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LUKE’S STORY...
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kick-off with some simple slogans on
t-shirts: #SOBERSEX; Love Me Chem Free;
and I Quit ChemSex.
ROY’S STORY…
Around the same time, Luke also met Roy
Mayerallas, 29, originally from Hungary, who
had been through his own life experiences
that had led him to seek out chem-free
sex. Roy grew up in a very traditional
Hungarian family. His parents always
envisioned him one day becoming a priest,
like his grandfather. He moved to Paris to
get away from his life back home, and when
that didn’t work out, he moved back to his
hometown and opened a bar. Local dealers
would give him free drugs if he pushed
customers their way. It was a recipe for
disaster for him. Roy lost everything and
moved to the UK in February 2011, with an
intention to start over, but the prevalence
of drugs in London didn’t help. Everything
changed for him the day he got hit by a bus
and ended up in a coma in hospital. When
he came round, doctors told him he was
wandering around the street out of it before
the incident. He has no recollection of the
event that led up to that point.
Roy decided to change his life. He sought
out more intimate sexual encounters and
purposefully stayed away from chemsex
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Massage Exchange for connections. It’s
through this that Roy met Luke, who asked
him to get involved with the That’s Hot 2
campaign. Together with Enrique they’ve
made the brave step of putting their identity
to a concept that seeks to challenge the way
gay men think about their sex lives.
FROM CHEMSEX TO CHEM-FREE
Does it feel alienating to switch one’s self
off from the chemsex world and all
the hook-ups that come with it? Luke says
that while drug/sex sessions are quite
proliferated, a growing number of people
are actively seeking out chem-free sex. “The
thing I have noticed is how many people are
now ‘looking for chem-free sex’, which we
saw a rise in three or four years ago. We’ve
reached a point where we are saying we’re a
bit sick of it.”
A recent scan of some of the more popular
apps like Grindr shows how people are
starting to seek out chem-free encounters
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are still very much in the minority, and the
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the rest when you log on at any point from
Friday night to Monday morning and identify
yourself as such. You might get chatting to
the hottest guy in the world who is totally
interested in you, but if you’re higher than the
Empire State Building and he says ‘no chems’
you know it’s just not going to happen.
Luke’s hopeful that the gay community
will navigate itself away from a seemingly
worsening situation, “We’re still stuck on
the issue of chemsex, but at least we’re
aware of it. I think people are starting to
look for new alternatives.”
Would he ever have chemsex again? “I
never say never for anything, because you
are limiting yourself or boxing yourself in.
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“I met Enrique at Let’s
Talk… When Enrique
spoke I said I want him
in one of my t-shirts. I
thought that’s the look,
that’s what I want to
present.” - Luke Sippel
But not now. Because of the Hep C I had to give up alcohol and drugs,
but right now I would probably say I never would because I am having
sober sex and enjoying it, whereas before the idea of doing it was
really hard to get your head around. To think, ‘What I’m never going to
have chemsex again?’ That’s a big thing to say. It’s twelve hours of hot
times, but doing this I’ve opened myself up to different types of people
who are also not doing drugs.”
What are the positives of doing so? “It’s easier to connect with
someone on drugs but it’s not a real connection. You feel like you’re
connecting, but it’s
not genuine. You
often have sex
with somebody
you probably
wouldn’t have
sex with sober,
but when you’re
high that reasoning goes out the window. When you start to have sex
sober, you just have a lot more respect for yourself.”
But there’s no hiding from the fact why chemsex is so popular. It
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your insecurities. And, yes, it’s a lot of fun that can carry on for hours,
even days. You can lose whole weekends to it. The next thing you
know, it’s how you spend most weekends, and the friends you have
are all hooked-up from sex parties that you never hear or see from
outside of that environment. In that regard, just looking at some of
those situations is surely cause for concern. Perhaps, the very thing
you crave when hooking up with other men can be stripped away by
the numbing effect drugs can have on the connectivity people often
look for in sex, casual or otherwise?
“Sometimes you need the drugs to have sex with people.” Regardless
of his position on the subject, Luke is realistic about the facts as to
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for you? No. If you’re only ever having chemsex, you’re never going
to shift that way of thinking.”
Luke, Roy and Enrique each have different reasons for seeking out
chem-free sex. Luke wasn’t addicted to drugs, but his behaviour was
putting his health in danger and stepped away from chemsex after his
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him the kind of intimate sexual encounters that he was really after.
Enrique had to quit chemsex as his drug and sex addictions were
slowly destroying him. While you may not be in the same situation
in terms of sex and drugs as them, when was the last time you had
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Moral arguments about conforming to societal pressures not to
embrace your
sexuality should
be tempered
with the
reasoning that
well?”
there’s nothing
wrong with
what you do
as long as what you do isn’t causing you or anyone else any harm.
If you have your life under control, and your sexual activity is not
detrimental to your health, work, personal life, friendships and
family, then there’s probably nothing wrong with the occasional
dalliance with sex and drugs.
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only ever having sex when on drugs or drink, you’ll never go beyond
having the kind of casual fucks that ultimately leave you a bit empty
when the drugs have worn off and you make your way back home
after it’s all come to an end.
Luke sums the conversation up in a rather enlightened manner,
“Sexuality and spirituality go hand in hand. Find your centre again.
There are so many things to explore and connect with. Sex is such a
beautiful space to share with somebody, why not do it sober as well?”
Sex is such a beautiful space to share with
somebody, why not do it sober as
www.thatshot2.com and www.facebook.com/thatshottwo
Using the hashtag #SoberSex is a smart way of instantly identifying other people looking for
chem-free sex. Use it online, get it trending and see what’s out there…
Read Enrique’s full story at www.qxmagazine.com/blog-event/enrique-moscoso and Roy’s at
www.qxmagazine.com/blog-event/roy-mayerallas
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Patrick Cash
Alexander Clifshaw
Luke Sippel & Carolyn Cowan
Hamish MacKenzie-Sempill
Photos by Manu Valcarce
Let’s Talk About Gay Sex & Drugs –
By Patrick Cash
don’t think many people plan
to actively stop having sober
sex. Having sex on a couple
of bumps after a club or
party doesn’t seem to be the
same as the sensational tales
of garish, non-stop ‘crystal
meth orgy’ scenarios,
whispered about on the gay scene grapevine.
But when the weekend whirlwind picks you
up every Friday after work, Saturdays too,
and eats up a fair amount of Sunday’s hours
to boot, suddenly you might turn around
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having sex on chems.
Of course, the way I’ve written this intro,
and the general way assumptions about
drugs are made,
dictates that this is
automatically a bad
thing. Is it? If someone
enjoys having sex
on chems, and their
sexual partner(s)
does too, then why
shouldn’t they be free
to be joined together
in holy chemsex? I
suppose the argument is that guys can get
too used to having chems as a crutch, or
a tool, for sex. And over time, they might
begin to rely on drugs for sex.
Chems like mephedrone, G and – the big,
white, smokey super-villain of the trinity –
crystal meth are popular for sex because
they disinhibit their users, allowing the
sexual act to become more raw, animalistic,
carnal, faster, harder. Sex can go on for
hours, it may feel more intense, there may
be a greater feeling of connection to your
partner even if they are a stranger.
But the thrills fade pretty fast after
orgasm. At a sexualised chillout the big
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no-no is climax. Possibly because the
previously porn-like fantasy purveyed by
ribald chems mixed with exaggerated libido
can be revealed as a more insipid reality.
Men gurning and tugging on consistently limp
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porn, and guys more glued to Grindr than
the people actually with them in the room. It
may all feel a bit sad.
And what happens when ‘he’ comes
along? You know, the mythic ‘one’ everyone
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about, and will suddenly pounce out
of nowhere when you’ve given up the
search. Presumably, having to phone up
the dealer to have sex doesn’t constitute
a healthy factor in most people’s ideals
the masking of personal insecurity; anxieties
about your off-drug performance, about
cumming too quickly, about whether your
partner is really enjoying it, can gather in
your mind like circling rainclouds.
But own these insecurities, and admit
these anxieties, for they are making you
a better lover. The chemsex urge is one
of great individuality; you act primarily to
satiate your own pleasure. When you are
in a non-chemsex situation, with someone
you genuinely like emotionally as well
as physically or chemically, and you are
questioning how you can best give them
pleasure, that’s how the best sex begins.
It’s about an empathy and attentiveness
between two people. As this shared intimacy
progresses,
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real enjoyment
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of sober sex
limp penises in front of relentless high– and mindblowing orgasms
definition porn, and guys more glued to
– will return.
Grindr than the people actually with them
I’ve been
in the room. It may all feel a bit sad.”
careful to
try and write
this article
using ‘may’ and ‘might’ as frequently as
of a loving, supportive relationship. You’ll
possible. Yes, on one level it is a collation
want to enjoy the more intimate, and
of hypotheses. But I’ve spoken to enough
more emotionally intense, aspects of
people recently and heard enough anecdotal
sober sex with a partner. But going from a
evidence to believe that a lot of its content
near constant chain of weekend chemsex
may hold true for some gay guys. If you
experience to re-sober sex might not be
don’t agree with anything written here,
as easy as waving your willy and saying
or you want to speak about how you
‘abracadabra, no more mephedrone.’
perceive chemsex in London, or listen to
There might be a strong associative
the opinions of others, then we hold an
complex subconsciously built up over time
open communication forum every month at
between your innate sexual urge and being
Manbar in Soho, named ‘Let’s Talk About
high. You may now feel more inhibited
Gay Sex & Drugs’. Do come along and
when sober, or it will be initially hard to
speak, because your opinion is equally as
achieve being hard. And part of this chemical
important as mine.
disinhibtion that drugs sexually induce is also
www.facebook.com/LetsTalkAboutGaySexAndDrugs
The next LTGSD will be on Monday 15th September at Manbar,
79 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0NE from 6-8pm. Free entry.
56 Dean Street will be on site offering free STI testing and advice upstairs.
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Carolyn and Chemsex
By Patrick Cash
One of the most interesting speakers we’ve had at ‘Let’s Talk About Gay Sex and
Drugs’ is undoubtedly the glamorous 'EVSP]R'S[ER, a therapist who works closely
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and her campaign to get the hashtag ‘#sobersex’ more widely used on social media.
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If somebody’s happy doing what they’re
doing, why is that a problem? I don’t have a
moral judgement. But if somebody comes
to me and says ‘I don’t know how to stop,
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myself absolutely out of my comfort zone,
I can’t get back, I’ve never felt so dark or
disconnected’, now I have a problem.
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Yes, the use of drugs has changed but the
behaviours aren’t any different. In a way, I
think what happens now is that the internet
opens up the ability for everybody to
judge it and therefore it becomes a focus
of attention… It isn’t really so much about
how badly the drugs will affect you as what
happens to you mentally and spiritually and
emotionally and what it is you’re trying to
cover up. Because there’s nothing else that
will cover it up and it doesn’t go away, the
shadows just get darker.
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The dopamine hit of crystal meth is
something like 1200 times what you get
off cocaine, so the high is phenomenal…
You’re working with cortisol, testosterone,
adrenaline and then that drives the reward
which is the dopamine. So, one of the
problems you have with these very extreme
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understand how you get high again. You’ve
messed up your reward system and not only
that, you’ve been getting high on a bed of
negative emotions a lot of the time.
