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INFORMERTHE WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN OF GAY LONDON…

FILM AND FUNDRAISE FRINGE! FILM FEST 2014 FUNDRAISING PARTY Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road N16 7XB Saturday 9th November, 9pm-3am

2014 will host the fourth Film Fest, which is a not-for-proﬁ t festival that celebrates London’s queer creative scene and welcomes everybody. There will be an event at Vogue Fabrics to raise funds towards the festival where they’ll screen some fabulous shorts to give you a teaser of what to expect next year, followed by a night of music from amazing DJs including The Duchess of Pork and Kostakis.

SURVIVAL OF THE OH-SO- FITTEST www.justgiving.com/running4boys THE POLARI Nick, Alf, Ben, Aaron, Seb and Pascal will be competing in the Men’s FIRST BOOK Health Survival of the Fittest challenge this November, to raise funds PRIZE 2013 for Stonewall. This 10k extreme obstacle course will see this hot band Wednesday 13th November 2013 of boys tackle mud, ice and gigantic inﬂ atables across Battersea Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Power Station. And if that’s not enough to get you digging in your Belvedere Road, SE1 pockets then they’ve promised us they’ll be taking a team photo with The time is fast approaching for the their kit off if they raise enough – so check out the above link and winner of The Polari First Book Prize get donating! 2013 to be announced! Chosen from the following shortlist: ‘Tony Hogan Bought me an Ice Cream Float before he Stole my Ma’ by Kerry Hudson; ‘Catching Bullets - Memoirs of a Bond Fan’ by Mark O’Connell; ‘The Sitar’ by Rebecca Idris; ‘The Tale of Raw Head & Bloody Bones’ by Jack Wolf; and ‘The Murder Wall’ by Mari Hannah. There will also be appearances from Charlotte Mendelson, Dean Atta and Dee Chanelle. We can’t wait. Check out www.southbankcentre.com for more details.

QX_974_Informer.indd 2 05/11/2013 17:23 PRISON BITCH FEST ADONIS ZODIAC CALENDER WIN A WENTWORTH BOX SET ! www.forever-imagery.com It’s the Australian drama set One of our favourite in an Australian Women’s photographers of hot Prison that has had us all boys, Alex Wightman, gripping the edges of our has released a new seats. Every Monday night zodiac calendar (when it screens on Channel featuring boys in 5) our Facebook feeds fi ll various states of up with our opinions and undress, emulating reactions to the latest antics the star signs. of these incarcerated blue It’s quite mouth- ladies. If you missed the watering and, series don’t worry, the box even better, set is out now. QX have all profi ts are already managed to get donated to their hands on fi ve copies Cancer Research and, because we love you, UK. So, reach we’re giving them away to for your fi ve lucky readers. Just email wallets, help your name and address to a good cause [email protected] to and then enter, placing ‘Wentworth’ in gaze into the subject fi eld, to arrive by a different 5pm 14th November. Winners Adonis’s picked at random. Good luck. eyes each month…

A HORSE MEAT REVOLUTION EDF LONDON EYE CHEMSEX STUDY November 14th CHEM-SEX STUDY FOR RESIDENTS OF LAMBETH, www.revolutioninsound.com SOUTHWARK & LEWISHAM We’ve seen our partying take Email: [email protected] over fi elds, parks, houses and 020 7927 2793 even museums, but this has www.chemsexstudy.com to be one of the most original, Sigma Research is conducting a new study about Chemsex even by gay standards. On 14th among gay men in South London. They re looking to talk November the EDF London Eye to guys in a confi dential interview about the kind of sex is being taken over by Red they have and the drugs they use. The fi ndings will help to Bull and 30 club nights; each inform the work of local charities and health professionals featuring a different brand, who work to support gay and bisexual men to manage their that showcases what they drug use and sexual health. You just need to be over 18, live have to offer, to all who enter. in Lambeth, Southwark or Lewisham and have used chems Our very own Eagle London (particularly GHB/GBL, crystal meth or mephedrone) during nightclub is taking part and sex in the last year. They will pay you £20 for taking part. brining the mighty Horse Meat Disco to Waterloo! Check out www.revolutioninsound.com for more information and to fi nd out how to get your hands on some tickets. GLOBAL DIVERSITY PROGRAMME LAUNCHED STONEWALL’S GLOBAL DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS PROGRAMME www.stonewall.org.uk/globaldc With homosexuality being illegal in 78 countries, it means that there are more countries in the world where you can be arrested for being gay than those where gays are protected against discrimination in the workplace. Stonewall has recently launched the Global Diversity Champions Programme, which is a best practice forum for organisations that employ people globally. The ten major founding partners are Barclays, BP, Citi, Freshfi elds, Google, IBM, P&G, RBS, Simmons & Simmons and Thomson Reuters. With diversity software specialists Gender Gap, they’ll be sharing information about best practice, in specifi c countries, as well as seminars and discussions on the topic. For more information visit the above website.

QX_974_Informer.indd 3 05/11/2013 17:24 For full listings see Musts & Maybes, pages 50-54 or the What’s On section at www.qxmagazine.com

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07/11/13: VIBE 08/11/13: Vauxhall’s R&B night continues – but they’ve made a few EUROFEST changes. It’s still the same sexy vibe but it now comes with The UK’s biggest three rooms open, each offering something different. The Eurovision and main room will cater to all your R&B needs, while the front Europop night room will be serving PopVibe for those of you that love returns this your commercial music, and of course, the infamous upstairs weekend, with Velvet provides SexVibe where you can unwind (and unzip) with six hours of other guys in a relaxed cruise zone. Hedonism and head – non-stop music sounds good to us. from John Hagley, Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7DP. Don Grant 10pm–6am. £5. and Dave Simmons. There’ll also be a live act from one of Sweden’s biggest pop stars, Velvet. This [MPPSJ½GMEPP]FIXLIGEQTIWX thing we’ll ever do – and we’ve done some pretty camp stuff in our time. But dressing up as Girls Aloud and performing a medley of their “hits” doesn’t even touch the sides of this.

Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm–3am. £5 with QX advert b4 11pm, £8 others. Don Grant

09/11/13: LITTLE MIX @ G-A-Y They’re one of the most popular groups ever to take part in the X Factor, let alone win it – and we can’t wait for Little Mix to perform at Heaven. After a smash performance of their latest hit ‘Move’ (out now!) on X Factor, the cute quartet are sure to stir up a storm. They’ll also be joined by the fourth act to be voted off the X Factor – hot boy band Kingsland Road (swoon!)

Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG. 10.30pm–5am. £5 with wristband from G-A-Y Bar.

QUICK LIL’ MIX QUESTION TIME How have you found the past year’s success, and what are you looking forward to with this new album? Jade: We’re so grateful! The past year has been incredible, our fans are absolutely amazing, they got us to where we are now. Perrie: With the new album, the main thing we want to get across is that we write, we sing, we get involved in the production. We don’t just stand there and get given the songs! Leigh-Anne: With DNA, we didn’t know what people were going to think and we hadn’t established ourselves yet, so it was about putting it out there and having fun with it. Now it’s like, this could make or break us. You’re at G-A-Y this week. How is that gig compared to others? Jesy: We’ve had so much fun when we’ve performed at G-A-Y before. Last time we were XLIVI[I[IVIGIPIFVEXMRKSYV½VWXFMVXLHE]EW a band – it’s actually crazy to think how much has happened since then! The G-A-Y crowd just knows how to have a great time so we can’t wait to perform our new single for everyone there!

-QX 974 CLUB NEWS.indd 4 05/11/2013 17:47 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 5 05/11/2013 16:23 09/11/13: QUEER 09/11/13: MANBAR ‘HOMBRE’ S NATION From the start of November the home of the Beyond Pre-party has This month Queer Nation moved to the increasingly popular Manbar. There’ll be Beyond DJs W celebrates a whopping 23 spinning the hottest house tracks to get you pumped for an all-nighter.

E years of soulful house and And what with the dancers taking to the podiums for a slut-drop or urban beats with an old- two it’s the perfect pussy-popping warm up. You can also pick up your N fashioned big party in the discounted wristbands for the club, too.

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09/11/13: XXL 09/11/13: PELUCAS Y ‘LUMBERJACK’ TACONES ‘DOCTOR LOVE’ It’s certainly getting Been feeling a bit under the weather lately? colder these days, so Well, this is just what the doctor ordered. what better time to Time to scrub up! Paging all wicked doctors go out looking for and tranny nurses for a state of emergency. ½VI[SSH [IPPXLI Pepi and Alejandro will be injecting you wood of a lumberjack with the sickening house beats, and if you [SYPHGIVXEMRP]WYJ½GI need us we’ll be giving mouth-to-mouth to We’re expecting burly XLIGLMWIPPIHTEXMIRXMRXLIGSVRIV ;IPPMX bears in check shirts and GIVXEMRP]FIEXWFIMRKMREGPYFQIHMGVSSQ braces getting down to More to the point, there’s an appearance the uplifting sounds of by special guest MERETRI whose take on resident DJs Christian ‘Pelucas y Tacones’ has reached over 4,000 M, Mark Ames, Joe views on YouTube and became the party’s Egg and Alex Logan. anthem. It’s gonna be another wild one! The arches of Waterloo will be packed tighter Concrete, 56 Shoreditch high Street, E1 1JJ. than Dermott O’Leary’s 9pm–2am. £4 b4 bulge… just how we 10pm, £5 like it. TIMBERRR! after.

