Gay London Life | April '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 22
Photos by Nicolas Chinardet
As One Returns
Alexander Lincoln, Billy Porter, and Omari Douglas
The launch of the queer day-fest was an
unqualified success last year and it’s heading
back to Ealing this July with another line-up
chocka with DJs and drag queens
Some things take a little time to
to cost at the height of summer. Now
gain popularity. The career of
set your faces to shocked when we
Jessie Ware, for instance. The HBO
say you can get in for just over £20.
sitcom Hacks. The London borough
It could have been as low as 11 quid if
of Clapton.
you’d been organised enough to get
By total contrast, As One
stormed out of the gates last
year and was a huge success
early bird tickets, but that ship has
sailed. Still, £20. Not bad, right?
And all in the glorious environs
instantaneously. Who knew
of Ealing, well-served as it is by two
Londoners would go so crazy for
nearby tube stations that make it
the opportunity to drink, dance and
refreshingly simple to get there
laugh in the sunshine?
and back — or onto the official
And if anything, the second
afterparty at Fire once it’s all over.
year will be even better. The line-up
No wonder people are racing back
is just as impressive for starters —
to do it all over again.
headliners Fat Tony, Melvo Baptiste
and ABSOLUTE will have you
As One, Saturday 19th July,
dancing until your Birkenstocks are
12pm-10pm, Walpole Park,
worn down to the sole, while there
W5 5EQ. Nearest Station:
are performances from the likes of
Ealing Broadway. More info and
La Voix, Danny Beard and Tayce to
tickets at asoneinthepark.co.uk
break things up a bit.
We should also mention the fact
that ticket prices are a steal, too.
Have a guess at how much you’d
expect a London day festival ticket
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