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BUCKING THE TREND Who doesn’t love men’s underwear advertising? Most brands do tend to use the same sort of ultra-smooth, muscle boy models but not so new brand Bluebuck, which has just launched their products with a celebration of manly men! At Bluebuck they believe in ‘men being men’, that ‘perfection isn’t sexy’ and that ‘underwear decorated with garish colours, cartoon animals and dumper trucks are great for two-year- olds’! The range off ers unfussy, classic styling for the type of men who are more likely to be found trekking the Lake District at weekends. In their pants, obviously! Featuring briefs, trunks and boxers made in Europe from 95% organic cotton and 5% elastane, the designs are made by partly utilising renewable energy - making them pretty eco-friendly. Available in white and blue, prices start at £18 for briefs, available now from Prowler in Soho or online (www.prowler.co.uk) www.bluebuck.net
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31 MAR-06 APR: The 25th annual London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival returns to the BFI Southbank at the beginning of April. Due to The Four-Faced Liar budgetary restraints and cutbacks in funding, the festival has, unfortunately, been truncated this year – running for just a week. However, organisers have worked hard to ensure that the schedule remains packed with screenings and associated talks and other events. The festival will open with a screening of cult director Gregg Araki’s new fi lm,Kaboom (31 Mar) – a sci-fi story centred on the sexual awakening of a group of college kids. The Break My Fall closing night gala (6 April) will off er a screening of sexy, contemporary comedy The Four-Faced Liar (6 Apr) – which looks at the tangled lives of four 20-something New Yorkers. We Are Family (2 Apr) is the Festival’s popular fi lm show for kids and their parents, while Becoming Chaz (1 Apr) is a documentary following Chastity Bono while she undergoes her public transition from female to male. Also sure to be popular is a screening of L.A Zombie (1 Apr) – the infamous fi lm from cult director Bruce La Bruce, starring Francois Sagat. Kaboom François Sagat in LA Zombie Full details at www.bfi .org.uk/llgff
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01 APR: Among the attractions CALENDAR EVENTS// taking place at the ICA this month is Sunshine: A APRIL 2011 IMAGE © ICA PRESS One Day Tribute to Leigh Bowery. To coincide with what would have been the infamous performance artist’s 50th birthday, this day-long celebration of his work will begin with a free lunchtime Culture Now talk with friend and biographer Sue Tilley followed by a ticketed evening of cabaret and fi lm with Bowery’s friends and admirers at the ICA. The evening event will be hosted by Nathan Evans and will feature live performances from Scottee, Ryan Styles, Fancy Chance, Johnny Woo, choreographer Les Childs and Richard Torry from Bowery’s band Minty. The night includes rare footage and recordings of Bowery and a short fi lm by writer and performer Marcus Reeves. www.ica.org.uk
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07-12 APR: One of the most eagerly anticipated gigs of the month must surely be Kylie Minogue, who will be bringing her Aphrodite – Les Folies tour to London’s O2 Arena for fi ve nights (not 10 April). Expect cuts from last year’s Aphrodite album, plus dozens of classic hits from her 25-year career. www.kylie.com THUR 21 APR: Annual event West End Eurovision returns to London, to tie in with the approaching Eurovision Song Contest. Basically, cast members from hit West End shows take the stage to belt out past Eurovision songs, and are appraised by a celebrity panel bVS:50Q][[c\Wbg `c\\W\UaW\QS of judges. Last year’s judges included Graham Norton and O`SP]bVTOaQW\ObW\U OZa]bS\Rab]W\QZcRS Toby Anstis, with cast members from Legally Blonde, Avenue O\RW\a^W`W\UT]`bVS aSdS`OZTWZ[a]TUOg Q and Dirty Dancing belting out the numbers. Guests for this g]c\US`US\S`ObW]\a W\bS`SabO\RbVWagSO`¸a late-night show (11.30pm) were still being confi rmed at the ESO`SRSZWUVbSRbVOb bS\bVO\\WdS`aO`g time of going to press, but a guest appearance from original BVS0WU:]bbS`g4c\R SdS\beWZZPS\] Eurovision winners Bucks Fizz had been confi rmed. A fun VOaQV]aS\b]Tc\RbVWa RWTTS`S\b 4cZTWZZW\UWba night out for fans of both Eurovision and West End musicals, W[^]`bO\bO\R`SZSdO\b OW[b]µQVO[^W]\bVS it takes place at the Piccadilly Theatre on Denman Street, bVSOb`S^`]XSQb ¶ `WUVbaO\RQSZSP`ObS W1. A proportion of the money raised on the evening will go 4]`bWQYSbaU]b] bVSZ]dS]TbVSe]`ZR¸a to the Make A Diff erence Trust, which helps people aff ected R`WZZVOZZ Q] cY T`]\b]` _cSS`^]^cZObW]\¶bVS by HIV/AIDS, and those in the entertainment industry facing QOZZbVSP]f]TTWQS]\ TSabWdOZeWZZ]TTS`Wba hardship through long-term illness. Tickets cost £20-£50 (box %! %# $ PWUUSabSdS`aSZSQbW]\ offi ce 0844 871 7630). www.theatremad.co.uk THUR 21 APR: ]T:50BTSObc`SaO\R Given that her singles and albums have been hogging the WED 27 APR: =\ST]` R]Qc[S\bO`WSa³O top fi ve for the last couple of months,Adele’s London date OZZTO\a]T' ¸a^]^ RWdS`aS^`]U`O[[S e]`ZR^`S[WS`S]TO of her current tour – at the relatively intimate O2 Shepherds bVSW\W[WbOPZS@WUVb bVObeWZZQ]dS` [caWQR]Qc[S\bO`g Bush Empire – probably sold out weeks ago, but if you can AOWR4`SR`Sbc`\b]bVS SdS`gbVW\UT`][O OP]cbBVS:WPS`bW\Sa get a ticket, it’s sure to be an incredible gig. www.adele.tv ZWdSQW`QcWbbVWa[]\bV ^W\YbW\bSRQVWZRV]]R T]ZZ]eSRPgO\ eWbV·/\OcRWS\QSeWbV W\bVS>VWZW^^W\Sa SfQZcaWdSZWdS @WUVbAOWR4`SR¸ObbVS >W\Y6OZ]6OZ]bVS ^S`T]`[O\QS W\bS`dWSeSRR]hS\a]T = 7aZW\Ub]\/QORS[g ^OUSO\b`g]T
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Of course, it’s all as passable singer and seemingly deep as Jayden James’s paddling unenthusiastic lyric-scribbler who, pool, with almost every song as a result, is almost entirely at ticking the box marked “about the mercy of her songwriters and dancing”, “about getting off” or producers. both. But there’s also an intriguing homoerotic undertone… Britney’s a sucker for a criminal type; she ogles a body on ‘Drop Dead Beautiful’ that looks “so sick I think I caught the flu”, and ‘Sealed With A Kiss’ finds her beckoning the object of her seedy eye into the club’s back room. No wonder she’s launching Femme Fatale BRITNEY SPEARS with a one-off TV gig live from The Castro in San Francisco. NL Femme Fatale (Jive) ★★★★★ Out: March 28 JENNIFER HUDSON GLASVEGAS KATY B I Remember Me (RCA) Euphoric /// On A Mission (Rinse) Since the release of her Heartbreak \\\ The hippest kid on the iTunes self-titled 2008 debut, (Columbia) homepage? One Kathleen Jennifer Hudson has dropped Following the success of Brien of Peckham – or Katy B a whopping 80lbs... with a little help from WeightWatchers their 2008 eponymously-titled Mercury-nominated as she’s known to her mentors at grime station-cum-record and begun to rock a look that’s only slightly less sassy than debut album, Glasvegas bounce back with their second label Rinse, the esteemed members of the Radio 1 playlist a back-chatting adolescent. Sadly though, the Oscar-winner album. Despite signs of difficulty in its creation (original committee, and the savvy pop fans who’ve taken her into has neglected to lavish such a magnificent makeover on drummer Caroline McKay was replaced; singer James Allen the top 20 three times since August. her music. infamously ‘disappeared’ for a few days around the time of Those singles – ‘On A Mission’, ‘Perfect Stranger’ and ‘Lights Because I Remember Me suffers from the same Achilles’ the Mercury Prize), there’s little sign of a band struggling On’ – whet the appetite for this debut album nicely, but heel as Jennifer Hudson (even if said heel is now clad in just on these