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QX_1099_Cover_Oly.indd 2 30/03/2016 11:04 The who, what, why, where & when of gay London… THE INFORMER AIDS Ark

AIDS Ark is a charity that helps to save the lives of people living with HIV in the developing world by funding their care and medication. The concept is simple: Host a dinner for friends at home. Each guest makes a donation to AIDSArk, and each dinner raises at least £300. Everything raised by AIDSArk goes directly to funding medication and associated medical care with all costs covered by the founder Trustees, and all time and materials donated or given for free. This year’s Dinner for 1 event is on Saturday 2 April followed by an after party at private members club: Eight Club in Bank with special act, opera cabaret sensation Le Gateau Chocolat! To sign up to host a dinner or to buy tickets to the after party at Eight Club visit at www.aidsark.org.

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PUBLISHED BY FIRSTSTAR LTD. 2nd FLOOR, 28 DENMARK ST, LONDON WC2H 8NJ James Franco loves queer narratives COVER: OLY INNÉS BY EXTERFACE.COM He has explained his fixation with gays though. And BOY does he love gays. So much so, that he hasn’t starred in anything other than soft gay porn indie flicks for the last five years TO SUBSCRIBE TO QX CALL *sideye*. Apparently it’s all because he studied at NYU. We can 020 7240 0055 see how that might happen, there ARE quite a lot of gay men £45 FOR 6 MONTHS in New York. “When studying at NYU, I took classes in critical £80 FOR 12 MONTHS studies and one of my favourite was queer cinema,” he told WITHIN UK ONLY Rolling Stone “‘We’ve told the straight, heteronormative stories © Copyright in the UK and worldwide, of the publishers ad nauseam by now, in our movies, our shows, our commercials Firststar Limited, Qx (ISSN 1356-6903). QX is – everywhere. I think it’s healthy to make work that disrupts and published every Wednesday. Deadline for editorial questions that, and shows alternative narratives. That’s what an and display advertisement inclusion is Thursday, six artist should do.” Ok James! See you at The Glory! days before the relevant issue cover date. Sorry, but we cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited manuscripts , illustrations or photographs. 2 qxmagazine.com

QX_1099_Informer.indd 2 29/03/2016 19:59 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 3 29/03/2016 18:12 OLLYWOOD VSEXTERFACE

You may have noticed our gorgeous cover model, Ollywood, shot by the incomparable Paris-based duo Exterface. Well, Oly is more than just a pretty (Exter)face. We tasked him with finding out a little bit more about men responsible for some of our favourite photoshoots of all time…

OLY: So boys, introduce yourselves and tell us a bit about what Exterface is all about. EXTERFACE: We are Stephane and Julien from Paris. We started our creative collaboration combining photography and graphic design something like 10 years ago under the Exterface name. Over the years we’ve been exploring male iconography, elevating men as strong and sensual figures. We love to capture stuff and make it our own, write our own script. We see ourselves as visual “It’s European storytellers! Your images have such a recognizable look and feel. classical painting Describe the Exterface aesthetic in a few words. Sophisticated, provocative, daring and colorful. It’s European mixed with retro classical painting mixed with retro American porn, topped with Disney’s magical touch. You work together and you’re a couple, do you ever have American porn, creative differences? We are pretty much aligned on everything to be honest and that’s topped with Disney’s something we feel really lucky for! We’ve been together for 13 years, same age, it’s a growing and learning experience and an exciting magical touch.” journey to share for sure. What are each of your roles in the creative process? Our roles are pretty much the same. The main difference is that during the shoot only one of us has a camera. We are both creative directors of all our projects, from casting to styling, from digital processing to graphic design and layout… Your work is very highly produced. Would you say you like to present a fantasy world through your images? It’s a subtle balance between reality and fantasy. We tend to produce our pictures to the point where they become timeless. Still we keep our model very much alive - even though we shoot still images - with a close attention to detail. We want our pictures to exude sensuality just like our model. Literally appealing to all senses, like you could almost smell an armpit or taste sweat on the skin… The model exists yet appears surreal because of that. That’s a visual stimulation and we’re glad to invite people to experience the world as we do. Whats been your favourite shooting experience so far? We really appreciate the fact that every shoot is totally different, it’s like a new challenge every time. Creating, pushing the limits together, exploring boundaries, also developing strong relationships over the years. So the experience that we cherish the most is always the one to come, because that’s the unknown and there’s always a promise of greatness and fun! What photographers inspire you?

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QX_1099_Exterface.indd 4 29/03/2016 18:46 USA!!! We feel like people are more open and liberated there. We can shoot anywhere and nobody cares! Everything looks more fun and inspiring. The light is ridiculous! It has always been a child dreamland for many reasons, so it feels like we are realizing that dream each visit a little more. It was also our first fanbase, so everything makes total sense! You’ve worked a lot with Francois Sagat, would you describe him as your muse? Yes. Also he’s been a strong influence, from porn, to performance art. We’ve always looked up to him. And he also pushed us to explore and to investigate outside our comfort zone. We feel we became better image makers thanks to him and it’s a blessing to count him as one of our closest friends. For all of you who love our collaborations with him, stay wide awake because there’s a lot more coming! Does living and working in Paris influence your work and style? Yes of course. It’s like a fundamental base. That’s where we met, fell in love, studied, shot for many years… We do have a love-hate relationship

For sure Steven Klein, he’s a definite game changer in the fashion industry, visual stories with a unique touch. Robert Mapplethorpe, who was a master of poetry and masculinity. Bruce Weber, “ We strive for singular who’s able to capture moments of pure innocence and beauty. Your calendar featured mythological beauty, personality characters. Where else do you draw inspiration for your shoots? and sex appeal. We Most of all we draw our biggest inspiration from our model character. We usually try to love them sweet, feel them prior to the shoot, discussing life and experiences. So a shoot is either a symbolic or fetish representation of who they are, who they passionate and fun!” could be or who they are dreaming to be. You find a lot of your models from Instagram. Is that your favorite way to find the guys you want to shoot? with that city though, we feel there’s a strong It’s the best way for sure. There’s a sense of disconnection between the future and the past easiness. And as it’s very visual, you get an there. It’s sadly a pretty dead city. Everything is too immediate idea of who the model is, what’s his driven by nostalgia and seriousness. Maybe that’s identity, what’s his universe. As we want our what pushes us to be irreverent and daring and to models to be the best version of themselves, look for inspiration somewhere else. we love to dig deep into their visual story to What do you think of London? know what their best look is, what we could do Visually stunning and bold, London is a together… And we also love that immediate fantastic example of a city that succeeds at interaction with people and the fact that people combining future and past! We feel a strong are not afraid to reach out to us through respect and appeal to history there, still being Instagram. That also goes the other way! Who very open to new and fun adventures. Quiet doesn’t love a good surprise? and romantic and yet very loud and energetic. What do you look for in a potential model? It’s all very inspiring. We also love the fact that We strive for singular beauty, personality and sex you still have a queen! appeal. We love them sweet, passionate and fun! And London guys? We also appreciate them being more interested Oly! Look at you!!! We were so dying to make by creating art than getting more followers. We pictures of your striking beauty. Mesmerizing. We don’t really care about ego…. Trust is a strong might make a trip very soon there so… More factor too! London guys!!! If you could shoot anyone alive or dead What’s next for Exterface? who would it be? Next is a book featuring our most recent Joe d’Allessandro. Miley Cyrus. Justin Bieber. escapades and some iconic pieces as well. Joseph Sayers. Franco Colombu or Loui Shooting porn the Exterface way would be great! Ferrigno… And if you guys feel you could be More exciting and unexpected collaborations with an Exterface icon, just reach out: bonjour@ designers too, because we love design! exterface.com Where can people see more of your work? You’ve shot sexy guys in many different Our new website is live now! It’s way better and cities. What’s your favourite country to immersive. So go check it out! shoot in? http://www.exterface.com

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QX_1099_Exterface.indd 5 29/03/2016 18:47 PEPDylan Jones lays out the basics of taking PEP, and recounts his own experiences on itTalk

ow, I know I’m not the first gay to write about PEP, Nby any stretch of the imagination. It’s one of the issues-du-jour in the gay media at the moment, like chemsex, or femme- shaming, or Tom Daley’s arse. The reason I’ve chosen to write about PEP is because I feel like a surprising amount of people still don’t have the best idea of what it entails. Even a lot of my mates, mostly well-versed, clever, urban, sexually active gay men, don’t know all the details. There’s also a lot of fear and confusion tied in with it. SO, I thought it’d be good to lay things out in a casual, honest and hopefully accessible way. So here we are! ´

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QX_1099_PEP Talk.indd 6 29/03/2016 18:40 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 7 29/03/2016 18:47 “I had absolutely zero side effects, apart from some insanely psychedelic dreams (which may have just been a coincidence, I’d been watching a lot of Studio Ghibli that month).”

