through quite
a few hoops so that people got what it was about.
Representing my culture then (and now) is very important to me.
And if I hadn’t done so, it would’ve been highlighted, due to my very
obvious Asian aesthetic. I made a conscious decision to focus on it
from the very beginning.
Sadly there’s still a shortage Asian drag artists coming through,
however I’m confident it will happen, and I always try to mentor and
encourage those who want to take the leap. Personally, I think I found
it easier because I’m so grounded in my Britishness. Being able to
get the balance between the two is an important factor in breaking
through to the mainstream.
London allows me to be free. Free to self-express and free to be
visible. I don’t have to censor myself and I’m grateful for that. Eventually I
think attitudes will change in Pakistan, but not anytime soon. As a British
Pakistani artist I have a responsibility to my culture, especially to those
who don’t have the freedoms and rights that I have.
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#J U L I A S AY S ...
by Princess Julia
Who has time to read a book
nowadays? I’ve got about 4 on the
go but I never seem to finish them!
At Naked Boys Reading they’ll
read for for you, naked of course.
This week, Thursday 28th April at
the Ace Hotel’s Miranda Bar
in Shoreditch, the naked boys
select passages from the bard
Shakespeare and give it their
own twist. Readings start at 8pm,
with suitable musical ambience
by Dr Sharon Husbands, The
Duchess of Pork and Vanek.
Fancy a party with The House of
Transister? Then join them on
Friday 29th for a real downtown
gathering where Transisters
Hits The ‘Runway’ Fashion
Vogue Ball is taking place
at the Resistance Gallery
Maxi Moore at Eagle
situated down a back alley in
Bethnal Green, 265 Poyser street.
‘Creative, diverse and beautiful
kooks!’ 9,30 ‘til very late.
New night alert over at the Eagle
in Vauxhall everyone... FIGO
starts up on Saturday 30th April
with DJs Severino, Fannar and
Per QX on the decks, hosted by
the fabu Maxi Moore! 9-4am.
Up at The Glory this weekend
we join the trail blazers at Glory
Lates and D.R.A.G. (Dressed
As A Girl) Album Launch ft
Feral is Kinky and Warboy on
Saturday 30th. An entire evening
dedicated to the music featured
in the cult film with star turns and
DJs plus Guy Williams, Amber
Waze, Jonny Woo as well.
On the other side of town namely
Bloc Bar in Camden Town
BABEZ takes up a Saturday
residency on Saturday 30th.
Lady Lloyd and the UN-Lucky
Bitches bring ‘pop to the Bloc’
with an unadulterated mix of
all your faves! 9-3am. There’s
so much going at Bloc Bar
every night of the week, do not
miss It’s A Drag Knockout
hosted by Meth so much fun!
Sunday Mass with Virgin
Xtravaganzah with special
guests every Sunday and loads
more things going on!
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Heidi Montag – I’ll Do It
In my opinion, this is Heidi Montag’s
finest ouvre. It’s a sultrier departure from
the “Look How I’m Doing” chanteuse’s
usual club banger fare. Montag retains
a beguiling sense of mystery throughout.
And the question on everybody’s lips
throughout the full 3:32 of I’ll Do It is…what
will she do?! Anal? An act of sociopoliticial
cyberterrorism? The laundry? WHO
KNOWS! You’ll have to listen and find out!
Disco,
Blisters &
A
Comedown
Dylan Jones’ roundup of new music
for people who listens to music!
This week our selection is like
a vile 17-year-old girl’s Spotify
playlist. E.g. amazing! These
are tracks to listen to whilst
storming along City Road in
nothing but gold lamé pants
at seven in the morning.
They’re tracks to have on in the
background while you’ve got
multiple dicks in your mouth.
They’re tracks to play whilst
shoplifting from Primark.
Heidi Montag
Generally just the soundtrack
to morally reprehensible,
completely feral behaviour.
Let’s go!
Erika Jayne
Erika Jayne –
How Many Fucks
Oh my god so Erika Jayne
is our NEW ULTIMATE
FAVOURITE! And the video
for this is such strong
work. Well done Erika, ten
points to Sniffingbore. It’s
like a drag queen directed
it on a comedown. Who
knows, maybe that’s what
happened. To Erika’s credit,
she’s got a great arse and
she can dance, and those
are possibly the two most
important things in life.
This might not be the most
critically viable song in the
world but how many fucks
do we give? NONE! NOT
ONE! ZERO, ZERO, ZERO,
DONE! *Flips hair*
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan –
Fastlane
I discovered this,
fittingly, whilst
stumbling around
Dalston Sainsburys.
It sounded great in
the frozen aisle. We’re
still massive fans of
Lindsay here at QX. In
fact we want her to be
QX Spokeswoman. It
would be a perfect fit.
She likes a drink. WE
like a drink. She was
in Mean Girls. We’ve
watched Mean Girls.