songs. Instead, picking up where Glasvegas left they don’t capture its full complement of flavours; yes, this faaabulous Jimmy Choo’s) – namely, an over-abundance of off, Allen seems to have firmly planted his foot on the is very much a dubstep-goes-pop broth, but it’s seasoned unadventurous, unmemorable mid-tempo R&B numbers. effects pedal marked ‘majestic’ and turned up the volume. with pleasing hints of drum’n’bass, trip-hop, electro, R&B Alicia Keys supplies a top trio of modern soul shoulder- From opener ‘Pain, Pain Never Again’ to closer ‘Change’, and even samba. Best of all, whatever the sound-bed, and bobbers: each as rich, creamy and classy as an artisan latte; Euphoric /// Heartbreak \\\ is layered with Phil Spector-ish however rubbery the bassline beneath her, Katy B never and the Ryan Tedder-steered title track furnishes Hudson’s drum beats, atmospheric wall-of-sound guitars and the forgets the power of a proper pop chorus. glorious voice with all the drama it deserves. However, too unbridled sound of a band aiming for the epic. It’s a shame Being a down-to-earth south London type, she writes much of I Remember Me simply fails to hold your full and that it’s Allen’s voice that gets lost amongst the sonic about what she knows – romantic encounters in boogie undivided attention for any great length of time. The best maelstrom, and on some tracks here: ‘Stronger Than Dirt basements and the follow-ons, from infatuation to fending song here is ‘Spotlight’, which, of course, was also the best (Homosexuality Pt.2)’ and the U2-ish howl of ‘You’, it’s near off unwanted suitors to the frustrations of being stuck in a song from Hudson’s first album. impossible to make out what he’s actually singing. dysfunctional relationship. She’s smart and straight-talking: Worse still, across these 14, platitude-packed tracks there Fortunately, two songs that stand out as highlights. ‘Wrong “Now I love a bad boy mentality, but I don’t wanna be isn’t a single interesting or insightful lyrical idea – however (Homosexuality Pt 1)’ is a surprising and moving ode to… visiting no jail,” she warns on ‘Easy Please Me’ - yet she’s hard our heroine sells her self-empowerment messages. All well, anyone struggling with their sexuality: “For my blue- never stuck-up, even ending the album with a sweet shout- too typical is ‘Why Is It So Hard?’ on which Hudson ponders eyed boy there’s a long-distance longing, but behind closed out to her fans: “Thanks for joining me on my mission!” why it’s so hard to love her unreliable fella, but also why it’s door fantasies going on, and I feel wrong…. Once a day I So while its thematic palette is far from kaleidoscopic, so goddamn hard to leave the slippery sod. Unfortunately, think about killing myself, I can’t carry on I must be strong, and it could do with a couple more full-on club cuts to no clear answer is forthcoming. I Remember Me is that kind even though it hurts as I sing this song, and I feel wrong.” accompany ‘Broken Record’ and ‘Perfect Stranger’, these are of album. NL Towering above this is the seven-minute ‘Lots Sometimes’ relatively minor quibbles – not enough to sully what could ★★★★★ – a slow-burning, blistering song of heartbreak that quite be the best female-fronted British street-pop platter since Out: April 25 simply must be released as the next single. Astounding! DH Sugababes’ One Touch. 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The venue is operated by D&D (formerly Conran restaurants) – the company behind similarly high-quality establishments such as Skylon, Sauterelle, Bluebird Restaurant and Kensington Place. Its selling point is very much its location. On the roof of No 1 Poultry, Coq D’Argent off ers great views of the City. It boasts a stunning roof garden and terraces – now coming into their own again with the approaching summer. There’s an immaculately designed dining room, as well as a bar with both indoor The main dining room and outdoor seating. Obviously, given its location, this is a restaurant aimed cream and caper dressing (£12.50), and foie gras with pear very much at City folk – with the majority of its lunchtime chutney and a generous slice of toasted brioche (£14.50). and evening custom coming from the nearby offi ces and The salmon was perfect – if a little on the small side banks. My colleague and I arrived on a Monday evening to – and perfectly complemented by the zingy horseradish. fi nd the place comfortably busy. It’s a pity we arrived after The slice of pale pink foie gras was marbled with fat, again dark – this venue really does look its best in daylight, but given perfect contrast by the chutney. with the clock going forward, that shouldn’t be a problem I followed this with roasted squab pigeon glazed in spicy by the time you read this. London honey butter, parmentière (a type of roast potato) The dining room is elegant. One side of the room features and braised peas (£24.50). The pigeon was served in a curved, polished wood walls, continuing the curve into beautifully caramelised reduction, with dainty, stuff ed beige concrete for the opposite wall. It’s a post-modern drumsticks. I could have eaten a dozen of them. My take on art deco, and it works. A camel brown carpet colleague plumped for the ‘fi sh of the day’ (market price), The roof garden covers the fl oor, while arty photographs of artisans and which was pan-fried salmon with buttered spinach and food producers add the odd dash of colour to the walls. As chervil sauce. This was a generous helping of fi sh, well expect from a high-class French establishment – there’s is usually the case with D&D venues, every last detail has balanced against some perfectly cooked spinach – one of a tremendous wine list. Our only quibble would be that been attended to. Perfect pats of butter came served on those vegetables that it’s so easy to overcook. some dishes seem a little on the pricey side (coq au vin at chilled discs of white marble, and we hungrily devoured We ended the meal by sharing the chef’s special – tarte £19.50), but then again, it doesn’t appear like this clientele some fresh bread while perusing the menu. tatin for two with crème fraîche and vanilla ice cream worry too much about money. In fact, if you really feel like As its name suggests, Coq D’Argent is French. In this (£14). I’m not surprised to hear that it sells so well – it was pushing the boat out, to commemorate the venue’s tenth instance, French with a capital ‘F’. pretty well near perfect. anniversary, head chef Mickael Weiss is also off ering a Our opener was smoked salmon with blinis, horseradish Service was attentive throughout, and – as you would special six-course menu at £46 per head. menu, which includes great tasting to strength, picking up a following of dishes like the fi sh fi nger wrap fi nished those who want to spend a lazy Sunday with fresh herb tartare, gherkins, and afternoon feasting on quality food and FOOD NEWS cos lettuce. Another exciting new dish varied entertainment – from bluesy song is LEON’s chicken curry which is fragrant to camp drag. Join Mzz Kimberley on with crunchy bamboo shoots and water Sunday 3 April, when she will be joined by LEON LAUNCHES ON OLD chestnuts, served with rice and slaw, and a Kandi Kane. COMPTON STREET fresh topping of green beans, spinach and The newly refurbished function room One of our favourite restaurant chains is chilli. In addition, there will be a selection above the pub is a camp delight, decked LEON, which is about to open its latest of spring soups like Magreb chicken and out with crystal chandeliers everywhere. branch right in the middle of gay Soho on the very springy pea and mint. Owners Steve Riseley and Aimi Lauder Old Compton Street. Traditionally, London You’ll fi nd the new Leon at 36-38 Old are the perfect hosts, with chef Aimi branches of LEON fall somewhere between Compton Street, London, W1D 4TT. devising a scrumptious menu that includes a restaurant and sandwich bar, but the www.leonrestaurants.co.uk plenty of Sunday roast favourites and new Soho venue looks like breaking new British classics. Doors open at 3pm and ground – with 49,000 sq ft of space over UPSTAIRS AT THE CAMBRIA the show commences at 5pm. Eat a late two levels, off ering terrace seating, a café If you’re a fan of fi ne dining and Sunday Roast (or other menu options) area, lounge and even its own cookbook entertaining cabaret, check out Upstairs and then sit back and enjoy the show in library! It will be the biggest branch of @ The Cambria – hosted by scene this polysexual, glamourous, child-free LEON in the capital. It will be open for favourite Mzz Kimberley (pictured right). environment. Admission is free before breakfast, lunch and dinner. Taking place on Sundays at stylish and hip 4pm, then £3 after. At the new site, and across all the LEON gastropub The Cambria in Camberwell, The Cambria, 40 Kemerton Road, Mzz Kimberley restaurants, you can enjoy the new spring the event has been going from strength Camberwell, SE5 9AR. 