A few months ago I put myself in a Getting hold of it is way easier than very dangerous situation. I won’t go into people think too. Just go into your local explicit detail. Let’s just say it was like clinic, tell them you need PEP, and they EricVideos. But with extra class A’s. give it to you no questions asked. Usually It was silly, especially since I’m so with a fast-track appointment. If the clinic involved in the gay scene, know all about isn’t open, you SHOULD be able to get things like HIV transmission rates, risks it at A&E at any hospital, although this involved in unprotected sex, etc. Even isn’t ideal, as the staff are likely to be less then though, as we all know, in certain versed on it. From what I’ve heard there circumstances and/or under certain might be a few funny looks and a small influences, bad choices can be made. And dose of passive-aggressive homophobia. that’s that. So, the morning after (well, When I went into my local clinic in 36 hours later, to be precise), I put on a Camberwell, the staff were wonderful. pair of sunglasses, wiped my nose, and The doctor could tell I was a little dragged myself to the clinic to get PEP. ashamed of myself, and told me I Firstly, let me patronise you all by shouldn’t be, saying “It’s the ones who assuming you know nothing about it. The Now, side effects. They’re powerful DON’T come to get PEP that should be aim of this is to put across information in drugs, and possible side effects can embarrassed.” a simple way, so that’s what I’ll do. include diarrhoea, nausea, headaches She makes a valid point. Whilst PEP is a treatment which reduces and fatigue. HIV stigma and shaming guys who are the risk of becoming infected with HIV I had absolutely zero side effects, positive should certainly be a thing of the if you’ve recently been exposed to it. It apart from some insanely psychedelic past, becoming HIV positive is undeniably needs to be taken within 72 hours of dreams (which may have just been a still best avoided if it can be. Friends exposure. The sooner after exposure you coincidence, I’d been watching a lot of who are positive tell me that apart from take it, the more effective it is. It is not Studio Ghibli that month). Apparently anything else, it’s just fucking irritating. 100% effective. According to GMFA, its though, it can be different depending on Remembering to take pills constantly, effectiveness is around 80%. It involves the person, and factors like stress and randomly vomiting, not being able to get taking three tablets a day; a blue one how powerful their immune system is can out of bed sometimes, getting collapsed (Truvada) and a pink one (Retonovir) and affect it too. Although, the doctor told me on by non-educated relatives who think then another pink one twelve hours later. they’ve massively improved the drugs in they’re going to die. Just annoying. This needs to be done for 28 days. recent months, and most people report If you ever find yourself in a situation They say it’s very important to get the little to no side-effects. A friend took it like this in the future, even where there’s timings right and take every dose. Whilst around the same time as me, and said he the smallest chance that PEP might be I did take every dose, I got the timings a had zero side effects apart from a couple prudent, absolutely 100% TAKE IT. We’re few hours off a few times, mainly because of slightly inconvenient bowel movements. lucky enough to live in a country where I woke up on the other side of London One thing I did experience was it’s free and readily available, so we need from where my pills were. One of the first interesting effects with alcohol. They to take advantage of that. It’s not that pieces of advice I’d give to someone on advise you not to drink heavily on it, scary, it’s totally worth it, and if you don’t PEP is: take those pills EVERYWHERE with and I broke that rule a couple of times. I take it, you might end up kicking yourself. you, so you don’t get caught out and have mean come on, a month is a VERY long to rush home. And if you’re forgetful like time to not have a night out. Especially me, set a reminder on your phone so you for me. I’ve been out every night since take them bang on the twelve hours. 2010. I found that I was fine for the first few drinks, but then on the fifth or sixth, around midnight, it would hit me like a tonne of bricks and I’d become a slurring mess and have to be taken home. So my advice is, TRY not to drink on it. A couple of glasses of wine is ok. Oh and don’t do drugs on it, obvs. Anyway, I know that for many people, the main deterrent of taking PEP is the horror stories they’ve heard about side effects. SO I thought it was important to tell you, it’s really not that bad! Take note!

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Hey Will! Describe yourself in one gorgey sentence. Good girl gone bad. Is that enough of a sentence? I’m Rihanna’s only real fan. So you’ve moved to Berlin, what’s the scene like there? I have been spending a lot of time in Berlin, yes. The scene is exactly as you’d image it: dark, dank and lyricless. Not a pop song in sight. There’s a hip hop party here that has about 50 attendees and you’ve never seen people so happy to hear lyrics and lightness. I’ve graduated into one of those people who doesn’t go out that much, talks about settling down, but has sculled a few bottles at a dinner party consistently for 7 days. That’s my scene. You were friends with Charli XCX before Boom Clap weren’t you. What’s she like? She’s the coolest vegan I know. My pre-Boom Clap interactions were minimal. Charli was an unapologetic fan of the synth pop duo I was in called Das Kitten and I can’t help thinking ‘Fancy’ was inspired by our song ‘Get In My Eurozone’. Needless to say, Charli’s music has sold millions and Das Kitten’s recent hit ‘Popperz Delevingne’ is nearing 100 plays on Soundcloud. But really, I had very little time to create the soundtrack to my film and Charli really helped me out, especially by pointing me towards CuckooLander who is now signed to Charli’s record label Vroom Vroom Recordings.

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QX_1099_Will McDowell.indd 10 29/03/2016 18:48 London is a trashy hellhole. It is neon and blue and beer

How did you get into is served in plastic filmmaking? [pint glasses and How did filmmaking get into cigarette burns are me? At school we made classic documentaries. My first was par for the course. about the postal service when I Berlin is über was 12. It was 90 seconds long. I’m now 16 and Never Better is cool, effortless, feature length. sinister, not As a budding filmmaker, frenetic. who’s your fave film director? Harmony Korine, who is now directing Rihanna’s new video in Miami. I can’t even! Have you heard of EricVideos? We think their directing is stellar. I haven’t heard of Eric’s videos, he sounds like a cool guy. I know a guy called Tim who makes short movies, his sound is good. Sound is so important, don’t you think? (I’m kidding, I have heard of Eric Videos, in fact I have it bookmarked). How does the Berlin scene compare to London? London is a trashy hellhole. It is neon and blue and beer is served in plastic pint glasses and cigarette burns are par for the course. Berlin is über cool, effortless, sinister, not frenetic. In terms that make sense to me, London would be ‘Shut Up and Drive’ and Berlin would be ‘Pour It Up’. I think Londoners should take that as a compliment. What do you have in store for the future? I’ve just finished the screenplay for my next film. It’s about the drug abuse epidemic in the gay community and so it’s dark, but sarcastic and funny and aggressive and hopefully endearing. I’m really not holding back on this one it’s going to be a slap in the face, a punch in the stomach and a little tickle on the old ribs. Heart and passion, I’m not going to turn it into a moral issue. Tell us all about your work! What are you making and stuff? I’m writing a novel in my underwear, giving talks about the future of things for brands with my company Futuramen, and eating a lot less meat. Oh and I want to write for TV - I’d like to collaborate more.

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QX_1099_Will McDowell.indd 11 29/03/2016 18:48 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-5446-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com CLUB NEWS For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.

Feeling cocky? No, wait, sorry. That was going to be a pretty appalling pun and none of you deserve that. Basically Le Cock is happening this Friday at East Bloc and they’ve got that Martyn Fitzgerald (who was in a Spice Girls video once apparently) and that Jamie Bull (who is not actually a bull) and that Billie Ray Martin (who sounds a bit like a country singing sensation) providing you Friday 1st April with aural pleasures. Billie Ray Martin Le Cock

East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN, 11pm – 6am. £5 before 1am, £8 after.

