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RYHBZMPOEPO Remembering Studio 54 I just wanna go back, back to 1979… Sex Circus It's back in town and it's bigger than ever! + Your guide to London's hottest queer events The Informer Free Squirt Flip Flops at Pleasuredrome Pleasuredrome is celebrating their rewards app by giving away free flip flops They’ve paired up with the Stamp Me app, where you can tap in and collect loyalty points every time you visit Get yourself 10 Stamps and you can get free entry into the facility The first 500 guys to head over and stamp can get themselves a free pair of Squirt flip flops, with the offer coming to an end on the 31st of March The award-winning gay spa is open 24 hours of the day, every day of the week, welcoming over 15,000 men through their doors each month Their state of the art facilities include deluxe pods, a cinema, tanning booths and London’s largest men only spa pool For more information visit www.pleasuredrome.com George Michael art collection sold for more than £10 million Gay British pop icon George Michael’s vast collection of queer art went on auction at the world-renowned Christie’s Auction House this past week A total of 61 pieces were up for auction, with artwork by Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst in the mix, which was auctioned off on Thursday 14th March The catalogue sold for £9,264,000, with another 100 works selling online for over £1 million in a sale that ended on the 15th of March The biggest ticket item was Hirst’s The Incomplete Truth which sold for £911,250, featuring a dove encased in formaldehyde The proceeds raised will be going to charitable causes which the star supported before his sudden passing on Christmas Day, 2016 at the age of just 53 Archbishop of Canterbury bans same-sex spouses from Anglican Conference qxmagazine.com Editor Dylan B Jones dylan@qxmagazine.com Editorial Assistant Ifan Llewelyn ifan@qxmagazine.com Outrage has been sparked within the LGBT+ faith community this week as the Archbishop of Canterbury has decided to ban same-sex partners from attending the Anglican Church’s 2020 Lambeth Conference The event sees bishops from around the world meet to discuss issues within the church Reverend Kevin Robertson was told personally by Archbishop Justin Welby in January that his husband Mohan Sharma would not be invited to attend the meeting The decision was made following fears around a boycott from African bishops over openly gay members attending The church is seeing an increasingly contentious split between the liberal Western churches who embrace LGBT+ people, and African churches who not Bishop Michael Curry who delivered a memorable sermon about the power of love at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has voiced concerns about Welby’s decision, sharing that he wishes that his Episcopal Church would “like it to be reconsidered” Gay US Presidential Candidate meets goal to participate in Primary debates In the run up to the 2020 US presidential election, several politicians have announced that they plan on running to take office The first step towards the White House is at the DNC Primary where candidates plead their case to get their place on the ballot It is expected that not all of those who have announced their run will make it to the Primary debates Openly gay Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has reached the 65,000 donor goal needed to qualify making him the only LGBT+ Democratic candidate running so far, and the first openly gay presidential candidate to participate A Rhodes scholar and a war veteran, at 37 he is also the youngest candidate running He will be facing off against Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the coming year qxmagazine.com @qxmagazine New Business Sales Executive Steve Gregory 020 7240 0055 steve@qxmagazine.com Senior Designer Janne Öijer janne@qxmagazine.com Designer Suren Gunpath design@qxmagazine.com Classifieds 020 7240 0055 classifieds@qxmagazine.com Director Chris Colman 020 7240 0055 chris@qxmagazine.com Distribution / M.R.DISTRIBUTION Printers / Acorn Published by Firststar Ltd New House, 67-68 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8JY Cover: Matt Spike © Copyright in the UK and worldwide, of the publishers Firststar Limited, Qx (ISSN 1356-6903) QX is published every Wednesday Deadline for editorial and display advertisement inclusion is Thursday, six days before the relevant issue cover date Sorry, but we cannot be held responsible for any unsolicited manuscripts, illustrations or photographs Inclusion in our images, is no indicator of sexual preference UPS AND DOWNS t h at a r e s hi t s ng hi t nd a d o o g e r a at h T he Q X gu id e t o t hi ng s t GOING down Ups & Downs GOING UP We’re back! Surprise bitch! Not calling white people terrorists If they shoot people, they’re terrorists Cottage cheese Polenta HORRIBLE A bit wanky, but we like it Mena Massoud Wind He’s playing Aladdin in Disney’s latest cash cow meaningless remake, and we are ON BOARD Windy weather is SO ANNOYING Scaffolding Aladdin Porn Dangerous and ugly! It’s a thing, Google it Billie Eilish She’s gonna be the next Dua Lipa, we’re calling it now Our government Honestly what a fucking mess Beyond a joke qxmagazine.com ||||| ||| || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||| | || | | |||| | ||| |||| ||||| | | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | || | | | | | ||| ||||| ||| |||||| | | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||| |||||| |||| | ||| | | |||| ||||| Seconds with… |||| 69 ||| |||| ||| ||| || || | |||| |||| || | | |||||| ||||| |||||||||| | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | || || || || ||| ||||| | Hey Guys! Describe yourself in three gorgeous words MF: On our website, the three words we used to describe Mr and Mr Ford are Provocation Deviation Masturbation But that’s purely in our spare time and not a reflection of our business! JF: Someone once described us – as Sohocialites But it’s only one word MF: But it does say a lot about us… What are you most guilty of? JF: We don’t believe in guilt or innocence MF: Only experiences Shag, marry, avoid; Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Jeremy Clarkson JF: I’d shag Boris, but I’m not into scat MF: I would happily marry Nigel Farage… to Theresa May JF: Jeremy