1 Invicta Plaza, Southbank, SE1 9UF. 10pm–7am. £8 members, £15 guests.

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competition, hosted by the one and only Heidi B Liscious! They’ll be searching for new- U comers, one-timers, L old-timers, international visitors, professionals C and anyone interested in performing in drag. 09/11/13: MR DISH CONTEST Unlike other talent Last month the hunt for Mr Dish competitions, it’s open kicked off at another packed-out to everyone, you only monthly party. This month, have to perform one Promoters Tom Stephan single number and there and Borja Pena are ready is no judging panel. to crown the winner! 8LIVIMWGEWL½VWX Jonny Woo hosts the prize each week and proceedings as the DJs spin the winner is decided out the sexy beats across based on the audience three rooms. Do ya think response to the night… Jonny Woo you got what it takes to be The more fans you Mr Dish? Then get down to bring, the more likely the club early and register you are to win! your interest! The Shadow Lounge, 5-7 East Bloc, 217 City Road, Old Brewer Street, Soho, W1K Street, EC1V 1JN. 10.30pm-6am. £7 b4 0RF. Doors 10pm, show midnight/£10 after. Heidi Licious 11.15pm. £5.

16/11/13: GUTTERSLUT ELLIE GOULDING & presents GUTTERBALL GABRIELLE @ G-A-Y It’s the fourth GutterBall and the team It’s a busy month for G-A-Y at are going back to their strip club roots Heaven and what with Lady Gaga and taking over the Metropolis Strip getting her cooch out on stage – Club. Jonny Woo hosts and invites who knows what’s going to happen all the sluts from the gutter to come next. Ellie Goulding will be along and get dirty on a pole - strike a performing her latest hit ‘Burn’ along slutty pose, spread those slutty legs and with mega summer track ‘I Need Per QX werk like a gutter queen! The amazing Your Love’ on 16th November – line up of DJs includes Per QX and and if her last performance was Nic Fisher. Don’t miss it. anything to go by, it’s one not to miss. On 23rd November, Metropolis Strip Gabrielle celebrates 20 years in Club, 234 the industry with smash singles Cambridge ‘Out of Reach’ and ‘Dreams’ Heath Road, among others. The latest E2 9NN. acts to be voted off the X 10pm-5am. Factor will be supporting £8-12 each week, too.

Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 6NG. 10.30pm–5am. £6 with wristband from G-A-Y Bar.

-QX 974 CLUB NEWS.indd 8 05/11/2013 18:24 DJ BRENT NICHOLLS OF THE WEEK @ MANBAR BRENT NICHOLL’S MANBAR TOP 1

1) ‘The Race’ (Original Mix) - Tradelove vs Yello Yello gets sampled and pumped up in this rocking remix. 2) ‘The Monster’ (AXIC Remix) by Rhianna vs Eminem Rap and Rnb collide in this triballed up indie remix of the number one tune. 3) ‘Bassline’ - Get Some Sublime deep and sexy house… Dirty. 4) ‘Groovejet’ (Andrey Exx & Fomichev Remix) - How has Manbar changed Lissat & Voltaxx vs in the past year? Marc Fisher Manbar has changed more over A deep house cover of the the last few months than the classic tune… Very sexy. previous year, ever since Chris 5) ‘Move’ (Funk Amos took over the reins. He has Generation Club Mix) a very clear and modern vision of - Little Mix what he wants Manbar to be, and A rocker of a tune from the since he has been the owner of XFactor winners, seriously the venue he has been cultivating funky! a more dance, clubby and sexier 6) ‘Like A Virgin’ bar environment. He has done this (Henry Moraes by introducing a new innovative Nervous Private Mix) art space with some great artists, - Madonna adding club styled light, scans and a I have dropped this in laser, muscled up gogos and some several venues and it really very sexy bar staff. rocks… One of the best What’s the music policy mixes giving it a new lease like on a Friday at Spunk? of life. Spunk has an uplifting commercial 7) ‘Jonny Hooley’ house policy, including the latest (Brent’s Hit The remixes, bootlegs and mash ups Crazibiza Mix) of current chart tunes as well as - Barbara Bush remixes of classic tracks. If it feels One gay scene icon paying good, we will play it! homage to another… With What would be the my own mashup using a ingredients to the ultimate pumping Crazibiza sampled Manbar cocktail? (You don’t back beat. have to stick to alcoholic 8) ‘Fox Says What’s ingredients) Up Suckaz’ (Kahikko Since I don’t drink alcohol I will Mashup) - TJR take the sweat of a sexy barman, An amazing mashup of squeeze in the pec popping and two big chart grooves that pole swinging juices of a gogo, slice simply pumps and rocks! in some commercial house and a 9) ‘Look Right decent shot of Chrissy Darling and Through’ (Extended you have the Friday Night Full of Mix) - Storm Queen Spunk Cock-tale. A funky deep house groove that guarantees hip shaking. 10) ‘Everybody Get Up’ (Tradelove Remix) - Jam Xpress This track is a couple of years old but I have just Brent Nicholls plays at Manbar, 79 discovered it… Pumping Charing Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE for ‘Spunk’ every Friday. hands in the air groove…

QX_974_DJ Of The Week.indd 9 05/11/2013 17:36 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 10 05/11/2013 16:28 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 11 05/11/2013 16:28 CARO EMERALD @ G-A-Y 02/11/13 Heaven, under the Arches, Villiers Street, WORDS AND PHOTOS BY Charing Cross, CHRIS JEPSON WC2N 6NG

AFTER THE HIGH (or low, depending on your point of view) point of Gaga getting her arse out on stage last week, this week’s G-A-Y was a little more subdued - but none the less fabulous - as no less than two performers threatened to break their waters on the hallowed boards. First up were Miss Dynamix with a pregnant SeSe, X Factor’s 3rd evictees, who actually sounded a lot better live than they ever did on the telly as they powered and giggled their way through Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’, Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ and Swedish House Mafia’s ‘Don’t You Worry Child’. Next up was the (apparently) Shocking (and preggers) Miss Caro Emerald, the effortlessly glamorous Dutch jazz singer currently taking the UK by storm. In her native Netherlands her first album, ‘Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’ spent 30 weeks at number 1 beating Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ and her long awaited 2nd album, ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’ shot to number 1 in the UK album charts. With the feel of a retro smoky Parisian bistro, she gave us five gorgeous numbers as well as her new single ‘I Belong To You’ which, Barbara Broccoli if you are reading, is a fabulous soaring Bond- esque theme tune. An unusual choice for the main stage at G-A-Y but inspired and brilliant.

QX_974_Clubs.indd 12 05/11/2013 17:59 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 13 05/11/2013 16:29 TRADE: BIRTHDAY 02/11/13 The Egg, 200 York Way, WORDS BY King’s Cross, N7 9AX SYLVIA REBEL PHOTOS BY CHRIS JEPSON

LAST SATURDAY clubbers from all over the globe came together for a 12 hour nonstop party celebrating Trade’s birthday at new home Egg nightclub! And what a place to re-home Trade, it was the perfect venue which was big enough to hold thousands of clubbers across ﬁve rooms. With over 20 Djs you can imagine the fun we had. The place was pumping with the most electrifying hard house which ran through your body and made your legs just start jumping automatically. At one point I was having a good ol’ mesh in the middle, so much fun! Some of the DJs included Pagano, who absolutely smashed it as usual, Nick Tchnerniak, Jamie De Roy, Gonzalo Rivas, Massimo Paramour, Sharp Boys & Tonic and many more. Starting back in 1990 by Lawrence Malice, Trade has become massively pioneering and inﬂuential on the gay scene and for many other promoters, too. With outstanding artwork by the hugely talented one and only Mark Wardel, passionate sets by all our favourite DJs and Trade’s new promoter Steven Sharp, I can see many more years to come for Trade. Happy Birthday Trade, it really was the party of the year!

QX_974_Clubs.indd 14 05/11/2013 18:01 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 15 05/11/2013 16:29 GUTTERSLUT 26/10/13 WORDS BY East Bloc, 217 City Road, TOM REDKID Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

OH, HOW WE LOVE it dark and dirty! Mixing it in the maze of East Bloc, Old Street’s underground playground for kids of all ages, we pulled an all-nighter with DJs Per QX, Tom Stephan and Lady B alongside resident deckhands Nic Fisher, Ralf O and Miss CrystalMC. Room after room opened up to squeeze in the bulging crowd of bad boys and badass girls putting it to some hair-raisin anthems til 6am. John Sizzle gave no rest to the wicked in the DiscoSlut room as A Man to Pet worked her wigs on the dance ﬂoor much to the joy of birthday boy Thomas Lawson, who was “44 and very delighted with myself.” We sang, danced and smoked til the sun came up and all us kitties crawled out of the cellar squinting our tired eyes at the glaring sun as we piddy-padded onto the rainwashed streets doin the Gutterslut walk o’ shame. Gutterslut returns with the GutterBall on Saturday 16th November at Metropolis Strip Club!