PERFECT. Anyway
Fastlane is great, really
philosophical, all about
living life in the fast
lane. SEMINAL.
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Review:
THE
OPPOSITE
OF SEX
This time our review section is not about a
new release, but about a seminal piece of cult
queer cinema recommended by us, QX! This
may become a regular thing. Or it may not.
Who knows! That’s the beauty of journalism.
This week we’ve chosen Don Roos’
dark nineties satire, The Opposite Of
Sex. Its description on Netflix is “When a
manipulative 16-year-old tart moves in with
her gay half-brother and his lover, she soon
seduces her way into a gender-bending
love triangle.” Pretty much sums it up really,
thanks Netflix.
It features Christina Ricci (Wednesday
from The Addams Family!) as pouty teenager
Deedee who’s sent to live with her gay half-
brother Bill after her stepfather dies. She’s
fabulously vile throughout the entirety of the
movie, snogging, slapping, screaming and
sniping through a whirlwind of drama created
by her own psychotic manipulations.
She immediately ingratiates herself with
Bill’s young hot boyfriend Matt, played by the
totes gorge Ivan Sergei, and they’re giggling
on sunloungers by the pool in no time. But of
course it all goes tits up, almost literally.
OH, and we almost forgot Lisa Kudrow
does possibly one of the strongest turns of her
career as Bill’s dowdy, downtrodden fag hag.
The scenes of her sneaking under windows
and scowling into milkshakes in roadside
diners are beyond hilarious.
Without giving too much away, this film is
not what you think it is. Part of what gained
it status as a cult favourite is its insane
unpredictably, and Shakespearean comedyof-errors car crash of impossible situations
and dysfunctional friendships. Christina
Ricci’s drawling narration of events over
the course of the movie has to be heard to
be believed. It’s absolutely vicious, and will
probably make you spit out your pinot grigio.
SO, give it a watch when you’re next in
the mood for a cynical, offbeat but ultimately
heartwarming comedy/drama.
The Opposite Of Sex is available on
Netflix now.
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Yo ur gui d e t o t h e w e e k ’s b e s t B A R , C L UB & C A B A R E T e v e n t s in L o n d o n
28 April
04 May
M U S T S
THURSDAY 28TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Hard-Up Thursdays at Sweatbox: 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Start the weekend early
and relieve the pressure with this
discounted day for under 25s (ID
required) at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek
Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am.
Don’t you dare miss this fiercely
social, sexy club spot, playing edgy
and upfront house. Expect hot gogo
eye candy and hosted by fab scene
faces.
Gravity Onyx ReMixed - Afterhours at
Fire: 39 Parry Street, London SW8
1RT. 11pm-8am (Thursday night/
Friday morning). Vauxhall legends
Gravity & Onyx combine forces to
bring you the ultimate Thursday
night/Friday morning afterhours!
TONIGHT: Richard Jones, Fat Tony,
Charlie Holland, Jason Prince &
Matt Unique. Hosted by Latina lovely
Sidney Bueno
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle
St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
Eagle Sessions at Eagle London at 349
Kennington Lane SE11 5QY. 9pm –
3am. Members free, guests £3 after
10pm. The Eagle launch brand new
midweek sessions with DJs and great
drinks offers!
G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven:
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm –
5am. Amateur strip night with £100
prize money! To enter email [email protected]
Sonia at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. Doors 7pm, show 8pm-11pm.
Tickets from £20. Sonia will be at the
RVT for one night only, singing some
of her favourite songs, don’t miss this
unique chance to see her live
Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek
Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am.
Don’t you dare miss this fiercely
social, sexy club spot, playing edgy
and upfront house. Expect hot gogo
eye candy and hosted by fab scene
faces.
BARS & CABARET
The Family Fierce at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden, London,
NW1 9NX. 5pm-2am, £5. Cabaret
from one of London’s best performing troupes.
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm –
11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in
the heart of Central London. Happy
hour 4-8pm daily.
BackCounter Swing: South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 7pm10pm. The perfect way to start or
end your night in Vauxhall. Happy
hour 5-8pm, enjoy cocktails and
jazz in this lush venue.
Official Room Service Pre-Party at
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1.
4pm-4am. Thursday’s are the new
Friday’s at Soho’s intimate bar/
club spot with the most amazing DJ
booth in town.
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, 12pm-3am.
The newly refurbished venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm2am. The grand dame of Soho.
Tasty Tim’s Takeover from 8:30pm
- big House classics all night!.
G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street.
12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop
music bar with non-stop hits on the
screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Heaven:
&
M A Y B E S
7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF. Popular central London
karaoke fun with Kevin Walsh.
Showtime at 8pm.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 6pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular South London cabaret/club spot.
TONIGHT: Titti La Camp
Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour
Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am. Snap
cackling pop & chart with Heidi Liscious and the gorgeous gogo boys.