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As you'd expect, the competition was fi erce! PAGE 46 GUTTERSLUT One of the East End's most decadent outings, Gutterslut celebrated its third birthday last month in truly visual fashion... PAGE 52 JEREMY JOSEPH BROTHERS IN ARMS The G-A-Y promoters talks about his E31/C56BB63A3BE=:=D3:73AAB/<27<5 preparations for this year's Virgin London B=/BB3 "! =C @3D73E bbVS`S TRANNYSHACK E32<3A2/G<756BA=6=7 It was that time again last before awarding Myra Davenport month when a plethora of the £50 2nd runner-up prize, Lady phantasmagorical beauties Muck the £100 1st runner-up prize descended on Madame Jojo’s for and the Amazonian über-glamorous the much anticipated and much Ivana the top prize, goody-bag and acclaimed Miss Trannyshack crown. Hostess Miss Dusty O kept pageant. And what an eclectic the ball rolling and the trannies gaggle we had for 2011! From serious coming, while DJs Tasty Tim and tranny fodder Kirsty, 41 – a soldier Lady Lloyd provided the soundtrack in the armed forces – to Catrina, 28, to click those cha-cha heels. As a Filipino care assistant from Bristol always, the glamour in the audience – every age, size and shape was easily equalled that on stage, with catered for. In fact, dear reader, should dolled-up trannies rubbing shoulder a diversity researcher have visited they pads with sexy, tattooed muscle boys, could have fi lled in every tick box on quirky club kids and even a bloke their lengthy forms with the 15 lovely with a lampshade on his head. wannabe babes! Another genius night... both on and The competition consisted of two off stage! rounds: 'sex-wear 'and 'eveningwear', Trannyshack runs every Wednesday at and then an interview – after which Madame Jo Jo's, 8-10 Brewer Street, the judges deliberated and cogitated Soho, W1. 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Pulse is simply super club then Mark Ames is your enormous – split over four rooms, with man. Having run the hugely successful an additional ‘garden’ area. SupermartXé’s XXL for the past ten years, he has plenty ‘Love London’ party featured DJs Nick of experience of running a big nightspot. Tcherniak, Michael Sanchez and Aron However, even his fans wondered putting the new sound system though whether he might be biting off more than its paces on the main fl oor, while Abigail he could chew with the launch of Pulse Bailey belted out the live PA. – a new 5,000-mega venue beneath The offi cial launch then featured a railway arches adjoining Blackfriars guest spot from DJ Erick Morillo. His Bridge (SE1). The venue was formerly just fi rst London appearance in almost a used as a storage facility, so Mark and his year, Morillo presided over a Subliminal team had to build the new space pretty Sessions night, which easily attracted much from scratch. 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HIGHLIGHTS Quarterly club night Dick & Fanny returns this month… and the team are taking over a brand new venue! After steadily building a cult following at the Star of Bethnal Green, the night – which is aimed equally at gay men and women (hence the name – dick and fanny!) – will be moving to larger premises. The CAMP Basement can be found at 70-74 City Road, EC1 (not far from Old Street tube), and is large enough to accommodate a greater number of debauched, East End revellers. The line-up of guest DJs will include Jim Stanton (Horse Meat Disco, Kim Anh from LA’s leading lesbian night, Booby Trap), Michelle Manetti (Gay Bingo, Joiners Arms) and Ben Addict (Megawoof, Lazy Bear Weekend), who between them will be spinning the irresistible D&F mix of classic house, techno, Italo, hi-nrg and disco. Dick & Fanny will be back on Saturday 16 April between 10pm and 4am. Admission is £6 before 10pm or £7 after. The CAMP Basement, 70-74 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BJ. KU BRITANNIA Ali Love In honour of the upcoming Royal Wedding, the Ku Bar venues will be engaging in a right royal patriotic knees-up this month. They will be throwing a double weekender of celebrations in honour of all things British over both the April Bank Holiday weekends. At the main Lisle Street premises, you will fi nd all three bars, on all three fl oors, open all the way through until 3am. They’ll be celebrating the Queen’s birthday on 21 April, Easter weekend on 22-24 April, St George’s Day on 23 April, the Royal Wedding on 29 April and the May Bank Holiday Celebrations on 1 May. You can expect an itinerary of non-stop, frivolous fun, including traditional street parties (with associated street closures) at all three venues (Ku Bar Lisle Street, Ku Bar Frith Street and Candy Bar Carlisle Street), sing-a- longs, tombola and tiaras, afternoon tea parties with strawberry and cream shots. www.ku-bar.co.uk BRAZILIAN BEATS CasaLatina is the name of a new Latin/Brazilian themed night coming to Fire in Vauxhall this month. Celebrating the ties between Brazil and London (and the large number of gay Brazilians who reside in the capital), the organisers promise that this will be an authentic club night FEEL THE LOVE ‘created by Brazilian people, for Brazilian people’. Evolving into one of our favourite monthly outings, TheMenWhoFell2Earth will be CasaLatina will aim to showcase hot dance shows returning for another intimate, sweaty shindig at East Bloc on City Road on Saturday 2 Ana Paula and Latin-inspired dance beats. The event will April. This month, the boys are very excited to be hosting a special appearance from one- take place over Fire’s Main Room, plus the Lounge man pop/disco/funk phenomenon Ali Love (pictured), who will be presenting his own and Mirror Arch. After the success of her set at the As One NYD party, special guest Ana live club show. Mr Love has already released a string of stunning singles, and his tunes are Paula will be fl ying over again from Brazil to rock the main fl oor. She’ll be supported by always favourites at TheMenWhoFell2Earth, so this promises to be a very special occasion. DouGuim, Mikey D and Junior. The Lounge area will be hosted by Ku Bar, with DJs Dusty You can also expect the residents to be laying down their usual selection of quality ‘punk- O and DMS spinning the commercial pop sounds, while over in Mirror Arch ‘Rio Funk’ will funk, dirty disco and remixed rock’n’roll’ – all the way through till 6am the next morning. be the order of the night, courtesy of DJs Carioca and Thais Carioca, plus Latin house from Meanwhile, in Room 2, the special guests will be Laurence & The Machine (Popstarz) and Ariel (see his My London interview on pages 6-7). Krotrot (of Black Balloon) CasaLatina is on Saturday 16 April from 11pm till 6am at Fire on South Lambeth You’ll fi nd East Bloc at 217-219 City Road, EC1V (three minutes from Old Street tube). Road, Vauxhall. Advance tickets cost £10 from www.clubtickets.com. It’s Admission is £5 before midnight, £7 after (£5 after 3.30am). £12 on the door with a fl yer before 12.30am, or more without. www.tinyurl.com/menwhofell2earth WORDS BY LOREM DELOREM | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAET IPSUM #" =C bbVS`S :7AB7<5A 11pm. Every night’s a party at this Sunday night karaoke very popular. Fridays late-night video dance bar. and Saturdays. KU BAR, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester www.loprofi le.com FIRST OUT CAFÉ, 52 St Giles Square, WC2. 