QX_974_Clubs.indd 16 05/11/2013 18:04 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 17 05/11/2013 16:30 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 18 05/11/2013 16:31 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 19 05/11/2013 16:31 POPCORN PLAGUE 28/10/13 Heaven, under the Arches, Villiers Street, WORDS AND PHOTOS BY WC2N 6NG CHRIS JEPSON

WE HAVE LONG suspected that promoter Chris Selby-Rickards is stuck in the decade of his teenage years, and Monday’s ‘Popcorn Plague’ Halloween show proved us right as we witnessed a bloody debacle of pigs heads, offal and gore mixed in no less than three separate and fully choreographed spectacles. A cofﬁn was carried through the audience stuffed with body parts to Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’, Michael Jackson was resurrected for a special ‘Thriller’ performance, and like a scene from ‘Kiss Of The Spiderwoman’, we were transported into the lair of the Red Backed Spider Queen as she fought with some of the hottest dancers on the planet armed only with CO2 guns. With so much going on in the main room, and Adam Turner et als delicious tunes in between, we still managed to ﬁnd time to skip thru the POP room where we found DJ Little Rob resplendent in an orange convict’s boiler suit with his face falling off, and on in to the R’n’B room to catch a skeletal Sam DMS twerking his boney buddy. Another amazingly grotesque Popcorn Halloween show, and please Chris, never grow up!

QX_974_Clubs.indd 20 05/11/2013 18:07 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 21 05/11/2013 17:53 XXL GUY FAWKES 02/11/13 Pulse WORDS BY 1 Invicta Plaza, PAT CASH Southwark, SE1 9UF PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

NOT BEING A BIG bad bear, and not even being a (particularly) hairy boy, we were wondering what to expect from one of our first forays to renowned ‘bear’ superclub XXL. But when we got there we found that the huge and enduring popularity of the all-male venue is because it accepts all types, figures and pleasure-seekers! There were bears a-plenty indeed, but hob-knobbing amongst them were every conceivable physique and genre of the great gay scene: muscled marys, twinks, jocks, geeks, daddies, willowy models and even one or two granddads in hot pants. Because of its origins, perhaps the secret to XXL’s success is its laidback, fun-filled approach, the huge venue Pulse, which it occupies, and its admirable refusal to succumb to body fascism. With commercial dance spun by the likes of resident DJ Christian M on the main floor and a warren of rooms in which to run, dance and play we were more than happy with our virgin time at XXL!

QX_974_Clubs.indd 22 05/11/2013 18:55 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 23 05/11/2013 16:33 TONKER 01/11/13 The Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY WORDS AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS JEPSON

FRIDAYS AT EAGLE LONDON is Tonker, an institution that attracts the more manly men on the scene, from jocks and leather boys to skinheads, bears and cubs, it is the perfect testosterone fuelled spit and sawdust crowd that you expect to inhabit a bar with the aroma of Tom of Finland oozing from the walls. Last week they opened early, just after the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens ﬁreworks display and bonﬁre night, with the perfect sponsor, Jim Beam, ‘the world’s no.1 Bourbon’. There was a furry little hottie on hand dishing out the shots of ‘Honey’, ‘JB White’ and ‘Red Stag’ to warm the cockles and the bar boys were mixing it up with lime, ginger ale and even apple juice for those liking it a bit longer. Butch tunes came from DJs Tim Jones and Ross Jones, there was free pizza on the bar and even Jonathan of Fetish Freak, the in-house boutique, was doing a roaring trade in small leather goods and accessories. It was ruff, woof and grrr all the way to the wee hours - another perfect Friday.

QX_974_Clubs.indd 24 05/11/2013 18:12 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 25 05/11/2013 16:34 SEPM CHARITY MONSTER WORDS BY 27/10/13 YAFEU-KHAMISI Club Aquarium, 260 Old RODWAY-BROWN Street, Shoreditch, PHOTOS BY EC1V 9DD MARK STOREY

IN THE WAKE of eerie St Jude storm warnings over London, some barraged themselves inside and shuddered at the thought of what they might wake up to come Monday morning... And others chose to forgo sleep at all, forage into the heart of the East London scene and get four- to-the-ﬂoor at the SEPM Charity Monster pool party in Aquarium, Old Street. Yes boys, that’s how we do – a Halloween pool party with a slew of performances and coveted scene turntable-slayers on the night an epic force of nature is predicted to reach our shores! So it was with a wild abandon that the brave few who rocked up, all glitter-bombed and with gashes on their faces, threw themselves into the night; enjoying live performances from East London’s rising underground music Empress, Viktoria Modesta, amongst others – a costume contest held in the emphatically NYC-esque style of Larry Tee, and deviant mixes by names such as Kris Di Angelis, Adamski and Munroe Bergdorf. 6am signalled the dawn of the far-from-dead revellers, and until then they hastened to enjoy every opportune moment under the wicked cover of darkness.

QX_974_Clubs.indd 26 05/11/2013 18:15 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 27 05/11/2013 16:40 The countdown is on as Ku Bar Lisle Street waits in eager anticipation to celebrate its 2,000,000th customer. The lucky person will win a luxury weekend in Barcelona. Will it be you? Patrick Cash spoke to Ku founder Gary Henshaw…

QX_974_Ku 2 million.indd 28 05/11/2013 18:20 We hear you’re coming up to Ku’s drag queen jump out of a cake and start 2,000,000th customer! Is this over the dancing along the bar? entire history of Ku or specifically your Now that would giving everything away, let’s Lisle Street venue? just say the customers will know when they’ve The 2,000,000 customer is specific to Ku hit the 2,000,000th! Fingers are crossed that Leicester Square. We’ve been keeping track it’s early evening Friday... Just Before we make of how many transactions we have made since Ku a Free Bar for an hour. Yes, the Bar Boys Ku moved from Charing Cross Road to Lisle will be serving drinks free of charge from St. The first transaction was on Valentine’s 7pm-8pm this Friday 8th November. Day, February 2007. Every round is counted as What does the 2,000,000th customer a transaction, and it’s the two millionth that’s win? due this week. Well, I love Barcelona and we have just How did you miss the 1,000,000th teamed up with ES clothing who are customer! Barcelona based... So we are flying the I can’t believe we missed the 1,000,000th winner and a friend to Barcelona for a luxury customer, unfortunately it flew past! I was weekend. The prize will include flights and a adamant not to miss the 2,000,000th so we stay in a posh hotel, plus a spending spree at have been keeping a very close eye on it, you the ES store in Barcelona. should see the tally chart in the office… When do you think this serve will hit? Why do you think customers are so loyal How can you be sure? and appreciative of the Ku Bar brand There’s no way of predicted the exact date that you’ve built up two million visits to and time it will hit, let’s just say I would make the bar? sure to be around Thursday night / Friday Ku has managed to remain an independent early evening… What’s amazing is that we gay run and owned brand employing gay staff have no control of the till’s counting system to make sure the customers feel relaxed and are just working on averages to “hope” it and comfortable. Yes, the Ku Bar boys are happens this Friday. gorgeous but when I interview them A little bird also tell us that the Ku Bar (and I always interview them!), I look boys are going to be wearing some dishy for friendliness and a smile: Ku is an new outfits too, tell us a little about attitude-free bar. It helps though that what they’ll look like and the inspiration they are hot and willing to show their great behind the new look… bodies to give the customers a bit of extra eye We have paired up with the sexy Spanish candy when ordering a drink. I also pride Ku Brand ES, who have kindly designed our new on outstanding customer service, we’ll always vests for the boys. They are black vests with a make sure the customers leave with a smile on sexy white trim… Don’t worry they won’t be their face and want to come back…That’s why on past 9pm on the Weekends! We hope to we are still here. have Ku Branded ES Shirts for sale soon. And so, tell us about the big celebrations And finally, what do you have to say to you’ve got planned. Is a big flashing light all those people who have been coming and a siren going to go off when the to Ku over the years? computer system hits 2,000,000? Will a I’d like to personally thank everyone for their continued support, as without the customers there would be no Ku! It’s been a great journey and I am very proud of how far Ku Photos by Alex Wightman has come and what the future holds. What I’m www.forever-imagery.com most proud of is the Ku appeals to all ages, Ku uniform kindly that it’s somewhere everyone feels welcome and of course the boys... It’s a cliché, I know, supplied by ES but there really is a Ku family.

ARE YOU ONE IN 2MILLION?

Will you be Ku Bar Lisle Street’s 2,000,000th customer? Every time you buy a drink, your receipt will show your customer number (see left) – if you’re the lucky winner, pack your bags as you’re off to Barcelona! Ku Bar Lisle Street is at 30 Lisle Street, WC2.