Those cheeky animals the Pet Shop Boys are dropping their thirteenth (!) album on April 1st, so the Pop Kids at the Glory are having a knees-up to celebrate. The upstairs bar will be playing strictly PSB all night, while downstairs will be sexy- boy music from Chris Camplin (woof) and Terry Vietheer (woof). Plus there’s sure-to-be-madcap tribute shows from Holestar, JOHN SIZZLE and A Man to Pet. Lordy, you won’t want to miss this babe.

Friday 1st April Terry Vietheer SUPER! Pet Shop Boys

Chris Camplin Album Launch Party

The Glory . Doors 5pm, party 9pm – 2am. Free before 10pm, £5 after. John Sizzle

Friday 1st April Homo Superior

Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB. £3 before 10, £5 after.

Sina Sparrow

DIY, not G-A-Y! That’s the Homo Superior motto and we sort of love it. It’s a home away from home for disco queens, rock chicks and indie gays, a new dance party celebrating queer artists and icons, past and present brought to you by DJs Panos Z and Sina Sparrow. Music policy: Punk, disco, indie, rock ‘n’ roll, heart and soul. Queer, kitsch and cutting-edge performance. Austerity and apathy may be on the march in East London, but they won’t let the bastards grind them down!

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_QX 1099_Club News.indd 12 29/03/2016 18:44 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 13 29/03/2016 18:14 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-5446-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com CLUB NEWS For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.

Saturday 2nd April XXL

We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: we bloody love XXL. Great tunes, fi t blokes, amazing atmosphere and LOTS of space to throw every shape under the sun on their MULTIPLE enormous dancefl oors (and podiums). If you like value for money and just good, clean FUN you won’t ever go wrong with the biggest weekly bear party on the South Bank! XXL 4EVA! Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF 10pm - 7am £15 entry, £8 for members.

Even the government couldn’t stop them! Super-cute queer dance party residents Rachael and Whitney Weiss are back with more disco, NRG and italo jams! They’ll be joined by absolute house music legend Hifi Sean, ballroom superstar Cvnt Traxxx, and Superstore favourite Nova Dando. It’s gonna be a gold-lamé kinda affair, so get your glam on.

Saturday 2nd April Les Poppeurs

Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road, E8 2PB, 9pm – 3am. Free before 10/£5 after. Hifi Sean Whitney Weiss 14 qxmagazine.com

_QX 1099_Club News.indd 14 29/03/2016 19:42 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 15 29/03/2016 18:15 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-5446-52 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com CLUB NEWS For listings on the go, download the free QX GAY LONDON app at the iTunes store.

What’s up bubba? We’ll tell you what’s up. There’s bears, bulls and hotter otters down at Bloc Bar this weekend, for a mash up of rock, indie, disco, 80’s, 90’s and pop courtesy of DJ Dreadful and Herr Hanno Hinkelbein, who is from Berlin. Head on down and fi nd yourself a beast to tame while you stampede across the dancefl oor. ROAR! Oh and they’re serving burgers all night. Juicy.

Saturday 2nd April Bloc Bar, 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9NX,

Bubba's 9pm – 3am. DJ Dreadful Free before 9pm, £5 after.

Saturday 2nd April Celebrating queer heritage, performance art and honky-tonk, every Saturday for Duckie eighteen fl ippin’ years with Amy Lamé hosts this arty party playgroup, resident DJs Readers Wifes handle the dance fl oor, and door whore artistes Father and Jay Cloth manage your, er, entry. Purveyors of progressive working class entertainment, best summed in the following quote: “Men dressed as women dressed as dogs dressed as cats. Asking questions about gender and identity but also pulling things out of various orifi ces of course, it’s Saturday night entertainment.”

Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY, 9pm – 2am. £6.

Saturday 2nd April (afterhours)

It’s coming home! After a little vacay in Elephant & Castle, London’s legendary afterparty is returning to the roost at FIRE. But don’t worry, Beyond is bigger, stronger and better than ever after its holiday! Expect top tunes from Tom Stephan, Gonzalo, Fat Tony, HiFi Sean and more, as well as those eye-popping shows you’ve come to love. Oh and say hello to the lovely Chrissy Darling and JJ Clark on the door. They’re both tasty delights, Beyond Midnight and Chrissy might even be willing to taste YOUR delight. If you catch our drift. - The Homecoming

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_QX 1099_Club News.indd 16 29/03/2016 19:43 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 17 29/03/2016 18:16 XXL Resurrection 26/03/2016 Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF

Words and Photos by Joel Ryder

Bunnies in a bear cave would usually spell trouble, but not at XXL! This was an eggstra special weekend, bursting at the seams and full of excitement in the midst of a 4 day bank holiday Easter weekender. XXL main floor residents DJs Christian M Morris and Alex Logan had everybody “Guest DJs the in a frenzy, burning through the dancefloor and shedding those chocolate egg calories. Tops off, arms in the air, nobody cared. We needed a bit of Hoxton Whores a break from the main floor so we slid through to the other arch where loveable DJs Joe Egg and David Robson had us singing for sexual chocolate tore the roof off.” and sweet satisfaction before we had to go and cool off at the bar. Back to the main arch and things had changed, it was not longer an eggstravagansa of sweet lovin’ insomniacs, it was a whorehouse! As guest DJs the Hoxton Whores tore the roof off, finishing us off for the night. See you next time!

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QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 18 29/03/2016 19:19 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 19 29/03/2016 18:17 BABEZ…It’s Easter! 26/03/16 East Bloc, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN

Words by James Egan Photos by Freddy Krave Photography

Quite frankly a bank holiday weekend isn’t complete without seeing a bunch of slags throw themselves around to pop music. Which is exactly what the BABEZ gave us on Saturday night. We’re not talking about the partygoers though, who were a gorgeous metrosexual mix of revellers. We’re talking about the DJs. There were the Un-Lucky Bitches eyeing up all the boys whilst providing us with mid nineties treasures and early-naughties treats. Then there was the loveable hoochie “Lady” Lloyd, stumbling around the booth in a jockstrap, a wig and not much else. She provided us with a ton of hip-pop, from Fifth Harmony to S Club 7. After that, known whore and Sex Shell Dom Top rolled onto the decks, supplying the dancers with slick urban jams and loads of fucking Britney Spears (whilst wearing a highly inappropriate t-shirt). Hottie Jason James kept pussies popping in the side room, with heavy helpings of R&B, while the Un-Lucky Bitches returned to the main room and finished us all off with a final set. The rest of the BABEZ were last seen stumbling around in the smoke, demanding drinks and corning helpless boys. Quite frankly, it was fucking amazing.

“Quite frankly, it was fucking amazing.”

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QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 20 29/03/2016 19:19 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 21 29/03/2016 18:17 PAPA 26/03/16 Fire, 39 Parry St, London SW8

Words and Photos by Chris Jepson

In undoubtedly the biggest clubbing weekend of the year, almost every notable touring production touched down on our shores to spread their aural love, and I popped on my dancing shoes and shimmied along to as many as humanly “Our prayers possible all in the name of research for you lot. were well and In one of the main highlights, Saturday night saw gridlock in SW8 as the hottest Israeli on the planet, truly answered.” Eliad Cohen, brought the Papa World Tour to town for PAPA DON’T PREACH powered by SCRUFF at Fire. We’ve not had a big gay production party at Fire for a while but this one was MAJOR with seemingly every gym card carrying stud descending on the venue to shake their groove thing in one of the three rooms to the likes of Papa international DJ Teddy Clarks accompanied by Papa London residents Tony English, Lee Harris, Zach Burns, Miswhite, Yvette Lindquist, Terry Bryan and Steven Artis. Part of the As One Weekend Festival, Papa went straight in to the ultimate afterhours, Beyond: The Resurrection with stunning production, hot gogos and more of the best music on the planet. Our prayers were well and truly answered.