020 7437 4303. GOING=Cb High Street, WC2. 020 7240 8042. Leicester Square tube. Large, MADAME JO JO’S, 8-10 Tottenham Court Road tube. award-winning, upmarket gay Brewer Street, W1. Long-running, 10am-11pm. Sun 10.30pm. Over bar spread over three fl oors, open late night gig venue, nightclub 20 years old and still going strong. till 3am daily and always busy and cabaret bar - open to very Long-running community café bar. throughout the week. www. mixed crowd. Home to popular ku-bar.co.uk Wednesday nighter Trannyshack. FREEDOM, 66 Wardour Street, www.madamejojos.com. W1. 020 7734 0071. Piccadilly KU BAR SOHO, 25 Frith Street, Circus tube. Opulent style bar, with W1. Leicester Square tube. New, MOLLY MOGG’S, 2 Old Compton late-night club promotions for a smaller sister venue to Lisle Street Street, W1. 020 7434 4294. mixed, metrosexual crowd. Ku Bar, with entrances on Old Tottenham Court Road tube. Small, www.freedombarsoho.com Compton Street and Frith Street intimate little gay pub, with regular - open till 11pm daily. The fi rst fl oor drag shows attracting a mixed FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 79 Wardour houses a Gay Tourist Offi ce from crowd of theatre folk and tourists. Street, WC1. Piccadilly Circus noon-6pm throughout the week tube. Trendy and unique, intimate (www.gaytouristoffi ce.co.uk). NEW BLOOMSBURY SET, 76 basement bar with quirky decor www.ku-bar.co.uk Marchmont Street, WC1. 020 7383 and fun atmosphere – attracts a 3084. www.newbloomsburyset. REVOLVER RETURNS mixed crowd. KUDOS, 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. co.uk. New, intimate basement bar DJ Oliver M (pictured above) will be bouncing back with another instalment of his 020 7379 4573. Charing Cross and lounge, beneath Snappy Snaps infamous club night Revolver this Easter. Taking place on Thursday 21 April (the G-A-Y BAR, 30 Old Compton tube. 3pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, on Marchmont Street - half way night before the Good Friday Bank Holiday) at Area in Vauxhall, this uplifting dance Street, W1. 020 7494 2756. Sun noon-10.30pm. Beautiful and between Russell Square and King’s party will rock the venue between 11am and 6pm – the perfect start to a weekend of Leicester Square tube. 12pm- stylish café bar, with clubbier vibe Cross tubes. Open 4-11pm Mon-Sat hard partying. The theme is ‘Money. Sex. Fame & Glamour’, expect glamorous dance 12am. Huge, poptastic gay bar, and video screens in the basement. (2-10.30pm Sunday). shows, special pyrotechnics and production, and Revolver’s signature pumping house with a multitude of video screens, Popular with Asian crowd upstairs, soundtrack – all given a continental-style circuit party twist. Very special guest DJ Steven pop tunes and drinks promotions. plus a basement women’s bar. PROFILE, 84-84 Wardour Street, Redant will be taking control of the decks, alongside residents Paul Heron, Andrei Stan www.g-a-y.co.uk W1. 020 734 3444. Piccadilly Circus (Brussels), Oliver M, Pier Morrocco, Alessandro Londra, Guy Williams, James Pople and LO-PROFILE, The Basement, tube. Upstairs bar above Lo-Profi le, guests. Shaun Capewell and Elektra Paris will be your hosts. G-A-Y LATE, 5 Goslett Yard, 84-85 Wardour Street, W1. Swanky, owned and run by the team behind Advance early birds £10 (online only) via www.clubtickets.com off Charing Cross Road, WC2. sophisticated, 400-capacity Gaydar. Stylish gay bar/diner, For more details check www.fi reclub.co.uk Tottenham Court Road tube. late-night basement bar and club open for food and drink from early 11pm-3am. Late-night sister space – from the people that bring morning through till 11pm – when venue to G-A-Y Bar – more video you gaydar.co.uk. Open 11pm-3am the action moves downstairs. CANDY BAR, 4 Carlisle Street, W1. screens, camp pop fun and cheap Thursdays, and 10pm-4am on www.profi lesoho.com VENUES: 020 7494 4041. Tottenham Court drinks.Gets very busy most nights CENTRAL LONDON Road tube. Mon-Thu 5-11.30pm. Fri of the week. & Sat 5pm-2am. Sun 5-11pm. Long- 79 CXR, 79 Charing Cross Road, running and famed lesbian bar. THE GREEN CARNATION, 4-5 WC2. 020 7734 0769. Leicester Greek Street, Soho, W1. 020-7434 Square tube. Mon-Sat 1pm-3am, COMPTONS, 52 Old Compton 3323. Stylish, three-fl oored Sun 1pm-10.30pm. Cover charge Street, W1. 020 7479 7961. late night gay venue, with after 11pm. Large, cruisy, late-night Leicester Square tube. Noon-11pm. bar, dancefl oor and nightly bar - always busy after 10.30pm A Soho institution. Large, traditional promotions. Attracts a very mixed with those who don’t want to head gay boozer on two fl oors, attracting crowd. www.greencarnationsoho. LOVE SHACK home too early. a butch and manly crowd. www. co.uk The brilliant Guy Williams is all set to launch another comptons-of-soho.co.uk new night this month. The Shack is a new musical ADMIRAL DUNCAN, 54 Old HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, project from Guy and Dan Williams. The duo have signed Compton Street, W1. 020 7437 THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 7 Duncannon Street, WC2. 020 to Faze Records to release Shack tunes, and will be 5300. Leicester Square tube. 77 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7439 7321 2791. Charing Cross tube. celebrating with a Shack launch bash at East Bloc (217 Friendly, famous, traditional gay 1274. Piccadilly Circus tube. Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat City Road, E1) on Thursday 28 April – which, in case pub - just look out for the purple Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-12am. Old-style gay pub you’d forgotten, is the night before the Royal Wedding and pink exterior! noon-midnight, ‘til 10.30pm spread over two fl oors. Bank Holiday, so you probably won’t have to worry about on Sun. Traditional and fun gay work the next day (unless you happen to be one of the BARCODE, 3-4 Archer Street, pub over two fl oors, attracting a HEAVEN, The Arches, Villiers Queen’s footmen...). W1. 020 7734 3342. www. good cross-section from across Street, WC2. Charing Cross Road DJs in the main room will be Guy, DRW and Severino, bar-code.co.uk. Piccadilly Circus the scene. tube. Huge, world-famous gay while in the Dirty Fairy room you’ll fi ndBen Jamin and tube. Mon-Sat 4pm-1.30am. Sun club, which is now home to Ronnie King. There will also be a PA from Kathy Diamond, until 10.30pm. Dance bar on three THE EDGE, 11 Soho Square, G-A-Y, along with mixed/studenty performing her tracks, including ‘Whispers’ (by Aeroplane fl oors, with club-style basement. W1. 020 7439 1313. Tottenham Monday nighter Popcorn. Check featuring Kathy Diamond). Admission will be £5 before Comedy Camp stand-up Court Road tube. Noon-1am, Sun www.g-a-y.co.uk for details 11pm and £8 after. Check ‘The Shack’ on Facebook for night each Tuesday, and more 2pm-11.30pm. Stylish, hip gay bar more details. dance-oriented sessions at spread over four intimate fl oors, THE KINGS ARMS, 23 Poland Guy will also be throwing his annual Black Rabbit weekends. with regular nights from top DJs, Street, W1. 