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I said let’s add a hashtag to it and let’s create
the tribe. A line of people who use the
internet, and if you use Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, you will start to drive an energy
about this and eventually I will follow up with
Grindr and see if I can persuade them to
make it a tribe. It would actually allow people
to start opening up and the thing with sober
sex is it can be quite frightening. Some people
have never had sober sex. Sober sex is quite
a frightening thing, because suddenly there
isn’t freedom, you’ve got to make choices,
you’ve got to show yourself. Intimacy is a
really scary thing for a lot of people and a lot
of drug use and alcohol use allows for people
to remove their inhibitions. So sober sex is a
massive leap.
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You’ve
messed up
your reward system
and not only that,
you’ve been getting
high on a bed of
negative emotions a
lot of the time.
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There is this horrible sort of body beautiful
that transcends any personality to a degree.
I deal with a lot of gay men, such beautiful
men, and they’re so delightful and they’re in
so much pain, and it’s so sad because they
disconnect. The idea that the only value that
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way that they deny themselves, and all that
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Think about how we live. The lack of value,
how fast images now are discarded – look
how fast images go down your Facebook
page – it takes no time. Twitter, you’re just
descending into a dustbin of images and
crap and web pages that mean nothing. So,
how do you stand up if you believe in and
you follow and you’re part of this social
networking society where nothing that
you say or do or look like has any value
because it doesn’t stay there? Because it just
disappears down. If you can learn to sit still
and anxiously experience yourself outside of
the speed of light and outside of the insanity
of Facebook and Twitter and social media,
and ‘how tight’s my arse and how big are my
muscles’ and all that stuff, there’s actually
this extraordinarily exquisite reality that
transcends any drug use.
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Erectile dysfunction. Fear of intimacy. Fear
that they’ll never be loved. And self-loathing.
If you’ve got to the point where you’re
very disconnected from intimacy and you
really fear intimacy and you’re using a large
amount of drugs to cover up how you feel
emotionally then there are deeper problems.
There’s a very, very good gay meeting in Soho
at 56 Dean Street, named the CODE Clinic.
www.carolyncowan.com
To read the full ‘In conversation with’ interview with Carolyn, visit:
www.qxmagazine.com/blog-event/in-conversation-with-carolyn-cowan/
56 Dean Street,
the Dean Street
Express, and the
Lessons of Leigh
Leigh Chislett is the charismatic man who
has nurtured and guided Soho sexual health
clinics 56 Dean Street and Dean Street
Express into the London-wide success stories
they are today. We found out more about his
experiences behind these pioneering services at
the heart of the LGBT community in London.
By Patrick Cash
On the look of the Dean Street clinics:
‘Sexual health services were traditionally
hidden away in basements or out buildings
and were often very basic or run down.
I think this added to a sense of guilt and
shame. It was quite a challenge when
setting the 56 DS service up to change
people’s perceptions of what an NHS clinic
should look like, but the initial reactions
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came in said ‘Oh my God, it looks like a
Soho boutique hotel’. With Dean Street
Express we got more courageous and said
to the designer to forget any idea of how
you think a clinic should look.’
On some of his proudest moments:
‘When we moved in we saw around 1,500
patients a month, we now see between
8-9,000 a month, the majority of which are
LGBT. We diagnose around 1 in 6 of all gay
men in the UK with HIV, and I’m proud
that we’ve managed to get so many into
early HIV care/treatment. At the World
AIDS Day HIV Testing events at G-A-Y we
have, to date, tested over 2,000 people
and challenged perceptions of where
people are prepared to get a test. I am also
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sexual health service for Trans people.’
On Dean Street Express:
‘Dean Street Express is a walk in self
check-in/screening service for people with
no symptoms. More than half of people
with a sexually transmitted infection will
have no symptoms. As well as being able to
get your HIV result in 60 seconds, all your
other test results will be text to you in six
hours and you can get treatment the same
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onward transmission of STIs. 50% of HIV
is caught from someone who has been
recently infected, so if you catch HIV early
you can break the chain of infection.’
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Dean Street Express
On 56 Dean Street’s birth:
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years ago. We were based in Victoria,
where we’d outgrown our building, and
we did outreach HIV testing in Soho for 4
hours a week - we diagnosed more people
HIV positive in those four hours than
during the whole week at the main clinic.
We wanted to have a modern, stylish
service that had convenient opening hours
in the heart of the community.’
On the greatest challenges to
gay men’s sexual health in
London right now:
‘What has struck me is how many people
we are seeing where drugs such as G and
crystal meth have become out of control,
and are having a real negative effect on their
lives. I see a lot a gay men in my job and it
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are experiencing aspects of the gay scene as
dehumanizing and isolating. I have seen so
many people who have tested HIV positive,
who said that they were off their face on
drugs or felt crap about themselves.’
On appointing chemsex expert
David Stuart as lead drugs advisor
at 56 Dean Street:
‘David very early on saw the relationship
between chems and transmission of HIV,
Hepatitis B/C and other STIs. I believe
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weeks he was appointed. He really has
lead the way on issues around chemsex
and wellbeing for gay men. He was a
great appointment.’
When we moved in we
saw around 1,500 patients
a month, we now see
between 8-9,000 a month.”
On what’s next for 56 Dean Street:
‘I want to continue to promote and
encourage regular HIV and STI screening
and be a holistic service that also offers
counselling and support, and a wide
range of sexual health related services. I
think the rapid turnaround for results is
essential for looking forward and breaking
chains of onward transmission.
I would like to continue for 56 Dean Street
to be a community resource, with LGBT
groups using our boardroom, supporting
events like ‘Let’s Talk About Gay Sex And
Drugs’ and our wellbeing series. I think the
NHS, for all its problems, is amazing and I
want to prove how exceptional it can be.’
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ean Street Express, 35 Dean Street, W13 6AQ.
www.chelwest.nhs.uk
Cour
ting C
ourtn
ey!
Hey Courtney, it’s lovely to speak
to you. So how has life been
treating you since Drag Race?
It’s been a total whirlwind! I moved into a new
apartment three months ago and I think I’ve
only spent about four days there. That’s how
crazy it’s been. I have no complaints though.
What, for you, was the best thing
about appearing on the show?
Making great new friends like Bianca,
Adore and Darienne - who I hang out with
regularly. We’ve all gone through this shared
experience as professionals in the industry
and that’s something we’ll always have.
Any negatives about the show?
Oh yeah [laughs]. The challenging part was
probably the fact that they were making a
television show, not a documentary. I felt
awkward watching it back,
because it showed me
going from being myself
at the beginning of the
season, before fading away
for a bit, only to return as
some kind of mean girl. it’s
kind off unfortunate how it
played out and was edited
for TV, because we all had
such a great time. However I’m still grateful
for the experience and opportunities it’s
given me. Now I get to tour all over, and one
of the number one things people say to me
is: “Wow, you’re not mean and bitchy at all.”
Is there anyone in particular you’d
like to see in Season 7?
From what I’ve seen travelling around the US
for the last few months there’s one queen
that stands out for me: Aurora Sexton, who
I met in Denver. She’s a great performer.
There have been talks of a UK
version of Drag Race. Who do you
think would make a good host?
Well, the concept is a fun and fabulous one
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in America, but for the UK version I think
Paul O’Grady would be perfect.
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It’s important to have someone who has the
credibility to comment on drag so I think Jodie
Harsh would make a good judge. She’s very dry
too, so there’d be plenty of one-liners.
Do you know any of the other UK
queens? Any you think would make
good contestants?
Yeah, I know Heidi Liscious and Mitzi
from the bribes, what will you be
looking for from the contestants?
The male equivalent of Charisma
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Outlandishness Creativity and Kitsch.
I’m loving kitsch! What do you look
for in a guy, personally?
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must be good eye contact. It’s all about
the eyes. Someone who is content and
comfortable with themselves is one of the
most important things, too.
Is there anyone in the world of
entertainment that gets
you damp under the
weave?
James Franco! He studied queer
studies at university, loves queer
culture, and is so comfortable
with his own masculinity. Here’s
a straight man in Hollywood
who doesn’t care about people’s
preconceived opinions; I think
that’s really unique in a mainstream celebrity.
Yeah, I agree with you, he oozes
sex appeal. Finally, you’ve ticked
off Australian Idol and RuPaul’s
Drag Race, are there any other TV
shows you’d like to take part in? I
was thinking you’d be perfect for
Strictly Come Dancing...
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah! I’d love to do Strictly or
Dancing With the Stars. All those costumes,
sequins and rhinestones, I’d be in heaven. I
could come out and dance as a guy one week
to mix it up and surprise everyone. Let’s
make it happen!
“Do they get hard ons
when stripping?”
Macintosh - my fellow Ozzy queens. I tell you
who would make a good contestant, Portia
De Fosse from The Supreme Fabulettes.
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Idol here in London, what are you
expecting?
Willam (Belli) was telling me all about it, and
she showed me some verrrrrry interesting
pictures. It sounds like there could be some
‘perks’ at the end of the night. [Laughs]. And,
yes, my vote can be bought! [whispers - do
they get hard ons when stripping? - laughs]
Errrrm, I don’t think they do, but
I guess if you ask nicely... So apart
Courtney Act will be judging G-A-Y Porn Idol on Thursday 11th
September at Heaven (under the Arches, Villiers Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG) from 10.30pm-4am.
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Photo: Magnus Hastings
One of the biggest stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Season 6 is all set to jet into London and join in the
madness of G-A-Y Porn Idol as a judge - another
addition to her hugely varied résumé. COURTNEY
ACT took some time out of her crazy schedule to
chat to our Jason Reid in between shows, direct
from New York this week...
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FRAFF
Friday 12th September, 7.30pm
35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA
Tickets: £8 advance. Booking: richmix.org.uk
Fraff is, quite
simply, a fastpaced poetry
piss up for those
of us who don’t
like poetry.
Sounds amazing
to us. Curated
and compered
by Scottee, who
will host the
night, a bunch
of performers,
including Bryony
Kimmings, Hunt
& Darton, Jonny
Woo, Barbara
Brownskirt and
Michael Twaits
spiel their
best-est shitty
poems. Relaxed
and comfy nonponsey fun! And
there’s cheap
beer for those
with stage fright.
Jonny Woo
LADIES
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BOYS!
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MR AND MISS LADYBOY CARNIVAL
Sunday 14th September, 6pm
46 Grosvenor Place, Belgravia, SW1X 7EQ
RSVP: [email protected]
It’s that time of year again when contestants don
their extravagant costumes and hair bigger than their
heels. Yes, it’s the Mr & Miss Ladyboy contest; and
of course the elaborate event wouldn’t be complete
without Thai canapés, cocktails and dancing! With a
carnival theme you can expect this year’s competition
to be bigger and more flamboyant than ever!
PROUD OF
PRIDE
Brighton Pride Raises
Record Amount
This year, Brighton Pride
organisers are delighted
to announce that 2014 has
been their most successful
year ever with regards
to fundraising. Following
celebrations (and what
celebrations they were)
in Preston Park, Village
Party and along the Parade
route, £64,578 has been
raised for the Rainbow
Fund Community; which will
then be distributed to LGBT
organisations through the
grants programme. Managing
director Paul Kemp told QX
he was “incredibly proud.”