Clarkson I don’t drive – already avoided Photo: Matt Pike Mark & Jason Ford What’s the fabbest thing that’s ever happened to you? JF: Drinking Cristal with Jerry Hall and my idol, Grace Jones in her trailer MF: Celebrating Halloween in West Hollywood with Graham Norton and buying a (terrible!) JPG jacket because he thought it looked ‘fab’ on me You own a certain business some people might be familiar with…tell us a little about it? JF: SweatBox is the most fun you can have in Soho without your clothes on MF: Am I allowed to mention the Boyz Awards? What’s the best Sweatbox story you’ve got? JF: We’re keeping that for our memoirs MF: Film rights available by negotiation We were thinking of calling it The Ins and Outs of Shaking it All About Were there any stumbling blocks during the refurb process? JF: The interview said 69 seconds… MF: And we had 99 Problems (but you bitches ain’t one) But it’s all behind us now We’re back in two weeks’ time on April 1st at 4pm What can people expect from the shiny new Sweatbox? MF: Everything they loved about the old SweatBox, but cleaner, bigger, and much better designed JF: More campness, more playfulness and twice as much sexiness MF: And we have a stage now, so we are going to bring back cabaret to bathhouse culture JF: Think Bette Midler and Barry Manilow on keyboards and sexy hunks in towels FINALLY - what time you get off work? JF: We run the busiest 24 hr sauna in London: we never finish working Find out more at www.sweatboxsoho.com and www.mrandmrford.com Sweatbox reopens at 4pm on 1st April qxmagazine.com e d i Ins real the io 54 d u e s r t o h S a s k l a ’ w d e n s I ‘ u f – n o c t ’ n e r e w People we dare , r o , e ous in en c o ny m in em n n y o s e e le ecom till li v d tab has b e by s e n o m g a lit ter e s n g y nse e e a m s h d T fro of ed d s e l i b n i o g u i l a d c ightc any tinum s Stu in g co few n a pla y doe e yo n d snor t l d b f u n r o e t Ver y a s g e es a w ing s ti ng nl y on an titi a pre eve n i ’s dr u s d q a e e l t h k a s a y, o o la u i vo c e c lub glow f the ink s m uneq a y th rous ion o n t d e i u h w ith p s l y i c t o i h u v t r deba celeb ual r e on To in it s e s ex tops, band k h t s a f a s o b s nt to ion? kle dim e lob e putat o g of rec e r b e m a h t the , an e cross o suc h ot h er rough e up t rom a f h v t i l s ex p a t e e r i d ar e ve w an d ti e o e c r n a o , l lu m in r r isce p ir ve remin the m ould a k y S il o c c e t i d t w N o n o r e H o ar tme as on w wh nd ap 70 s w ed fe ‘ a s r s t e t e S l a l b to hi s f the n the ed us o 54 i One o i m o t d o u c l t of S ght sp e we i s n H r l o a n o d rt im m o in L o n t the a li v in g e im t his t ab ou So you arrive in NY what year? January of 1977 - I had just turned 17 I moved for NYU How were those first few days after landing? They were fabulous I was too stupid and young to be nervous about anything I was anxious to get out into the world and I don’t think I said the sentence “I’m gay” until I moved to New York City That was part of it because I wanted to claim my identity Was there a community there waiting for you? It was very apparent; I didn’t have to go looking for it Right away I got a job at an ice cream parlour restaurant We sold hamburgers and hot dogs, right in the village across the street from a store called Reminiscence At the time it was the trendiest shop in New York City There would be a line around the block to get into the shop I became friendly with the people who worked in there and they took me to Studio 54 I went out to discos all the time I went out two or three nights a week I had my classes, I had my part-time job, and I still managed to go out dancing two or three nights a week, and qxmagazine.com you’d stay out until or in the morning somehow when you’re 17 years old By the way, completely illegal for me to be in them I didn’t drink, and I still don’t really drink It doesn’t mean that I didn’t other things I did recreational drugs, but didn’t drink So back then, did it have that reputation? Did everyone know about Studio 54? By the time I got there, yes It opened in 1977, I think From the time I got there the first time, I became a regular and went every Thursday and every Saturday for probably eight months Before I went I had heard of it The minute it opened it was a known thing there were crowds outside trying to get in I don’t know of any place that does it today the way that they did it then There wasn’t a line to get in, there’d be a mob Marc Benecke was the doorman He would come out and point at people and say “YOU”, and you’d have to force your way through the crowd Sometimes he’d split people up I was a regular and I never had to wait, but I used to go with my friend Philip, and once we brought a friend of his who was visiting and he wouldn’t let the friend in If you weren’t let in immediately you were never going to be let in You could wait there until hell froze over If you didn’t walk up and you weren’t ushered in, waiting wasn’t going to you any good Nowadays it’s a lot more democratic For Studio 54 they were putting a crowd together that they thought would make a good night in their club How did one get into Studio 54? You got into Studio 54 because you were one of several things: You were either very, very physically beautiful by the generally accepted standards in the culture - more men than women It pretty much meant young and beautiful, if you were very famous, or if you were very creative I don’t really think that being rich got you in, unless you were so rich that you were also famous for being rich I was not particularly beautiful, I was certainly not famous, but I was very creative Philip was very beautiful, but as a pair I was the creative one and he was the beautiful one I remember going to studio 54 with Phil and he was wearing red corduroys and a white t-shirt and I would have to wear a twister board with the centre hole cut out with my head stuck through it, and the spinner as a hat “It was like be ing Your first time ever stepping through those doors was with these friends from the boutique How did that night play out? You always got to Studio 54 around 11:30pm I knew that they were regulars already, Tim and Jim That was their names One was white and from the south, the other was black, and they were both exquisite looking people, and without