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QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 22 29/03/2016 19:20 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 23 29/03/2016 18:36 WE Showboys 24/03/16 The Coronet, 28 New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ

Words by The Soho Bitch Project Photos by Chris Jepson

“Served with Easter weekend started with a hot, heavy and delicious bang as the biggest The Coronet was heaving with party goers, muscles daddies and hunz alike; looking to get served with the biggest beats and performances beats and London has to offer. Kicking off The AS ONE Easter Weekend Festival, performances We Party’s ‘Showboy’s’ themed night dragged in a mega crowed as Steve Pitron, Chris Brogan, GSP and DJ Binomio took to the decks in London has to the main room. Massimo Paramour and HIFI Sean took advantage in all the right ways as they introduced ‘Bordello’ to room 2. As Mumma offer.” used to say ‘you can’t have dessert before dinner’ and I think I finally understood what she meant. After the crazy shenanigans of WE Party, the rest of Easter weekend seemed second best. But what did I expect? It is WE Party after all... see you there next time boys. 24 qxmagazine.com

QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 24 29/03/2016 19:21 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 25 29/03/2016 18:18 BRUT #17 Bank Holiday Sunday 27/03/16 The Steel Yard, 13-16 Allhallows Lane, EC4R 3UL

Words by Nicolas Chinardet Photos by Zefrographica

Those who braved the ire of storm Katie (no doubt named after La Hopkins for its pointless savagery) on Sunday night to reach the end of the bank holiday weekend and the safe haven of Brüt #17 were rewarded by a welcome whirlpool of sizzling-hot Easter bears frolicking with a few (gym) bunnies and other assorted furry mammals of the gay fauna. Perhaps fuelled by all the chocolate consumed in the previous days, the atmosphere was as electric as ever and the guys flirty as hell, as we’ve come to expect from that most enticing of man-filled eye-candy-shops. The general butchness of the place was raised however to unimaginable levels by the mere presence of a certain masc4masc dating show contestant who made the headlines a few weeks ago after turning down a lovely stiletto-wearing Italian boy. Bearded and tatted DJs Ross Jones and Richard Harrington lit up the main vault with their beats, while the Meat Boys did their poppy thing to perfection in the smaller room. It was glorious and we are more than ready for a second (or rather 18th) coming!

“The atmosphere was as electric as ever and the guys flirty as hell.”

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QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 26 29/03/2016 19:21 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 27 29/03/2016 18:19 Chapter 10 27/03/2016 Bloc. Autumn Yard, Autumn Street, E3 2TT

Words by Chris John Photos by Freddy Krave Photography

QX braved a monster of a rainstorm for a monster of a warehouse party as Chapter 10 rocked the bank holiday weekend with a blockbustin’ homosexual rave up on Saturday night. Featuring a dazzling cast of club queens and fashion freaks, not to mention a hipster DJ line up to die for, edgy underground hangout, Bloc, kept those Easter Eggstravaganza vibes pumping right through “Sweat ‘til the dawn. High-heeled highlights saw London’s craziest LGBT counter-cultural disco dripping off doyenne, A Man To Pet, resplendent in a fluffy Easter chick rig out and ankle-cracking the walls with stillies, playing ditzy-glitzy hostess to the max. Elsewhere and the likes of German deck no end of meister, Prosumer, along with Dan Beaumont and Charlie Porter, got sweat dripping off the walls with no end of blitzin’ beats on blitzin’ beats.” the heaving dance floor. Meanwhile QX got bug-eyed and twitchy for a retro Tetris arcade odyssey in the lounge before heading back into the mad morass as the twisted thrills continued ‘til lights up!

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QX_1099_Club Reviews.indd 28 29/03/2016 19:22 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 29 29/03/2016 18:20 RAISING THE BAR Sandra Miss Jason

Ku Bar 30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA Two Brewers We love Ku Bar. It’s slick, it’s glamorous, they serve Bombay Sapphire, 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ lovingly made by some of the most beautiful men we’ve ever seen behind the bar. Downstairs they’ve got Klub as well, where you can Miss Jason! Lola Lasagne! SANDRA! It’s a regular threesome of find treats like DJ Rodrigo and Lady Lloyd spinning you naughty, hot treats this Sunday 3rd April at the Two Brewers. A cabaret triad. A pop jams this Sunday 3rd April. Sounds up our street, sounds up your trifecta of musical men, dressed as women. Word of warning; they’re street. It’s actually on Lisle Street though. So pop by and remember, open from 5pm until 2am, so if you’ve got work on Monday, maybe you can be whoever you want, just be KU, babe. you should pre-book your Uber now…

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Bridge Bar George & Dragon 8 Voltaire Road, SW4 6DH Bloc Bar 2 Blackheath Hill, SE10 8DE 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9NX The Bridge is described by Google as “The voice of a thousand fags”, Mrs Moore, “snug”, which we quite like the sound of. Confess your sins to the Holy Mother of is gracing the George with her presence this Snug up against a big Clapham daddy with Christ, Virgin Xtravaganzah and back in Saturday 2nd April. She claimed her career a chest rug, that’s what you’ll be at The exalted and glorious cabaret with Sunday got started by Cheryl Baker ripping off her Bridge. Or a hunky little twunk. Or an off- Mass on April 3rd! We’re betting you’ve got skirt. She’s got quick wit and a filthy mouth duty gogo dancer. Or maybe one of their quite a few to tell her, post-bank holiday too, and what more could you want from a muscly DJs. Ufff. Anyway, pop by on their weekend. What’s more, it’s free bloody Saturday night in Greenwich? Nothing. Not quiz night every Tuesday for gorgey drinks entry darling, so you’ll have more pennies a thing. So get bloody down there! and the chance to win a £60 bar tab! to splurge on communion wine and wafers.

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QX_1099_Raising The Bar.indd 30 29/03/2016 18:41 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 31 29/03/2016 19:35 Sassy Saturdays 26/03/16 Counter, Arch, 50 South Lambeth Place SW8 1SP “A sparkling Words and Photos by Chris Jepson evening of cabaret capped with the

most sublime Already renowned across London for delicious grub and seriously cocktails in dangerous cocktails, Counter has Vauxhall.” another string to its bow in the shape of Sassy Saturdays, an eclectic concoction of camp cabaret, live music and comedy. Last weekend saw an Easter-inspired show hosted by the antipodean auteur Dusty Limits as Lucifer. Opening with Ute Lemper’s I Am A Vamp, the first guest was Ivy Paige as Mary Magdalene whose proclamation of ‘I shaved for Jesus’ lead straight in to a seductive rendition of Fever. Things then got decidedly hot under the collar with Phil In Gud’s Burlesque Jesus fan dance that left us assled in the face (that’s a tit tassel on the ass to any laymen). A brief interval to dry off lead in to act 2 with Ivy reincarnated as an Easter bunny girl for Toxic, Virgin Xtravaganzah channelling body and blood of Christ realness as The Blessed Virgin Mary and another dose of Jesus in a jockstrap with a hot sweaty workout strip climaxing in one lucky member of the audience getting a full face socking. Yes, socking is a thing now (©Dusty Limits). A quartet of versatile (not in the sexual sense), professional performers each at the top of their respective games made for a sparkling evening of cabaret capped with the most sublime cocktails in Vauxhall and a healthy dose of blasphemy. What more could you want on a Saturday evening?

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QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 33 29/03/2016 18:27 DIANA GETS DIRTIER

Those miscreants at Dirty Diana are putting on their very own fetish ball at Electrowerkz this weekend! Judging by their promo pictures, it’s going to be absolutely FILTHY. It’s been three years since Diana kicked off her shoes and threw her tiara in the toilet, so why not celebrate with a massive all-out fetish fantasy? There’ll be DJ sets from Jack Chang, Jospeh Bianchi, Ursula Snakes, Pedro. Venus Ex Machina and Chadd Curry. Plus tons of gogo filth from the likes of Jaqui Potato, Francis Rushby and Jack Harwell. Are you ready to get dirty with Diana?

Dirty Diana Fetish Ball is on Saturday 2nd April at Electrowerkz (7 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ), 11pm – 7am. £15, concessions with Facebook event attending.

