Gay London Life | June '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 6
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And you might find yourself on the edge of the Eagle dance floor.
And you might find yourself shouting in the ears of resident DJs
Paul Joseph and Gareth Hackney to see if they’ll play Once In A
Lifetime by Talking Heads. And you might find yourself loading
the Wikipedia page to show that it was released in January 1981
so it can definitely be played at Athena, the club night dedicated
to the killer tunes, the unforgettable looks and the outright
campery of the 1980s. Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.
Every first Saturday of the month, (7th June), 9pm-4am,
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
80:20
If you’ve been to Athena at Eagle London and thought “yeah,
Freedom Bar
I really like this night solely dedicated to the 1980s, I just
When you want to let your hair down and test out
wished they also played music from the 1990s, 2000s and
some questionable dance moves, we’ve got two
2010s, too”, well, you’re not going to believe this — there’s
words for you — Freedom Bar. The downstairs
another night that does just that! Yes, 80:20 was created by
dancefloor is open for a boogie until 3am every
Athena resident DJ Paul Joseph and sees him team up with
night except for Sunday and DJs are always
Wayne David to play a decade-spanning mix of pop, indie and
on hand to blast out pop stompers, RnB gems
dance, all to a crowd of South London movers and shakers.
and the odd disco number, too. Earlier on in the
Every third Saturday of the month (21st June), 9pm-4am,
week, it’s all about performance nights, with
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Carl Mullaney in charge of Kinky Kabaret every
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Monday and the dragalicious High on Heels in the
house every Wednesday.
The Old Ship
60-66 Wardour Street, W1F 0TA
Nearest Station: Piccadilly Circus
Photo by Richard Holland
This legend of its Limehouse postcode is the place
to go for no-frills fun and the sort of laughter that’ll
have you whinnying like a horse. Saunter down on
Wednesdays with a bevy of brainy mates for the pub
quiz hosted by Question One, starting at 8.30pm
SHARP. On the weekends, it’s time for a drag queen
or two. To give you a flavour of The Old Ship’s
repertoire, there’s the whore of Hampstead Heath
Sandra on Saturday 31st May and 7th June, while
Dame Julie Paid does a turn on Sunday 2nd and Fatt
Butcher pops down from Brum on Friday 6th.
17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW
Nearest Station: Limehouse
As One
Festival
The Ship Inn
Moored up on the banks of the River Medway
far from the hustle and bustle of Central London,
The Ship Inn is a welcoming boozer that’s the
It truly is the season for dressing up in
beating heart of the local gay scene. Here,
something scandalously scanty and
punters enjoy everything from karaoke every
dancing among a crowd of queers
Thursday to an assortment of drag queens and
beneath a gloriously blue sky. And while
DJs on Saturday nights — it’s even the location
we’re not Tomasz Schafernaker, we’d
for semi-regular meet-ups of The Leathermen
say Saturday 19th July looks just the
of Kent (with one happening on the evening
date for that — this is because As One Festival returns to Ealing for a second year. The line-up is heavy
of Friday 20th June if you’ve got a new pair of
on big-name DJs (like ABSOLUTE, Fat Tony and Melvo Baptiste), top-tier drag queens (like your Danny
chaps that deserve to be admired up close).
Beards and Biminis) and lots of your favourite club nights making mischief across four stages!
347 High Street, ME1 1DA
Saturday 19th July, 12pm-10pm, Walpole Park, W5 5EQ. Nearest Station: Ealing Broadway
Nearest Station: Rochester
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