Gossip at West 5: Pope’s Lane, South
Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from 8pm.
FREE. Ealing’s hugely popular club,
bar and cabaret spot.
FRIDAY 29TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Le Cock at East Bloc: 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 11pm-6am.
£5 b4 1am, £8 after. House, disco,
pop and Italo mash-up with Martyn
Fitzgerald & Jeffrey Hinton.
Homoelectric at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB.
9pm-3am. Free b4 11pm, £5 after.
Kickstarting the early May Bank
Holiday weekend, the Mancunian
pansexual party return to the big
smoke for an evening of throbbing
gay disco nonsense featuring Jamie
Bull, Luke Unabomber, Lucy Locket
&Ted Rogers.
PTB: Mi Chico Latino at The Vauxhall
Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane,
Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm – 3:15am.
£6 & £8. It’s Push the Button! They’ll
honour the goddess-like GENIUS of
Geri by hosting the world’s first GERI
HALLIWELL LOOK-AT-ME BEAUTY
PAGEANT! Christ alive. There’ll be
a special Geri-inspired performance
from the legendary FIGS IN WIGS.
Men Inc at Eagle London at 349 Kennington Lane SE11 5QY. Free before
10pm, £5 after or for members free
before midnight. Eagle’s weekly
manly social for blokes and boys of
all shapes and sizes.
A:M at Protocol: Protocol, 6A South
Lambeth Place SW8 1SP, 11pm –
11am. £4 with a flyer/AD before
1am. Fabulous Friday night/Saturday morning afterhours tunes!
TONIGHT: GSP, Fat Tony, D’Johnny,
Lee Harris, Terry Bryan and Richard
Jones
Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, 235
Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN.
11pm-5am. £5. Your late night
homo disco now every Friday as well
as Saturday.
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St,
WC2H 7BA. 10pm-5am. FREE b4
10:30pm, £5 after. Pop perfection and hot floor fillers as Ku’s hot
3 spin the tunes in its downstairs
basement club spot. Open superlate
tonight for Bank Holiday!
BARS & CABARET
After Party at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish
Town Road, Camden, NW1 9NX.
9pm – 3am. £5. Monumental
anthems all night from David
McAlmont and Martin Green to
make you dance!
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont
Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm.
Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart of
London. Happy hour 4-8pm daily.
On My Mind at Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire
Road, SW8 6DH, 4pm-12am.
Free. Snug gay bar in a railway
arch, offering cocktails, wines and
light meals, plus outdoor seating.
TONIGHT: Official Beyond pre-party
with DJ Kurt Potter.
Femsesh! at The Glory: 281 Kingsland
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Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS. Doors
5pm, show 8pm, club 10pm-2am.
Free b4 10pm, £5 after. Thank freak
it’s Friday…it’s time for a FEMSESH!
Friday Night Fever at BackCounter:
South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1SR. The perfect way to start or end
your night in Vauxhall with style and
great drinks. TONIGHT: DJ Chillz
Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW4
6DH. Open from 4pm. Free. The
end of the working week oasis. TONIGHT: On My Mind – resident DJ
Kurt Potter and friends spin hits from
8pm – 12am.
Karaoke at Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD.
Open from 6pm til 3am or later...
FREE The super-friendly Kings Cross
bar. DJs ‘til late. Hosted by DJ Chris
Reardon
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot watches
Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq
the floor!
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
9pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho
welcomes blokes and boys to her
bosom for a Friday night of socialising. TONIGHT: DJ Zach Burns
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am.
The newly refurbished venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly
Greenwich local. DJ Tony Tim on the
decks playing 80s and 90s camp
until 4am.
Friday Night Live at Halfway 2 Heaven:
7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Tickets from
£10. With DJ Little John & Sandra.
Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D
5LB. Open till 5am. Ku Bar’s little
brother stretches across two floors
for that perfect Soho warm-up drinking session and a little dance with
downstairs DJs.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
Fadoodle at The Village: 81 Wardour
Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am, Free.
Into the Deep in the basement and
Funhouse upstairs with Heidi Liscious
and the Go Go’s.
West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. Open from 8pm, FREE.
The popular West London club, bar
and cabaret spot. TONIGHT: Vicki
Vivacious
The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination
venues, with terrific outdoor space.
SATURDAY 30TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL Hoxton Whores at Pulse: 1 Invicta
Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF. 10pm7am. £15 guests, £8 members. Big,
bear night with no attitude at superclub Pulse! TONIGHT: The Hoxton
Whores tear up the dancefloor!
Blocheads at East Bloc: 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 11pm
– 6am. £5 before 12:30am, £10
after. East Bloc’s weekly Saturday is
back with house delights in the main
room and pop/R’n’B in the bar! Hifi
Sean, Josh Caffe, Martyn Fitzgerald,
Johnny Kalifornia and Beary Carey
spin the tunes.