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QX_1099_Dirty Diana.indd 34 29/03/2016 19:28 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 35 29/03/2016 18:22 BRIGHTON PRIDE

leach your hair, buy ten pairs of mirrored Primark aviators and shove a B stick of rock up your arse, because it’s time for…BRIGHTON PRIDE. Well, it’s not quite time yet. It’s not until August. Which is still quite a while away. We might have been turned into a Pret by August. BUT, the fact that they’re already getting things underway is testament to what a PRODUCTION Brighton Pride is. The Mariah Carey of prides! But with less attitude and less Ferrero Rochers. They’re the UK’s biggest pride, and this year looks set to be bigger than ever. As always the festivities will be revolving around three massive events over the weekend: the parade, the village party and the main festival. The parade is a kaleidoscopic glitter cannon of drag queens, muscle queens in silver lame hotpants, and slightly confused mums, while the village party is general fun, drinking and debauchery supported by local businesses (always the best bit really). THEN, this year for the main festival they’ve got a fuckin’ wicked lineup of artists! Fuckin’ wicked mate! There’s lascivious lioness Fleur East (PLAY THAT SAX), dance leviathans Freemasons (WHEN LOVE TAKES OOOOVVER), Sean Miley Moore (hoop earrings), DJ Fresh (HOT RIGHT NOW) and EDM superstar, Kid Massive! We can’t name any of his lyrics, but you’ll definitely know his songs! Anyway, whether you’re a Fleur East fag or a Freemasons fanny (?), you’ll have a blast at…BRIGHTON PRIDE. The reason we’re telling you about it now, is they’ve already opened up booking for tickets and accommodation. Get in there now, it gets booked quickly. See you there! *puts on aviator shades, pouts*

Brighton Pride runs from 5th – 7th August. For more info go to brighton-pride.org

QX_1099_Brighton Pride.indd 36 29/03/2016 19:00 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 37 29/03/2016 18:21 CABARET By Jason Reid Advice From The Best Once again, competition season is upon us. Over the coming months a raft of new acts will perform and quite possibly take to the stage for the very first time in Drag Idol, Pride’s Got Talent, Lipsync 1000 and Man Up. But what is the best advice to give to these hopeful starlets? This week Jason Reid asked the performers who have been there, done it and stood the test of cabaret time... What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?

Le Gateau Chocolat Miss Hope Springs

Renee Fleming, America’s leading soprano Best bit of advice was from my late father (the actor once told me ‘Don’t listen to the noise’. She and director Lionel Jeffries): ‘Always leave them got that advice from her idol, who happens wanting more’. It’s an old, but hugely important, to be one of mine, Leontyne Price. Don’t ever showbiz adage. Don’t be tempted to do that one listen to your own hype or accolades. Work number or gag more just because it’s going down hard and be ferocious about curating the best well. Put your show together, work on it hard, and of yourself, the utmost quality, ALWAYS! stick to it. If the audience get too much of a good thing they may well not come back.

Mzz Kimberley Charlie Hides If anything goes wrong onstage always embrace it, make it a part of your act Eartha Kitt once told me, “Be the best YOU and laugh with the audience. No one that you can be, no one wants to see a wants to see a performer upset. The second rate somebody else”. I impersonate show must go on no matter what. people so I clearly ignored her, but that advice still rings true I believe.

Lola Lasagne

The best piece of advice I ever received was to be honest with yourself as an act. When asked, ‘how did your gig go?’ too many acts start with “Oh it was packed!” which isn’t what was asked. Did your jokes/songs connect with the audience in front of you? If they didn’t, then don’t worry. They will. But admit when you’ve had an average/bad gig. If you don’t, someone else will put the facts forward. Nothing to be ashamed of. Learn from it and move on.

What advice would you give to your younger performer self?

Jonny Woo Titti La Camp

Work harder! A There isn’t much I would say to my review I got in younger performer self because he 2007 described had all the passion, drive and even a show I did naivety needed to succeed. The only as ‘lazy’. It cut thing I would say is that if you’re to the bone! doing something that you love then So just when beware it doesn’t consume all your you think you have done enough, time. Give time to everything else that Dave Lynn think again and work on it even is good in your life. more. That is the ONLY way you will When I first started out, I succeed. I am as impressed by good didn’t realise drag could be work ethic as raw talent and my a serious career, so I would David Hoyle career is still a work in progress and say take it more seriously I keep telling myself to work even and make the most of every Keep true to your harder. And always be nice! It will opportunity. Oh, and don’t instincts and intuition. get you a LONG way. be afraid to take risks. Love is ALL!

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QX_1099_Cabaret.indd 38 29/03/2016 18:42 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 39 29/03/2016 18:37 ARTS by Dylan Jones

Theatre Preview: HARAM IRAN

Above The Stag have got an exciting new European premiere coming up on 5th April, in the form of a challenging and emotional new production. “They’re put through Iran’s legal system regardless, Based on real life events, Haram Iran is a coming-of-age an establishment that’s still shockingly medieval with regards drama focusing on two boys gorwing up as Arab-Iranians. As well as struggling with a volatile sociopolitical milieu, Ayaz and to laws on homosexuality.” Mahmoud face further challenges when caught in a compromising romantic situation. It’s unclear whether they’re gay or just experimenting as many teenage boys do, but they’re put through Iran’s legal system regardless, an establishment that’s still shockingly medieval with regards to laws on homosexuality. Not only that, they’re subjected to scrutiny and public humiliation. It’s inspired by a real trial that two Iranian teenagers went through in Mashad, Iran, in 2005. As well as their legal trials though, the story of the play looks into the softer, more human aspects of the boys’ personalities, like their personal passions, one for sports and the other for literature. Meaningfully, Above The Stag have partenered with Amnesty International, and writer Jay Paul Deratany is donating all his royalty fees from the play to them and other LGBT charities. It’s directed by Gene David Kirk, who brought Sum of Us and Closer to Heaven to Above The Stag last year. On Wednesday 20th April there is a special post-show Q&A with the writer, director and cast, as well as a representative from Amnesty International.

For tickets and more info, go to www.abovethestag.com

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QX_1099_Review Section.indd 40 29/03/2016 19:56 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 41 29/03/2016 18:26 Disco, Blisters & A Comedown

Dylan Jones’ roundup of new music for people who listens to music!

IGGY AZALEA VERSUS AZEALIA BANKS. I know. Not again. I’m done with both of them to be honest. But it’s my duty to write about these things. I’m a cultural commentator. I tried to be a waiter for a bit but I kept getting did enjoy it when she called Perez Seriously, babe? Just no. Still, I’ll beating someone over the head with fired, so I must proceed. Hilton a “messy faggot.” Because be playing it at the next house a gun. Big Talk is a good song. Well- Now we all know these two he is a messy faggot. Anyway, here party. And then someone black will produced, savvy, and modern, like are problematic. Azealia Banks we go. Let’s get this over with. probably turn it off. Which would be all of Azealia Banks’ music actually. pretends to be homophobic to get totally understandable. That’s the most frustrating thing attention, and Iggy Azalea pretends Iggy Azalea – Team about her, she consistently comes to be black to get attention. I’m Now this, is actually really good. Azealia Banks – Slay Z out with awesome material, and not sure what’s worse really. But Vicious urban hooks and edgier In true Azealia Banks style, her her talent is formidable, but she they’ve both got new singles out, lyrics harken back to her cool, “comeback” this year, has entailed ruins it by behaving like a three- and surprisingly people seem to be fashion magazine days when she a court injuction for assault, several year-old on meth-amphetamines. giving them the time of day. was more a hip alternative blonde thousand angry tweets, and a Azealia, actually, I think you should I am actually going back on girl from the ‘burbs, and less of a mixtape/short album/concept/ just give up. Go work in a cheese my word here too. I pronounced fucking twat. Some basic bitchery nobody actually knows what the fuck shop in Norfolk or something and that I would never speak of Azealia still manifests itself in the lyrics is going on. The mixtape is called chill the fuck out. Banks again, when she tweeted though. “Dutty wine”, “Jamaican Slay Z and the lead “single” from the (NB: Azealia Banks has six toes on the that gay people deserve to be club” and, astoundingly, “about to “mixtape” (?) is Big Talk featuring Slay Z mixtape album cover, no-one run over by a lorry. Although I go ape, returning to the Congo.” Rick Ross. Rick Ross is famous for knows why. Probably for attention.)