020 7734 5907. Easter Hop at the Mason’s Arms (58 Devonshire Street, regular piano bar and tasty food. Oxford Circus tube. Mon-Thur W1W 5EA) on Sunday 24 April. Although Black Rabbit 12pm–11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, attracts a mainly straight crowd, it’s a defi nite date for ESCAPE, 10a Brewer Street, W1. Sun 12pm-11.30pm. London’s bar lovers of serious dance tunes. Check ‘Black Rabbit 020 7734 2626. Piccadilly Circus for bears and blokes. Traditional Annual Easter Hop’ on Facebook for more info. tube. 5pm-3am. Cover charge after atmosphere plus pool table. ## =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S Cross tube. Mon-Fri noon-11. Sat W1. 020-7388 5500. Central, www.gaysaunabar.com THE QUEBEC, 12 Old Quebec THE QUEEN’S HEAD, 25 Tryon 5pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-11pm. daytime and evening intimate Street, WC1. 020-7629 6159. Street, SW3. 020-7589 0262. A traditional boozer for the gay cruise club, for a men-only crowd. Saunabar Covent Garden, Marble Arch tube. Long-running Sloane Square tube. Popular, very scene’s indie, alternative and Open 1pm-1am seven days a 29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, and huge pub, on two floors, long-running, cosy gay pub – a student-types – Tuesday’s pop quiz week. www.vault139.com WC2. 020 7836 2236. Covent attracting an older crowd. Open till Chelsea institution. is an institution. Garden tube. Basement sauna with 3am at weekends. Off the beaten VILLAGE, 81 Wardour Street, W1. pool, sauna and rest rooms. Check Soho track but well worth checking RETRO BAR, 2 George Court, RUPERT STREET, 50 Rupert 020 7434 2124. Piccadilly Circus website for discount entry. out. www.thequebec.co.uk WC2. 020 7321 2811. Charing Street, W1. 020 7292 7141. tube. 12-1am, Sun 11.30pm. Late www.thesaunabar.co.uk Piccadilly Circus tube. 12-11pm, Sun night door charge. Soho’s original 10.30pm. Large, designer-style bar, gay café bar, spread over four floors, SWEATBOX SOHO, Ramillies popular with professional gay boyz and now with basement dancefloor House, 1-2 Ramillies Street, Soho, and post-work drinkers. and discos. Popular with a youngish W1. 020 3214 6014. Oxford Circus crowd of boys and girls. tube. Gay-owned and run gym and SHADOW LOUNGE, 5 Brewer basement sauna. Street, W1. 020-7287 7988. THE YARD, 57 Rupert Street, W1. www.sweatboxsoho.com Piccadilly tube. Exclusive, gorgeous, 020 7437 2652. Piccadilly Circus late-night bar and club for A-list tube. Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Fri NORTH LONDON gays and celeb-spotters. Open from & Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm- late each evening. 10.30pm. Busy gay bar with hugely THE BLACK CAP, 171 Camden www.theshadowlounge.com popular courtyard area, outdoor High Street, NW1. 020 7485 0538. balcony and cosy loft bar. Camden Town tube. Shufflewick THE STAR AT NIGHT, 22 Great Bar: Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat Chapel Street, W1. Tottenham SAUNAS 12noon-2am, Sun Noon-10.30pm. Court Road tube. Relaxed, mixed Club: Mon-Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat gay/lesbian bar – in traditional, CHARIOTS WATERLOO, 101 10pm-3am, Sun 10pm-1am. Long- bistro-type surroundings. Great Lower Marsh, Waterloo, SE1. 020 running, famed gay pub – probably AS ONE AT EASTER food menu and cocktails. Open 7401 8484. Waterloo tube. Well- the most famous cabaret pub in Following the huge success of its New Year’s Day spectacular, occasional mega-night 6-11.30pm Tue-Sat. www. presented, popular sauna, open London. www.theblackcap.com As One is due to return for a special Easter date at Fire in Vauxhall. Taking place on thestaratnight.com 24/7. www.gaysauna.co.uk Saturday 23 April between 11pm and 7am, clubs taking part in this huge event include CENTRAL STATION, Megawoof, A:M, CasaLatina, Queer Nation, Trannyshack, Lo-Profile, Ku Bar, SWEATBOX, 1-2 Ramillies PLEASUREDROME, 124 Cornwall 37 Wharfdale Road, N1. Tel: 020 Lovechild and Raw. So, pretty much something for everyone! Street, Soho, W1. 020-3214 6014. Road, Waterloo, SE1. Waterloo tube. 7278 3294. Kings Cross tube. Big, “Some of the hottest gay promoters in the world will be on hand to produce each of the Exclusively gay gym (ground Big venue with lots of different late-opening gay bar on three many rooms open to the public,” said an As One representative, “and they’re bringing floor) and sauna (first floor), with areas – open 24 hours, 365 days of floors, with ground floor cabaret with them the most talented DJs, the freshest performers and dancers, the biggest live occasional late-night parties. Open year. www.pleasuredrome.com and infamously cruisy cruise PAs and of course, the sexiest party crowds. Plus, the Fire Garden will be open in all its Sun-Thurs noon-2am, and till nights in basement. Upstairs splendour – offering some quiet respite to the buzzing party atmosphere inside.” 7am Friday and Saturday. www. Saunabar Portsea, 2 Portsea B&B accommodation. www. Strictly limited and super advance tickets cost £10 (www.clubtickets.com), with sweatboxsoho.com. Place, Marble Arch, W2. 020 7402 centralstation.co.uk £18 advance tickets available from usual outlets (and clubtickets.com). 3385. Marble Arch tube. Small and VAULT 139, 139 Whitfield Street, friendly gay sauna with masseurs. CLUB KALI, The Dome, 1 #$ =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S Jaki Graham THE LOAD OF HAY, 207 Pinner Road, Watford, 01923-441113. Watford’s only gay pub, with big beer garden and regular entertainment. www.loadofhay.co.uk THE OAK BAR, 79 Green Lanes, N16. 020-7354 2791. Manor House tube. Friendly, diverse gay bar with late-night club promotions, and open ‘til 3am at weekends. Very popular with lesbians and male friends. www.oakbar.com PLAYPIT, 357 Caledonian Road, N7. Caledonian Road tube. 0333 700 1231. Intimate, King’s Cross sleaze club – basically a basement darkroom. Open Thur-Sat 9pm- 3am, Sun 3pm-1am. Take your own booze. www.playpitcruise.me.uk SOUTH LONDON STEP RIGHT UP AREA, 67-68 Albert Embankment, Continuing with its tradition of hosting top pop acts from SE1. Gorgeously-designed, hard the 80s, monthly night Carpet Burn returns on Saturday dance club and cabaret rooms, with 2 April with a live PA from Ms Jaki Graham. Expect eclectic roster of different gay nights renditions of such classics as ‘Round and Around’, ‘Set Me and one-off promotions, including Free’, ‘Step Right Up’ and ‘Could It Be I’m Falling In Love’. Friday nighter Onyx and new There will also be classic pop, 80s dance and electro on the Sunday nighter Booster, amongst decks courtesy of Johnny Kalifornia, and a free BBQ and Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, month. Always busy and rather others. www.areaclub.info cocktails in the garden for those who arrive early. Doors N19. World’s biggest lesbian and unique. www.clubkali.com will be open from 9pm till 4am, and you’ll find the Eagle gay Southern Asian music night, BARCODE VAUXHALL, Arch 69, at 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. Admission is £5 running every third Friday of the EGG, 200 York Way, King’s Cross, Albert Embankment, SE11. 0207 before 11pm or £7 after: www.eaglelondon.com N7. 020 7609 8364. King’s Cross 734 3342. Vauxhall tube. Open 7 tube. Bespoke club space on three days a week. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, floors, hosting occasional gay club Fri-Sun 4pm-4am. Very popular hosting occasional dance and 020 8691 3764. Deptford Bridge nights and after-hours sessions club bar, with dancefloor and cruise nights. DLR. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, Fri & (mixed afterhours every Saturday mezzanine chill-out space - gets Sat 4pm-4am, Sun 4pm-2am. night/Sunday morning). www. busy at weekends. THE FORT, 131 Grange Road, Late-night pub with nightly egglondon.net SE1. 