Too right!
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Scottee
G-A-Y DIVAS
It had to happen! After the
success of its debut album
collection last year, G-A-Y
returns with its second musical
medley, and this time they
take on the biggest divas on
the planet. It’s not released
until October, but you can pre-order
it from Saturday 6th September. Who can you expect
to feature on it? Well, how does this list deliver your aural
pleasuring:
Madonna, Rita Ora, Katy Perry, Lady GaGa, Cyndi
Lauper, Whitney Houston, Kylie Minogue, P!nk, Kelly
Clarkson, Ellie Goulding, Lana del Rey, Alicia Keys,
Shakira, Britney Spears, Anastasia, Jennifer Lopez,
Ke$ha, Paloma Faith, Annie Lennox, Cher, Mariah
Carey, Christina Aguilera, Dolly Parton, Celine Dion,
Miley Cyrus, Toni Braxton, Leona Lewis, Jennier
Hudson, Amerie, Aretha Franklin, B*Witched, Idina
Menzel, Azealia Banks, Lily Allen, Geri Halliwell,
RuPaul, Kerry Ellis,
ANOTHER SCORE FOR
STONEWALL
Miss Jason
Photo by Chris Jepson
STONEWALL FC WIN GOLD AT GAY GAMES
www.stonewallfc.com
At this year’s ninth Gay Games, Stonewall FC successfully defended
their title as champions after defeating the New York Ramblers 2-1.
There are endless puns we could make here about being skilful with
balls and the ability to score – but there’d be none that the team
hasn’t heard by now! Instead, we’ll just say a congratulation to their
fourth consecutive win. No matter what their sexual preference, we
assume they’re happy on top… (Well, we had to get one pun in).
Lola Lasagne
SAVE THE BEARS
CROWD FUNDRAISING THE BEARS OF BEIRUT
Until 15th September
Donate: indiegogo.com
A new documentary
about two Lebanese
gay refugees trying
to survive in Labanon
while helping other gay
people during Syria’s
brutal war is in need of
your help. Bertho and
Hixam have established
Proud Lebanon, offering
a community centre
to those uprooted
to Beirut. The NGO
is struggling to provide medical care,
Bertho Makso
psychological assistance and transit to a
gay-friendly country. You can donate to
the film’s production and receive a
number of perks in return.
WE WANT YOU…
CLUB AND BAR REVIEWERS WANTED
GAY LONDON
QX are looking for club/bar reviewers to cover the kaleidoscopic
fantasia-filled wonderland that is London’s varied, vivid and
vibrating gay scene! If you enjoy experiencing a range of clubs
and bars and getting paid for the pleasure, then send a 200 word
sample review of a gay club or bar you’ve been to recently to
[email protected]. (Please write in the subject field: ‘QX
Club and Bar Reviewers’.
DRAG ROAST 3
starring LOLA
LASAGNE!
Thursday 25th September
Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington
Lane, SE11 5HY. Doors: 7.00pm.
Performance: 8.30pm.
Tickets £10 advance, £12 on the door, all of which will be
donated to Terrence Higgins Trust.
www.rvt.org.uk/whatson/single/drag-roast1
Doyenne of the drag circuit Lola Lasagne has been confirmed as
the next willing ‘roastee’ at London’s premier (and only) comedy
Drag Roast, organised by QX Magazine, with support from the
Royal Vauxhall Tavern to raise funds for Terrence Higgins Trust.
At the event, Lola will be asked to grit her teeth and purse her
lips as fellow queens Rose Garden, Mrs Moore and Miss Jason
line-up to share tall tales and cherished memories of their friend
and colleague, before being given the chance to get her claws on
the mic and turn
the tables on the
panel. Once again,
the event will
be spectacularly
(and mightily
bitchily!) hosted
by Myra Dubois,
‘Rotherham’s
least celebrated
daughter’, while
all funds raised
through ticket
sales will be
used by Terrence
Higgins Trust to
support people
Myra Dubois
living with and at
risk of HIV.
Rose Garden
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For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 44-50 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
KU KLUB
It’s Ku Bar’s downstairs dirty brother, and all
the gays wanna be inside! And with free shots
and frozen margaritas we’re not surprised!
Nothing goes down like a dirty younger
brother than a well-made cocktail. And on
top of that they’ll be mixed by the undeniably
sexy bar boys! “Tops off boys!”
You’ll also be served the
latest in pop and commercial
dance from Lady Lloyd,
Vicki Vivacious, Kerol,
Pablo, Rodrigo and
Peter Prince.
Ku Bar, 30 Lisle Street,
WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am.
Kerol
04/09/14: G-A-Y PORN IDOL starring DETOX
Which Ru Paul’s contestant will be taking to the judging panel? It’s the question
on everyone’s lips (well, apart from ‘how many donkey dicks are we gonna see
tonight’ – obvs). And the answer
is Detox! Lord knows, she’s
the only Detox we are familiar
with. And we can’t wait to see
what 50s glam she brings to the
night. But will she go easy on
the contestants or is she “pretty
much over it” already?
Detox
Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers
Street, Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG.
11pm-5am. Free.
Dolan Wolf
Photo by Dave Ouano
06/09/14: JAGERNACHT - 'DOLAN
WOLF’S MASTERCLASS SPECIAL'
Dirk Caber
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Those of you familiar with Eagle’s events, or even Fetish
Week, may remember Dolan Wolf’s sell-out event at
the venue in July. He’s returning for another master class
with fellow porn star Dirk Caber. The duo will be on
stage to demonstrate some S&M skills – you’re bound to
love it… So, whether you’re a bear, bloke, twink or kink
– raise your hand high enough and he might let you be his
willing sub for a demo!
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
9pm-4am. FREE b4 10pm/£6 after (includes free Jager shot).
CLUB NEWS
06/09/14: SONGS OF PRAISE
You best believe if these were the hymns they had going on in church,
we wouldn’t miss a week of it! Could you imagine the priest spitting
Missy Elliott or the choir boys slut-dropping to Sugababes? Fierce be to
God. Well, that far-fetched (and totally amazing) dream becomes as
close to reality as it ever will this Saturday at
East Bloc. Sugalow Boys, David Oh,
Neil Prince, Dave Cross and
Phil Marriott make it happen.
Hit the main room for a PA from
new girl group M.O. and there’s
also an ENTIRE room dedicated
to the Bush (as in Kate, not
George). Plus, there’s a limited
set of Kate postcards featuring
Aerial, King Of The Mountain
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people that ask on the door!
East Bloc, 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-6am. Mention
‘HomeGround’ on the
door for £5 entry
before 11.30pm,
otherwise it’s
£10.
Kate Bush
06/0914: AMERIIE @ G-A-Y
You may remember her for ‘1 Thing’, but she’s certainly got plenty more to
offer. Ameriie (yes, that’s with two i’s now…) is back! We bet she’ll ‘Take
Control’ of the G-A-Y audience as she tells them ‘What I Want’. After a brief,
albeit big, success nearly a decade ago, the starlet returns with her new single
that she’ll be unleashing on London under the infamous arches of Heaven.
Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG. 11pm-5am.
£3 with wristbands from G-A-Y Bar.
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David Oh
Neil Prince
+IRHIVFIRHMRKQE½EThe Familyyy Fierce are introducing a
new monthly night to your queer calendar. Situated in Bloomsbury
Lanes (yes, bowling), the carnival will be part drag-ball and part
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ensues… The music policy will be vogueable vinyl, brash beats,
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Tavistock Hotel,
Bedford Way,
WC1H 9EU.
9pm-3am.
POPCORN
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production bang that everyone wants to be at and no one will
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8th September: Popcorn Prohibition
Featuring DJs Adam Turner, Jamie Hammond, Paulo
Moreno, Jonathan Bestley, Sam DMS, Trex, Zach
Burns and Luke Donnington.
15th September: Popcorn Euphoria
Featuring DJs Neroli, Tony English, Jamie Hammond,
Keyth David, Sam DMS, Trex and Zach Burns.
22nd September: Popcorn Alien
Featuring DJs Adam Turner, Neroli, Paulo Moreno,
Jonathan Bestley, Sam DMS, Trex, Zach Burns and
TIVGYWWMSRJVSQDavid H
29th September: Popcorn Circus
Featuring DJs Adam Turner, Tony English, Paulo
Moreno, Sam DMS, Trex, Zach Burns and
TIVGYWWMSRJVSQDavid H
Popcorn is every Monday at Heaven (under the
Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N
6NG) from 11pm-5.30am. Free entry wristbands
available from G-A-Y Bar in Soho (valid until 1am).
DJ
OF THE WEEK
GIDEON @
PARIS’ ACID BALL
Tell us in one sassy
sentence who Gideon is...
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Soho Radio, in addition to
being a set designer I am
co-creator and musical curator
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where venues include The
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Underground and Genosys.
And your music style?
What kind of tunes do
you play?
I am a vinyl archivist specializing
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Vintage Gospel, Reggae, &
Soul, Funk and Rare Groove –
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Thursday night between 8-10pm
on www.sohoradiolondon.com
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I play.
You’re at Dalston
Superstore for Paris’
Acid Ball. Give us a taste
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words…
Deep. Dark.
HomoUnderground. Sweaty.
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Who is your ultimate
musical icon?
Ron Hardy – Because he made
being a homo something to
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uncompromisingly underground,
raw, authentic and 100%
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Paris’ Acid Ball is at Dalston
Superstore (117 Kingsland High
Street, E8 2PB) on Saturday 6th
September, 9pm-3am.
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GIDEON’S TOP 10
CLUB TUNES
Image © Staxus
CLUB NEWS
Photo © Paul Singer
06/09/14: M O R E
1. ‘Special Feeling’ (Nick
Beringer Remix) - Farfan &
Sebb
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2 ‘Burning Flame’ - Felix
Dickinson
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3 ‘Jungle Line’ (Dungeon
Meat Downlow Dub) Dungeon Meat
How could I not choose
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Downlow.
4 ‘Yours’ (Original Mix) 7XIJßJIEX:MVKMRME
Dark, hard Berlin-style homo
vibes…
5 ‘Acid’ - Toddla T
Sound
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2014.
6 ‘One Nation’ (Tristan
Da Cunha’s Meatmix) - Alex
Arnout feat Tyree
Cooper
Tristan & Tyree…what
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talented.
7 ‘Through The Night’ –
6th Borough Project
Sophisticated downtempo
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8 - ‘Time Reveals’ Bernard Badie
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9 - ‘Lose Yo Mind’ Dungeon Meat
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you gotta go downstairs at the
Berghain.