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QX_1099_Review Section.indd 42 29/03/2016 18:56 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 43 29/03/2016 18:23

#JULIASAYS...

by Princess Julia

With everything going on online nowadays, it’s refreshing to experience something that really no online experience can Arthole presents: Gegen Identity at Dalston Superstore replicate. The other week I went to the opening of the relocated All these things going on at The shindig with DJs Sina Sparrow Kim Anh, Vula, Chris Cruise, Dover Street Market now set Glory! Last week I mentioned and Panos Z playing a switched Michelle Manetti, Sandra Le in the Haymarket. It’s bigger and the Pet Shop Boys Album up and switched on playlist from and a surprise guest DJ. better than ever, making shopping Launch Party on Friday 1st 9pm ‘til 2am. akin to visiting an art gallery. In April, but I must mention Xtrah OMG! I love doing things like fact even if you can’t afford to Virgin on for 3 nights Saturday Haven’t heard from DAF for a this.... Life Drawing-Queer actually buy anything, it’s worth 2nd April, 9th and 16th April. It’s while...that’s right Dick And Bodies starts up on Tuesday visiting just to see installations Virgin Xtravaganzah giving Fanny vs Yowsah! are having 5th April at The Glory. I’ve from fashion designers up close. us a new line in rhetoric with her a one-off party on Saturday been to a few classes here with unique take. Show time 8pm but 2nd April with special guest DJs artist Morris Monroe leading This week we’re keeping it a bit arty remember you can visit The Glory from Los Angeles club Yowsah. the class and it’s really good! with Arthole presents: Gegen from 5pm onwards. It’s all taking place at The Arch This particular 4 week series Identity up at the Dalston Gallery at 289 Cambridge will be inviting scene super star Superstore, grand opening Cute night Homo Superior Heath Road. I haven’t been there life models to take part with Thursday 31st March, 6-9pm, comes back for its bi-monthly but they say ‘We’ll be shaking performer Jonny Woo to be the where the artwork of Stefan Fähler night at the Moustache Bar on our coconuts under the biggest subject on week one. Classes will be adorning the walls. Friday April 1st. It’s an alternative disco ball you’ve ever seen!’ DJs start at 7.30pm ‘til 9pm.

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QX_1099_Review Section.indd 44 29/03/2016 18:57 QX 1099 MASTER 1.indd 45 29/03/2016 18:24 Your guide to the week’s best BAR, CLUB & CABARET events in London

31 March - 07 April MUSTS & MAYBES

THURSDAY 31ST MARCH ing tunes from one of London’s Heidi Liscious and the gorgeous 235 Cambridge Heath Road, CLUBS & EVENTS best performing troupes, the gogo boys. E2 9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. Your Goldsnap! at Dalston Superstore: Family Fierce! Gossip at West 5: Pope’s Lane, late night homo disco now every 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. BackCounter: South Lambeth South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open Friday as well as Saturday. 9pm-2:30am. Free. All-new girls Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 7pm- from 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 night with all-girl DJ collective 10pm. Free entry. The perfect popular club, bar and cabaret Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. GYN. way to start or end your night in spot. FREE b4 10:30pm, £5 after. Pop Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek Vauxhall. BackCounter swing! perfection and hot floor fillers as Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am. Official Room Service Pre-Party at FRIDAY 1ST APRIL Ku’s hot 3 spin the tunes in its Don’t you dare miss this fiercely Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1. CLUBS & EVENTS downstairs basement club spot. social, sexy club spot, playing 4pm-4am. Thursday’s are the Le Cock at East Bloc: 217 City The Lipsinkers at The Vauxhall edgy and upfront house. Expect new Friday’s at Soho’s intimate Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, hot gogo eye candy and hosted bar/club spot with the most 11pm-6am. £5 b4 1am, £8 Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm – 4am. by fab scene faces. amazing DJ booth in town. after. House, disco, pop and Italo Doors 9pm, show 10pm, £8 Butch, Please at The Vauxhall City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec mash-up with Martyn Fitzgerald, entry/£6 conc. £5 after midnight. Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, Jamie Bull and Billi Ray Martin. Those madcap LipSinkers are Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 8pm-12am. 12pm-3am. The newly refur- Rude Boyz at Fire: South Lambeth back with their special brand of £5. A night for lesbians and their bished venerable institution of the Road, SW8 1RT. Doors 10:30pm, camp cult insanity. Panda eggs, friends of all genders. gay scene rocks out some pop £8. Brand new cruisey club spaghetti trees, gogos, sideshows G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven: classics for an evening of fun. night for horny lads in Vauxhall. and one of the most insane after- Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old TONIGHT: Twinks get in free all parties you’ve ever seen. – 5am. Amateur strip night with Compton Street, Soho, W1D night. £100 prize money! To enter email 6HN. 12pm-2am. The grand A:M at Protocol: 6a South Lambeth BARS & CABARET [email protected] TONIGHT: dame of Soho. Place, SW8 1SP. 11pm-11am. £4 Hey Boy, Hey Girl at Bloc Bar: 18 Guest Judge Ben DeLa Creme G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton b4 1am, £8 b4 6am with QX AD- Kentish Town Road, Camden, Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Street. 12pm-2am. Free entry. VERT / NUS / Conc, £13 others. NW1 9NX. 9pm – 3am. £5 after Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. Popular pop music bar with non- The original Saturday morning 9pm. Hey Boy, Hey Girl is a clas- FREE. The party continues ‘til late stop hits on the screens and a afterhours beast that continues to sic club night revived; tunes from in the Ku basement. fun, flirty atmosphere. light up the weekend. boy-fronted acts vs girl-fronted Gravity Afterhours at Fire: 39 Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 Spin Cycle at Dalston Superstore: tracks, from “then” to now! Parry Street, London SW8 1RT. Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 Shesus & The Sistas at The Glory: 1am-8am (Thursday night/Friday Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. 2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free b4 11pm, 281 Kingsland Road, Hagger- morning). Gravity is set to shake Popular central London karaoke £5 after. Spin Cycle introduces a ston, E2 8AS. Show 8pm, adv the clubbing rules once again, fun with Kevin Walsh. Showtime new concept to Dalston Super- tickets £10. Drag king sensation giving Thursday nights a new at 8pm. store: three DJs rotating across 2 group present a special Easter lease of life. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, floors with a mix of house, disco, show. Followed by FEMSESH! WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy techno, classics, guilty pleasures Super! Pet Shop Boys Album BARS & CABARET the Ku Group’s newest venue; & general spun out jams! Wax Launch Party Show 10pm. Free An Evening with Bonnie Langford at a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 Wings, Coco Cole & Anna Wall will b4 10pm JOHN SIZZLE leads Hippodrome: Leicester Sq, WC2H cocktails 5-7pm all week. be rotating over two floors. the way with an aural assault of 7JH, 8pm. Tickets from £30. Mu- Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High Homo Superior at the Moustache pop & retro feel-good hits in the sical pixie Bonnie Langford takes Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm- Bar: 58 Stoke Newington Road, bar. TONIGHT: Chris Camplin the stage and shows you the 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. N16 7XB, 9pm – 2am. £3 before and Terry Vieether are in the hole meaning of an East-End legend! Popular South London cabaret/ 10pm, £5 after. Debbie’s Sina playing the hits, with all Pet Shop The Family Fierce at Bloc Bar: 18 club spot. Sparrow and Panos present their Boys upstairs. EAST END BOYS Kentish Town Road, Camden, Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour tribute to queer artists, queer INDEED! London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-2am, Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am. icons and queer disco! Friday Night Fever at BackCounter: £5 after 9pm Cabaret and crack- Snap cackling pop & chart with Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall,

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Shesus & The Louis Lennon Sistas @ Blocheads @ The Glory Saturday Friday

