Gay London Life | Oct '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 10
Going Out
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Trade
35th Birthday
Handsome
80:20
Are you hot for house music? If you answered
Nightlife is a world where normal restrictions
influential gay club night that’s ever existed,
“yes” or “sorry, I couldn’t hear the question, I was
don’t apply and you can be whatever you want
anywhere on earth, at any point in time. It also
listening to this Larry Levan at Paradise Garage
to be, but whoa there, let’s not throw the entire
ended in 2002. Why are we telling you about it,
mix through my massive headphones”, we’ve got
rulebook away. 80:20 is a club night that only
then? Well, occasionally, you get one-off parties,
just the club night for you. It’s called Handsome
plays music meeting strict criteria. Firstly, it must
like the upcoming 35th birthday celebration.
and it specialises in classic house music with big
have been released between 1980 and 2020,
Taking over No90 in Hackney Wick for a solid
vocals and those euphoric little piano bits and
hence the name. Secondly, it’s got to slap. And
half-day’s raving, there’ll be some of the original
snares for days. This time around, DJs Terry Farley
not even just a little bit. Proper rushing-back-in-
DJs playing the iconic hard house sound (like
and Spatial Awareness will be hitting the decks,
from-the-smoking-area, dropping-your-pint-in-
Smokin Jo and The Sharp Boys), as well as a
but just as excitingly, the Eagle’s own Roy Inc will
excitement, telling-the-DJ-you-love-them slaps.
selection of today’s most exciting names, such as
be performing his two latest singles at 11.30pm!
DJs Wayne David and Paul Joseph know the drill.
Anahita Shamsei, Harry Gay and Twinkulator.
Saturday 11th October, 9pm-4am,
Saturday 18th October, 9pm-4am,
Saturday 18th October, 2pm-2am, No90,
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
90 Wallis Road, E9 5LN
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Nearest Station: Hackney Wick
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