10 - ‘Holding You
Tight’ - Sure Thing
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DJ Die is at his best here. I still
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G-A-Y Porn Idol with
guest judge Ivy Winters
28/08/14
G-A-Y Camp Attack with
Denise Van Outen
29/08/14
G-A-Y featuring
Ashley Roberts
30/08/14
Heaven, Villiers Street,
WC2N 6NG
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY
CHRIS JEPSON
IT’S NO SECRET that we here at QX Towers love a threeway, so when Jeremy offered us three of the best at G-A-Y,
our knees went weak and we let out a bit of wee. First up
was the juggling queen of Ru Paul’s Drag Race (season 5),
Miss Ivy Winters as guest judge for Thursday’s G-A-Y Porn
Idol. A parade of young hotties strutted their stuff with
our faves being 19 year old New Yorker Alex, friends with
benefits from Kent, Carl (23), and Fred (24), and 25 year
old Londoner and trainee doctor Luke, but after a danceoff it was audience member Rob, a Soho club supervisor,
who walked off with the £100.
Day 2 in the Heaven madhouse saw the gorgeous
Denise Van Outen in a fuscia Miss Selfridge playsuit
singing songs from her one-woman show ‘Some Girl
I Used To Know’ (currently at the Arts Theatre) for a
packed G-A-Y Camp Attack. With two super-hot seminaked dancers to play with, she belted out Kim Wilde’s
‘You Came’, Sonia’s ‘You’ll Never Stop Me
Loving You’ and a special G-A-Y
remix of the show’s title track
‘Some Girl I Used To Know’ showing
off her slender tanned pins and
Strictly Come Dancing prowess.
Finally, for day 3 of our G-A-Y threeway, Ashley Roberts hit the stage on
Saturday night and showed us she still has
her Pussy Cat Doll moves as she danced
her ass off in lacy underwear to Madonna,
‘Don’t Cha’ and new single ‘Woman Up’
while teetering atop a fold-up chair. Then
it was all back to the VIP for shots and
shenanigans with Jacob the real top dog
of Heaven to round off a perfect week
under the arches.
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MEMBERS
30/08/14
East Bloc, 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN
WORDS BY
CHRIS JOHN
PHOTOS BY
MARK STOREY
QX CLUB NEWS hit the
bright lights of City
Road as Berlin überdisco MEMBERS
hijacked East Bloc
for a heaving
happening
that had East
London’s
basement
hotspot bulging
at the seams last
weekend. Featuring
three rampant rooms of
pumpin’ party sounds, the
Germanic giants drew in a mass
of ravers eager to sample one of the best club nights
on the continent. Packing a hefty punch in the main
room, Borja Pena slammed down enough mighty house
anthems to satisfy even the hungriest of dancefloor
monsters. Next door, the fearsome beats kept coming
in room 2 for a mass of Saturday night club kids
rockin’ some of the wildest outfits this side of Berlin’s
Friedrichshain. Meanwhile, one of the hunkiest, hairiest
DJs in town, Chris Camplin, put his manly mitts to
exceptional use with a barrage of low-slung ‘n’ twisted
beats in the tiny room 3, whilst a troupe of clubbers
dressed as the Village People added to the
anything-goes atmosphere. Back on the main
floor, there was even more DJ madness to
come from MEMBERS resident Marc Miroir
as the disorderly conduct continued
through ‘til fashionably late.
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YESTERDAY’S MAKEUP
31/08/14
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland Road,
Dalston, E8 2PB.
WORDS BY
JAMES EGAN
PHOTOS BY
CHRIS JEPSON
ON SUNDAY night
we set sail for the
Superstore, where
some of our
favourite East
Londoners
were promising
us a night
of drinking,
dancing and
Dalston disco
delights. It
was all heels on
deck from our hotass hosts, The Count,
Chicken and MEGAN-DETH,
giving us anchors-away realness and birthday girl
Lucy Fizz catwalking the plank (well,
bar) with style so sick we think we
caught the flu! Princess Julia kept
us afloat with a buoyant barrage
of hits, before our favourite
carb, Jaqui Potato, served up
some delicious tunes to spin
around the galley to, delivering
a costume change to boot.
Swapping her sexy sailor attire
for a sensational sequined gown
any cruise ship chanteuse would
kill for. Make sure you head to the
next fabulous instalment set for Sunday
14th September. You won’t need to
bother with a face wipe, Yesterday’s
Makeup will be just fine!
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KU BAR
30 Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA
It’s Skyy September at Ku! One of London’s best
gay brands is proud to introduce one of the
world’s best vodkas… Skyy is a San Francisco
based brand with a reputation for exceptional
taste and smoothness and Ku is proud to
make Skyy its pouring brand of vodka. It’s also
regarded as a massive LGBT rights campaigner,
recently involved in a US nationwide campaign
to promote gay marriage. And to celebrate
Skyy Cocktails are 2-4-£10 all day and night
from Sunday to Thursday!
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF
THE QUEBEC
12 Old Quebec Street, W1H 7AF
Veritable diamond of the gay scene, the
City of Quebec is frequented by the
good lovers, good-looking lads and goodtimers of London town any night of the
week. But to see some of the best stellar
cabaret and singing entertainment that
our fair capital has to offer, get yourself
down to the venue on a Sunday… Coming
up on Sunday 7th this weekend is the
fabulous Amy Diamond!
Halfway to Heaven has some
exciting cabaret magic swinging
out its ever-busy wand this
weekend! On Friday 5th you’ll
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Mrs Moore from 9pm – open
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Bears Downstairs with Justin Swift from
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Sunday from 4pm followed by An Evening
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DJ Little Rob
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THE OLD SHIP
17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW
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weekend, because The Old Ship knows where it’s at! One
of the friendliest and best
loved gay pubs of the East
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a smile, a good pint
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and a game of pool
at the Ship, and, on
a Sunday, a brilliant
drag queen too! This
weekend on Sunday
7th you won’t want
to miss the hilarious,
nut-cracking Saucy
Sophie who’ll have
you wiping tears from
Saucy Sophie
your cheeks.
Titti La Camp
THE TWO BREWERS
114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ
On Friday 5th September you won’t want to miss Titti la
Camp at the awesome Two Brewers, one of Clapham’s
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Friday 5th September
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with DJ DAVID ROBSON
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and that I wouldn’t do very well. Now I’ve managed to achieve things
and it’s really boosted my self-esteem. I went from a council estate to
performing in the Albert Hall [laughs]!
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out of a long relationship and it was starting to fall away when I was
working on X Factor. I eventually emailed him and he came to watch
my show. We took it day by day and it was really lovely. He’s husband
material. He’s in control of himself and I’m an old romantic who
doesn’t suffer fools.
Marcus Collins is at the Riverside Tavern (Canal Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2
4DR), on Saturday 6th September. His latest single ‘Sweet Thang’ is out now.
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DOWNSTAIRS
TAIRS
JUSTIN SWIFT 'til 3am
Sunday 7th September
CK SUNDAY @ 4pm
followed by
AN EVENING with
MRS MOORE and
TANYA HYDE
with DJ
DAVID ROBSON
Tuesday 9th September
‘IT’S A KNOCKOUT’ WEEK 2
hosted by BETTE
With DJ
RINSE
from 9pm
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Wednesday 10th September
MRS MOORE'S
MIDWEEK MADNESS from 9pm
with DJ
DAVID ROBSON
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www.halfway2heaven.net
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, mixed-bag
clientele for uncomplicated
drinkin’ and entertainment seven
nights a week.
4. 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.
5. Comptons of Soho
52 Old Compton
Street, W1D 6HJ
The Grand Dame of Old
Compton Street. This everbusy drinking den has a cruisy
downstairs with circular bar,
plus a loungeier, grandiosely
furnished upstairs – complete
with a full menu of pub grub
and lunches on Sundays. Great
music, and they often show live
rugby/football matches for the
butcher fellas.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. G-A-Y Bar
30 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4UR
Soho’s palace of pop, which
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walled, 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.
9. 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.
10. King’s Arms
23 Poland Street, W1F 8QL
Long-serving, friendly and always
popular drinking den for bears
and their pals.
11. Ku Bar Frith Street
25 Frith Street,
WC2A 7BA
Affectionately known as ‘Baby
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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!
12. 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.
End. A laid-back, trendy but
unpretentious crowd, chillin’ to
indie and retro tunes.
15. 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.
16. 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.
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17. Manbar
79 Charing Cross Road,
WC2H 0NE
One of the newest bars on the
scene with sexy lighting and a
hot, funky crowd. A range of
events every evening, from talent
nights to bear clubs, with DJs,
buzzing beats and the works.
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!
13. 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.
19. Edge
11 Soho Square, W1D 3QE
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of bar and club action; a great
place for after work drinks
and a haven for pretty young
things/polysexual party peeps
at the weekend, plus top DJs.
Not forgetting their super late
license on Friday and Saturday
nights until 3am!
14. Retro Bar
2 George Court,
WC2H 6HH
A hidden gem that brings a slice
of ‘Shoreditch cool’ to the West
20. Escape
10 Brewer Street, W1F 0SE
A late night, ever-popular cozy
dance bar with music videos
and DJs.
21. Freedom
66 Wardour Street,
W1F 0TA
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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.
22. The Green Carnation
4-5 Greek Street,
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decadent and full of well-heeled
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23. Ku Bar Lisle Street
and Ku Klub
30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA
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club with a diverse crowd of
party pumpin’ pretties. Upstairs
has the gorgeous champagne
bar, perfect for private parties,
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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.
24. Village
81 Wardour Street,
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stunning Sohocialites enjoying
chilled-out drinks.
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25. 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,
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the morning!
26. Heaven
Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG
Probably the most famous gay
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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
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Central & Soho
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.
27. Madame JoJos
8-10 Brewer Street,
W1F 0SE
A legendary Soho venue that
exudes an opulent air of glamour,
with various nights of kitsch
cabaret, top live music, club
nights, including the wonderful
Trannyshack every Wednesday.
28. Miabella
12-13 Greek Street,
W1D 4DJ
A sexy Soho boutique lounge
club, host to glam nights such
as the eternally popular Room
Service, every Thursday.
29. Shadow Lounge
5 Brewer Street, W1F 0RF
The spiritual home of the swish,
stylish scene queen, this decadent
club de jour is pumping seven
nights a week with glamorous
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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
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31. @Siam
48 Frith Street, W1D 4SF
A contemporary Thai restaurant
in the heart of Soho, @Siam
offers gorgeous surroundings
with a great atmosphere and an
authentic, memorable Thai dining
experience. With swanky modern
décor, well-dressed staff and a
menu crammed with a selection
of eclectic food choices, @Siam is
a delicious and affordable option
in the heart of Soho.
32. 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
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late night/early morning dining.
Quite simply the place to be
seen with Cosmo in hand and
hot boy in tow.
33. 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.
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35. Sauna Bar
29 Endell Street,
WC2H 9BA
Does exactly what it says on
the tin – a fab 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.
36. 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.
37. Vault
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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.
SHOPS, SERVICES, GYMS
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38. 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.
grooming treatments include
waxing and sugaring, or you
can choose from a range of
massages.
39. 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.
44. 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.
40. 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. 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 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.
42. 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
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43. 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
46. Outlet
32 Old Compton Street,
W1D 4TP
Gay accommodation agency to
suit all budgets and tastes, from
holiday accommodation to longterm rentals and more.
47. 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!
48. 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 industrialstyle decor to boot!
50. Extreme Needle
36 StMartin’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.
51. Leicester Square
Theatre
6 Leicester Place,
WC2H 7BX
Located minutes from Soho,
Leicester Square Theatre
presents a varied mix of shows,
from camp cabaret featuring
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outrageously camp pantos.