020-7237 7742. Small cruise entertainment and cabaret. CLUB COLOSSEUM, 1 Nine club, open till 11pm throughout www.gandd.org.uk THE GREEN, 74 Upper Street, Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. Huge, week, with regular boots-only and N1. 020-7226 8895. Angel tube. late-night venue for after-hours underwear parties. Check website HIDDEN, 100 Tinworth Street, Jim Stanton London’s first ‘gay gay-stropub!’ crowd – hosting various monthly for full listings. SE11. Railway arch venue, home Stylish, Islington bar, serving full promotions such as Bootylicious www.thefortlondon.com to infamous Hard On night once food menu and wide range of (www.bootylicious-club.co.uk) a month (www.hardonclub.co.uk), OUT AND OUT FIERCE cocktails. Mixed, chilled crowd and Exilio. FIRE, South Lambeth Road, and now also Megawoof (www. As taster of this year’s Lovebox festival (coming to - now run by the same team as The Vauxhall, SW8. Vauxhall tube. megawoof.com) and popular urban London’s Victoria Park in July), the organisers of the Edge in Soho. THE EAGLE, 349 Kennington Infamous, late-night gay venue night Work on Wednesdays. event are hosting a ‘Lovebox Pop-Up’ this month – three Lane, SE11. 020 7793 0903. Mon, beneath the Vauxhall railway nights of clubbing at the East End’s über hip Village KING EDWARD VI, 25 Bromfield Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 9pm-late, arches, host to the likes of Orange, THE HOIST, Arch 47c, South Underground (21-23 Apr). Incorporating live music, Street, N1. Tel: 020 7704 0745. Tue 9pm-2am, Sun 9pm-late. A:M, Later and Juicy. Open Lambeth Road, SW8. 020 7735 club events, film, fashion and art, the weekend will Angel tube. Sun-Thu 12noon- Vauxhall tube. Large, club-bar around the clock at weekends. 9972. 10pm-late. Door charge and feature a wide range of artists and contributors. 12midnight, Thu 12noon-1am, with nightly promotions. Tonker www.allthingsorange.com or strict dress code. One of London’s In the same way that the Sunday of the main Lovebox Fri-Sat 12noon-2am. Very (Fridays) and Horse Meat Disco www.myspace.com/firelondon or most famous dress-code and cruise festival has a decidedly gay flavour, the Saturday night long-running gay pub, with ‘local’ (Sundays) are particularly popular. www.clubtickets.com clubs - busy with a men-only event (23 April) at Village Underground, entitled ‘Out & atmosphere and character, plus www.eaglelondon.com crowd. Open Friday-Sunday and Out Fierce’, will also be aimed at your more discerning popular beer garden. THE FRIDGE, Town Hall Parade, occasional Thursdays (SM Gays gay punter. It will feature a line-up of DJs from Andy EXILIO, Bar Rez, Club Colosseum, Brixton, SW9. 020 7326 5100. every third Thursday of the month Butler’s Mr INTL label, including Hercules and Love Affair KW4, 77 Hampstead High Street, 1 Nine Elms Lane, SW8. Vauxhall Brixton tube. Large and legendary - www.smgays.org). diva Kim Ann Foxman, DJ and club promoter Jim Stanton, NW3. 020-7435 5747. Large, cosy, tube. Long-running, Friday night venue - formerly a theatre. Now www.thehoist.co.uk DJ Severino, Dan Beaumont (Dalston Superstore) and traditional old gay pub, with regular gay Latin and salsa night. Open home to occasional gay club nights. Dave Kendrick (Macho City). entertainment, beer garden and 11pm till 4am. www.exilio.co.uk www.fridge.co.uk JACKIE’S JUKEBOX, Rivoli For more details and tickets, check out the website food. One of London’s longest- Ballroom, 350 Brockley Road, at www.lovebox.net running gay establishments. FACTORY, 65 Goding Street, SE11. THE GEORGE & DRAGON, 2 SE4. First Saturday of the month, www.kw4.co.uk Stylish, railway arch Vauxhall venue, BlackheathHill, Greenwich, SE10. 7pm-midnight (£7). Gay ballroom #& #' =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S and DJs at weekends, plus upstairs Large sauna, with weekly theme theatre space. nights (bears, men of colour, etc). www.gaysauna.co.uk 286, 286 Lewisham High Street, SE14. 020-8690 7648. Large, late- CHARIOTS VAUXHALL opening gay venue, with regular 63-64 Albert Embankment, entertainment, DJs and cabaret. Vauxhall, SE1. 020 7247 5333. Open till 2am Sun-Thur and 4am Vauxhall tube. Large, modern OINK! Fri-Sat. www.two8six.co.uk sauna in converted railway arch. For those of you looking to take a walk on the sleazy side, www.gaysauna.co.uk Arcadia (home of XXL) is now playing host to a raunchy THE TRAFALGAR ARMS, new Thursday night aff air entitledHOGS . ‘Expect a night 148 Tooting High Street, SW17. THE LOCKER ROOM, 8 Cleaver of dirty beats and horny meets’, say the organisers. There 020-8767 6059. A spacious, Street, Kennington, SE11. 020 will be a strict dress code of leather, rubber and bare lively, attitude-free, gay-friendy 7735 6064. Kennington tube. fl esh, and plenty of dark, cruisey areas to explore. pub. Excellent food served all day. Long-running, intimate gay-owned To help get the party started, selected pints will cost just Weekly DJs on Friday and Saturday and run sauna. £2 and house doubles and a gun mixer is £3.50 before nights. Karaoke on Wednesdays. www.the-lockerroom.co.uk 10pm. Doors will open from 6pm till super later. For more details, check www.hogs-london.com THE TWO BREWERS, STEAMWORKS, 309 New Cross RIGHT ROYAL TAVERN Arcadia, 51/53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1. 114 Clapham High Street, SW4. Road, New Cross, SE14. 020 8694 The Royal Vauxhall Tavern is never averse to throwing the 020 7819 9539. Clapham Common 0606. New Cross/New Cross Gate odd special event, and for April the team have organised tube. Mon-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri & Sat station. Small, long-running a one-off shindig to commemorate the Royal Wedding! and Latin dancing night, attracting PULSE, 5pm-4am. South London’s most establishment. A Right Royal Aff air will take place on Friday 29 up to 300 dancers a month to the 1-4 Invicta Plaza (corner of famed gay cabaret venue. Large www.steamworkslondon.co.uk April (a bank holiday), and will feature the RVT’s glam 1950s-style Rivoli Ballroom. Blackfriars Road and Southwark bar and separate dancefl oor room. own alternative street party, presided over by its own Crofton Park BR. www.therivoli.co.uk Street), SE1. Southwark tube. www.the2brewers.com EAST LONDON screaming queen, Stewart Who? State-of-the-art, 5,000-capacity “Our version of the Royal Family will be in the house to KAZBAR, 50 Clapham High Street, megaclub, hosting occasional gay UNION, 66 Albert Embankment, THE ANGEL, 21 Church Street, help you make your very own Royal Wedding hats and SW4. 020 7622 0070. Clapham parties and one-off events. www. SE1. 020-7793 9262. Cruisy E15. Tel: 020 8555 1148. Stratford crowns and decorate your very own wedding cakes. Come North tube. Mon-Thu 4pm- pulse-club.info dance club which hosts regular BR and tube. Big gay pub, always and have your wedding photo taken at the photo booth.” midnight, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat noon- promotions. Plays areas and hot popular at weekends, with regular Expect bunting, balloons, jelly, ice cream, and speeches 1am, Sun noon-midnight. Clapham ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN, go-go’s. www.clubunion.co.uk and cabaret, DJs and disco nights. New from celebrity guests. Doors for the ‘Right Royal Aff air’ video bar, popular throughout the 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. www.ma1.co.uk night Hidden InDa Hood each open at 3pm, with the venue’s own Alternative Royal week, with DJs at weekends. 020 7840 0596. Opening times Tuesday (8pm till late - off ering Wedding at 5pm. It will be followed later in the evening vary. Vauxhall tube. Door Charge. XXL, Arcadia, 51-53 Southwark r’n’b, bashment, Soca and funky). by a wedding disco, provisionally entitled ‘Dancing LITTLE APPLE, 98 Kennington Huge, traditional and historic gay Street, SE1. www.xxl-london. Queen’. Tickets cost £8, with discounted entry or free Lane, SE11. 