QX_974_Ku 2 million.indd 29 05/11/2013 18:21 Nothing gets us going in the DISH ofﬁce like a good beauty pageant! We live for Little Miss Perfect toddlers and tiaras and movies like Drop Dead Gorgeous that encapsulate all the good you can ﬁnd in the human race. So doing our own Mr Dish People approach us in the street all the event came naturally, and we asked the boys time and asking us… What are you looking from Manhunt to sponsor the event because for in a contestant? What are the values of somebody needed to pay for the limo, the Mr Dish? Well, we can tell you that we are crown and our judges don’t come cheap! looking for: Personality... Forget about Gary, Louis & Sharon! We Naaaah! We are looking for a hot piece have Jonny Woo, Alex and La Paqueña! of ass! Someone that can dance for the They know true beauty when they see duration of my set and Tom’s, and can dazzle it! We’re sure they will choose the right all the boys in the room! The ingredients MR DISH! person to be the ambassador for anything to make the perfect MR DISH, are… A By ‘Bubble-Butted DISH Boy DISH in the coming year! yummy body, a peachy ass, good style, and Himself’ Borja Peña it’s mandatory that he looks good in every situation, with and without clothes.

Having said that our top ten candidates of all time for MR DISH would be:

3. Jeff Stryker This man was the quintessential porn star and has one of the 1. Tony Ward juiciest cocks This man encapsulates the world has 5. Joe the DISH spirit! He is hot 2. Tom Selleck ever seen. I 4. Naomi D’Alessandro and he is trashy when he With that moustache and was tempted Campbell He is DISH! We will needs to be, and he has a that hairy chest he would to buy a replica I mean who said cook him and eat him yummy piece of ass! have been an instant and use it as a Mr Dish had to be alive! What a body! winner in our competition! doorstopper a man? And Naomi What a muse. And he ages well! recently. kicks ass, literally…

7. John Waters 6. James Yes please! 9. Amanda Franco We salute Lear We have our him! He has The style, differences on it all! Too 8. Marilyn the moves, this one but after bad he can’t Manson the voice…. I showed Tom come down Not for Before Lana the cover of his to judge the everybody, but del Rey Candy magazine, competition! in the room that there was we both agreed DISH was Ray Noir and Amanda he could be inspired by the Olywood play Lear, and she 10. Spongebob MR DISH… He Wagon Wheel he will be well was always At Dish we also have a needs some work bar in his received! surrounded cute fun side, and he looks though... movie Pecker. by hotties. like he loves Acid house as much as we do! So yes, Spongebob for Mr Dish! He has my vote. And that is all we can say. If I was any of We are really looking forward to the night the contestants I would be Googling all of the event, especially the talent part… We of the people mentioned above to try to have already seen the evening wear and the understand what are the requirements we swimwear. I heard one of them can fit an need from them. I would urge them to take arm and a leg in his mouth, and another one notes like in Team Naomi, and watch every can fit into any toilet regarding how many move! La Paqueña, Alex Han and Jonny Woo people are in it already – MAGIC! will be ruthless! One thing is for sure, if one of them answers ‘world peace’ to any of the DISH is at East Bloc, 217 City Road, questions fired by Jonny Woo, they will be Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN on Saturday 9th removed destroyed and banned from the November, 10.30pm-6am. premises forever!

QX_974_Top 10 Dish.indd 30 05/11/2013 17:55 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 31 05/11/2013 17:04 arely a hundred people attended our opening twenty-three years ago in December 1990. Actually FEVIP]½JX]FYXEPPXLIWI]IEVWPEXIV Queer Nation is still here. Before I give you details of our next event I best tell you about the birth of the club that has provided a quality alternative house sound track for the last twenty-three years across a range of venues including Substation, THE BIRTH OF Gardening Club, Crash, Factory and Fire. QN, as it’s generally affectionately known, serves N WSYPJYPLSYWI[MXLER%QIVMGERE¾EZSYV8LI Q kind of house music you’d expect from my QUEER NATION! friend Frankie Knuckles in Chicago or the late, Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage. And it’s By Patrick Lilley been best when we’re in intimate venues so I EQXLVMPPIHXLEX8VS] 1MGLEIPLEZIMRZMXIHYW to Barcode Vauxhall for a monthly residency. 8LIWIIHWJSV5YIIV2EXMSR[IVIWS[RF] Norman Jay, a former Kiss Fm DJ, at a club we ran in Camden called High on Hope in the very late 80s. We’d had a string of great KYIWXWQER]SJ[LSQ[IGSR½VQIHSRXLI night including Chaka Khan, Gwen Guthrie, )R:SKYIERH%HIZE8LI]´HFIMRXS[RERH wanted to come to ‘our little piece of New York in London’. When the club closed I decided to open a gay version. I chose the name Queer Nation as I’d been on holiday in San Francisco and my best friends told me about these ‘gay punks’ called Queer Nation [LS´HHSVEHMGEPEGXMSRW8LIREQI[EW ERH is) sometimes controversial. But I not only lifted the name I also shameless hijacked their artwork too (which they belatedly approved!) A punky Xerox cartoon... And on

a Sunday night in Covent Garden, Dec 1990, Mark Ashley Dupé Pierre Mista something very special was born. DJs on the ¾]IVMRGPYHIH1IVVER&VII^I 6-4 2SVQER Jay, Princess Julia and Luke Howard. We stayed at the Gardening Club for 7 years on a Sunday. It was a gay one-nighter: attitude free, affordable and welcoming of all nations and

cultures and also all genders – as long as you Supadon were into the music it really didn’t matter did it? I’d never felt part of the mainstream gay clubscene. It wasn’t for me. Queer Nation was always a slightly misunderstood club night. It’s not and never has been an urban club even though we win awards in that category regularly! Our raison H´IXVI[EWXSTPE]XLI½RIWXWSYPJYPQYWMG house and for it to be attitude free. If we have two rooms then we include an alternative to Niyi Maximus Crown that too: on Saturday 9th ‘new school’ DJs 1EVO%WLIP](YTqERH2M]M1E\MQYW'VS[R will play 90s R’n’B, a bit of afro beat and some new urban house sounds. In the main room, sweat dripping off the ceiling... And Luke 7YTEHSRERH1MWXE4MIVVI[MPPWIVZIRI[ERH Howard, Supadon and Jeffrey (or our beloved classic pumping jumping American house! Francesco RIP) spinning. Hosting musical and Highlights of the last 23 years? Live shows fashion icons from Vivienne Westwood, Prince by Beverly Knight, Ultra Nate, Barbara and others. Doing monthly parties in Paris 8YGOIV,SWXMRKGPYFXIRXWEX7YQQIV6MXIW with Joycelyn Brown and Ce-Ce Penniston in Brockwell Park and Shoreditch Park this and Candy Jay on the bill coinciding with a year. Every Saturday night at SubStation – the weekly radio show there on Radio FG.

Queer Nation is at Barcode Vauxhall, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 on Saturday 9th November (every second Saturday of the month from then on). £6 before 12am, £8 after.

-QX_974 QUEER NATION.indd 32 05/11/2013 19:13 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 33 05/11/2013 16:35 THE TALE OF TITANIA… When you’re a-skipping and a-running down the Charing Cross Road from now on, you may have noticed an intriguing looking emerald-lit haunt, with elegant garden furniture outside, an oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of Central London. Inside, you’ll ﬁnd the most beautiful mural in the whole of Soho shining upon the wall and a décor of regency glitz meets contemporary sexiness. This is Bar Titania and we were determined to ﬁnd out more by speaking to owner ODETTE…

Our ethos is to provide well priced drinks in a relaxed and Tell us a little about yourself. of 80, I suppose there is one “ comfortable Where did the wonderful I’m no spring chicken! I’m an accountant, overall connecting thread that environment, mural of Titania come but not a suit: I’m arty and love design and they like, and that is quirky and with great from? Who was the artist hospitality… We as a firm specialize in the individual, which I think BT is. music. behind it? hospitality industry. What drinks and food do A client of ours, who owns an art What’s the ethos of Bar Titania? What you offer? gallery, recommended the artist; kind of niche is it bringing to the Soho We have a great selection of beers, wines and he is a very talented street artist named Tom gay scene? spirits including bottled Craft Beers and” all our Blackford (inkfetish.co.uk) It took him three and Our ethos is to provide well priced drinks in cocktails are freshly made (no premixes). We a half days up a scaffolding tower with loads of a relaxed and comfortable environment, with also serve great coffee and a selection of teas. cans of spray paint, but it was amazing to watch great music. Our passion is to showcase and We have a selection of freshly made British our lovely girl develop! to develop young artists. We have already had classic hot sandwiches including salt beef, fish And finally, what are we most likely some success in this area. fingers and sausage & onions and on Sundays a to catch you sipping from when you’re What is the typical Bar Titania choice of roast chicken with all the trimmings enjoying a tipple at the bar? customer like? plus Roast of the Day. As a complete contrast A Pinkster gin and tonic or an Aperol There is no real typical customer, we have on Thursday and Friday we have a fabulous spritzer or maybe a wonderful glass of young men from 18 to our other young men selection of authentic Italian Aperitivo. Lambrusco Rosso…

TITANIA’S FACES Bar Titania has some of the most interesting and charismatic singers and hosts in gay town at your pleasures, here are some of their pretty faces with why they’ve made Titania their home from home…

CHRIS ROYAL: ‘Stylish, sexy, classic. The style of music I do is anything from old school classics to modern soul. Singing at the bar every week means ANDREA GORSE: ‘A jazzy souly cabaret a lot to me as it night in the most fabulous venue in Soho, where was one of my ﬁrst I feel at home and dreams come true.’ jobs in London when I moved from Manchester. Now I don’t see it as a job it’s like I am there entertaining family. The bar is a ‘I love the bar and I think it’s great that we breath of fresh air give new talent a West End showcase through Bar Titania is at with wonderful and Titty Idol’ – DAVID STINSON, host of Titty 75 Charing Cross Road, caring owners.’ Idol on Thursdays Soho, WC2H 7PY.