Beyond Invasion at the Coronet Theatre: 28 New Kent Road, SE1 7TJ,
11pm – 7am. £12 advance. A host
of your favourite Beyond DJs as well
as a troupe of the hottest Go-Go
dancers Beyond Invasion will keep
you jumpin’ and pumpin’ all night
long!! Saving the world with those
intergalactic beats: Gonzalo, Michel
Mizrahi, Tony English & Miswhite.
FOLLOWED BY BEYOND AFTER
HOURS AT FIRE.
Big Saturday at Eagle London at 349
Kennington Lane SE11 5QY. £5, or
for members free before midnight,
£5 after. It’s BIG fun at Eagle this
weekend, with pop-fuelled party
tunes courtesy of DJ Kurt (Bearfest)
and his special guests! Hot dancers
will be doling out free shots, whilst
you’re stunned by the amazing
visuals.
R & She 4th Birthday at Tipsy:20 Stoke
Newington Road, N16 7XN, 9pm
– 4:30am. Free before 10pm, £6
after. Come celebrate their B’DAY
with a Beyonce special. All you BABY
BOYS and NAUGHTY GIRLS get set
to WORK IT OUT as QBoy, David
Oh and Neil Prince return to shine
the GREEN LIGHT on the DIVAS
we’re all DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE
with.
Cult Culture at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
9pm-4:00am. Free b4 10pm/£5
after. Second installment of the Cult
Culture series of parties at Dalston
Superstore. This time with an
extended license til 4am and special
guest TELEPHONES.
Duckie at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. 9pm-2am. £6. Duckie’s flag
ship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk.
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St,
WC2H 7BA. 10pm-5am, FREE b4
10:30pm, £5 after. The party continues in Ku’s basement club with hot
pop and floor fillers from the DJs.
Exilio: LATINOS UNIDOS at Muse Soho:
23 Frith Street W1D 4RR, bingo at
7pm, party 8pm.
London’s number one LGBT Latin
dance club is hosting a fundraiser
for Oxfam this Saturday! Jessica
Colita and Amy Gran-Zunga will
host a special game of bingo, then
at 8pm the fun starts as Exilio Club
opens to the sound of salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton, electro
latino,cumbia and more, mixed by
resident DJG
Sportsbolt Club at The Hoist: Railway
Arch 47 South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall SW8 1SR. 10pm – 4am. £12
adv. £15 OTD. Sports fetish done
properly, with a live XXX wrestling
show with Jay Muscle. Sports kit
dresscode. Men only.
Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, 235
Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN.
11pm-5am. £5. Weekly Saturday
club night from the Sink The Pink
crew.
Glitter Bomb at The Shadow Lounge:
Brewer Street, Soho, W1G 0RF.
10pm-3am. Let disco do its dance
with live entertainment, dancers and
DJs.
G-A-Y at Heaven: Villiers Street,
WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. £5 entry
wristbands available from G-A-Y
Bar, Free entry with Wrist band. Hefty
hits and huge acts at the palace of
pop.
Sweatbox: Foam Party at 1-2 Ramilies
Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours.
24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. Unwind and release some tension after
a stressy week with the all the fun
of the foam at Sweatbox’s original
weekly party.
BARS & CABARET
BackCounter: South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. Open ‘til
1:30am. The perfect way to start or
end your night, enjoy cocktail hour
in Vauxhall with its unique twists on
classic serves.
BABEZ at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town
Road, Camden, London, NW1
9NX. 9pm-3am. £5. POP comes
to the Bloc Bar, with Lady Lloyd,
Beary Carey, Michael Turnbull from
Loverboy Magazine and a special
show by Foxxy
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont
Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11:30pm.
Gorgeous cocktail bar in the heart of
Central London. Happy hour 4-8pm
daily.
D.R.A.G. Soundtrack Launch at The
Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 8AS. 5pm – 2am. Free
before 10pm, show 11pm. Come
celebrate the release of the thumping soundtrack to Dressed As a Girl!
. The launch night will welcome Feral
‘aka MC Kinky’ to the stage for a
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special live set.
Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8
6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay
bar in a railway arch, offering
cocktails, wines and light meals, plus
outdoor seating.
Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late.
Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.
Cabaret: 8pm. Free. Local gay
bar in East London’s Limehouse.
TONIGHT: Titti La Camp at 9:30pm,
plus DJ James Armour ‘til midnight!
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot watches
Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq
the floor!
City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street,
Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am.
The newly refurbished venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
5pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho
pulling in a more blokey crowd. TONIGHT: DJ Gordon John from 9pm!
G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street.
12pm-2am. Free entry. Popular pop
music bar with non-stop hits on the
screens and a fun, flirty atmosphere.
George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath
Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friendly
Greenwich local. TONIGHT: Mrs
Moore and her foul mouth entertain
the masses.