trying at all they could just look like models I adored them I was like a kid, they were much more sophisticated than me I was in awe of them That they allowed me to come with them was a big boost to my ego Walking in, what you see? You would elbow your way through the crowd, then walk into a vestibule where you paid Halfway up the stairs there were lounge areas with sofas outside where people had sex It was the first place I ever had any sexual activity with another human being Nobody cared, you just walk past Then you walk up to the ‘dress circle’ and the seats had all been ripped out, replaced by mattresses People sat up there and did drugs, and people laid up there and had sex quite out in the open, and nobody noticed or cared It was like being in an artfully lit Sodom and Gomorrah The staff were all male, they all wore gym shorts and had fantastic bodies There was a VIP downstairs area that I knew existed, but I never went because I wasn’t VIP enough So every Saturday Night and Thursday Night… Generally Unless there was an event or a holiday If it was Valentines Day you’d go to Studio 54 One year the whole lounge area had been completely covered in those candymessage hearts, which looked fun but was very messy I was there the night that Bianca Jagger was led in on a horse, and I was there that Diana Ross sang sitting on the ledge of the DJ booth, which was suspended over the dance floor so she could have plunged to her death You’re just dancing on the dance floor an in walks a horse? Yes In walks a horse People weren’t confused People knew who Bianca Jagger was, it might have been her birthday You saw many surprising things at Studio 54 The horse didn’t phase anyone It was just like in an a rtfully lit Sodo m and Cinderella There I was - 17 living in a dorm - and I’d be dancing and sharing a drink with Liza Minelli and Rod Stewart and Andy Warhol, and I’d leave at in the morning, and would walk to the subway, sometimes through the snow in my jazz shoes - my feet would be so cold and wet - and go back to my dorm Quite the double life Who else did you know there? Aside from the regular celebrities, there were Studio 54 celebrities There was Rollerena, and Kevin and Arthur The rumour was that Rollerena was a very important stockbroker with a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, in his 40s, and he dressed in pale cream Scarlet O’Hara-esque antebellum drag, and wore roller-skates, and a wig, and rhinestoned bejewelled glasses I also remember him having a Mardi Gras mask on a stick occasionally Then Kevin and Arthur; Arthur was bald as an egg, and Kevin had a long face Neither of them wore wigs, but they dressed in period drag They’d turn up in glamorous Escada gowns like they were going to the Oscars That doesn’t sound like such an event today, but that was 1977 The first time you saw it, it was quite an unusual thing to see Then there was Disco Sally who appeared to be in her late-80s, certainly the oldest one in the room, and she seemed to be there every night Towards the tail end of Studio 54, I remember people with disabilities being led in, in a way that was quite nauseating, as if they were a novelty What would you say was the most depraved thing you witnessed at Studio 54? I didn’t think any of it was depraved You saw men having sex in trios and duos You didn’t see many lesbians You saw a lot of heterosexual sex, as much as gay sex because it wasn’t a gay disco It was completely libidinous and hedonistic The idea was let’s put people the management thought were fabulous in a room, let’s make sure they were doing drugs so they’d lose their inhibitions You’d see group sex sometimes, but never more than three or four This is very shortly after the birth of sexual liberation - women hadn’t had the pill for very long, gay rights had just started to be a thing we were fighting for The Stonewall rights were ten years later, Gomor rah.” but culturally that’s the blink of an eye This was an explosion of sexual freedom That’s also why it ended You stopped going after eight months Was it you that ended with it, or it that ended with you? When Steve Rubell (the owner) was arrested for tax fraud, it closed for a few nights and then it re-opened, but it wasn’t the same There was a big welcome back party for him, but shortly after that it closed The spirit shifted when Steve was arrested, but it really shifted because of AIDS All of New York nightlife slowly shut down and never recovered And the very last time you headed over to Studio 54 I don’t remember, which is very sad I probably didn’t know it was the last time It would’ve been nice to be able to cement the moments in my memory a little more People were trying to keep New York nightlife going, but by then people had started dying Philip died in 1982, so even though it wasn’t even called AIDS, there was something killing gay men by 1980 The spirit of New York changed very drastically, very quickly The fights over promiscuity took over The studio has garnered a folkloric reputation Would you say it lives up to the lore? One hundred per cent Completely deserved It was a fantastic experience, and I feel very lucky that I got there in time to be a part of it A bad night at Studio 54 would be a spectacular night anywhere else It deserved its reputation, a spectacular fall of the Roman Empire kind of place Would you say that a place like Studio 54 could exist today? No, for a couple of reasons One would be the joy of that sexual explosion that only happens when it’s new Now we’ve been through so much sexually as a culture that it wouldn’t happen Also we’re more evolved, beauty is still the planet’s most valuable currency, but we’re not supposed to admit that We would never have a club that only allowed beautiful in We wouldn’t support it as a culture Everybody hated the people that went to Studio 54, resented it terribly and EVERYBODY wanted to be one of them qxmagazine.com QX meets… ADAM TURNER The British DJ and radio presenter talks music and lyrics! Hey Adam! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m a DJ, producer and radio presenter from London I played my first gig on the scene about eight years ago at little old Circa Bar in Soho… and have somehow managed to keep it together since then! I’ve spent the last few years remixing artists like Robbie Williams, Paloma Faith, Years & Years and others and travelling the world DJing What’s your radio show all about? TURNED:ON is all about brand new dance music I guess it’s a place where people can be introduced to new sounds and artists, and skip all the classic/older music that a lot of radio seems to put out I was always that kid who grabbed the aux lead at a party and tried to play new music off my iPod to people (they would often just look at me with a blank expression as I flipped Madonna off and put some kind of Drum & Bass on), so I kind of just the same thing now - it’s just that party is a radio show around the world, and I get less blank expressions (I think) I’m really proud that TURNED:ON is about to celebrate its 250th show - nearly five whole years of sourcing music, mixing, producing and presenting it every single week without ever missing one! People are loving radio and podcasts and stuff at the moment – why you think that is? There are many places in 2019 where an algorithm can tell you what music you should like or should listen to based on your listening history on an app But the one thing you can’t get with an algorithm is company, companionship and interaction with a presenter The majority of radio is listened to by people on their own - in their car, at the gym, at home, 10 qxmagazine.com on their way to work, at their desk at work - and I think people enjoy feeling like they aren’t on their own and that they are going through the ‘experience’ with someone else With TURNED:ON that ‘experience’ is discovering new music together I think we live in an increasingly isolated world with social media and the internet whilst perhaps not actively realising it - so to have interaction with another human, even if it’s just their voice, is kind of refreshing Do you think there are enough LGBT voices in music and radio? In terms of radio, I think the fact that one of the biggest radio stations in the world, BBC Radio 1, has two openly gay presenters in their daytime schedule speaks volumes as to how far radio has come With the explosion of digital and internet radio, there are also now many LGBTQ+ dedicated stations around the world focusing on issues and topics relative to the community - which is amazing Music wise, I’d love to see more LGBTQ+ artists away from the mainstream - in Grime or Hip Hop for instance or even the smaller corners of dance music, which can all be very straight/male dominated Finally…where can we listen to you? TURNED:ON is syndicated as a radio show on 20+ stations around the world between Thursday and Sunday every week - so quite a few places! The main broadcaster in the UK is Gaydio, every Saturday night from 10pm-11pm It’s also available to download every week from Sunday morning as a podcast - just search for TURNED:ON in the iTunes podcasts sections, or on Podomatic.com For more info on Adam, head to adamturnermusic.co.uk www.mystylemanual.com @_tonyflynn Look good feel gorgeous by Tony Flynn Online shopping gets personal: MY STYLE MANUAL If you’re the kind of lad who’s barely got time to get out of the office for a lunchbreak, you’re probably also the kind of lad who doesn’t have a huge amount of time to set aside for clothes shopping – you know, what with all your downtime consumed by administrating Grindr fakes and taking gym selfies! It’s not that you don’t want to look good - for some of us, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day If this sounds familiar, this is the service for you New for 2019 MY STYLE MANUAL (www mystylemanual.com) by Tony Flynn (our very own fashion guru!) is introducing the UK’s first online personal styling experience He’ll take all of the hard work out of clothes shopping and styling whilst grabbing you the latest deals and discounts direct to your inbox PERSONAL ST YLIST SERVICE: HOW IT WORKS INITIAL CONSULTATION Your initial consultation allows Tony to get to know you as an individual - something which he thinks is the most important element for successful styling You simply select which service you require – ranging from a 24hr Speedy Service to a Weekly Service for as little as £9.99 per week, fill out the booking form including your measurements and style aims, upload a recent full-length photo of yourself or share your social network page and submit your booking form All of this from the comfort of your own home or whilst at the office or on the move It’s really that simple 34 qxmagazine.com STYLING SERVICE COMMENCES Personal styling is what Tony does best and this service is the easiest and most convenient way to deliver it After your initial consultation he’ll get straight to work selecting items online to suit your style requirements and aims, keeping in mind tight deadlines You simply leave everything to him and await the results Furthermore, Tony and the MY STYLE MANUAL team will keep a record of everything that works for you After your first styling session this will make it quicker and easier for them to style you going forward should you require the service again RESULTS DIRECT TO YOUR EMAIL Tony will deliver an indepth email straight to your inbox detailing links to purchase the style items, discount codes to enter at checkout, fullguide on how to dress the outfit and any extra information he feels may benefit you when it comes to styling the overall look All you have to is click the links provided, purchase your style items and await delivery Easy huh? “For me, style is everything Dressing well or looking good has a positive effect on your mind-set and the interactions you have with others on a day to day basis It’s freefall Look good, feel good – it’s true With my new online personal stylist service I aim to impart that feel good factor onto my clients and give them a truly uplifting experience.” – Tony Flynn Maybe you have an event or hot date to attend or you may simply want a style overhaul; visit www.mystylemanual.com today and book your Personal Stylist Service Your guide to the week’s best bar, club & cabaret events in London 20th Mar - 26th Mar musts WEDNESDAY 20TH MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS Kings of Clubs at Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY 8pm - Midnight £7 advanced tickets, £10 OTD Kings of Clubs returns featuring more luminaries of the ground breaking Drag King scene Man Up 2019 – Heat at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS Pub Doors at 