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HALFWAY 2 HEAVEN, 7 DUNCANNON STREET, CHARING
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PHOTOS BY JOEL RYDER
WORDS BY DAN MOORE
CABARET DUO Crystal D’ Canter and Kelly
Mild kick-started the Sunday afternoon at Halfway
2 Heaven with some of their pop, disco and cabaret
classics. The double act began lifting those Sunday
blues with their sassy cover of Dolly Partons ‘9 to 5’
and Donna Summer’s disco thriller ‘Hot Stuff’.
If this wasn’t enough, the Halfway crowd were
reduced to tears with the divas’ never-ending sexual
innuendos and bitterness towards their adoring
fans. The pints of ale were swaying mid-air while the
cabaret sisters belted out Oliver Twist classic ‘Oom
Pah Pah’. This exceptional Broadway performance
left the gays asking for more!
Unlike poor Oliver, the appreciative crowd were
in for a treat with some divine solo performances,
including Crystal’s cover of Whitney’s ‘One Moment
in Time’ and Bobbysocks’ Eurovision hit ‘Let it
Swing’. Kelly stole the limelight with her version
of George Michael’s ‘Secret Love’ and Dionne
Warwick’s ‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again’.
The blond bombshells topped off the weekend by
singing their infamous Abba duets which included:
‘Dancing Queen’ ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ and ‘Thank
you for the music’ – shortly followed by giving a toast
to a fabulous Sunday evening and downing another
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ADORE
Not content with interviewing just one star from RuPaul’s Drag Race this
week, Jason Reid went for the double, from deep in the Irish countryside,
he caught up with ADORE DELANO on the blower, who was
kicking back in Los Angeles. We’re just so damn international here at QX...
It’s great to talk to you
Adore. You’re going to be
over in London performing
at West 5 this month, AND
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Drag Race contestant to
ever perform at the venue.
Are you exited about
popping their cherry?
Are you serious? I didn’t know
that. I’m really looking forward to
it now. That’s awesome.
So what are you expecting?
I’m expecting there to be a lot
of cool people with awesome
accents.
What will you be serving
up?
Oh I’m very unpredictable! Saying
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plenty of live original numbers,
and probably some Iggy Azalea, as
I’ve been learning a lot of her stuff
recently. I almost always end up
doing extra numbers too. It’s all
about having fun. As long as my wig
stays on, it’s all good [laughs].
Are you planning to hang
out and hit the clubs while
you’re in town?
Hopefully! I’m a big party person.
You can sleep when you’re dead,
man. And I don’t even touch
drugs or anything; all it takes is a
Coca-Cola to get me up and keep
me going.
Gotta let your hair down
in London town, right?
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Drag Race, because if we
don’t the gays will come for
me with pitchforks. One
of my favourite episodes
from Season 6 was the
Snatch Game, in which you
impersonated Anna Nicole
Smith brilliantly. How and
why did you get into her, so
to speak?
She was huge over here in America
for being the blonde bombshell
with no brains when I was growing
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It’s so weird! Everyone else at
Amazing, life-changing, surreal,
eye-opening, and a blessing.
Having also competed on
American Idol - and apart
from the obvious - what
were the main differences
between the two shows?
On Idol you have to be so careful
what you say, and everything
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producers. I’m very grateful for
“I’m very unpredictable!”
school had their folders covered
in pictures of pop idols but I
had mine plastered with Anna. I
loved that she was like me: from
a nowhere place, yet she still
managed to make a good living for
herself and her kids.
You need to see the opera
of her life, it’s amazing. So
how would you describe
your Drag Race experience
in a sentence?
the experience and it did teach
me a few things. In comparison,
Drag Race was so refreshing; I felt
like I was just hanging out with a
group of friends, cussing and being
myself, totally forgetting about the
Adore Delano will be performing at West 5 (56 Pope’s
Lane, W5 4NB) on Saturday 13th September.
Reid All About It
- Strap yourselves in,
Scotland’s biggest drag
queen is coming to
London! Following a
series of successful shows
at the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival, Nancy Clench will
be performing at West 5,
Admiral Duncan, Trannyshack
and The Black Cap from the
3rd-13th October.
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cameras.
Did you feel like your
personality was being
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Yeah, it’s all very contrived,
plus it’s on the Fox network (a
Republican station - which is not
known for being a gay outlet).
They didn’t want me coming out;
I had to keep my hair a certain
length and sing certain songs, so
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Finally, Adore, what do
you Adore? (see what I did
there)
[Laughs]
I adore
pizza, my
boyfriend
and Freddie
Mercury who is my
inspiration.
News, goss and tittle tattle from the scene
- Staying on the subject of the Edinburgh Fringe, Son
Of a Tutu, who took her show ‘Freckled’ there last
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mood. She also bumped into the fabulous Miss Hope
Springs whilst up there.
And Finally...
Facebook post of the week goes to Ollywood. Concise and correct.
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BY PATRICK CASH
Falling
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OPERA
LA TRAVIATA
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE
Running until 14th September
THE SOHO THEATRE’S
update of Verdi’s classic opera La
Traviata by celebrated company
OperaUpClose has rightfully
been entrancing audiences since
it premiered in August. Swirling
the story of Violetta the ‘fallen
woman’ (the translation of
‘traviata’) from nineteenth century
Venice to the speakeasies of 1920s
Prohibition-era America, the
Italian text also cascades through
a rigorous translation courtesy
of renowned director/translator
Robin Norton-Hale. The secretive
world of illegal cocktails makes
for a great introduction to the
on-stage action as one of the most
famous songs, the irrepressible
‘Drinking Song’ plants the fullhouse audience right in the action.
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and laced curtains is used to
conceal and change as needed,
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between a couch, an old-fashioned
gramophone and a pianist and
other musicians seated in the
wings. Violetta was a beautifully
crafted creation upon the stage,
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to lag or lull at certain times, and
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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every formulaic element imaginable, with non-stop verbal and visual gags,
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passion of opera making the art
form so lauded and loved up to
the modernday. As the characters
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arias, and bringing the story to
its potent close, the audience
was rapt with attention. And
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to its poignancy-laced end (it’s
hardly a plot-spoiler to reveal
such, I would hope), the real
human and emotional truth of
Verdi’s classic powered through
in Norton-Hale’s cunningly
executed update.
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Jennifer Aniston plays a feisty
kidnapped trophy wife in the
comedy LIFE OF CRIME,
which is more about the
riotous characters than
the twisty plot.
The superb cast
includes Tim
Robbins, Mos
Def and Isla
Fisher.
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DVD OF THE WEEK
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Like a gay almost-porn
Twilight Zone, this
anthology tells four
explicitly sexy stories
with supernatural
twists involving
fantasy lovers, undead
revenge and teenage
sexuality. Playfully
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ahem, repeated viewing. (TLA)
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chef in THE HUNDREDFOOT JOURNEY,
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Indian restaurant opens
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Colin Firth and Mark Strong
star in the moody mysterythriller BEFORE I GO
TO SLEEP, an odd cross
between Memento and 50
First Dates. Intriguing but
melodramatic.
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Amerie performs at G-A-Y (Heaven,
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Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG) on Saturday
6th September.
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MUSTS
YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S BEST
MAYBES
BAR
CLUB
CABARET
EVENTS IN LONDON
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THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
Ow’Zat at The Joiners Arms,
116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL.
11.30pm-4am. FREE b4 11.30pm/£5
after. The weekend begins early at the
original gay Hackney London club/
bar. TONIGHT: DJ Ariel.
G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am.
Discount wristbands from G-A-Y Bar.
The biggest amateur strip contest in
town is back! Win £100 on the night
and maybe £1,000 in the Final. Plus,
hot pop spun across the venue. To be
a contestant text 07789 553 868 or
email [email protected]. TONIGHT:
Guest judge Detox from RuPaul’s
Drag Race.
Ku Klub – Tasty Tim Takeover at
Ku Bar Lisle Street, Leicester Square,
WC2. 6pm-3am. FREE. The legendary
Tasty Tim and guests spin the pop
sounds and floor fillers.
Open 7 days.
Thursgays at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-late. Midnight Yeast Cabaret
deliver a performance by Oozing
Gloop, Lewis Burton and Rodent
Decay with tunes by resident DJs
playing pop, dance, R’n’B, disco and
electro.
Room Service at Miabella, 12-13
Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ.
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. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Cruise Control at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-2am. £6 entry, includes
first drink and coat check. Cruise
spaces to explore to darker, deeper
beats.
Thirsty at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
11pm-3.30am. FREE. The off-Soho
bar keeps the night going ‘til late with
Gaydio’s Phil Marriott’s commercial
dance anthem onslaught.
BARS & CABARET
Tasty Tim
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5.
The night for fellas in frocks and their
admirers.
Dirty Disko at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
10pm-5am. £5. DJs Alex Georgiou
and Steven Artis and friends play
the dirty disco sounds at Vauxhall
industrial Barcode club spot.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get
played out across the club, drink
specials, cute guys and an almost
unrivalled highly electric atmosphere.
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Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane,
South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from
8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely popular
club, bar and cabaret spot.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. Popular central
London karaoke fun with Kevin Walsh.
VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-4am. Munroe Bergdorf and
Adam Turner get you warmed up for
Room Service with some unrivalled
Thursday night hotness!
Baga Chipz at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
10pm-3.30am. Free. Drag queen,
vocalist, TV star, hot mess and
hilarious to boot! Baga Chipz crash
lands into the Manbar!
Vanity Von Glow’s Cocktails in The
Shufflewick Bar at The Black Cap,
171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY.
The popular Camden cabaret, pub
and club hosts a new night of drag
and drink. With special guest Silver
Summers.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE.
Insanely sociable cosy bar. Jeff
Kristian entertains (8.30pm).
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. Weekly
dance session at the popular Soho bar.
TONIGHT: Enriched with DJ Rich B.
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
Comptons of Soho – Tasty
Tim Takeover at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s best
loved traditional gay pubs, always
busy and always friendly and always
fun. TONIGHT: Ku Bar boys hand out
drink vouchers for Ku Klub entry as
Tasty Tim DJs.
Quiz Night at The Roebuck, 84
Ashmole Street, SW8 1NE. 8pm
onwards. £1 entry. Cash prizes to
be won at The Roebuck for their
awesome Quiz Night.
Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm-2am.
FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular
South London cabaret/club spot.
FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
BUTT1st at The Joiners Arms,
116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL.
11.30pm-4am. FREE b4 11.30pm/£5
after. Packing them into the East
London dance and drink spot every
Friday. TONIGHT: DJ Rob Sykes.
Super Electric Party Machine at
East Bloc, 217-219 City Road, EC1V
1JN. 10pm-6am. Free before 12am
with flyer, £5 before 12am with free
drink, £8 before 1am with free drink,
£10 after. Freshest, hottest talent
playing the best new music with DJ
Larry Tee and guests at this hot-ass
East London basement club spot.
TONIGHT: Live PA by Ray Noir. Plus,
Alexis knox, Miguel dare, Smiley
Vyrus and Will Bond.