Rose Garden’s Swap Shop/Lipsync
Saturday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7
Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open
‘til 3am. Rose Garden and DJ Little
John from 4pm. Showtime at 5pm.
Followed by Xanadu from 8pm, the
Camp Disco.
Ku Bar Lisle Street: Chinatown,
WC2H 7BA. 8pm-3am. One of
London’s hottest gay bars and clubs,
with the hottest boys both behind the
bar and in front of it, stretching over
three floors. TONIGHT: Gorgeous
Izzy Trixx will be gracing the decks
of Ku Leicester Square for the first
time, bringing with her sexy beats
to match
Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D
5LB. Open till 12am (3am last
Friday of the month). Perfect for that
Soho warm-up drinking session and
cheeky dance with downstairs DJs.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venuve; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. 10pm-4am. Free
b4 10, £8 after. Cabaret and clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue.
House Party! at The Village: 81
Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm3am. Chunky funky techno in the
basement with Paul Heron and snap
crackling pop upstairs with Heidi
Liscious.
Klub Klimax at West 5: South Ealing,
Pope’s Lane, W5 4NB. Open from
8pm. The popular West London
club, bar and cabaret spot, with
added Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT:
Nicolette Street
The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Midday ‘til Late. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination
venues, with terrific outdoor space.
BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 1ST MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
BRÜT #19 at the Steel Yard: 13-16
Allhallows Lane, EC4R 3UL, 10pm –
6am. £10 advance, MOTD. Calling
all Bruts! The boys are roaring back
into the Steelyard with Tom Stephan,
Dan Slater, Silverhook, Massimo
Paramour, Ross Jones, Ben Jamin &
DJ Dreadful. Come get your guns
out for the boys!
DSS 7th Birthday at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
7pm - LATE. Free entry. D-Swiz has
been around for SEVEN YEARS.
SO they’ve enlisted a truckload of
delightful DSS friends’n’fam people
to play for you; Hannah Holland,
Dan Beaumont, Jonjo Jury, Mikki
Most, Nic Fisher, Stathis, Michelle
Manetti, Will Cozforg, 2Gurlz1Cub
& Rachael.
East End Boyz at East Bloc: 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10pm-4am. £5. Deep sounds from
the long-running boys night Fitladz!
Chunky beats and a men-only chill
area. TONIGHT: Paul Coals and
Stevie B.
Beyond at Fire: South Lambeth Road,
SW8 1RT. 4am – SUPERLATE. £10
advance. MOTD. Combining hedonistic dance music & show stopping
performances Beyond really is the
ultimate Gay party destination. TONIGHT: The official Beyond Invasion
afterparty with Per QX, Severino,
D’Johnny, Lee Harris, Chris Brogan
PLUS: PAGANO exclusive 40th birthday set. Hosted by Chrissy Darling,
JJ Clark & Martin Rab.
Sunday Social at The Vauxhall Tavern:
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Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm – 3am. £4
members/£5 non-members. London’s busiest social Sundays does a
massive 12-hour session! Simon Le
Vans, Liam Chaplin, Sean Sirrs spin
the tunes. Camp cabaret Charlie
Hides TV entertains at 5:30pm
Bump’N’ Grind at Yager Bar: 2/3 Old
Change Court, St Pauls EC4M 8EN.
10pm – 4am. Desi Boyz presents
a brand new night, packed full
of R’n’B, Bashment, Reggae and
Dancehall!
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY, 8pm-4am, £8. Weekly Sunday
disco gymkhana with resident DJs
on rotation. Think hot boys spinning
around to glittery tunes under a
discoball and you’re halfway there!
Orange at Fire: South Lambeth Road,
SW8 1RT. Monday 5am (afterhours)
-SUPERLATE. £1 entry before 1am
with a flyer/AD. The Invasion of
Planet Orange gives you 100% fresh
house Fat Tony, Zach Burns, Steven
Artis, Mattias Dabo, DISCO SMACK
and hosted by Glendora
Eastern Heights at Zigfrid von Underbelly: 11 Hoxton Square N1 6NU,
5pm – 4am.
Free entry. Soulful music has no
templates! Ronnie King keeps you
dancing until 4am with resident
Alex Eugenio. Expect a sultry blend
of House, Disco, Jazz and uplifting
vocals... all - night - long!
May Pole Dancing at Ku Bar Lisle Street:
30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 8pm -3am.
FREE. Slip in the sumptuously sexy
Ku bar for a sneaky Sunday sip with
DJ Rodrigo Tancredi will be on the
decks, while the (male) pole dancers
will be giving a show. Then head
downstairs with Lady Lloyd and Kerol
Garcia for Klub, open ‘til this Bank
Holiday Sunday!