QX_974_Bar Titania.indd 34 05/11/2013 17:50 QX 974 MASTER 1.indd 35 05/11/2013 18:10 BAR OLD SHIP 17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW OF THE The Old Ship is one of Limehouse’s ﬁnest gay WEEK venues and on a Sunday you can sample its particular delights with the added attraction of live cabaret! On Sunday 10th don’t miss Davina Sparkle treading the boards, making you chuckle and singing a little ditty or two. Sparkle’s onstage at 8.45pm and you might want to take advantage of the Old Ship’s drinks deals too where you can double up for a single on house whiskey and vodka! Experience the Old Ship in all its traditional, homely pub style, with its excellent range of beers, real ales and wines, a fun atmosphere with a friendly crowd KAZBAR and staff, big screen TV, pool room and beer garden. Plus a quiz 50 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL night every Wedneday at 9.30pm – all welcome! Davina Sparkle Kazbar has a wonderful weekend lined up for you of beats, drinks and sexy Clapham style. Friday 8th sees a special guest DJ soundtracking your night from 9pm-1am, and then Mr Mark Norton hits the decks on Saturday 9th, also from 9pm-1am. Then don’t miss Sunday’s Pure Disco Foundation with DJ Ed, hosted by the amazing Miss Angie Brown, kicking off at 5pm.

WEST 5 56 Pope’s Lane, Ealing, W5 4NB On Friday 8th get yourself down to Ealing’s biggest gay bar, West 5, before 10pm for free entry with Disco Rani hitting the decks at 8pm and Nicola Street Angie Brown providing the entertainment on stage, and Ian Parker in the piano lounge. Saturday 9th sees Kelly Wilde on stage at 11.30pm, with free entry before 9pm and Sunday 10th sees a fun-ﬁlled karaoke show with a guest host, kicking off at 8pm. Kelly Wilde

HALFWAY TO TWOTW BREWERS HEAVEN 11411 Clapham High Street, 7 Duncannon SW4SW 7UJ Silver Summers Street, WC2N 4JF SaturdaySat 9th sees the Halfway to Heaven wonderfulwon Miss Jason hit has some special fun for the stagest at the infamous Two you lined up this weekend, Brewers,Brewers with entry free before with Silver Service on Friday 8th, kicking off at 9pm 10pm,10pm, £6 fromfrom 10-11pm and £7 after hosted by Silver Summers, featuring ‘Dish of the 11pm…11pm… Whereas on Sunday 10th day’ Trindy at 10pm. Then on Saturday 9th catch there’sthere the fabulous Power of Saturday Market slash swap shop with Rose Garden ThreeTh with Miss Jason at at 4pm, followed by Bears downstairs with Justin Miss Jason 6.30pm,6 La Voix at 8.30pm Swift. And round off the weekend with some suitable and acid-tongued ‘Whore of style for CK Sunday on Sunday 10th, followed by Hampstead Heath’ Sandra Mrs Moore with DJ David Robson, starting 3.30pm. from 11pm.

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HALLOWEEN BARS ROUNDUP 31/10/13 WORDS BY DARREN PALFREY PHOTOS BY MARK STOREY

ONCE THE spookiest night of the year, Halloween is now just the sluttiest night of the year and even better it’s the one night that men can go out in high heels and not get stared at when they get the tube from Brixton. So, with the QX office mainly consisting of sluts and men who quite like high heels, Halloween is obviously our favourite night of the year. We straddled our broomsticks and touched down in Soho, with plans to call in sick on the Friday. The Wicked Witches of the West End were out to have fun and all that was left to decide was whether we’d wake up next to a muscle pirate or a zombie clown. First stop was The Edge where we salivated over the hot barman – we may not The yard be vampires but a few of us were certainly filled with a craving to suck him dry. Getting hot under the collar we decided to leave before our face paint found itself on our chests. Next stop was Circa, which was so busy the customers were spilling, like blood, onto the street. We saw sexy vampires and hot zombie sailors and, despite them being dead, we wanted to cart their rotting flesh to our bedrooms. After saying ‘Hey ghoul, hey’ g-a-y bar to Munroe Bergdorf we moved onto The Yard.

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Here a guy with red eyes gave us the eye, but we’re not into demon sex (unless it’s circa the full moon) so we moved on to Rupert Street where we bumped into three HOT Manhunt Zombie trick-or-treaters and they gave us a lollipop and a lip balm, but sadly not a kiss. Then we followed them next door to the Duke of Wellington but ditched them for a gang of vampires who were knocking back tequila, rather than blood, at the bar. By now we were wobbly on our brooms but we soldiered on to Comptons which was overrun with a local werewolf pack – so just ku bar a normal night in there then. At Admiral frith street Duncan we spotted our ﬁrst (and last) Halloween celebrity who was Jake Canuso (the waiter from ITV’s ‘Benidorm’) and after a quick chat it was off to G-A-Y Bar. In G-A-Y we saw more onesies comptons passed off as Halloween costumes than we saw TV screens. However, with the £1.60 drinks prices, it wasn’t long before these Primark pyjamas started to resemble real animals. Then Ku Bar, as usual, was full of Kute boys. We spotted a fairy princess, a mummy, many vampires and an Adonis. Although the only scary thing was how drunk we got on the ridiculously generous drink deals.

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At Man Bar we salivated over the spooky go-go boys before running down to Charing Cross to go to Halfway to Heaven. But we were so drunk that we literally were halfway to heaven and ﬁfteen minutes later we’re on a night bus to some roman soldier’s ﬂat in Hoxton. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but the morning journey of shame (back manbar to Battersea) dressed as a slutty witch got more than a few uncomfortable stares!

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THERE’S SOMETHING quite refreshing about the prospect of having a night out away from my usual central London-based haunts. And last Friday I did just that. Clutching a freshly issued visa I made a beeline for... Zone 5. Arriving at The Windsor Castle’s Pink Night, in aid of Drag/MacMillan Cancer Support and Breast Cancer Care, organised by Robert Cowley and manager Glen, we started as we meant to go on by glugging down something green and slimy from the shot girl, and then buckled up for an evening of dragtastic entertainment. Host for the evening, Rose Garden, got right into the spirit (vodka) of the night, dressed head to toe in pink, to make the boy’s (arseholes?) wink. She kept everyone and everything in order perfectly - you’re really not gonna argue with mistress Rose now are you? The ﬁrst part of the night was quite a sedate affair, compared to what was to come later. Lola Lasagne, breaking her Windsor Castle cherry, opened, providing impeccable cabaret standards and the infamous Lola retorts to Rose’s (Rosetta Stone) cajoling. Martha D’Arthur’s jukebox drag followed, meandering her way through the crowd and behind the bar - well a girl’s gotta drink, hasn’t she? Next up was everyone’s favourite Nigerian immigrant and all-round drag diamond, Son Of a Tutu, who moved everything up a gear with a frantic, high energy set, treating the collective to a great rendition of ‘I Will Follow Him’ - like the good Christian woman she is. This is where it all started to go a bit bonkers. Most of that mayhem coming courtesy of a group of rather delicious army lads. You know, the sort that would wipe their cock on your curtain on the way out? Tutu invited one of said lads onstage and got more than she was expecting, we reckon, after he gave her a slobbery old snog. Despite looking so shocked after, we know she loved it! Filth. Good Christian woman, my foot. Sparkling starlet Stephanie Von Clitz was next up (into the lion’s den) and she held her own wonderfully amongst her much more consummate drag sisters. Watch out for this lass, she’s been bitten by the drag bug. As the night was drawing to a close, Topsie Redfern, who had been happily drinking with Rose for most of the evening stumbled up to the stage. Just let those three words absorb for a moment: DRINKING WITH ROSE. Cue the return of those boozed-up army lads eager to drop their trousers and get their Walnut Whip out for a good cause, and mix it in with a ‘merry’ drag queen who “doesn’t usually drink” and you have the perfect concoction for drag show gold. I think everyone had clearly seen far too much of Lady Gaga prancing about with her nunu out at G-A-Y last week and were trying to re-enact it. Either that or they’d all moved on to drinking turps. A cracking night, proving that there’s more to life than just Soho. There’s Hounslow. With all of the merry madness it holds.

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But is it sweetie?