5pm, show at 8pm Politics, parody, pastiche and rubber penises Lipsync, live, performance art, stand-up! Eagle Classics at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane SE11 5QY 8pm – 2am Free Entry A mix of classics and favourites from now going back 2-4-1 DRINKS 9-11PM XXL at Pulse: Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF 9pm-3am £5 guests, Free for Members Midweek grizzly fun for bears and their admirers Baby Rue and her Broadway Boys at Freedom: 60-66 Wardour St, London W1F 0TA 11pm – 3am Free entry Sugar and Spice and all things nice, the delectable Baby Rue, high kicking her way through Wednesday night! BARS & CABARET CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA Spacious 3-floored gay hangout with a champagne bar, nightly DJs and low-lit basement club 2-4-1 Heineken draught pint between pm and pm Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Fab gay boozer in the heart of Soho TONIGHT: Tanya Hyde from 9pm Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – midnight Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! TONIGHT: Martha d’Arthur’s One Armed Wednesdays from 8:30pm The Light Lounge: Newport Place, WC2H 7JR 5pm-11:30pm Enjoy the Ku Group’s newest venue; a boutique cocktail bar 2-4-1 cocktails 5-8pm Wednesday to Saturday Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN Open ‘til 1am Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot with the most amazing DJ booth in town 36 qxmagazine.com and maybes George & Dragon: Blackheath Hill, SE10 4pm – 4am Free entry before 11pm Greenwich’s raucous, fun gay boozer TONIGHT: Kevin Walsh’s Karaoke The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW Quiz from 9.30pm Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse THURSDAY 21ST MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS David Hoyle’s Camp Laff at Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY 7pm - Midnight £10 advanced tickets, £12 OTD A hilarious process of much needed retraining to Smile Smile Smile at this difficult time – told in rage, sound, vision, paint and song This week with Tracy La Bouche Crayola’s Madhouse: Rebirth at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS 7pm – 10:30pm £7 advanced tickets, £8 OTD What began as a meagre little cabaret show down at the Matchstick Pie house has evolved into a full-blown community, a spirit we very much hope to keep alive! Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA 10pm - 3am Free entry before 11 pm, £5 after Wet and wild Thursday night partying at the Klub until the wee hours Eagle Thursday at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane SE11 5QY 8pm – 2am Free Entry DJs playing House, Pop, Disco & RnB 2-4-1 DRINKS 9-11PM G-A-Y Porn Idol at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG 10pm – 5am Amateur strip night with £100 prize money, with special guest celebrity judges each week To enter, email info@g-a-y.co.uk BARS & CABARET CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe BJ’s White Swan: 556 Commercial Road, E14 7JD 8pm – 2am Free entry One of East London’s most established and best known gay watering holes George & Dragon: Blackheath Hill, SE10 4pm – 4am Free entry before 11pm Greenwich’s raucous, fun gay boozer TONIGHT: Piano Bar with The Duchess G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street, 12pm – midnight Free entry Popular pop music bar with non- stop hits on the video screens and frenetic, fun vibes! Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – midnight Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! TONIGHT: Karaoke with Kevin Walsh The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1 4pm-4am Thursdays are the new Fridays at Soho’s intimate bar/ club spot with the most amazing DJ booth in town Throwback Thursday at Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Fab gay boozer in the heart of Soho TONIGHT: Sandra form 9:30pm Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-2am Happy hour 5-9pm, followed by DJ action, with a swanky glittering cocktail lounge upstairs The Light Lounge: Newport Place, WC2H 7JR 5pm-11:30pm Enjoy the Ku Group’s newest venue; a boutique cocktail bar 2-4-1 cocktails 5-8pm Wednesday to Saturday FRIDAY 22ND MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS Eurofest at Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY 7pm – 3am Advance tickets £6.50, £8 after 10:30pm Playing all the entries for this year’s contest and then YOU decide who should be the winner in Tel Aviv Plus Bojan Trajkovski and Marija Ivanovska will be taking to the stage Non-Binary Cabaret at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS Pub doors pm, 7:30pm – 10pm £8 advanced tickets, £10 OTD A curated Sit Down Cabaret Show with Fancy Chance, aka Prince, Oedipussi Rex, Velvet Jones and Crayola and more acts TBA Hosted by Ingo Cando FOLLOWED BY TROUBLE 10pm – 2am A coalition of chaos as BOURGEOIS & ANNIE PICS with DJ PRINCESS JULIA stage a late night drag mutiny! BRÜT at Bloc South: 65 Albert Embankment, SE1 7TP 10pm – 5am £5 before midnight with QX ad/screenshot, £10 after BRÜT, London’s no.1 weekly Friday night party for Bears, Blokes, Cubs & Hunks! Friday Bender at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY 9pm – 4am Free entry before midnight available on OutSavvy.com, £5 after CHESTER HAYES, JONJO JURY & MARTYN FITZGERALD play down classic house and party faves 2-4-1 DRINKS 9-11PM Camp Attack at G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG 11pm – 4am £1 entry wristbands available from G-A-Y Bar Four rooms of music at the UK’s most famous gay venue, with music videos, drag and 80s, 90s and 00s hits Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA 8pm-5am FREE b4 10:30pm, £5 after Lit clubbing experience courtesy of the Ku boys CIRCA: The Club at Hungerford House, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA, 11pm-4am, concession wristbands from Circa Soho A riverside fresh club, glittering with chart beats and hot mixes from London’s hottest DJ talent A:M at Protocol: 6A South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP 1am – 10am £8 before 6am with flyer/concession all night Hardhitting partying at London’s most notorious Friday night/Saturday morning after hours destination Line Up: Dave Hunt, Lee Harris, Nic Fisher, Zach Burns, Tony Bruno BARS & CABARET CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB In the heart of Soho, Ku Bar stretches across two floors for that perfect Soho warm-up drinking session and a little dance with downstairs DJs The Light Lounge: Newport Place, WC2H 7JR 5pm-12am Enjoy the Ku Group’s newest venue; a boutique cocktail bar 2-4-1 cocktails 5-8pm Wednesday to Saturday Bridge Bar: Voltaire Road, SW8 6DH, 4pm-12am Free Snug gay bar in a railway arch, offering cocktails, wines and light meals, plus outdoor seating Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW 8pm12am Free Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN 4pm-1am Soho’s intimate but de: QX125 Co 19 E 04 cher Valid to 30 vou his t on pm M - Fri wi -2 th am £13 betwe just en ry t n FU L L L I S T I N G S AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AGA Z I N E.CO M packed-out bar/club spot Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – 3am Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! TONIGHT: Drag Race Screening with Tanya Hyde at 7pm, Lola Lasagne from 8pm Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Fab gay boozer in the heart of Soho TONIGHT: Mary Mac from pm, Kara Van Park at 9pm and Son of a Tutu at 10:30pm George and Dragon: Blackheath Hill, SE10 4pm4am, free entry before 11pm Raucous late-night cabaret pub in Greenwich TONIGHT: Mary Mac Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB In the heart of Soho, Ku Bar stretches across two floors for that perfect Soho warm-up drinking session and a little dance with downstairs DJs Soho Sound Session at Freedom Bar: 60-66 Wardour Street, Soho, W1F 0TA, 4pm-3am, £5 After 10pm Swanky, sexy cocktail destination in the heart of Soho SATURDAY 23RD MARCH CLUBS AND EVENTS Duckie at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY 9pm - 4am £5 before 10:30pm, £8 after Duckie’s flagship rock ‘n’ roll honky tonk Queer heritage and performance art every Saturday, this week with Daniel Oliver, Maricca From Finland, Max Orevul Readers Madonna – Like a Prayer 30 at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS Pub doors pm, 7:30pm – 9pm £15 advanced tickets MARGO MARSHALL is back being Madonna This time to celebrate one of the best and most controversial music moments in history FOLLOWED BY Glory Lates – Myra Dubois 10pm – 2am Free before 10 pm, £6 after MYRA DUBOIS is the Queen of comedy for sure Give her a mic and she is off! XXL Military at Pulse: Invicta Plaza, Southwark, SE1 9UF 10pm7am £15 guests, £10 members High-octane nightclubbing experience for bears and their friends SOS – Soul on Saturday 1st Birthday at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY 9pm – 4am Free before 10pm, £6 after Host ROY INC with the SOS DJs JEANIE CRYSTAL and TERRY T-REX bring you the best in Soul, R’n’B and P-FUNK 38 qxmagazine.com CIRCA: The Club at Hungerford House, Victoria Embankment, WC2N 6PA, 11pm-4am, concession wristbands from Circa Soho – Circa Soho are spreading their wings with this 700-capacity club! Saturday nights, you get deep and progressive house mixed by Adam Turner, James John, Connor Bolton and Evan Gorgees BEYOND at Fire: South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SP 4am – Late (Sunday) £13 concession/flyer before 7am, £16 OTD High octane after-hours clubbing from the Orange Nation crew Gibus (Paris) with special guest Eversend, supported by Beyond Residents Yvette Lindquist, Fabio Luigi and Zach Burns G-A-Y Heaven: Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG 10pm – 5am £1 entry wristbands available from G-A-Y Bar London’s biggest and gayest club, playing commercial pop hits until the early hours Klub: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA 10pm -3am Lit klubbing action from the Ku boys TROUGH at Bloc South: 65 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP 10pm – 6am £20 tickets available at TroughLondon.com London’s most stylish naughty night out, giving you all the grizzled muscle all in once place BARS & CABARET CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW 8pm12am Free Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse TONIGHT: Wilma Ballsdrop Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – 3am Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! Tonight: Mrs Moore’s Matinee at 3pm, Rose Darden Crowd Control form 5pm and The Vixens from 10pm Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Fab gay boozer in the heart of Soho Tonight: Cabaret from Crystal D’Canter at pm, Shyanne O’Shea from 9pm and Poppy Cock at 10:30pm Freedom: 66 Wardour Street, W1F 0TA 2pm – 3am Soho dancing and drinking bar, with camp cabaret downstairs! Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN pm – 1am Stylish gay bar with leather seats, exposed brick walls and a huge, glittering disco ball DJ booth George and Dragon: Blackheath Hill, SE10 8pm-4am, free entry before 11pm Greenwich cabaret and club joint TONIGHT: CK (Crystal d’Canter and Kelly Mild) Ku Bar Soho: 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB Open till 12am (3am last Friday of the month) Perfect for that Soho warm-up drinking session and cheeky dance with downstairs DJs Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-3am One of Soho’s most notorious drinking spots! The Yard: 57 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 7PL Midday ‘til Late FREE Renowned as one of Soho’s most unique and popular destination venues, with terrific outdoor space FU L L L I S T I N G S AVA I L A B L E AT W W W.Q X M AGA Z I N E.CO M SUNDAY 24TH MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS Queens of Cabaret and London’s Finest DJs at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern: 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY 4pm – 10:30 pm £5 for members, £6 for non-members Dazzling drag cabaret by Mary Mac and dance Sunday madness with DJ Simon Le Vans, and this week’s guest DJ Phil Marriott Princess Julia LOVES… Soroya Marchelle at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS Free entry Pub doors 5pm, show at 7pm Music, gossip and introducing a star turn from our scene This week the totally stunn SOROYA MARCHELLE Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY 8pm – 3am £6 until 10pm, £8 after Legendary Sunday night discotheque welcoming back THE CARRY NATION DJ’s Nita Aviance & Will Automagic Underground, queer disco all night long 2-4-1 DRINKS 9-11PM JOXXX