Dirty Diana Pink Jeans at Tipsy: 20
Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XN,
9pm - 4am. £7. The adoring
dancing disco for homos and their
homies is back this Bank holiday
Weekend! Venus Ex Machina, Frank.
co, Samantha Togni and special
guest Becky Stroke will be supplying
the tunes.
Bootylicious at Union: 66 Albert
Embankment SE1 7TP, 11pm – LATE.
Students £8 before 1am. More OTD.
Two rooms of the best urban and
old school dance tracks - Dancehall,
RnB, Hiphop, Disco, old school
House. The line-up includes Brandy
alias Afro Chick, DJ Chillz, Biggy C,
Jeffrey Hinton, Kartel Brown, Sugarbear, and MC Tyron.
BARS & CABARET
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG. 4pm –
11:30pm. Gorgeous cocktail bar in
the heart of central London. Happy
hour 4pm – 8pm daily.
Sunday Mass at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish
Town Road, Camden, London,
NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. Virgin
Xtravaganazah soothes away your
weekend sins. Rejoice!
BackCounter: South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm.
Vauxhall’s new playground. The perfect way to start or end your night in
Vauxhall. TONIGHT: Happy Sunday
from 3pm-midnight.
Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late.
Big Queer Songbook at The Glory: 281
Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. From 5pm.
Free entry. Big ole’ singalong with
queer music from Jonny Woo, Rudi
Douglas and friends.
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot with the
most amazing DJ booth in town.
Leather Social at Comptons of Soho:
51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho,
W1D 6HN. 5pm-12am. The grand
dame of Soho pulling in a more
blokey crowd. TONIGHT: Strap
up yourself down and head to the
upstairs lounge bar for an extended
Leather Social!
Brunch off Broadway at Counter: South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR.
12pm-3pm. The funniest brunch this
side of Bleecker Street, piano bar
delights.
George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath Hill,
SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The friendly
Greenwich local. The Duchess hosts
the weekly Piano Bar with Ian Parker
on the keys.
CK Sunday at Halfway 2 Heaven: 7
Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til 11pm. Another
award winning Sunday at Halfway
to Heaven! Followed by An Evening
with Mrs Moore & Tanya Hyde from
7:30pm.
New Bloomsbury Set: 76 Marchmont
Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AG.
4pm-11.30pm. Open all week for
the more social gays around the
Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area.
Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.
Cabaret: 8pm. Free. Local gay bar
in East London’s Limehouse. TONIGHT: Miss Jason at 9:30pm, plus
DJ James Armour ‘til midnight!
Power of Three at Two Brewers: 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
4pm-4am. FREE b4 8pm, £6 after.
South London’s legendary club, bar
and cabaret spot. As always, getting
you in a proper party mood will be
Miss Jason at 6:30pm, La Voix at
8:30pm and Sandra at 11pm. Plus,
Phil Marriott and DJ Seamus Haji
spinning the best club tunes for the
dancefloor from 10pm
Karaoke with Carmen Dioxide at West
5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5
4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. West
London’s giant club/bar/cabaret
home. TONIGHT: Warble away with
the breathtaking Carmen Dioxide
The Village: 81 Wardour Street,
W1V 3TG, 5pm-11:30pm. Wind
down with happy hour at the village
between 5-9pm.
West 5 South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. From 8pm The popular
West London club, bar and cabaret
spot, with added Piano Lounge fun.
TONIGHT: Carmen Dioxide Karaoke
with DJ Steve James
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 2ND MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Popcorn at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-5.30am.
£5 b4 1am, £8 after, Last admission
3:30am. FREE with wristbands from
G-A-Y Bar b4 1am. Massive mixed
mash-up with four rooms of top
sounds, from upfront, progressive
house to chart hits, via R&B tuneage.
Orange at Fire: South Lambeth Road,
SW8 1RT. 5am (afterhours) -SUPERLATE. £1 entry before 1am with
a flyer/AD. The Invasion of Planet
Orange gives you 100% fresh house
Fat Tony, Zach Burns, Steven Artis,
Mattias Dabo, DISCO SMACK and
hosted by Glendora
Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox: 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Finding Mondays hard
to handle? Relieve the pressure with
this discounted day for under 25s (ID
required) at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle
St, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. FREE.
DJs play the weekend out on a wave
of hot pop.
Anthem Old Skool Reunion: Retro
Monday at The Vauxhall Tavern: Royal
Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington
Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm – 12am. £4
members/£5 non-members. Simon
Le Vans, Andy Almighty, Sean Sirrs
play back to back dance classics.
Myra Dubois entertains at 5:30pm.
BARS & CABARET
It’s A Drag Knock Out! at Bloc Bar: 18
Kentish Town Road, Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free.
Bloc Bar are on the lookout for the
next big drag talent London has to
offer with a fierce, furious and fabulous, 8 week knock out competition!
The City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec
Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF.