G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am. FREE
with wristband from G-A-Y Bar. Main
Floor plays 70s, 80s, 90s, 00 & 01, Star
Bar is 02 to present day, videos in the
Pop Room. Musical theme sing-along in
the Departure Lounge.
Tonker at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-3am. Big bear bar boozing,
cruise and tunes has disco, house
& soul, then sexier vibes to the early
hours for hot daddies, bears, cubs
and their admirers.
Nancy’s + Polari at Dalston
Superstore, 117 Kingsland High St, E8
2PB. 9pm-3am. Free b4 11pm/£5 after.
Weekly night of regular resident DJs
spinnin’ up a storm of top deck disco
house and hot tracks to shack out to.
TONIGHT: Stockholm’s queerest party
‘Polari’ joins Nancy’s, descending into
the basement with resident DJs Staffan
Lindberg and Pjotr.
Lover Boy at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke
Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XB.
10pm-3am. £3 before 12am, £5 after.
London based Loverboy sees the
second edition of Charles Jeffrey’s
notorious club night, with resident
hottie Juancho, dynamic diva Jam, plus
favourite pair Loverboy and K.A.T.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after.
Pop perfection and hot floor fillers
as Ku’s hot 3 spin the tunes in its
downstairs basement club spot.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
7.30pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink
specials, cute guys and a pop perfect
atmosphere.
Fitladz at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
10pm-8am. £8 members, £10
guests. The club session for horny
lads with hot grooves from the DJs
and an extended cruise space.
Spunk at Manbar, 79 Charing Cross
Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. 10pm-3am.
Free b4 11pm. Start the weekend with
a bang. Commercial dance remixes
from DJs Amos, Rob C and Brent
Nicholls.
A:M (afterhours) at Protocol, South
Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT. 1am
(Saturday morning)-11am. £12. The
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original Saturday morning afterhours
beast that continues to light up the
weekend ahead of the rest churns out
the turbocharged house sounds.
BARS & CABARET
Camp As Hits at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch,
W1H 7AF. 10pm-3am. Venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
Ku Bar Soho, 25 Frith Street, WC1D
5LB. Open ‘til 3am. 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 Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am. £8.
South London’s legendary club, bar
and cabaret spot.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Four floors of fun! Ground
floor DJs spin top 40 and radio edit
chart dance and commercial and chart
R’n’B on the 2nd floor.
The Lipsinkers at The RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. Doors 9pm. Show 10pm. Show
10pm. DJs ‘til 2am, £8. The lip
synching drag troupe delivers another
rollercoaster ride of non-stop sounds
and sights of big tunes, high heels
and wonderful wigs.
werq the floor!
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole Street,
SW8 1NE. 6-11pm. Happy hour all
night at this enticing gay friendly
venue in the Oval area where you can
meet local lads and sexy drinkers.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open
‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm/£3 after, £5
after 10.30pm. Cabaret and DJs ‘til
late. TONIGHT: Entertainment from
Eva La Diva.
Friday Night Live at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. 9pm-3am. The
central London cabaret hot spot.
TONIGHT: Cabaret with Mrs Moore.
Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N
1AG. 4pm-11.30pm. Open seven
days a week for the more social gays
around the Kings Cross/Bloomsbury
area and those after a refreshing new
experience. London’s only 21+ bar!
SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
Songs of Praise at East Bloc, 217
City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-6am. £5 b4 11.30pm/£10
after. One of the SoP rooms tonight
is all about Kate Bush with DJs Dave
Cross and Phil Marriott, alongside
residents Neil Prince, the Sugalow Boys
and David Oh. Plus, PA by new girl
band M.O.
Phil Marriot
Mrs Moore
The Lipsinkers
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am.
Soho’s sexy bar is ready to shine
again with weekly DJ sets to get you
in the weekend mood! TONIGHT: DJ
Rich B.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho.
TONIGHT: DJ Matt Bogard from 9pm.
Discipline at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s
intimate but packed-out bar/club spot
watches Munroe Bergdorf and friends
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. The popular West London
club, bar and cabaret spot, with added
Piano Lounge fun.
Kazbar presents We Love The 90s
at 50 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL.
4pm-3am. Free. Funky Clapham bar
with stylish swish.
The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street,
Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am.
Lively East End pub features karaoke
every Friday!
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE. Soho’s
most intimate cabaret bar. Cabaret
time! It’s Diva’s Unlimited with
Diamond Pearl (8.30pm).
Sauna Bar at 29 Endell Street,
Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA.
11.30am-2am. £16. £5 off entry with
QX advert. The only licensed gay
sauna in the West End, open ‘til super
late every weekend.
The Bridge at 8 Voltaire Road,
Clapham, SW4 6DH. Clapham’s
newest addition to the gay scene.
TONIGHT: ‘Thank God It’s Heidi!’ with
DJ Heidi Liscious!
The Black Cap at 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. 9pm-3am. £6.
North London’s famous cabaret, club
and pub.
New Bloomsbury Set at 76
G-A-Y presents Ameriie at
Heaven, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG.
10pm-5am. Discount wristbands
from G-A-Y Bar. The palace of pop
and quite possibly the world’s most
famous gay club packs out this
cavernous venue. TONIGHT: ‘One
Thing’ Ameriie wows the crowds!
Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment,
Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 10pm-very late.
Vauxhall’s pumping late night club
keeps the house music booming
across two slick dancefloors.
Tranny Dad’s Lucky Dip at Vogue
Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road,
Dalston, N16 7XB. 10pm-3am. £3
b4 11pm/£5 after. Tranny Dad is after
Lucky Dip fun to help celebrate a
few birthdays with special guest DJs
playing disco, pop and R’n’B and all
things fun!
Paris’ Acid Ball at Dalston Superstore,
117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB.
9pm-3am. Free before 10pm, £5
after. PAB teams up with celebrated
label Classic Music Company for a
September special, featuring boss Luke
Solomon against DJs Dan Beaumont,
Hannah Holland, Gideon and DJ
Squeaky. See page 20.
Exilio: Vicars and Tarts Party at 1
Archway Close, N19 3TD. 10pm-4am.
Dress like a vicar or tart for £5 entry.
£6 with QX advert in this issue. £10
others. Good lord, she’s a whore! The
long-running Latin music night spices
things up with a vicars and tarts party.
Resident DJ G spins salsa, merengue,
bachata and other hot tunes. Dress up
for discount entry!
JagerNacht: Masterclass with
Dolan Wolf at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-4am. Free before 10pm,
£6 after (one free Jager shot). Mega
horny cruise night Jagernacht is back
with uber-successful masterclasses
on fetish by porn star Dolan Wolf, and
fellow porno friend Dick Caber.
Pantastic at The Joiners Arms,
116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL.
10pm-6am. FREE b4 11.30pm/£5
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after. The original East London club
spot with smashing DJs and a whole
heap of hot dudes and queer friends.
TONIGHT: DJ Alessandro.
Riverside Tavern presents Marcus
Collins at Riverside Tavern, 8 Canal
Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4DR. Kent’s
most popular gay bar/club presents
the X Factor wunder boy Marcus
Collins! Get down there for a storming
night where Marcus showcases his
sweet and sexy vocals. See page 30.
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pre-party for Beyond afterhours with
tunes by Gretta Gargola and Beyond’s
resident guest DJs.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink
specials, cute guys and a pop perfect
atmosphere.
Beyond (afterhours) at Fire, South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RT.
4am (Sunday morning)-late. £10
advance tickets available. The crazy
club beast takes it up a notch with
a move to Fire for the late night/
early morning house music session.
TONIGHT: Fire’s 11th Birthday
featuring DJs Steve Pitron, Tony
English, Dan Slater, Fat Tony and
many others, plus a live PA from
Rebeka Brown.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode, 69
Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 6am (Sunday morning)-super
late. FREE. The new lite summer
format of afterhours with DJs spinning
fresh uplifting house music into
Sunday morning.
M O R E at Bloomsbury Lanes,
Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way, WC1H
9EU. 9pm-3am. The Familyyy Fierce
launch a new monthly club night for
gender-freaks, drag qweens and their
friends. Part drag ball and part queer
expression!
Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am.
£6. Alternative London club/
entertainment night. Hosted by Amy
Lamé, with music by Readers Wifes.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after.
£3 with wristband/membership. The
party continues in Ku’s basement club
with hot pop and floor fillers from
the DJs.
Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24
hours. £16. Unwind and release some
tension after a stressy week with the
all the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s
original weekly party.
XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South
Bank, SE1 9UF. 8pm-8am. £8
members, £15 guests. £5 after 4am.
Four huge arenas, a mega cruise
space and chill space. Plus, big tunes
from resident DJs Christian M, Alex
Logan, Joe Egg, Andy Almighty and
Stewart Styles.
Hombre at Manbar, 79 Charing Cross
Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. 10pm-3am.
Free b4 11pm/£3 after. Weekly
Dark at Retro Bar, 2 George Court,
WC2N 6HH. 8pm-11pm. FREE.
Dark pop all night at the indie bar
featuring the likes of Depeche Mode,
Goldfrapp, Lana del Rey, The Cure,
Lorde, Siouxsie from DJ Tom of
Swindon.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: Cabaret from
Martha D’Arthur.
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am.
FREE b4 10pm, £7 after. Cabaret and
clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole Street,
SW8 1NE. Gay venue in the Oval area.
Worship the weekend with Bar-BuckQ’s in the secluded garden.
G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton Street,
Soho, W1D 4UR. Midday-Midnight.
FREE. Soho’s palace of pop with the
hottest videos screened out across
the venue, great drinks deals and
discount entry wristbands for G-A-Y
@ Heaven.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE. Soho’s
most intimate cabaret bar. Divas
Unlimited cabaret with Diamond Pearl
(8.30pm).
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. Garden party 12pm, Cabaret
from 3pm, BBQ 3.30pm. Open ‘til
late. The popular West London club,
bar and cabaret spot, with added
Piano Lounge fun.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am.
Local gay bar in East London’s
Limehouse.
Saunabar at 29 Endell Street, Covent
Garden, WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am.
£16. £5 off entry with QX advert.
Unwind after a night of clubbing at
the only licensed gay sauna in the
West End.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination venues,
with terrific outdoor space.
Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot with the
most amazing DJ booth in town!
Martha D’Arthur
Ku Bar Soho at 25 Frith Street,
WC1D 5LB. 12 midday-late. Ku Bar’s
little brother stretches across three
floors for that perfect Soho warm-up
drinking session and a cheeky dance
with downstairs DJs.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
Munroe Bergdorf
Ku Bar at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am.
One of London’s hottest gay bars
and clubs, with the hottest boys
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both behind the bar and in front of it,
stretching over three floors.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
2pm-late. The grand dame of Soho
pulling in a more blokey crowd.
TONIGHT: DJ Joe Public from 9pm.
Jo Public
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch,
W1H 7AF. Top tunes and late night
fun at the legendary gay boozer near
Marble Arch.
SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
Saturday Market Slash Swap
Shop & Bears Downstairs at
Halfway 2 Heaven, 7 Duncannon
St, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til 3am. Rose
Garden provides Saturday shopping
light relief. Then bears go down for
the gruff guys and DJ Justin Swift.
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am. Kick
Saturday night off with sounds from
the hottest DJs at this lively Soho bar.