at Bloc South: 65 Goding Street, SE11 5AW 2pm – 1am £5 entry ‘til 5pm, £10 after, including free drink and bag check London’s hottest Sunday afternoon cruise party, now open at from the earlier times of 2pm - 1am every Sunday! Dress code of jockstraps, underwear, sports shorts, singlets or naked SBN at Fire: 6A South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SP 2pm – 10pm Members £14, guests £17 Includes first drink and coat check Naked cruise party with a special XXX performances FOLLOWED BY NBN at 6pm – Join the fun in your pants or jock for the last hours BARS & CABARET Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW 8pm-12am Cabaret: 8pm Free Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse TONIGHT: Cosmic G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street, 12pm – midnight Free entry Popular pop music bar with nonstop hits on the video screens and frenetic, fun vibes! George & Dragon, Blackheath Hill, SE10 8DE 4pm – 2am FREE SUPER SUNDAY with The Duchess, Tanya Hyde and Tony Sinclair Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Fab gay boozer in the heart of Soho TONIGHT: Chipz for Tea with Baga Chipz from 8pm Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – 11pm Free entry Fun 40 qxmagazine.com boozer slap bang in the middle of London! Tonight: CK Sunday with Crystal d’Canter and Kelly Mild, 45 Years of Switchboard Circa: 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN 1pm-1am Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot with the most amazing DJ booth in town Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am Happy hour 5-9pm with half price cocktails CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe MONDAY 25TH MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS The Bingo Show at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern: Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY 7pm – Midnight Free Timberlina brings you bingocabaret-mayhem, an inimitable and delicious cocktail of their very own entertainment-themed bingo rounds, with Hey Baylen The Gold Rush Season – The Finale at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS SOLD OUT Pub doors 5pm, show at 8pm The Gold Rush is BACK and on the hunt for the next nugget of drag performance talent! Each week they ask contestants to perform against a specific challenge to earn their place in the competition This week’s the FINAL! Ku Bar Lisle Street: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA 10pm-3am FREE DJs play the weekend out on a wave of hot pop BARS & CABARET Comptons of Soho: 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN 3pm-11.30pm Happy hour 5pm till close! Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Raucous old school gay watering hole in the heart of Soho Tonight: Karaoke with Sum Ting Wong at 7pm Monday Night Cabaret at Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – 3am Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! TONIGHT: Monday Night Cabaret with Ripley! Kinky Kabaret at Freedom: 6066 Wardour St, London W1F 0TA 11pm – 3am It’s Kinky Cabaret Burlesque, drag and cabaret from some of the best in the business! Village: 81 Wardour Street, W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am Happy hour 5-9pm with half price cocktails CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe Tonight: Miz Bambi and Resident DJ £3 deal on house spirits and bottled beer TUESDAY 26TH MARCH CLUBS & EVENTS Bar Wotever at Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY 7pm – midnight Tickets £7, concession £5 Nights include Live Music, Cabaret, Talks, Films and Spoken Word Where are our rebellions now? at The Glory: 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS Pub doors 5pm, screening at 7pm Free Before Stonewall on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots we are pleased to announce ‘Where are our rebellions now?’ BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Film, panel and party! Eagle Pop and Indie at Eagle London: 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY 8pm – 2am Free Classic indie and Britpop sounds with beer garden 2-4-1 DRINKS 9-11PM BARS & CABARET G-A-Y Bar: 30 Old Compton Street, Soho 12am – 12am Free entry Popular pop music bar with non-stop hits on the video screens and frenetic, fun vibes! Ku Bar: 30 Lisle St, WC2H 7BA 3pm- 12am Spacious 3-floored gay hangout with a champagne bar, nightly DJs and low-lit basement club Freedom: 60-66 Wardour Street, W1F 0TA 10pm – 3am Free entry Champagne for you to live out your Pretty Woman fantasy at Soho’s glitziest cocktail bar! Halfway To Heaven: Duncannon Street, WC2N 4JF Midday – 3am Free entry Fun boozer slap bang in the middle of London! TONIGHT: We Love Tuesday Night Cabaret with Baga Chipz Admiral Duncan: 54 Old Compton Street, W1D 4UD Raucous old school gay watering hole in the heart of Soho TONIGHT: See You Next Tuesday with Martha d’Arthur from 9pm The Old Ship: 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW 9.30pm Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse Happy Hour deals 8pm – 11pm CMYK Bar: 105-109 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19 1QC Wimbledon’s first ever gay bar, serving a swanky yet relaxed vibe Tonight: Ashley Fox as Britney Spears, with Resident DJ Village: 81 Wardour Street, Soho, W1V 3TG, 5pm-1am Happy hour 5-9pm with half price cocktails Your guide to the week’s best sex and fetish parties Get your rocks off SBN Brighton BUFF Thursday 21st March Sunday 24th March SM GAYS Thursday 21st March SBN, one of London’s most notorious sex and New fetish bar Bunker (formerly East Bloc) brings naked parties, is headed to Brighton for the first The SM Gays crew are taking over Vauxhall den of you BUFF, a naked party on a Sunday It’s London’s time ever! SBN stands for “Stark Bollock Naked” debauchery Bloc South on Thursday, for a night of only purpose built cruise venue and they’re all which means you can attend completely starkers! salacious skinhead action! It’s a night for people kitted out with the essentials, including a full bar, a They’ll have a live sex show to get people in the who are into skinhead, army, tattoos and piercings changing area, a video room, a chill area, a maze, mood, from adult stars Leo Rex and Austin Sugar – so dig out those camo print trousers from when cabins and booths and a blackout bunker