020 7735 2039. pub, with long history of hosting com. London Bridge tube. Huge THE BACKSTREET, Wentworth for those in wedding dress or attired as a Royal. Money Kennnigton tube. Open 7 days a cabaret. Packed to rafters on world-famous club for bears, big Mews, off Burdett Road, E3. raised on the door will go to Outrage – specifi cally Peter week. Small, traditional gay boozer Saturday (Duckie) and Sunday men and admirers, on Saturday 020-8980 8557. Over 25 years Tatchell’s campaign for gay marriage equality. for local gay boys and girls - open (S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out). Check and Wednesday. Pulls in 1,000+ old – small but legendary East Other events taking place at the venue this month include till 1.30am Fri-Sat. www.rvt.org.uk or the facebook customers each Saturday with End dress code leather club, open the ongoing Scott Capurro’s Position, which is back group RV Taverners for information. uplifting dance anthems and Thur-Sun. Very strict rubber and for another run each Thursday between 31 March and PARIS GYM, occasional guest DJs. leather dresscode, ensuring a 5 May. Guests confi rmed for this month include David 73 Goding Street, Vauxhall, SE11. THE STAG, 15 Bressenden Place, wide and loyal following. www. Baddiel (31 March), Mark Steel (7 Apr), Penny Arcade 020 7735 8989. Vauxhall tube. SW1. 020 7828 7287. Victoria tube. SAUNAS thebackstreet.com (14 Apr), Amy Lamé (21 Apr) and glamour model Jodie Huge, well-equipped men-only Mon & Tue midday-midnight, Marsh (28 Apr). Doors open at 7pm, with the show gym with large, devoted following. Wed-Fri midday-2am, Sat CHARIOTS STREATHAM BISTROTHEQUE, 23-27 Wadeson commencing at 8pm. Tickets £10 (www.ticketweb.co.uk) Regular classes. Tourists welcome. 5pm-2am, Sun 4pm-midnight. 292 Streatham High Road, SW16. St, E2. Tel: 020 8983 7900. Both Wednesday and Friday nights feature a rotating Check website for entry details and Dark and atmospheric gay bar in 020 8696 0929. Streatham station. Bethnal Green tube. Very mixed, line-up of monthly events and special appearances. membership. www.parisgym.com Victoria, with occasional cabaret gay/straight crowd of trendy Catch Dr Sketchy and his ‘adult’ life drawing classes on metrosexuals. Great bar, restaurant, Wednesday 13 April, followed by Frank Sanazi’s Blitz THE GLEE LOUNGE plus separate cabaret room. on Wednesday 20 April – a night of “comedy, cabaret The Shadow Lounge is set to host a very www.bistrotheque.com and burlesque from the New World” from an act dubbed special party for all fans of the TV show Glee by The Stage as a “brilliant Hitler/Sinatra hybrid”. This is on Wednesday 6 April. This offi cial party is DALSTON SUPERSTORE, 117 followed on Wednesday 27 April by Danielle Ward’s being thrown by Twentieth Century Fox Home Kingsland High Street, E8. 020 Sideways Smile – an evening of the best in female Entertainment to celebrate the launch of the 7254 2273. Highbury & Islington comedy featuring Danielle and guests. eagerly-anticipated release of the DVD Glee tube. New, two-fl oor mixed gay- Friday night clubs include soft rock night Speedwagon Season 2: Volume 1 (out 4 April). Expect straight venue - café by day and on Friday 1 April, followed by Kimono Krush on Friday the night to be soundtracked by plenty of fashionable performance space 8 April, with its ‘Royal Wedding Masked Ball’. The Glee songs, plus tailor-made slurpee-inspired and club promotions at night. Bar Wotever team will host a one-off Wotever cocktails. Dressing up is encouraged, whether Open noon-2am every day. Extravaganza on Friday 15 April, featuring gigs from as as a cheerleading Quinn, a slick, tracksuit- Spinster, Open Mouths and Woman E. wearing Sue Sylvester, a tough-looking GAY LICK, Club Lick, 58 Hoe Indie night Marvellous follows on Friday 22 April, . quarterback like Finn or even a Brit-Glee. Street, E17. Walthamstow tube. Finally, don’t overlook all the regular weekly events Expect some special guests and celebrities at Twice-monthly gay promotion at – Monday’s Pub Bingo, Tuesday’s Bar Wotever, the event. Tickets will be available on a fi rst- a cruisy club space. Every fi rst and Saturday’s Duckie and Sunday’s S.L.A.G.S and Chill- serve basis and doors open at 10pm. third Friday from 9pm-4am. Entry Out (with an extra S.L.A.G.S/Chill-Out Easter Special For guestlist requests, please email [email protected] £4 before midnight and £7 after. on Monday 25 April from 2pm till midnight). The Shadow Lounge, 5-7 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. www.gaylicke17.co.uk The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, www.theshadowlounge.co.uk Vauxhall, SE11. www.rvt.org.uk THE JOINERS ARMS, 116 $ =C bbVS`S :7AB7<5A Hackney Road, E2. Tel: 020 7739 throughout week, with popular 9854. Debauched decadence SAUNAS karaoke at weekends. – old-skool boozer popular with BRIGHTON post-club crowd at weekends. Gets CHARIOTS LIMEHOUSE, THE RICHMOND ARMS, 20 busy later in the evenings. 574 Commercial Road, E14. 020 The Square, off Princes Street, 7791 2808. Limehouse rail station. Richmond. 020-8940 2118. Long- KINGS HEAD, 11 Church Multi-level, well-established running, traditional gay pub, with Street, E15. Tel: 020 8534 0197 sauna. Themed parties such as regular cabaret and entertainment. Stratford BR and tube. Intimate ‘Big and chunky’ each Monday One of gay London’s better locals. and welcoming East End gay pub evening, amongst others. www. – regular cabaret. Open till late gaysauna.co.uk TED’S PLACE, 305a North End throughout the week. Road, West Brompton, W14. 0207 CHARIOTS SHOREDITCH, 385 9359. Earls Court or West THE OLD SHIP, 17 Barnes 1 Fairchild Street, Shoreditch, EC2. Brompton tube. Mon-Fri from 7pm- Street, E14. Tel: 020 7790 4082. 020 7247 5333. Liverpool Street late, closed Sat & Sun. Small, West Limehouse DLR. Small, local, station. Biggest gay sauna in UK, London cruise club. Dark and sleazy. traditional gay pub, with regular with a maze of rest rooms. Very www.tedsplaceuk.co.uk cabaret - five minutes’ walk from popular (particularly at weekends). BJ’s White Swan (see below). www.gaysauna.co.uk WEST 5, Popes Lane, South Ealing, W5. 020-8579 3266. Large, VOGUE FABRICS, 66 Stoke E15 CLUB, 6 Leytonstone Road, popular gay pub with Piano Room Newington Road, N16. New, Stratford, E15. 020 8555 5455. and cabaret bar, open till late at underground and arty hangout for Stratford tube. Deceptively large weekends with entertainment the Dalston set. Mixed crowd but sauna behind a discreet facade. and DJs. Attracts a big local crowd regular gay events. www.londonnoise.com/e15 - particularly at weekends. www.west5ealing.com AUDIO, Marine Parade, BN1. long hours thanks to a 24-hour QUEEN’S ARMS, 7 George BJ’s WHITE SWAN, WEST LONDON www.audiobrighton.com. Club licence in operation at weekends. Street, BN2. 01273 696873. 556 Commercial Road, E1. Tel: 020 WINDSOR CASTLE, 152 Bath venue with outdoor terrace www.queensarmsbrighton.com. 7780 9870. Limehouse DLR. A THE HOPE & ANCHOR, 20 Road, Hounslow, TW3. 020 8577 – making it a summer favourite. CHARLES STREET BAR, 8 Long-running scene pub with large, legendary, long-running gay Macbeth Street, Hammersmith, 6590. Hounslow West tube. Large, Hosts regular club nights such Marine Parade, BN2. 