From 9pm. The newly refurbished
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rocks out some pop classics for an
evening of fun.
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm11.30pm. The real queen of Soho.
Bar Alex Eugenio from 8:30pm‘Soulful House with a Disco Twist’
plus Happy Hour from 5 ‘til close!
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Heaven:
7 Duncannon St. WC2. 7.30pm.
Karaoke with singer Kevin Walsh on
hosting duties.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay bar in
East London’s Limehouse.
The Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V
3TG, 5pm-1am. All night happy
hour with 50% off cocktails and
selected drinks.
TUESDAY 3RD MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
Bar Wotever at The Vauxhall Tavern:
372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5HY. From 7pm, show at
8:30pm. £5. Genderbending cabaret, live music and performance at
the monumental Vauxhall Tavern.
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle
St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
Disco Spritz at Dalston Superstore:
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
9pm-2:30am. Free. Capelas, Donna
Leake and Chaka Khan’t present
a weeknight helping of disco, soul
and funk.
Cruise Control at Eagle London: 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-2am, members free,
guests £3 after 10pm Cruise spaces
to explore with darker, deeper beats
to play to.
G-A-Y Late: 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm – 3am.
Free entry. Hot pop sounds, drinks
specials, cute guys and a pop perfect
atmosphere.
Rinse and DJ LittleJohn
Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8
6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay
bar in a railway arch, offering
cocktails, wines and light meals, plus
outdoor seating. TONIGHT: Quiz
night, try to win a £60 bar tab if
you’ve got the smarts!
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
all night.
Quiz Night at The Old Ship: 17 Barnes
Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW.
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
The Soho Square: 11 Soho Square,
Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last
entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored gay
wonder.
Karaoke at Two Brewers: 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar
open 4pm-2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3
after. Popular South London cabaret/
club spot.
The Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V
3TG, 5pm-1am. Happy hour until
9pm.
WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. £15
guests, £8 members. Midweek grizzly fun for bears and their admirers.
Uncontrollable Urge at Dalston Superstore: 117 Kingsland High St, E8
2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free. Superstore’s late-night midweek dose of
sleaze! Eccentric electronica and
weirdo-disco!
Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle
St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
Cabaret Roulette at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5HY. Show at 8pm, tickets
£12. A new kind of Vaudevillian
experience, with artists representing
the widest possible array of styles
and disciplines.
BARS & CABARET
Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road,
Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm1am, Free. Alternative nation with
The Greek Ambassador.
Wednesday Naughties at Central
Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til 4am. FREE
b4 10pm. Cabaret then DJs ‘til late.
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot
with the most amazing DJ booth
in town
Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub
downstairs, chilled club lounge
upstairs with guest pianist tinkling
the ivories.
BackCounter: South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. The
perfect way to start or end your night
in Vauxhall.
The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place,
WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy
the Ku Group’s newest venue; a
boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails
5-7pm all week.
The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after.
Popular South London cabaret/club
spot.
West 5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing,
W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE.
Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar
and cabaret spot.
BARS & CABARET
RuPaul’s Drag Race Screening at Bloc
Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden, London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am,
Free. Come watch season 8 of
RuPaul’s Drag Race with performances and scathing commentary
from Meth.
Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s intimate
but packed-out bar/club spot with
the most amazing DJ booth in town.
See you Next Tuesday at Halfway 2
Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm.
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62 Goding Street, SE1 7TP. £10 entry.
WEDNESDAY 27TH APRIL
The Backstreet:
Buff at Wentworth
Mews, London E3
4UA. 7pm-11pm, £9
members/£10 guests
(free drink/coat check).
Horny, naked cruise
party.
The Hoist: Office/
NBN at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. Office, 9pm-1am,
relax, chill and score
after work. NBN,
9pm-1am, boots or
trainers with jocks,
shorts or underwear.
The Underground
Club: Hard Cruz at
Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. 10pm-1am,
free. Men only, hard, up
cruise night where you
can get it on.
Vault: Cruise/
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1pm-7pm, £8. Followed
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drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Get down to
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THURSDAY 28TH APRIL
Teds Place: TV/TS
Party Night at 305a
North End Road, W14
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9NS. 7pm-2am. £5.
A horny night in the
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in West London.
The Underground
Club: Pants/
Spankz/Come
To Daddy at 37
Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1.
Pants, 12pm-6pm,
£4 or £2 b4 2pm,
underwear fun.
Spankz, 6pm-10pm,
£25 b4 7pm & £7
after, CP night for
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Come To Daddy,
10pm-2am, £5, for
bears, daddies, big
boys, chubs and
chasers.
Vault: Cruise/
Stripped at 139b143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. Cruise,
1-7pm, £8. Followed
by Stripped,
7pm-1am, £8. Free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Get nude and
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except footwear.
FRIDAY 29TH APRIL
The Hoist: Klub
Fukk at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1RH. 8pm-3am.