TONIGHT: DJ Little Rob.
The Bridge at 8 Voltaire Road,
Clapham, SW4 6DH. Open from
1pm-late. Clapham’s newest addition
to the gay scene. DJs on rotation.
The Black Cap at 171 Camden
High Street, NW1 7JY. 10pm-3am.
£5 b4 midnight/£7 after. Party
rocking Camden gay pub with regular
entertainment/cabaret and a club.
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-1am. Free entry.
Funky Clapham bar with stylish swish.
New Bloomsbury Set at 76
Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury,
WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11.30pm. Open
seven days a week for the more
social gays around the Kings Cross/
Bloomsbury area and those after a
refreshing new experience. London’s
only 21+ bar!
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Ground floor DJs spin top
40 and radio edit chart dance and
commercial and chart R’n’B on the
2nd floor. Hot gogo dancers gyrating
away as Felicia Van Cartier exudes
fabulousness.
Pick N Mix at The City of Quebec,
Beyond (afterhours) at Fire. 4am-late.
See Saturday.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode
6am-late. See Saturday.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
10pm-3am. The party continues in
Ku’s basement club with hot pop and
floor fillers from the DJ Lady Lloyd.
Later at Fire, 39 Parry Street, SW8
1RT. Midday –late. £8 ad/concession/
flyer/NUS card, £10 OTD. Continue
Beyond vibes into Sunday afternoon
as Later funks it up.
RVT Sundays at RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY.
2pm-2am. £6. The afternoon/
evening clubbing session slot
playing huge dance anthems and
commercial house. Plus, multi-media
entertainment from Charlie Hides TV
at 5.30pm.
Charlie Hides
out for the Sunday crowd at the
bustling Joiners.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get
played out across the club, drink
specials, cute guys and an almost
unrivalled highly electric atmosphere.
Orange at Fire, South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1RT. 5am (Monday
morning) -late. £12. The weekend
ends here with funked-up house
sounds from the resident disc jocks.
BARS & CABARET
Comptons of Soho – Leather
Social at 51-53 Old Compton Street,
Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm-12am. The
grand dame of Soho pulling in a more
blokey crowd. TONIGHT: The monthly
Leather Social takes over the upstairs
bar from 5pm.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole Street,
SW8 1NE. New gay venue in the Oval
area. Serving top Sunday Roast every
week.
Love#Hangover at Circa, 62 Frith
Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. 10pm-late.
Jonathan Bestley brings amazing
beats and a little sparkle to the heart
of Soho to end the weekend on.
West 5 at Pope’s Lane, South Ealing,
W5 4NB. 7pm-late. FREE. West
London’s giant club/bar/cabaret home
invites you to chill out here.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 3pm-late. Soho’s multifloored gay wonder. Ground floor DJs
spin top 40 and radio edit chart dance
and commercial and chart R’n’B on
the 2nd floor.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 4pm-2am.
FREE b4 8pm, £3 after. South
London’s legendary cabaret, club and
pub. Triple cabaret punch with The
Power of 3!
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 8pm-3am. £6. The
HMD gymkhana continues to shake
Vauxhall down every week. Residents
spin super-disco sounds with weekly
guests.
Le Freak/Juntos at Dalston
Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road, E8
2PB. 9pm-2.30am. FREE entry. Le
Freak residents CosNick and Lucious
Flajore present a Sunday of disco,
house and more for those not quite
ready to end the weekend.
SPQR at The Joiners Arms, 116-118
Hackney Road, E2 7QL. 11pm-2am.
FREE. DJ Romano plays the sounds
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The Black Cap at 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. 7pm-late. £5. The
long-running cabaret, club and pub
nestled in the heart of Camden.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. From 2pm.
FREE. Dame Julie Paid entertains the
guests at this intimate Soho boozer.
Cabaret from Cookie Monstar.
The City of Quebec at 12 Old
Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H
7AF. Cabaret at 9pm. Legendary gay
boozer near Marble Arch features
weekly cabaret. TONIGHT: Cabaret
from Amy Diamond.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes
Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW.
8pm-midnight. Cabaret: 8.45pm.
Free. Local gay bar in East London’s
Limehouse. TONIGHT: Cabaret from
Saucy Sophie.
to handle? Relieve the pressure with
this discounted day for under 25s (ID
required) at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Popcorn at Heaven, Villiers Street,
WC2N 6NG. 11pm-5.30am. £4 b4
1am, £5 after, £8 after 2am. 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. Perfect
polysexual party to start the week
as you mean to go on. TONIGHT:
‘Prohibition’ featuring DJs Adam
Turner, Jamie Hammond and Paulo
Moreno amongst many others!
Desire (afterhours) at Union, 66
Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 1am (Tuesday morning)-11am.
10 hour marathon of two rooms of
house music, progressive/deep/tech,
featuring club favourites Alan K and
Steven Geller.
Cub Club at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
10pm-3am. FREE. Top DJs, happy
sounds, all-star-cabaret, hot’n’hairy
gogos and drinks specials!
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE.
DJs play the weekend out on a wave
of hot pop.
BARS & CABARET
Saucy Sophie
Halfway 2 Heaven at 7 Duncannon
Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF.
Open ‘til 11pm. Long running
popular Central London cabaret pub.
CK Sunday from 4pm, followed by
An Evening With Mrs Moore and
Tanya Hyde.
Kazbar presents Flow at 50
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL.
12pm-12am. Free entry. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
TONIGHT: Nu disco, funky and deep
house from DJ Eduardo Hererra.
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
of Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Late night dancing spot
for pure-pop enthusiasts doing the
funky chickens.
Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox,
1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Finding Mondays hard
Man Health at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
5pm-8.30pm. FREE. Sexual Health
Clinic 56 Dean Street provide this free
and confidential HIV and sexual health
testing clinic.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 3pm-1am. Soho’s multifloored gay wonder with a late closing
time of 1am for Bank Holiday, with
DJs Chris Brogan, Kayth David and
Brent Nicholls on the decks.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-11.30pm. The real queen of
Soho. Bar £2.50 on popular drinks
from 5pm.
Bingay at Manbar, 79 Charing Cross
Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. 8pm-11pm.
Free. £5 to play. Mitzi Macintosh
hosts this fundraiser for Cancer is a
Drag. Outrageous antics promised,
sing-alongs, lewd bingo calls and
more.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon St. WC2.
7.30pm. Karaoke with singer Kevin
Walsh on hosting duties.
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. The landmark
south London cabaret, bar and club.
TONIGHT: Mrs Moore’s weekly
cabaret session.
Karaoke at The City of Quebec, 12
Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H
7AF. Steve Tee hosts the singing fun
at the famous gay boozer in Marble
Arch.
So You Think You Can Sing! at
Kazbar, 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. Showtime 7pm. Donovan
presents a night of song and fun with
pianist sensation Eric Robinson at
Clapham’s friendly, funky gay bar.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay bar
in East London’s Limehouse.
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. The trendy Soho
drinking spot celebrates with 2-4-1
classic cocktails all day!
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE.
Entertaining Soho since 1731! Soho’s
most intimate bar. Jeff Kristian
entertains (8.30pm).
Tiffaney Wells Double Thrill at
The City of Quebec, 12 Old Quebec
Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. The
legendary gay pub in the heart of
London. Tiffaney Wells presents two
shows at 9pm and 10pm.
Tiffany Wells
TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. The weekend begins early
or finishes late to a melodious mix of
classic chart pop and current hits.
Cruise Control at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-late. £6 entry, includes
first drink and coat check. Cruise
spaces to explore with darker, deeper
beats to play to.
Insomnia (after-hours) at Union, 66
Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
7TP. 1am (Wednesday morning)
-9am. It’s all about the music, cutting
edge underground pure raw house,
headlined by Smokin’ Ace, Steven
Geller and Bruno Nouer.
BARS & CABARET
Mecca Rock and Roll Bingo at
The Black Cap, 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. Midday-Midnight.
The long-running cabaret, club and
pub nestled in the heart of Camden
presents bonkers bingo.
Industry at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am.
Delicious Sam DMS lays on a
smorgasbord of R’n’B classics, chart
toppers and deep house grooves at
Sohos’ snazzy drinkery.
Soul Cocina at The Roebuck, 84
Ashmole Street, Oval, SW8 1NE.
7.30pm-9.30pm. £5. The new
addition to the South London scene
presents a new night of Latin fused
food made with locally sourced meat
and vegetables, from pork ribs to fast
flank steak and chicken wings.
It’s a Knockout at Halfway 2 Heaven,
7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF. From 8pm. Bette Rinse hosts
the Tuesday night revelry at the Central
London cabaret hotspot, with DJ ME.
Wotever Sex at The RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. 7pm-11pm. Genderbending
cabaret with a twist from Wotever
World crew.
Spotlight at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
9pm-3am. Free b4 11pm.
Showcasing talent, from singers to
burlesque, via artists and comedians
and fire eaters. Hosted by Topsie
Redfern. Produced by Duncan Day.
Karaoke at Two Brewers, 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
5pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £4 after.
Sing-along the mid-week blues with
Kevin Walsh.
Cookie Monstar at Molly Moggs, 2
Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4TA.
8.30pm. FREE. Song and sinful fun
from Cookie.
WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
Cruise Control at Eagle, 349
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-late. £6 entry, includes
first drink and coat check. Cruise
spaces to explore with darker, deeper
beats to play to.
Record Box at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
10pm-3am. Free b4 11pm. Hifi Sean
presents an eclectic mix of music
from his vast collection, from rare
B-sides to other special gems from
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disco, nu wave, indie, northern soul
and more.
Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. £16. If you can’t make the
weekend wet fun, why not head down
tonight? Relieve the midweek stress!
The foam flies at 7, 8 and 9pm.
Misfits at East Bloc, 217-219 City
Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm-3.30am.
FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. Midweek
urban glamour as R’n’B scene star
Mark-Ashley Dupé presents his
ghetto fabulous in the infamous
basement of debauchery. With DJs
Jeffrey Hinton and Nasty McQuaid.
the central London cabaret den. With
DJ Dave Robson.
Mary Mac’s Mastermind at West 5,
Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NB.
Open from 8pm. FREE. Mary Mac
presents her inimitable quiz.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub
downstairs, more chilled club lounge
upstairs with guest pianist tinkling
the ivories.
Wednesday Naughties at Central
Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross N1 9SD. 10pm. FREE. Dirty
cabaret from Sandra to spice up your
Wednesday.
original gay Hackney London club/
bar.
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5.
The night for fellas in frocks and their
admirers.
Dirty Disko at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
10pm-5am. £5. DJs Alex Georgiou
and Steven Artis and friends play
the dirty disco sounds at Vauxhall
industrial Barcode club spot.
Jeffrey Hinton
South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from
8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely popular
club, bar and cabaret spot.
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. Popular central
London karaoke fun with Kevin Walsh.
VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-4am. Munroe Bergdorf and
Adam Turner get you warmed up for
Room Service with some unrivalled
Thursday night hotness!
Baga Chipz at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
10pm-3.30am. Free. Drag queen,
vocalist, TV star, hot mess and
hilarious to boot! Baga Chipz crash
lands into the Manbar!
THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER
CLUBS & EVENTS
G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am.