BY JASON REID Stag’s Showbusiness

IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR Victoria’s only gay bar, The Jack Off the Beanstalk / Mum and Son Stag, finally closed its doors and made way for the impending bulldozers, who were to demolish every last stone, along with provides all the key elements we we’re quite partial to), sweet- all of its rich gay heritage. With it went one of London’s most were looking for: a big enough throwing, silliness, selfie-taking and successful small theatres: Above The Stag, created there in space to create a theatre and bar; songs. All done in the best possible 2008. Unlike the bar below, however, the theatre company did a fairly central location (Vauxhall panto taste, of course. not crumble at its foundations. borders Zones 1 & 2); great Looking ahead, Peter is confident transport links; an easy walk from that, finally, the theatre has found The driving force behind Above residence at The Landor Theatre the tube station; a large LGBT the stability and security it has The Stag, Artistic Director Peter in Clapham for its annual foray population, and within the vicinity been craving for. ‘Already we are Bull, explains: ‘We spent a lot into panto-land with ‘Get Aladdin’ of other LGBT bars, clubs and working on next year’s panto and of time searching for the right - supported by the theatre’s other businesses.’ looking at the programme for venue for the new theatre. It’s devoted following. Spurred on by Their now infamous adult panto 2015. You can expect a full range not as easy as you’d think. We its continued success, Peter knew opens later this month, heralding of theatrical productions.’ looked at many rooms above pubs, that the search for a permanent a new chapter for Above The basements, derelict warehouses home was still well and truly on. Stag, which in true theatrical form ‘Jack Off the Beanstalk’ runs from and other spaces.’ They eventually struck gold when a has risen like a phoenix from the 29th November - 5th January at The theatre reformed last year, Vauxhall railway arch came up… ashes. ‘Jack Off The Beanstalk’ Above the Stag, Arch 17, Miles Street, briefly, and set up temporary ‘The new venue in Vauxhall promises cross-dressing (which London. SW8 1RZ.

FILM OF THE WEEK THRILLS IN SPACE!

HOW TO SURVIVE Alfonso Cuaron’s technically A PLAGUE (15) dazzling GRAVITY is a Nominated for an ripping thrill-ride with a Oscar, this amazing thunderous performance documentary explores from Sandra Bullock, the 1980s AIDs plus an enjoyably cheeky epidemic in America, George Clooney. Don’t when gay men were MISSITs-EANWHILE #HRIS BY JACK LEGER left to die by the Hemsworth provides plenty government, pharmaceutical companies and the Catholic church. With a of beefcake in the hugely driving narrative, the film focuses on feisty activists who turned the tide. entertaining sequel THOR: It’s stunningly well-assembled, combining snappy wit and huge waves of THE DARK WORLD, IN THE WORKS both outrage and real emotion. Probably the best doc you’ll see all year. which ramps up the action to universe-saving proportions. Model-turned-Mod actorac Travis DVD OF THE WEEK FFimmel is llined up to TRIPLE CROSSED LET’S MAKE A MOVIE sstar with (15) CColin Farrell This low-budget Alec Baldwin and director iinn the film American gay thriller James Toback are hilarious veversionr of the makes up for its cheesy in SEDUCED AND vivideogamedeog World plot with intriguing ABANDONED, a comedy- //F7ARCRAFTs!NDF7ARC character interplay doc following their efforts to DiDiee HaHardrd hunkh Jai as hot war veteran remake Last Tango In Paris CoCourtnayurtnay hhasa landed roles Chris (Jack Brockett) ... in Iraq! Packed with star in both Angelina Jolie’s is hired to kill sexy cameos, it’s a riotous WWII drama Unbroken and young Andrew (played by director Sean Paul Lockhart, better known as journey into the Russell Crowe’s directing gay pornstar Brent Corrigan). We never think Chris will carry out the thornier aspects debut The Water Diviner. hit, since he’s too busy getting naked and shagging Andrew, but the plot’s of filmmaking. convolutions are rather entertaining. (TLA)

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I really believe in supporting your own in this independent of any management or label backing and cutthroat pop industry. Mechanical minstrel will be the first release through Reeves Corner, his Marcus Reeves is just that. A writer and own record label. performer Reeves’ performance career spans Marcus says, “The album has taken four work as an actor, stand-up comic, singer years to make but has been well worth the songwriter and performance poet. He has wait. I’ve been lucky enough to be joined by performed across London at venues some brilliant musicians including including: The Troubadour, The members of North London rockers BY DUSTY O Drill Hall, Bethnal Green Working Uberkaboom, plus special guests Men’s Club, the Southbank Centre, Benjamin Louche of the Double R Royal Vauxhall Tavern and London Club, cabaret sensation Sarah-Louise Wonderground. Marcus presented his Young and Adrian Stout of The Tiger first EP, ‘Equally Cursed and Blessed’ and Lillies on musical saw and Theremin. the accompanying pop video ‘Stranger With the CD version, I wanted to Than Fiction’ in 2004, which has since create a piece that had the polish been screened at the ICA. Now he and panache of a collectors edition, presents his debut solo album so the physical copies are presented in book form ‘Quicksilver – The Masquerade that includes 32 pages of lyrics, photography by Macabre’ which is a futuristic Robert Piwko and artwork by Bryon Fear which blend of original rock, pop and will never be made available online. Dedicated cabaret songs. fans can also buy a box set that includes a Mixed by Nick Trepka (Emmy handmade mask of my own face.” The Great, Speech Debelle, Boy His latest single ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ was released George), Marcus co-produced on 30 September and the album’s first three singles the album with his musical ‘Black Tears’, ‘Mistaken Identity’ and ‘Radio Head’ collaborator Michael Roulston have attracted positive reviews from online press (Cabaret Whore, David Hoyle, and five-star average buyer ratings on iTunes, as well Black Cat Cabaret) and describes as airplay from online and student radio. ‘Quicksilver it as ‘a sonic threesome between – The Masquerade Macabre’ looks set to cement Aladdin Sane, Hedwig and The Reeves’ growing reputation as a versatile songwriter Phantom of the Opera’. and showman. CDs are available exclusively through This thirteen-song labour of Reeves’ website with digital downloads available love has been crafted through iTune. BUY IT NOW!

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THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Vibe at Barcode, 69 Albert unrivalled highly electric atmosphere. Puppini Sisters. Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. Open 7 days. Bar Titania, 75 Charing Cross Road, CLUBS & EVENTS 11pm-4am. Weekly night of urban Meth Lab at Black Cap, 171 Camden WC2H 0NE. 6pm-11pm. Come along ‘Lady Gaga’ G-A-Y Porn Idol at sounds from DJs Nastee and Robski, High Street, NW1 7JY. 9pm-late. £15 and have some sultry fun and sexy Heaven, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. with PopVibe in the bar and the OTD. The Meth Lab presents Raja, drinks at this sumptuous Soho bar, 11pm-4am. FREE entry flyers from upstairs SexVibe cruise room. Season 3 of Ru Paul’s Drag Race with Alex Meli on keyboards and an G-A-Y Bar. The return of London’s Ku at Ku Bar Lisle Street, Leicester winner with DJ Miles, supported open-mic for up-and-coming singers. biggest amateur strip night as Square, WC2. 6pm-3am. FREE. The by Candy Vanity Heals, Dinah Lux, Around the Candelabra at contestants of all shapes, sizes and legendary Tasty Tim and guests spin Magenta Foxx, Miss Cairo and Ruby Comptons, 51-53 Old Compton looks take part to win £100. Final the pop sounds and floor fillers. Wednesday. Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. winner wins £1,000. Think you Boy Trouble at East Bloc, 217 12pm-midnight. Lee Reed tinkles have what it takes to win? Simply City Road, Old Street, EC1V 1JN. BARS & CABARET his ivories for a Soho sing-along text 07789 553 868 to take part! 10.30pm-4am. FREE. A new Thursday Flaunt + Dressed as a Girl (8-10pm) in one of Old Compton TONIGHT: Lads strip to Gaga tracks. experience for East London gays as Fundraiser at Manbar, 79 Charing Street’s oldest and classiest venues Are you more ‘Applause’ or ‘Bad East Bloc opens its doors for an early Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. with complementary bar food. Romance’? Pick up the ‘Telephone’ weekend house explosion of double- 10pm-3am. New night ‘Flaunt’ is West 5 at Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, now to be a contestant! drop pop, Italo house, and anything where you get to flaunt it with the W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. else. handsome, rugged men of Soho, Ealing’s hugely popular club, bar and Gigolo at The Shadow Lounge, 5 with sexy dancers and DJ Nick cabaret spot. Brewer Street, W1F 0RF. 10pm-3am. Shepherdson on the decks. TONIGHT: Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton £5 conc, £8 others. Midweek soiree ‘Dressed as a Girl’ Fundraiser launch Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. 8.30pm. for sluts with attitude at Soho’s party, plus Man Dolls Hard Rock FREE. Big laughs and song from Jeff famous Shadow Lounge. Hot Plastic Art exhibition by Justin King! Kristian. happenings as porn stars provide the Windsor Castle, 152 Bath Road, Bette’s Boozy Thursdays at The eye candy. Hounslow, TW3 3ET. Open till late. Admiral Duncan, 54 Old Compton Room Service at Miabella, 12-13 Great gay bar near Heathrow invites Street, Soho, W1D 4UD. Midday- Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ. you to party and drink till the small 11pm. Bette Rinse begins the 10pm-3am. Don’t you dare miss this hours with the hot boys and nice weekend early at this legendary Soho fiercely social, sexy club spot, playing drinks. TONIGHT: Cookie’s Karaoke. pub (from 9pm). edgy and upfront house. Expect hot Queerly Out Classic at Escape Bar, VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho, gogo eye candy and hosted by fab 8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0SU. W1. Munroe Bergdorf and Adam scene faces. Get snapped by the 9pm-3am. Classic pop gay student Turner get you warmed up for legendary resident papper! night in the heart of Soho. Room Service with some unrivalled G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place, Thursday night hotness! off Charing Cross Road, WC2. 305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5. The Yard, 57 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get The night for fellas in frocks and their 7PL. Open till 12am. Free. Renowned as played out across the club, drink admirers. one of Soho’s most unique and popular specials, cute guys and an almost Demon’s Karaoke at BJ’s White destination venues, don’t miss the sexy Swan, 556 Commercial Road, E14. boys, beautiful courtyard and delicious 9pm-3am. FREE. Sing-along to your drinks. fave hits. David Hoyle’s Heavenly Voices at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER SE11. Doors £7. Show 8.30pm. £10. David Hoyle brings his sharp and CLUBS & EVENTS smart insight to the RVT. Can culture Eurofest at RVT, 372 Kennington create revolution? David dissects the Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 9pm-2am. The universe! UK’s biggest Eurovision/Europop club Backing The Stars at Halfway 2 returns with a performance by Velvet, Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing direct from Sweden! DJs Don Grant, Cross, WC2N 4JF. Long running John Hagley and Dave Simmons play popular central London cabaret pub Eurovision hits of the past and classic with Kevin Walsh. Schlager and Europop. Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven, Villiers Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm-2am. Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am. FREE FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular with wristband from G-A-Y Bar. Main South London cabaret/club spot. Floor plays 70s, 80s, 90s, 00 & 01, Star TONIGHT: Cabaret from Mrs Moore. Bar is 02 to present day, videos in the Enriched at Rupert Street, 50 Rupert Pop Room. Musical theme sing-along in Street, Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. the Departure Lounge. New weekly dance session from Tonker at Eagle London, 349 Rich B with Marcella Puppini of the Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11.