SW8 1SR. The perfect way to start Friday Night Live at Halfway 2 £15 guests, £8 members. Big, Brewer Street, Soho, W1G 0RF. or end your night in Vauxhall with Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, bear night with no attitude at 10pm-3am. Let disco do its style and great drinks. TONIGHT: Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From super-club Pulse! dance with live entertainment, DJ Chillz 9pm. Tickets from £10. With DJ Blocheads at East Bloc: 217 City dancers and DJs. Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW4 Little John & Sandra. Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. G-A-Y at Heaven: Villiers Street, 6DH. Open from 4pm. Free. The Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D 11pm-6am. £5 before midnight, WC2N 6NG. 10pm – 5am. £5 end of the working week oasis. 5LB. Open till 5am. Ku Bar’s little £10 after, £5 after 4am. East entry wristbands available from TONIGHT: On My Mind – resi- brother stretches across two floors Bloc’s flagship homo house night G-A-Y Bar, Free entry with Wrist dent DJ Kurt Potter and friends for that perfect Soho warm-up kicks off April with DEEP beats band. Hefty hits and huge acts at spin hits from 8pm – 12am. drinking session and a little dance from Louis Chatten, Louis Lennon the palace of pop. Karaoke at Central Station: 37 with downstairs DJs. and Martyn Fitzgerald until 6am! Sweatbox: Foam Party at 1-2 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, Les Poppeurs at Dalston Super- Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 9SD. Open from 6pm til 3am or WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy the store: 117 Kingsland High St, 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr later... FREE The super-friendly Ku Group’s newest venue; a bou- E8 2PB. 9pm-5:00am. Free b4 pass £19. Unwind and release Kings Cross bar. DJs ‘til late. tique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails 10pm/£6 after. Super-cute queer some tension after a stressy week Hosted by DJ Chris Reardon 5-7pm all week. dance party residents Rachael with the all the fun of the foam at Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D Fadoodle at The Village: 81 and Whitney Weiss are back with Sweatbox’s original weekly party. 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm- more disco, NRG and italo jams, but packed-out bar/club spot 2am, Free. Into the Deep in the joined by absolute house music BARS & CABARET watches Munroe Bergdorf and basement and Funhouse upstairs legend Hifi Sean, ballroom super- Bubba’s at Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish friends werq the floor! with Heidi Liscious and the Go star Cvnt Traxxx, and Superstore Town Road, Camden, London, Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Go’s. favourite Nova Dando NW1 9NX. 9pm-3am. £5. A laid- Compton Street, Soho, W1D West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, Duckie at The Vauxhall Tavern: 372 back social for alternative bears, 6HN. 9pm-2am. The grand dame W5 4NB. Open from 8pm, FREE. Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 bulls and hotter otters! Enjoy beer of Soho welcomes blokes and The popular West London club, 5HY. 9pm-2am. £6. Duckie’s flag blasts, burgers and music from boys to her bosom for a Friday bar and cabaret spot. TONIGHT: ship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk. DJ Dreadful & Hanno! night of socialising. DJ Robby Dee and Kara Van Park Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle Sassy Saturdays at BackCounter: City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am, FREE South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. FREE. b4 10:30pm, £5 after. The party SW8 1SR. The perfect way to start 12pm-3am. The newly refur- Renowned as one of Soho’s most continues in Ku’s basement club or end your night in Vauxhall. bished venerable institution of the unique and popular destina- with hot pop and floor fillers from The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, gay scene rocks out some pop tion venues, with terrific outdoor the DJs. Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm- classics for an evening of fun. space. Savage at Metropolis: Strip Club, 12am. Cabaret: 8.45pm. Free. George and Dragon: 2 Black- 235 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 Local gay bar in East London’s heath Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 9NN. 11pm-5am. £5. Weekly Limehouse, TONIGHT: Sandra friendly Greenwich local. DJ Tony CLUBS & EVENTS Saturday club night from the Sink helps celebrate boss man John’s Tim on the decks playing 80s and XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, The Pink crew. birthday and his fourth year 90s camp until 4am. Southwark, SE1 9UF. 10pm-7am. Glitter Bomb at The Shadow Lounge: helming the Old Ship!

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Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay Sandra @ The bar in a railway arch, offering Old Ship cocktails, wines and light meals, plus outdoor seating. Saturday Central Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then DJs ‘til late. Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot watches Munroe Bergdorf and friends werq the floor! City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm- Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. 3pm 12pm-3am. The newly refur- 3am. Chunky funky techno in the - midnight. £4 members/£5 non- bished venerable institution of the basement with Paul Heron and members. Special bank holiday gay scene rocks out some pop snap crackling pop upstairs with edition of London’s busiest social classics for an evening of fun. Heidi Liscious. Sundays. TONIGHT: International Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old West 5: South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, cabaret superstar Charlie Hides, Compton Street, Soho, W1D W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. The plus DJs Simon Le Vans, Liam 6HN. 5pm-2am. The grand dame popular West London club, bar Chaplin and Sean Sirrs. of Soho pulling in a more blokey and cabaret spot, with added Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: crowd. Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: DJ 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Rob Davis and Lucie Jones SE11 5QY, 8pm-4am, £8. Weekly Street. 12pm-2am. Free entry. The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, Sunday disco gymkhana with Popular pop music bar with non- W1D 7PL. Midday ‘til Late. FREE. resident DJs on rotation. Think stop hits on the screens and a Renowned as one of Soho’s most hot boys spinning around to glit- fun, flirty atmosphere. unique and popular destination tery tunes under a discoball and George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath venues, with terrific outdoor space. you’re halfway there! Hill, SE10. 8pm-4am. The friend- Power Brunch at Dalston Superstore: ly Greenwich local. TONIGHT: SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. Mrs Moore and her foul mouth CLUBS & EVENTS 12pm-4pm Brunch and Bloody entertain the masses. Beyond Midnight – The Homecom- Marys to lull you out of your Xtrah Virgin at The Glory: 281 ing at Fire: South Lambeth Road, hangover, with Miss Craig and DJ Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E2 SW8 1RT. 12am – 12pm. Free Neil Prince FOLLOWED by Last 8AS. Showtime 8pm, £5 OTD. entry before 3am/£11. Combin- Resort, 9pm-2:30am. Free entry. London’s own little miracle Virgin ing hedonistic dance music & A queer disco paradise for those Xtravaganzah gives you ecclesias- show stopping performances not ready to farewell the weekend tic cabaret! Beyond really is the ultimate Gay just yet. Rose Garden’s Saturday Market party destination. TONIGHT: Tom Ku at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle slash Swap Shop at Halfway 2 Stephan, Gonzalo, Hifi Sean and St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-12am. Heaven: 7 Duncannon St, WC2N more are taking you for one mas- FREE. Slip in the sumptuously sexy 4JF. Open ‘til 3am. Rose Garden sive 12 hour session! Ku bar for a sneaky Sunday sip and DJ Little John from 4pm. Sunday Social at The Vauxhall Tav- with the likes of Lady Lloyd and Showtime at 5pm. Followed by ern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Vicki Vivacious. Xanadu from 8pm, the Camp Disco. Ku Bar Lisle Street: Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 8pm-12am. One of London’s hottest gay bars and clubs, with the hottest boys both behind the bar and in front of it, stretching over three floors. Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB. Open till 12am (3am last Friday of the month). Perfect for that Soho warm-up drinking session and cheeky dance with downstairs DJs. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, WC2H 7JR. 5pm-12am. Enjoy the Ku Group’s newest venuve; a boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cock- tails 5-7pm all week. Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. 10pm-4am. Free b4 10, £8 after. Cabaret and clubbing ‘til late at the fa- mous venue. House Party! at The Village: 81

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Gonzalo BackcCounter @ Beyond Midnight: The Sunday Homecoming