01273 camp tunes and fun entertainment pub and club, open throughout W6. (020 8748 1873). Gay pub local gay pub with regular cabaret as Sunday Sundae (www. 624091. www.charles-street. throughout the week. the week. Wednesday’s Amateur for Hammersmith and Chiswick. and entertainment throughout the aeonevents.co.uk) com. Large, stylish and popular Strip is an institution. www. Traditional boozer with nightly week. www.thewinz.co.uk gay bar overlooking the seafront R-BAR, 7 Marine Parade, BN2. bjswhiteswan.com entertainment – open noon-11pm AMSTERDAM BAR, 11-12 – particularly busy with pre-club 01273 608133. www.revenge. Marine Parade, BN2. www. crowds at weekends. co.uk. Sister bar to the long- O UPDATE LISTINGS, PLEASE amsterdam.uk.com. 01273 running and famous Revenge SEND INFORMATION TO 688825. Long-running DOCTOR BRIGHTONS, 16-17 nightclub. A hip and stylish [email protected] establishment, with an adjoining Kings Road, BN1. 01273 208113. establishment that’s popular with hotel and sauna. Great outdoor www.doctorbrightons.co.uk. its own crowd of regulars. terrace for the summer months. Another long-running scene institution, ideally placed for the REVENGE, 32-34 Old Steine, AQUARIUM, 6 Steine Street, seafront, shopping on The Lanes, or BN1. 01273 606064. www. Brighton. 01273 605525. www. Brighton’s club life. revenge.co.uk. Brighton’s famous, the-aquarium-theatre-bar. long-running, full-time gay club, co.uk. Long-running, traditional THE HONEYCLUB, 214 Kings offering two floors of music and style pub popular with gay guys. Road Arches, BN1. 01273 202807. club promotions. Attracting a Regular entertainment. www.thehoneyclub.co.uk. wide range of customers from all Acclaimed club venue, which hosts sections of the city’s gay scene, and BLANCH HOUSE, 17 occasional gay nights and parties. a hot spot for visitors. Atlingworth Street, Brighton, BN2. 01273 603504. www. THE KING’S ARMS, 56 George VAVOOM VIDEO BAR, 31 Old blanchhouse.co.uk. Plush, hip, Street, BN2. 01273 245128. Steine, BN1. 01273 603010. mixed hotel cocktail bar that’s www.kingsarmsbrighton.co.uk. www.vavoom.co.uk. As its name SO YOU WANNA BE A BOXER? popular with a cross-section of Brighton’s bar for bears and blokes, suggests, a bight and glitzy video Pink Collar Boxing definitely promises to be something a little bit different to other Brighton residents and visitors. with promotions throughout the bar, next door to Club Revenge. scene nights out there… being the UK’s first ‘boxing show and club night’! Open late at weekends. week and occasional dress-code The event will take place on Friday 15 April at the fabulous Scala venue in King’s Cross. The parties. WILD FRUIT, Tru, West Street, boxing will take place from 8.30pm. The crew from Lovechild will be taking care of the BRIGHTON TAVERN, 100 BN1. 01273 327083. The biggest clubbing side of the promotion, with DJs Tony English, Alessandro Londra and Ms White. Gloucester Road, North Laine, LEGENDS, 31-32 Marine Parade, gay night on the south coast. A There will be a PA from Lizzie France, plus an appearance by porn star Lucas Alexander. BN1. 01273 680365. A stylish BN2. 01273 624462. www. huge, monthly party that’s been Pink Collar Boxing has been launched by promoter and trainer Dermot Mannion, as a but homely venue with wooden legendsbrighton.com. A true running for years – pulling in means by which gay guys can learn to box at ‘Pink Collar’ classes. The classes are designed flooring, open fire, real ales and a scene stalwart, and part of the clubbers from far and wide. Check for everyone, but particularly those who may have felt a bit out of character in their local friendly welcome. New Europe hotel complex. Long- the website at www.aeonevents. gym boxing class. If you take to the sport, the opportunity to take part in boxing shows – running bar that’s still going strong co.uk for details of upcoming dates such as this Pink Collar Boxing event – will arise from time to time. Fourteen competitors, THE BULLDOG, 31 St. James – open late throughout the week. and ticket prices. who have been training with Dermot, will be taking part in the first Pink Collar event at the Street, Brighton, BN2. 01273 Scala. You can get more details about classes at www.pinkcollarboxing.com 696996. www.bulldogbrighton. MARINE TAVERN, 13 Broad THE ZONE, 33 St James’s Street, Doors will open at 7.30pm, with the show starting at 8.30pm. 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Continue to be impulsive and dynamic on your own two feet and take take its toll. Even if it’s a case pants off some people. Start patient, consistent and diligent – hardly words that seem back control of your life – before of booking some days off to by doing things you like, not in work and relationship matters. associated with Bella Swan you forget how to do so. Yes, it’s do nothing but relax, you need just agreeing to what everyone Infl uential people are judging from the Twilight movies. scary, and you may make some to do it. Treat yourself to some wants to do. If friends are you and the eventual outcome However, if applied to the mistakes at fi rst, but you’re a big pampering, a detox or even a full reluctant, then perhaps it is time will have a very big impact on actress that plays her – Kristen boy now, so go to it. Small steps body, hot-stone massage. You to get new friends! your future. Stewart – then it makes forward are the key. won’t regret it. more sense. Kristen has the 22 DEC-19 JAN Discover fresh pleasures, typical self-reliance of an 20 JAN-18 FEB It may be a case of ‘too little CAPRICORN Capricorn. You’ve been doing Aries: a forthright nature – as AQUARIUS too late’ on this occasion, the same old stuff for so long demonstrated in some press Aquarius. As a consequence of that it’s becoming stale. Book yourself in for something you’ve interviews. Look out for her your procrastination, an opportunity has slipped away and is now always dreamed of doing. It will be even better if you can drag some again in Twilight: Breaking beyond your grasp… for the time being, anyway. Learn from your pals kicking and screaming to join you; but if not, embark on your Dawn Part 1 – which will be mistake and move forward, making the most of opportunities as own personal adventure. New friendships are waiting to be made. out later this year. they present themselves. Don’t afraid to be bold! 19 FEB-20 MAR 21 MAR-19 APR 20 APR-20 MAY 21 MAY-21 JUN 22 JUN-22 JUL 23 JUL-22 AUG PISCES ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO You’re blaming the wrong You need to plug yourself back Don’t be cynical about someone Though you’ve struggled with Having people who lean on You need a huge clear out, Leo. people for the wrong reasons, into the loop, Aries. You are who is showing you attention some diffi cult challenges you for a bit of support is one All the junk that’s weighing Pisces. Determine why you failing to spot too much that – even if you consider them to recently, good news is defi nitely thing, but allowing people you down in life has to go, be take out your bad moods is happening right under your be out of your league. Put aside coming. This will result in an to bleed your goodwill dry is it the stuff sitting about in your and frustrations on the ones nose. There may be some people preconceptions; accept the easing of the pressure you’ve another thing entirely. It’s OK wardrobe that you’ll never that love you the most. If you who have been taking advantage attraction is genuine. Don’t play been feeling of late. Keep to say ‘no’, Cancer. If you receive wear again or that idiot partner keep taking pot shots at those of this to get up to no good it cool – treating this one mean positive, upbeat, and ready for an angry reaction then you who does nothing but bring closest, they’ll put distance behind your back. If you have won’t have the desired eff ect. change. You are owed a bit of may have revealed that person you both down. It’s time to be between themselves and you. suspicions, then now is the time Just try to go with the fl ow and luck, and some is due to come for who they really are – and ruthless, Leo; opportunities are And where will you be then? to air them. see where it takes you. your way. that is no bad thing. passing you. 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