Discount wristbands from G-A-Y Bar.
The biggest amateur strip contest in
town is back! Win £100 on the night
and maybe £1,000 in the Final. Plus,
hot pop spun across the venue. To be
a contestant text 07789 553 868 or
email [email protected]. TONIGHT:
Guest judge Courtney Act from
RuPaul’s Drag Race. See page 12.
XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South
Bank, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. Members
free, others £3. Midweek, dance,
booze and cruise at the world famous
club for hunks, chunks, bears and
admirers.
BARS & CABARET
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. FREE b4 10pm, £3
after. South London’s famous bar/
club.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE.
Entertaining Soho since 1731! Soho’s
most intimate bar. Dame Julie Paid
entertains (8.30pm).
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse.
Detained at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Circa
goes all-out with the dance, pop and
R’n’B remixes every Wednesday.
DJs Attack Attack Attack, Kingsley,
Munroe Bergdorf and Kris Di Angelis
on rotation.
Midweek Madness at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Mrs
Moore hosts the midweek drag fun at
Courtney Act
Cruise Control at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-2am. £6 entry, includes
first drink and coat check. Cruise
spaces to explore to darker, deeper
beats.
Ku Klub – Tasty Tim Takeover at
Ku Bar Lisle Street, Leicester Square,
WC2. 6pm-3am. FREE. The legendary
Tasty Tim and guests spin the pop
sounds and floor fillers.
Ow’Zat at The Joiners Arms,
116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL.
11.30pm-4am. FREE b4 11.30pm/£5
after. The weekend begins early at the
Steven Artis
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get
played out across the club, drink
specials, cute guys and an almost
unrivalled highly electric atmosphere.
Open 7 days.
Thursgays at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-late. Midnight Yeast Cabaret
deliver a performance by Oozing
Gloop, Lewis Burton and Rodent
Decay with tunes by resident DJs
playing pop, dance, R’n’B, disco and
electro.
Room Service at Miabella, 12-13
Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ.
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. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Thirsty at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
11pm-3.30am. FREE. The off-Soho
bar keeps the night going ‘til late with
Gaydio’s Phil Marriott’s commercial
dance anthem onslaught.
BARS & CABARET
Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm-2am.
FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular
South London cabaret/club spot.
Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane,
Baga Chipz
Vanity Von Glow’s Cocktails in The
Shufflewick Bar at The Black Cap,
171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY.
The popular Camden cabaret, pub
and club hosts a new night of drag
and drink. With special guest Silver
Summers.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. FREE.
Insanely sociable cosy bar. Jeff
Kristian entertains (8.30pm).
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. Weekly
dance session at the popular Soho
bar. TONIGHT: Enriched with DJ
Rich B.
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
Comptons of Soho – Tasty
Tim Takeover at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s best
loved traditional gay pubs, always
busy and always friendly and always
fun. TONIGHT: Ku Bar boys hand out
drink vouchers for Ku Klub entry as
Tasty Tim DJs.
Quiz Night at The Roebuck, 84
Ashmole Street, SW8 1NE. 8pm
onwards. £1 entry. Cash prizes to
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05/09/14: OCTANE
Feeling frisky this weekend? Well, obviously there’s an
abundance of things (and men) for you to do on our highlysexed scene, but how many of them have porn star and DJ
Sam Porter? Just one! And we’re betting he won’t be
the only porn star there. There’s a strict dress code, but
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excites your crotch – is encouraged.
SE5 Dungeon, 156 Wells Way, Camberwell, SE5 7SY.
10pm-3am. After party from 3am. £10 advance, £17 OTD, £5
after part only.
Your
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THURSDAY 4TH
SEPTEMBER
Vault: Cruise/Stripped
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Street, W1T 5EN. CRUISE
(1-7pm. £7). STRIPPED
(7pm-1am. £8). Free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry.
Get nude and rude. Strictly
naked, except footwear.
Cruise Control at Eagle
London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-late. £6 entry,
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coat check. Cruise spaces
to explore with darker,
deeper beats to play to.
The Underground
Club, 37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1. PANTS
(1-6pm) Underwear fun.
SPANKZ (6pm-10pm) CP
night for rougher, tougher
play. Followed by COME
TO DADDY (10pm-2am).
FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
Octane at SE5 Dungeon.
See box out.
The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. CITY BOYS
52
Diary
(7pm-midnight) Monthly
dress code night for those
into guys in suits and
ties. Then PAUNCHY
(midnight-4am) The club
for big bellied men and
those that admire them.
Cruise/Darkroom
at Ted’s Place, 305a
North End Road, W14
9NS. 7pm-midnight. £3.
Horny night in the cruisey
basement club in West
London.
Fitladz at Barcode, 69
Albert Embankment,
Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
9pm-9am. £8 members,
£10 guests. Get sexy at this
cruise/club sesh! Horny
lads, hot grooves, plus
extended cruise space.
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5EN. 1pm-1am. £7 b4
7pm/£8 after. Free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry.
Horny cruise spot minute’s
from the West End.
SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile
End, E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm.
£9 guests, £8 members.
Naked, underwear, shorts
and jocks party. Dark
rooms, smoking terrace,
and more.
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel.
Cruise all day and night
with plenty of rooms to
play. Licensed bar.
SBN Afterdark at The
Hoist, 47c South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8.
10pm-late. The world’s
biggest men-only naked
party. Donkey Dick on the
loose! XXX-rated shows.
Sweatbox Foam Party
at 1-2 Ramilies Street,
Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours.
£16. Foam from 10pm.
All the fun of the foam at
Sweatbox’s original weekly
party.
The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1. PANTS
(1-6pm, £4) Best undies
for the boys. SHOOT!
(7pm-midnight) Fetish
sportswear night.
Vault: Cruise at 139b;LMX½IPH7XVIIX;8
5EN. 1pm-1am. £7 b4
7pm/£8 after. Free drink,
cloakroom, re-entry. Dark
corners, catch a dirty
movie, indulge your carnal
side.
SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
Vault: Underwear/
Cruise at 139b-143
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5EN. UNDERWEAR
(1-7pm. £7). CRUISE
(7pm-1am. £8). Free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry.
Just pants b4 7pm, then
cruise ‘til late.
The Hoist at Arches
47b & 47c, South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall, SW8
1RH. S.B.N. (2pm-9pm.
£12) Naked cruise club.
ATHLETE (6pm-9.30pm.
£10) Cruisey sports party.
Sports gear/underwear
only.
S.O.P. at The
Underground Club, Central
Station, 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1.
1pm-midnight. £7. Yellow
fun for waterworks fans.
Chill Out at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road.
7pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £5
after. Mixed/gay crowd of
cruisey guys.
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel.
Cruise day and night,
plenty of rooms to play.
Licensed bar.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile
End, E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm.
£8 members, £9 guests.
Horny, naked cruise party.
Dark rooms, smoking
terrace, full bar.
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
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?
Get a load off. Free for
under 25s (ID required)
at Soho’s only gay sauna.
Plus, free HIV testing and
Hep vacinnations by the 56
Dean Street boys (5-9pm).
Pleasuredrome at
Arch 124 Cornwall Road,
Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel.
Cruise day and night with
plenty of rooms to play.
Licensed bar.
Sportswear/Cruise
at Ted’s Place, 305a
North End Rd, W14.
7pm-midnight. £3. Football
shorts freaks, Speedo
lovers, basketball tops (and
bottoms), rugby buggers
and trackie sluts unite!
Vault: Cruise/
Stripped at Vault, 139b;LMX½IPH7XVIIX;8
5EN. CRUISE (1-7pm. £7).
STRIPPED (7pm-1am. £8).
Free drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Horny cruise
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time (except footwear).
The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm)
BUTT NAKED (6pm-10pm)
Strip down and get off with
like-minded guys. HARD
CRUZ (10pm-1am, free
entry) Hard cruzing for
horny guyz.
TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER
Club CP at Bunker
Bar, 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
7pm-11pm. £6. Dominant
masters and submissive
sluts get down here for a
night of horny hard and
rough and tough fun.
Underwear/Naked
at Ted’s Place, 305s
North End Rd, W14.
7pm-midnight. £4. Strictly
underwear only.
Vault: Cruise at 139b;LMX½IPH7XVIIX
W1T 5EN. 1pm-1am. £7
b4 7pm/£8 after. Cruising
session at this horny hot
spot.
The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road,
Kings Cross, N1. S.O.P.
(6pm-1am) Yellow fun for
waterworks fans.
WEDNESDAY 10TH
SEPTEMBER
The Hoist at 47b South
Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1RH. OFFICE
(5pm-9pm. £7) Post-work
stress relief. Wear what
you like. Or less. N.B.N.
(9pm-1am. £8.50) Nearly
Bollock naked midweek
night.
Cruise Control at Eagle
London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5QY. 9pm-late. £6 entry,
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coat check. Cruise spaces
to explore with darker,
deeper beats to play to.
Vault: Cruise/
Underwear at 139b-143
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5EN. CRUISE (1-7pm.
£7) Then UNDERWEAR
(7pm-1am. £8) Free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry.
Get down to your
underwear.
Foam Party at
Sweatbox, 1-2 Ramilies
Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. £16. If you
can’t make the weekend
wet fun, why not head
down tonight? Relieve the
midweek stress! The foam
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The Underground
Club at Central Station,
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. HARD CRUZ
(10pm-1am).
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile
End, E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm.
£8 members/£9 guests
(free drink/coat check).
Horny, naked cruise party.
Heated outdoor ‘naked’
smokers terrace.
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Octane is the new cruise and fetish event at south London’s latest cruise
club, SE5 Dungeon. Promoter Jasper tells QX what to expect…
What’s Octane all about?
Octane is an open house party and play in gear.
It’s for those in the fetish community who have
not been to SE5 Dungeon before or visited the
Jackhammer club yet. We are giving discounts
to existing members who bring along new
members. We have been going for over three
years, so this is one of our busiest events and
we are close to Camberwell and Southwark.
The dungeon has more slings and a wet area
and we have installed a new sound system and
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are always open on busy and larger events.
It’s a great venue for discreet, uninhibited fun.
We have opened up the chill area so you can
relax before another session and meet fellow
horny mates
Tell any virgins to the Camberwell
cruise scene why they should make
the journey south…
Octane is scheduled to deliver the most
engaging mix of fetishes and dress codes… we
celebrate the diversity! If you’re into hard play
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to the club. With the success of
Fetish Week London a variety of
players from all over the country
have attended this year.
Who is Sam Porter to the
uninitiated?
Leading UK porn performer and
DJ Sam Porter will be on hand
to “mix pleasure with business”
as he plays host and becomes
resident DJ for the Jackhammer
Club and Cum Union.
What should we wear?
The dress code is fetish. Don’t worry, you can
get changed when you arrive at the venue. The
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not everyday wear.
What are your top tips for a good
time at Octane?
We suggest having an open mind and purchase
tickets online. Some bring a towel as it gets
horny and sloppy.
DJ Sam Porter
Jake
Octane is at SE5 Dungeon
(156 Wells Way, Camberwell, SE5 7SY)
on Friday 5th September, 10pm-late.
After-party from 3am-superlate.
£10 adavcne online, £17 on the door,
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