Sunday

BARS & CABARET Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Lime- London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, TUESDAY 5TH APRIL Sunday Mass at Bloc Bar: 18 Kent- house, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am. Free. Bloc Bar are on the lookout CLUBS & EVENTS ish Town Road, Camden, London, Cabaret: 8pm. Free. Local gay bar for the next big drag talent Bar Wotever at The Vauxhall Tavern: NW1 9NX. 5pm-1am, Free. Vir- in East London’s Limehouse. TO- London has to offer with a fierce, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, gin Xtravaganazah soothes away NIGHT: Lola Lasagne at 9:30pm furious and fabulous, 8 week SE11 5HY. From 7pm, show at your weekend sins alongside Phil Power of Three at Two Brewers: knock out competition! 8:30pm. £5. Genderbending Ingud. Rejoice! 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 The City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec cabaret, live music and per- BackCounter: South Lambeth Road, 7UJ. 4pm-2am. FREE b4 8pm, £6 Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. formance at the monumental Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. after. South London’s legendary From 9pm. The newly refurbished Vauxhall Tavern. Vauxhall’s new playground. The club, bar and cabaret spot. Star- venerable institution of the gay Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 perfect way to start or end your ring Miss Jason, Sandra and Lola scene rocks out some pop classics Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. night in Vauxhall. TONIGHT: Lasagne. for an evening of fun. FREE. The party continues ‘til late Happy Sunday from 3pm-mid- Karaoke with Carmen at West 5: Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old in the Ku basement. night. Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 Compton Street, Soho, W1D Disco Spritz at Dalston Superstore: Central Station: 37 Wharfdale 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. 6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. The real 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. West London’s giant club/bar/ queen of Soho. Bar £2.50 on 9pm-2:30am. Free. Capelas, Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm. cabaret home invites you to chill popular drinks from 5pm. Donna Leake and Chaka Khan’t Cabaret then DJs ‘til late. out here. Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 present a weeknight helping of Big Queer Songbook at The Glory: The Village: 81 Wardour Street, Heaven: 7 Duncannon St. WC2. disco, soul and funk. 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. W1V 3TG, 5pm-11:30pm. Wind 7.30pm. Karaoke with singer Cruise Control at Eagle London: From 5pm. Free entry. Big ole’ down with happy hour at the vil- Kevin Walsh on hosting duties. 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, singalong with queer music from lage between 5-9pm. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am, members Jonny Woo, Rudi Douglas and West 5 South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy free, guests £3 after 10pm Cruise friends. W5 4NB. From 8pm The popular the Ku Group’s newest venue; a spaces to explore with darker, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D West London club, bar and boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cock- deeper beats to play to. 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate cabaret spot, with added Piano tails 5-7pm all week. G-A-Y Late: 5 Goslett Yard, off but packed-out bar/club spot Lounge fun. TONIGHT: Carmen The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Charing Cross Road, WC2. with the most amazing DJ booth Dioxide Karaoke with DJ Steve Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay 11pm – 3am. Free entry. Hot pop in town. James bar in East London’s Limehouse. sounds, drinks specials, cute guys Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old The Village: 81 Wardour Street, and a pop perfect atmosphere. Compton Street, Soho, W1D MONDAY 4TH APRIL W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am. All night BARS & CABARET 6HN. 5pm-2am. The grand dame CLUBS & EVENTS happy hour with 50% off cocktails RuPaul’s Drag Race Screening at of Soho pulling in a more blokey Popcorn at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers and selected drinks. Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, crowd. Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm- Brunch off Broadway at Counter: 5.30am. £5 b4 1am, £8 after, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, Last admission 3:30am. FREE SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. The fun- with wristbands from G-A-Y Bar niest brunch this side of Bleecker b4 1am. Massive mixed mash-up Street, piano bar delights. with four rooms of top sounds, George and Dragon: 2 Blackheath from upfront, progressive house Hill, SE10. 8pm-2am. FREE. The to chart hits, via R&B tuneage. friendly Greenwich local. The Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox: Duchess hosts the weekly Piano 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F Bar with Ian Parker on the keys. 7LN. 24 hours. Under 25s FREE CK Sunday at Halfway 2 Heaven: all day, £16 others. Finding 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Mondays hard to handle? Relieve Cross, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til the pressure with this discounted 11pm. Another award winning day for under 25s (ID required) at Sunday at Halfway to Heaven! Soho’s only gay sauna. Followed by An Evening with Mrs Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Moore & Tanya Hyde from 7:30pm. Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. New Bloomsbury Set: 76 March- FREE. DJs play the weekend out mont Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N on a wave of hot pop. 1AG. 4pm-11.30pm. Open all week for the more social gays BARS & CABARET around the Kings Cross/Blooms- It’s A Drag Knock Out! at Bloc Bar: bury area. 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden,

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Ku Klub XXL

Monday Wednesday

Camden, London, NW1 9NX. Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from Kentish Town Road, Camden, 5pm-1am, Free. Come watch Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. 9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London, NW1 9NX. 5pm-2am, season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race FREE. The party continues ‘til late London’s Limehouse. £5. Cabaret from one of Lon- with performances and scathing in the Ku basement. Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High don’s best performing troupes. commentary from Meth. The Drag Graduation at The Vaux- Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm- BackCounter: South Lambeth Road, Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D hall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. Show at Popular South London cabaret/ The perfect way to start or end intimate but packed-out bar/club 7:30pm, £10 adv tickets £7.50. club spot. your night in Vauxhall. spot with the most amazing DJ Cabaret and drag from Meth, The Voice of The Village at The Official Room Service Pre-Party at booth in town. Myra Dubois and Michael Twaits. Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1. See you Next Tuesday at Halfway 3TG, 5pm-1am. Karaoke with 4pm-4am. Thursday’s are the 2 Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, BARS & CABARET the outrageous Robyn Banks from new Friday’s at Soho’s intimate Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From Bloc Bar: 18 Kentish Town Road, 9pm. Win a £50 bar tab. bar/club spot with the most 9pm. See you next Tuesday with Camden, London, NW1 9NX. West 5: Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, amazing DJ booth in town. Bette Rinse and DJ LittleJohn 5pm-1am, Free. Hits and glitz W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. City of Quebec: 12 Old Quebec Bridge Bar: 8 Voltaire Road, SW8 from Tete Bang. Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF, 6DH, 4pm-12am. Free. Snug gay Wednesday Naughties at Central and cabaret spot. 12pm-3am. The newly refur- bar in a railway arch, offering Station: 37 Wharfdale Road, bished venerable institution of the cocktails, wines and light meals, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til THURSDAY 7TH APRIL gay scene rocks out some pop plus outdoor seating. TONIGHT: 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret CLUBS & EVENTS classics for an evening of fun. Quiz night, try to win a £60 bar then DJs ‘til late. Goldsnap at Dalston Superstore: Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old tab if you’ve got the smarts! Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. Compton Street, Soho, W1D The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Soho’s 9pm-2:30am. Free. All-new girls 6HN. 12pm-2am. The grand WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy intimate but packed-out bar/club night with all-girl DJ collective dame of Soho. the Ku Group’s newest venue; a spot with the most amazing DJ GYN. G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cock- booth in town G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven: Street. 12pm-2am. Free entry. tails all night. Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm Popular pop music bar with non- Quiz Night at The Old Ship: 17 Compton Street, Soho, W1D – 5am. Amateur strip night with stop hits on the screens and a Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. Super so- £100 prize money! To enter email fun, flirty atmosphere. 7NW. 9.30pm. Local gay bar in cial pub downstairs, chilled club [email protected] Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 East London’s Limehouse. lounge upstairs with guest pianist Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Heaven: 7 Duncannon Street, The Soho Square: 11 Soho Square, tinkling the ivories. Lisle St, WC2H 7BA. 10pm-3am. Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last BackCounter: South Lambeth Road, FREE. The party continues ‘til late Popular central London karaoke entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored Vauxhall, SW8 1SR. 12pm-3pm. in the Ku basement. fun with Kevin Walsh. Showtime gay wonder. The perfect way to start or end Gravity Afterhours at Fire: 39 at 8pm. Karaoke at Two Brewers: 114 your night in Vauxhall. Parry Street, London SW8 1RT. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. LIPSYNC1000! at The Glory: 281 1am-8am (Thursday night/Friday Place, WC2H 7JR. 5pm- Bar open 4pm-2am. FREE b4 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, morning). Gravity is set to shake 11:30pm. Enjoy the Ku Group’s 10pm, £3 after. Popular South E2 8AS. Doors 5pm, show 8pm. the clubbing rules once again, newest venue; a boutique cock- London cabaret/club spot. Free. It’s The Glory’s Juggernaut, giving Thursday nights a new tail bar. 2-4-1 cocktails 5-7pm The Village: 81 Wardour Street, Dragship Contest in which the lease of life. all week. W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am. Happy hunt is on for new drag talent Butch, Please at The Vauxhall Two Brewers: 114 Clapham High hour until 9pm. and a give away £1000 to one Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm- lucky star. Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 8pm-12am. 2am. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Martha at £5. A night for lesbians and their Popular South London cabaret/ CLUBS & EVENTS Halfway 2 Heaven: 7 Duncannon friends of all genders. club spot. XXL at Pulse: 1 Invicta Plaza, Street, Charing Cross, WC2N Room Service at Club 49: 49 Greek Candy at The Village: 81 Wardour Southwark, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. 4JF. From 9pm. TONIGHT: Street, Soho, W1D. 10pm-3am. Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am. £15 guests, £8 members. Mid- Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Martha Don’t you dare miss this fiercely Snap cackling pop & chart with week grizzly fun for bears and D’Arthur and Justin Swift. social, sexy club spot, playing Heidi Liscious and the gorgeous their admirers. The Light Lounge: 1 Newport Place, edgy and upfront house. Expect gogo boys. Uncontrollable Urge at Dalston WC2H 7JR. 5pm-11:30pm. Enjoy hot gogo eye candy and hosted Gossip at West 5: Pope’s Lane, Superstore: 117 Kingsland High the Ku Group’s newest venue; a by fab scene faces. South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open St, E8 2PB. 9pm-2:30am. Free. boutique cocktail bar. 2-4-1 cock- from 8pm. FREE. Ealing’s hugely Superstore’s late-night midweek tails 5-7pm all week. BARS & CABARET popular club, bar and cabaret dose of sleaze from. The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, The Family Fierce at Bloc Bar: 18 spot.

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