Workshop this time
is Kink on a Budget
by The Bruiser and
CyBear. Hoist
Classic, Arch 1,
10pm-3am. Expect a
busy night with lots of
fetish guys.
The Underground
Club: Pants/
Blackout at 37
Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1.
Pants, 12pm-6pm,
£4 or £2 b4 2pm,
underwear fun.
Blackout, 7pm-12am,
£5. For guys into
leather, rubber and
uniform.
Vault: Cruise at
139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am, £8. Free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Horny cruise
spot minutes from the
West End.
SATURDAY 30TH APRIL
The Hoist: Boys
& Sirs/SBN
Afterdark/Sports
Bolt at South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. Boys & Sirs
at Arches 47b & 47c,
2pm-7pm, for those
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Afterdark at Arch
1, 10pm-4am, naked
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£10 for under 25’s.
STABLE
29 Endell St, WC2H 9BA.
Sexy steamy fun tucked away in the heart of London’s
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Vauxhall: Rail Arches 63-64,
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12pm–8am Monday to Thursday, then 12pm-8am
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Waterloo: 101 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AB.
24 hours all week.
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£17 entry, £12 under 25’s with proof of age.
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LOCKER ROOM
8 Cleaver St, SE11 4DP.
Cosy sauna in a convenient corner of Kennington.
Lock yourself into the Locker Room for fun and frolics.
www.lockerroomsauna.com
11am-12am Monday to Thursday, 24 hours Friday –
Sunday (closes midnight Sunday).
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570-574 Commercial Rd, E14 7JD.
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fetish night!
The Backstreet:
BLUF at Wentworth
Mews, London E3
4UA. Open from
10pm, £9 members /
£10 non-members (free
drink/coat check). For
guys into breeches and
leather.
The Underground
Club: Pants/Feet
On Saturday at
37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1.
Pants,12pm-6pm,
£4, underwear fun.
Feet On Saturday,
7pm-midnight. £6.
Meet guys into
guys’ feet, socks
and footwear in a
private and friendly
environment.
Vault: Cruise at
139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am. £8. Free
drink, cloakroom,
re-entry. Dark corners,
catch a dirty movie,
indulge your carnal
side.
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SUNDAY 1ST MAY
The Hoist: SBN/
NBN at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. SBN, 2pm-1am,
the largest naked
party in Europe. NBN,
7pm-1am, Boots or
trainers with jocks,
shorts, underwear or
naked if you dare.
The Backstreet:
MegaBuff at
Wentworth Mews,
London E3 4UA.
4pm-10pm, £9
members/£10 guests
(free drink/coat check).
Horny, naked cruise
party.
Teds Place: Chill Out
at 305a North End
Road. 7pm-2am, £3 b4
10pm, £5 after, mixed/
gay crowd of cruisey
guys.
The Underground
Club: Streams
Of Pleasure at 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. 1pm-11pm.
£7. Yellow fun for
waterworks fans.
Vault: Underwear/
Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T
5EN. Underwear,
1-7pm, £8. Cruise,
7pm-1am, £8, free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry, just pants b4
7pm, then cruise ‘til
late.
MONDAY 2ND MAY
The Hoist: SBN/
NBN at Arches 47b
& 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. Party for guys
who like wearing
boots or trainers
with jocks, shorts,
underwear or naked if
you dare.
Teds Place: TV/TS
Admirers & Gay at
305a North End Rd,
W14. 7pm-midnight,
£3. Night for lovers of
trans, drag and gay
beauties. Something
for everyone!
The Underground
Club: Pants/Butt
Naked/Hard Cruz
at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1.
Pants, 12pm-6pm, £4
or £2 b4 2pm. Butt
Naked, 6pm-10pm,
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off with like-minded
guys. Hard Cruz,
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guyz.
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Stripped at Vault,
139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN.
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£8. Stripped,
7pm-1am, £8, free
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session first before
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footwear).
TUESDAY 3RD MAY
Bunker Bar: Club
CP at 217 City Road,
EC1V 1JN. 7pm –
11pm. £6 members,
£7 non-members.
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naughty boys. Video
room, CP rooms,
smaller areas for
1-2-1’s, full bar, lots
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equipment to bend
over! They have
equipment for you
to use but you are
welcome to bring your
own.
Teds Place:
Underwear/Naked
at 305s North End Rd,
W14. 7pm-midnight,
£4, strictly underwear
only.
The Underground
Club: Pants/S.O.P.
at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1.
Pants, 12pm-6pm,
£4 or £2 b4 2pm, the
attitude-free afternoon
cruise club. Streams
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6pm-1am, £8, yellow
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fans.
Vault: Frat Party!
at 139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN.
1pm-1am. £8 after.
Cruising session at
this horny hot spot.
Student Tuesdays; free
entry before 7pm with
student card.
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