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9pm-3am. FREE b4 10pm, £6 after. Street, NW1 7JY. Open till late. Party 9pm-late. Crazy fun times at West 5 The legendary soulful house night Big bear bar boozing, cruise and rocking gay pub up in the North of with DJs and special acts on stage, returns for a special party with DJs tunes has disco, house & soul, then London, gives you premier cabaret come join in the non-stop party! Mista Pierre and Supadon, plus Mark sexier vibes to the early hours for and entertainment all weekend. Bar Titania at 75 Charing Cross Ashley-Dupé and Maximus Crown hot daddies, bears, cubs and their TONIGHT: DJ Chris Reardon on the Road, WC2H 0NE. 4pm-late. Don’t spinning disco, 90s, 00s and more. admirers. decks. miss live music from the fantastic Dish – Mr Dish Contest at East Grizzle at Dalston Superstore, 117 BJ’s White Swan at 556 Andrea Gorse at this sumptuous Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, Kingsland Road, Dalston, E8 2PB. Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14 Soho bar. EC1V 1JN. 10.30pm-6am. £7 before 9pm-3am. Free before 12am, £3 after. 7JD. 9pm-4am. FREE entry before The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham 12am, £10 after. Tom Stephan and John Sizzle and A Man To Pet takeover 10.30pm/£5 after. Popular East High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am. Borja Pena bring you another hot and the top bar as Dirtbox’s Gibson and London pub. TONIGHT: The Fabulous £5 after 10pm. London’s legendary sweaty session of their massively the Duchess of Pork rock the laser Cookie Monstar with DJ Matt Unique. cabaret and club bar. TONIGHT: popular East End club night, always- basement. Central Station at 37 Wharfdale Cabaret from Lady Imelda. rammed full of the hottest boys. Fitladz at Barcode, 69 Albert Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street, Jonny Woo, La Pequena, Alex Han Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10.30pm, £5 after. SW4 7UL. 5pm-1am. Funky Clapham and Johanna Londinium judging the 10pm-8am. £6 members, £8 guests. Cabaret and DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: dance bar with a special guest DJ Mr Dish Contest! Arrive early if you The club session for horny lads with Cabaret from Eva la Diva. tonight! think you got what it takes to win. hot grooves from the DJs and an Silver Service at Halfway 2 Heaven, The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street, extended cruise space. 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am. Spunk at Manbar, 79 Charing WC2N 4JF. 9.15pm-3am. Silver Lively East End pub features karaoke Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. Summers serves up her unique brand every Friday! 8pm-3.30am. FREE. Manbar DJs of cabaret with munchable mash-ups, Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street, play commercial dance for a crowd sizzling show tunes and an eclectic WC1D 5LB. Open till 12am. Ku Bar’s of upferit blokes and butch boys pinch of pop. TONIGHT: ‘Dish of the little brother stretches across three ‘til late. Resident DJs Rob C, Nick Day’ is Trindy Rocks Out at 10pm. ﬂoors for that perfect Soho warmup Shepherdson, Little Rob and Amox. The Duke of Wellington at 77 drinking session and a little dance Plus, pole dancing beauties. Wardour Street, Soho, W1D 6QA. with downstairs DJs. Get discounted Therapy at Shadow Lounge, 5 Open till 12am. Free entry. Get ready entry wristbands here for Ku Klub in Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0RF. for another great weekend by kicking Lisle Street. 11.30pm-3am. The ultimate team of things off at the venerable Duke with Sauna Bar at 29 Endell Street, gay scene DJs rotates every Friday for DJ Gordon John. TONIGHT: Weekend Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA. your listening and dancing pleasure Warm-Up. 11.30am-2am. £16. £5 off entry with with Paul Heron, Miswhite, Adam Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, QX advert. The only licensed gay Turner and Douh Silva. Soho, W1D 6DR. Soho’s sexy bar is sauna in the West End, open ‘til super Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 ready to shine again with weekly DJ late every weekend. Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. sets to get you in the weekend mood! Frankie’s Fun-Filled Friday at The

10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. DJ Alessandro plays tonight. Admiral Duncan, 54 Old Compton Tom Stephan Pop perfection and hot floor fillers The Windsor Castle at 152 Bath Street, Soho, W1D 4UD. Midday- as Ku’s hot 3 spin the tunes in its Road, Hounslow, TW3 3ET. Open till Midnight. The popular Soho bar Tramp at Dalston Superstore, downstairs basement club spot. 2am. £3 10-11pm, £5 after. Great gay spins out floor fillers from DJ Frankie 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. Super Electric Party Machine at bar near Heathrow invites you to party Fantastique. 9pm-3am. Free b4 10pm, £5 after. East Bloc, 217-219 City Road, EC1V and drink till the small hours with the Kris Di Angelis brings the hussies to 1JN. 10pm-6am. £5. The freshest, hot boys. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Son DS for a night of deranged drag beats hottest talent playing the best new of a Tutu. SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER as Stacey Dee Collins is joined by music with DJ Larry Tee and guests The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho, Scottee and Jodie Harsh upstairs, as at this hot-ass East London basement W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE. CLUBS & EVENTS Jeffrey Hinton pulls a garage set out club spot and tonight a DJ debut from Renowned as one of Soho’s most G-A-Y presents Little Mix and of the bag. Johnny Yihi! unique and popular destination venues, Kingsland Road at Heaven, Villiers Inferno at The Shadow Lounge, Girls at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke with a huge outdoor terrace. Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm-5am. 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0RF. Newington Road, N16 7XB. The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, Discount wristbands from G-A-Y 10pm-3am. Everything goes on 10pm-3am. £3 before midnight, £5 W1D 3QE. 8pm-3am. FREE b4 Bar. The palace of pop and quite Saturday nights when Andrew Elmore after. A night run by men celebrating 10.30pm. Four floors of fun! Open possibly the world’s most famous spins the greatest hits of the week and the music of girls, hosted by Richard extra late with top tunes from the gay club packs out this cavernous the hosts are at their cheekiest. Dancers, Mortimer. DJs spinning top 40, pop, funky venue. TONIGHT: X Factor babe and shot boys and hot boys all around, a 5 house and more. ‘Looney Tunes’ boy special as previous winners Little hour non-stop party! BARS & CABARET from 11pm, in the Paparazzi Lounge, Mix storm the stage. Plus, this year’s Pelucas Y Tacones presents Ku Bar Lisle Street 2,000,000th playing radio edits, guilty pleasures contestants Kingsland Road create a Doctor Amor-Doctor Love at customer at 30 Lisle Street, Leicester and club classics. Plus House Knights roadblock. Concrete, 56 Shoreditch High Street, Square, WC2. Open bar from 7pm. with DJ Nikos T. XXL - Lumberjack at Pulse, 1 E1 1JJ. Another carnival of colour and Win a holiday to Barcelona with Ku Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF. fun as this time they take on a ‘Doctor Bar Lisle Street as the 2,000,000th Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 10pm-7am. £8 members, £15 Amor’ - “Love” to you and I – theme customer is expected to ring through 12pm-midnight. The grand dame of guests. 4 huge arenas, a mega cruise with special guest performance by the tills tonight! Open bar from 7pm Soho. DJ Dave Young from 9pm. space and chill space. Plus, big Meretri. Plus, resident DJs Pepi and for an hour. The City of Quebec at 12 Old tunes from resident DJs Christian Alessandro play the hits to die for as Discipline at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H M, Alex Logan, Joe Egg and Mark they encourage you to dress in your Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 4am. 7AF. 10pm-3am. Venerable institution Ames. TONIGHT: Got an axe to grind? wicked doctor or tranny nurse outfits! Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/ of the gay scene rocks out some pop Get your wood polished at XXL’s Fringe! at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke club spot watches Munroe Bergdorf classics for an evening of fun with DJ Lumberjack special. Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XB. and friends werq the floor! TONIGHT: Almighty. Queer Nation at Barcode, 69 Albert 9pm-3am. £5. East London’s queer Open till 4am! Club Delicious at West 5, South Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. film fest parties with music from The The Black Cap, 171 Camden High Ealing, Pope’s Lane, W5 4NB. 10pm-6am. £6 b4 midnight/£8 after. Duchess of Pork, The Sugarlow Boys,

