Gay London Life | April '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 10
Going Out
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Jock Night
Eurovision
Viewing Party
After a critically-acclaimed run of shows
The Ship Inn
in 2023, the Offie-nominated Jock Night is
The Kent town of Rochester may only be small,
watching this month’s Eurovision final? Don’t you
returning to Seven Dials Playhouse for another
but it’s got a great gay pub that’s well worth the
dare say in the confines of your living room with a
no-holds-barred look at Manchester’s gay
journey. Thursday nights are always karaoke
continental selection of dips, not when you could
nightlife. Adam Zane’s script follows an unlikely
from 9pm, so there’s never a better time to share
be part of the fun at Betty and Joan’s. Not only
assortment of five Mancunians over half a year
your Cher impression with a wider audience. The
have they got Drag Race’s Just May (pictured) on
as they duck and dive through the city’s wildest
weekend evenings usually contain the unbeatable
hosting duties, but the Some Voices Eurovision
clubs and chemsex parties. Though it touches
combo of drag and a disco, but sometimes there’s
choir led by Alice Keys will be putting a Pitch
on some dark topics (namely the point at which
an extra-special show — Star of ITV’s Starstruck,
Perfect spin on some of the competition’s previous
drugs and sex collide), it’s all done with bountiful
Here Comes Dolly (pictured), will be donning her
hits. Plus, all the action will be shown on the huge
amounts of northern charm, too.
rhinestones and paying tribute to the country
projector and big screens around the venue.
Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 15th June,
legend herself on Saturday 3rd May.
Saturday 17th May, 6pm-3am, Betty and
Seven Dials Playhouse, 1a Tower Street,
347 High Street, ME1 1DA
Joan’s, 9 Hewson Way, SE17 1JS
WC2H 9NP. Nearest Station: Covent Garden
Nearest Station: Rochester
Nearest Station: Elephant & Castle
Photo by Zefrographica
Right, some important business — where are you
DJs. Do you ever look at them, nodding their
BEEFMINCE
Big Ball
heads and smiling at their own choices, and just
No Bank Holiday is complete without a huge
Bear Bash
think, “I could do that”? Well, go on then, put your
blowout hosted by the BEEFMINCE lot. They took
This club night for bears, cubs and all those who go
money where your mouth is and head to Jukebox
over Clapham Grand on Good Friday, have sold
weak at the sight of a hairy chest poking through
Disco. This monthly party lets punters pick the
out their Thames boat party on Sunday 4th May
the buttons of a plaid shirt started out at Eagle
tunes, all by scanning a QR code and taking their
(although keep an eye out for resale tickets on
Amsterdam. However, in January this year, they
pick from the huge range of genres and eras
DICE if you missed out), and are heading back to
decided to branch out and host it at Eagle London
available. Revel in the rapturous response to your
South London at the end of the month for another
at the very same time each month. At both, the
selection! Quickly nip to the loos when your pick
supersized banquet of meaty goodness. Resident
first two hours are always a little more chilled out
provokes baffled stares from fellow dancers! See,
DJs Silverhook and Cactushead will be joined by
and suitable for casual chit-chat ranging up to
not as easy as it looks, is it?
a special guest and there’ll be gogo bears, gear
moderate flirtation. However, at 11pm, the volume
Third Friday of the month (23rd May),
stalls and the usual packed crowd of hairy hunks!
turns up and full disco mode begins.
10pm-4am, Royal Vauxhall Tavern,
Sunday 25th May, 9pm-3am, Clapham Grand,
Friday 9th May, 9pm-4am, Eagle London,
372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY
21-25 St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT
349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Nearest Station: Clapham Junction
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Jukebox Disco
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