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Kostakis and De La Ioakim, plus short then DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: Cabaret The George and Dragon at 2 Hot 2 Trot at East Bloc, 217-219 film screenings before 10pm. from Rinse Out Your Haggis fearuring Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, SE10 City Road, EC1V. 10pm-late. FREE TrannyShack South with Stunners Bette Rinse & Mary Mac. 8DE. 6pm-4am. Free entry. Friendly b4 midnight/£5 after. A new home for at Eagle London, 349 Kennington Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Greenwich-based boozer with the Sunday night weekly session as Lane, SE11 5QY. 9pm-4am. FREE b4 Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. welcoming atmosphere and top Pagano and co. pack their bags and 10pm/£6-8 after. Two dirty stop outs 12pm-midnight. The grand dame of cabaret at the weekends. Guilty head off to a new home at sexy East head south for any riotous night of Soho pulling in a more blokey crowd. Pleasures at The Admiral Duncan, Bloc basement. Now featuring Punk’d drag TV/TS hedonism, hot beast and DJ Jo Publik from 9pm. 54 Old Compton Street, Soho, in Room 2 and HOT Kitsch POP in more as TrannyShack and Stunners hit The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 4UD. All the big pop hits on a Room 3. Eagle hard! Dusty O and Andrea Wild W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE. Saturday night at this legendary Soho Pure Disco Foundation at Kazbar, get able support from Lloyd Dixon, Renowned as one of Soho’s most pub spot with Tanya Hyde and Baga 50 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL. Tim Southgate, Kris XIII on the decks. unique and popular destination venues, Chipz on stage at 10pm as they sing 5pm-late. Clapham gets dancing Hombre at Manbar, 79 Charing this Halloween the venue will be all the hits you love. every Sunday with this new weekly Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. specially decorated and staff suited and Saturday Market + Bears session hosted by UK soul house 8pm-3.30am. FREE. Manbar DJs booted to match! Downstairs at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7 diva Angie Brown. Featuring DJ Edu play commercial dance for a crowd of The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til Gantous. upferit blokes and butch boys ‘til late. W1D 3QE. 2pm-3am. FREE b4 3am. Rose Garden’s Saturday Market S.L.A.G.S./Chill Out with Charlie With guest DJs plus pole dancing 10.30pm. Open super-late with DJs from 4pm. Bears go down with the Hides TV at RVT, 372 Kennington beauties. spinning upfront vocal house, with hot gruff guys and Justin Swift from 9pm. Lane, SE11 5HY. 2pm-midnight. Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 gogo dancers gyrating away as Felicia Bar Titania at 75 Charing Cross £8, £5 after 7.30pm. Long-running Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. Van Cartier exudes fabulousness. Road, WC2H 0NE. 4pm-12am. and hugely popular afternoon/ 10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. ‘Looney Tunes’ from 11pm, in the Commercial tunes, house, pop and evening clubbing session slot playing £3 with wristband/membership. The Paparazzi Lounge, playing radio edits, even a dash of disco, with sultry soul anthemic tunes, big remixes and party continues in Ku’s basement club guilty pleasures and club classics. singer Chris Royal from 8pm. house. Plus, Charlie Hides TV delivers with hot pop and floor fillers from Plus House Knights with DJ Zach Saunabar at 29 Endell Street, Covent a multi-media cabaret collision from the DJs. Burns. Garden, WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am. 5.30pm. Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2 The Black Cap at 171 Camden £16. £5 off entry with QX advert. Fitladz Sunday at Barcode, 69 Albert Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 High Street, NW1 7JY. 9pm-4am. Unwind after a night of clubbing at Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. hours. £16. Unwind and release some Legendary north London late night the only licensed gay sauna in the 10pm-6am. £7, £5 members. Horny tension after a stressy week with the club, bar and cabaret spot. TONIGHT: West End. boys get ready for a sporty Sunday all the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s Cabaret from Titti la Camp plus DJ Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street, scrum. Uplifting tunes, upferit guys original weekly party. Miles. Soho, W1D 6DR. Kick Saturday night and that notorious extended cruise Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, off with sounds from the hottest DJs space. Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am. Limehouse, E14 7NW. 9pm-late. at this lively Soho bar. TONIGHT: £6. Authentic London club/ Local gay bar in East London’s Beats from DJ Brent Nicholls. BARS & CABARET entertainment nighter. Hosted by Amy Limehouse. The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho, The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, Lamé, record players Readers Wifes. Klub Klimax at West 5, South Ealing, W1. 2pm-12am. Soho’s largest outdoor Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-midnight. G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, Pope’s Lane, W5 4NB. The popular space, with balcony overlooking central Free entry. Local gay bar in East off Charing Cross Road, WC2. West London club, bar and cabaret courtyard. A smoker’s paradise! Great London’s Limehouse. TONIGHT: 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink spot, with added Piano Lounge fun. house music. Sister bar to the Edge. Cabaret from Davina Sparkle specials, cute guys and a pop perfect Windsor Castle, 152 Bath Road, Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street, (8.45pm). atmosphere. Hounslow, TW3 3ET. Open till 2am. £3 WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am. Ku Bar’s The Quebec at 12 Old Quebec Street, Beyond (after-hours) at Area, Albert from 10-11pm, £5 after. Great gay bar little brother stretches across three Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. Legendary Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. near Heathrow invites you to party and floors for that perfect Soho warmup gay boozer near Marble Arch features 3am (Sunday morning)–midday. drink till the small hours with the hot drinking session and a cheeky dance weekly cabaret. TONIGHT: Sunday Mammoth mash-up explodes across boys and music from DJ Rob. with downstairs DJs. TONIGHT: X Cabaret with Diane James. Area with big main floor upfront house The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street, Factor screened live. The Power of 3 at the Two Brewers, and edgier sounds in the Chapel Bar. Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am. Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street, 114 Clapham High Street, Clapham, Free before 9.30pm, £5 after. SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free entry. SW4 7UJ. 5pm-2am. Show 6.30pm. BARS & CABARET Lively East End pub that turns extra Funky Clapham bar with stylish swish. £5 after 8pm, £6 after 9pm. Sunday Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D flamboyant on the weekends! TONIGHT: DJ Mark Norton on the fun at this legendary south London 3JN. Open ‘til 4am. Soho’s intimate Ku Bar at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle Street, decks and host Glendora on the floor. cabaret spot with not one, not two, but but packed-out bar/club spot with Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. The Quebec, 12 Old Quebec Street, three cabaret stars. the most amazing DJ booth in town! One of London’s hottest gay bars Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. Legendary 80s Music Night at Duke of TONIGHT: Now open ‘til 4am! and clubs, with the hottest boys gay boozer near Marble Arch, with Wellington, 77 Wardour Street, Soho, The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham both behind the bar and in front of it, Pick N Mix on the stage at 10pm. W1D 6QA. Open till 11.30pm. Free. High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am. stretching over three floors. Retro fun to round off the weekend FREE b4 10pm, £7 after. Cabaret and The Big Saturday Night Out at Duke with all your best-loved 80s classics. clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue. of Wellington, 77 Wardour Street, SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Sunday School at Manbar, 79 TONIGHT: LA Voix sings her heart out! Soho, W1D 6QA. Open till 12am. Charing Cross Road, Soho, WC2H BJ’s White Swan at 556 Free. DJs on rotation each Saturday CLUBS & EVENTS 0NE. 3pm-11pm. Free. Enjoy an Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14 keep this happening pub fresh and Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London, end to your wonderful weekend with 7JD. 9pm-4am. £5 b4 12am/£7 after. party-central! 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, sounds spun by DJ Nick Shepherdson FREE in Halloween costume. 100% G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton Street, SE11 5QY. 8pm-4am. £6. The and hilarious onstage entertainment funky house and club classics in the Soho, W1D 4UR. Midday-Midnight. HMD gymkhana continues to shake from mistress of the acerbic quip, mix. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Lady FREE. Soho’s palace of pop with the Vauxhall down every week. Residents Miss Myra Dubois! La Rue. hottest videos screened out across spin super-disco sounds with weekly Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, Central Station at 37 Wharfdale the venue, great drinks deals and guests. TONIGHT: KZA Force of 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til discount entry wrist bands for G-A-Y Nature jets in from Japan. Part of the WC2H 7BA. 10pm-11am. FREE. 4am. FREE before 10.30pm. Cabaret @ Heaven. :EAF Festival. Lady Lloyd’s hit factory hits Ku Bar

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