Whew! you went paintballing that time! The Brighton Sauna, 275 Grand Parade, Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, EC1V 1JN 2pm Brighton, BN2 9JA 9pm – 2am Paid entry on Bloc South, 65 Goding Street, SE1 7TP 8pm – 10pm £10 non members, £9 members the door, head to JamieHP.co.uk for details – midnight £7 entry including coatcheck Includes free drink and coat check WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH Vault 139: Cruise/Underwear Brighton’s best known sauna! Head Bunker Bar: Semi-Buff/ UNION Nightclub: SBN/ to jamiehp.co.uk for more details Skinheads & Squaddies at 217 NBN at 66 Albert Embankment, City Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN Vauxhall SE1 7TW SBN pm – 10 Semi-Buff pm – 10 pm Strip to pm The UK’s largest naked party, at 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN Cruise, 1pm - 7pm, £9 Get FRIDAY 15TH MARCH social in your civvies Followed Vault 139: Cruise at 139b-143 your undies, jocks or speedos and and an XXX show at 5pm from by Underwear, 7pm - 1am, £9 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN pm get cruising Cruize 10 pm – am James Bennett and bad lad Pitbull includes free drink, cloakroom -1 am, £9 includes free drink, Come as you are, and get yourself Followed by NBN pm – 10 pm and re-entry Get down to your cloakroom and re-entry Horny some action Join the fun in your pants underwear cruise spot minutes from the West TFN at The Covent Garden Bunker Bar: Buff/Cruize at 217 End Health Spa, 29 Endell Street, City Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN Ted’s Place: Cruise & Dark Covent Garden WC2H 9BA pm – Vault 139: Cruise/ Stripped at Buff pm – 10 pm Get naked Room at 305a North End Road, am Get Totally Fekking Nude and Vault, 139b-143 Whitfield Street, and get down to it Cruize 10 pm Fulham, W14 9NS pm - 12 get partying at this naked party W1T 5EN Cruise, 1-7pm, £9 – am Come as you are, and get am £4 Come and kick start your yourself some action weekend here at Ted’s with a fumble MONDAY 18TH MARCH Stripped, 7pm-1am, £9, free drink, SUNDAY 17TH MARCH cloakroom and re-entry, horny cruise in the dark room Vault 139: Underwear/Cruise at session first, before naked time Bunker Bar: Semi-buff/Cruize 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN (except footwear) Vault 139: Cruise at 139b-143 at 217 City Road, Shoreditch Underwear, 1-7pm, £9 Cruise, Teds Place: TV/ TS/ Chill Out at Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN Cruise, EC1V 1JN Semi-Buff pm – 10 7pm-1am, £9, free drink, cloakroom 305a North End Road, Fulham, W14 1-7pm, £9 Get social in your civvies pm Strip to your undies, jocks or and re-entry, just pants b4 7pm, then 9NS 7pm-midnight £4, free for Followed by Stripped 7pm - 1am speedos and get cruising Cruize 10 cruise ‘til late Under 25’s go free TVs/TSs A horny night in the cruisey £9 includes first drink and coat pm – am Come as you are, and Teds Place: TV/ TS/ Chill Out at basement club in West London check Naked only get yourself some action 305a North End Road, Fulham, W14 Bloc South: SM GAYS at Bloc South: BRÜT at 65 Goding 9NS 7pm-2am, £3 before 10pm, 65 Goding Street, SE11 5AW, Street, SE11 5AW, 10pm-5am, £5 £5 after - A horny night in the cruisey Vault 139: Cruise at 139b- 8pm-midnight, £7 entry including before midnight, £10 after London’s basement club in West London 143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN coat check Night for guys into No.1 men’s dance and cruise night Bunker Bar: Semi-Buff/Buff/ 1pm-1am £9 Cruising session at skinheads, army, piercings and for Blokes, Bears, Cubs and Hunks! Cruize at 217 City Road, Shoreditch this horny hot spot EC1V 1JN Semi-Buff pm – pm Bunker Bar: ClubCP + Bad Strip to your undies, jocks or speedos Lads/Cruize at 217 City Road, THURSDAY 14TH MARCH tattoos Teds Place: TV/TS Party Night SATURDAY 16TH MARCH TUESDAY 19TH MARCH at 305a North End Rd, Fulham, Vault 139: Cruise at 139b- and get cruising Buff pm – 10 Shoreditch EC1V 1JN Bad Lads W14 9NS 7pm-2am, £5 - Night 143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN pm Get naked and get down to it pm – 10 pm Where bad boys head for lovers of trans, drag and gay 1pm-1am £9 Free drink, Cruize 10 pm – am Come as you for a spanking Cruize 10 pm – beauties Something for everyone! cloakroom, re-entry Dark corners, are, and get yourself some action am Come as you are, and get Bunker Bar: Cruize at 217 City catch a dirty movie, indulge in your JOXXX at Bloc South: 65 Goding yourself some cruising action Road, Shoreditch EC1V 1JN Cruize carnal side Street, SE11 5AW 2pm – 1am Teds Place: Underwear & Naked pm – am Come as you are, and Bloc South: TROUGH at 65 Albert £5 before 5pm, £10 after One at 305a North End Road, Fulham, get yourself some action Embankment, SE1 7TP 10pm – late of London’s biggest Sunday W14 9NS 7pm-12am, entrance The Brighton Sauna: Pool Party Notorious dance/cruise party with cruise party, with a dress code of £5 Plenty of action in the cruise/ at 275 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 DJs Tony Bruno, Two Kinds of Evil jockstraps, underwear, sports shorts, darkroom with an relaxed Very friendly 9JA 7:30 pm Private pool party at and James Baillie singlets or naked atmosphere and unpretentious guys CENTRAL SWEATBOX sauna guide relieving the pressures and stresses of 24 hours all week modern life A discreet environment £18 entry, £13 under 25’s with proof where guests can really unwind of age £13 with QX advert – Ramillies Street, W1F 7LN www.cghspa.uk Soho’s only sauna attracts a young hot Midday – 11:30pm Monday to crowd with its ambient lighting and Saturday, until 10pm on Sunday Cleaver St, SE11 4DP under 25 discounts There’s even a Day Pass: £19 (£15 before 2pm, Cosy sauna in a convenient corner mirrored room! 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Contact Russell on 0044 (0)207 240 0055 or classifieds@qxmagazine.com Discerning scene musings from the princess of East London #JUL I A S AY S By Princess Julia Karaoke Hole It might seem we’re just going around in circles but actually, even when you think things are stagnating, a spark of something wonderful lights up our worlds! That’s winter for you But now we’re heading towards spring look at me being ruled by nature’s changing seasons lol! How pagan! Having a lol at the Karaoke Hole Yes dears, let’s all pile in on Thursday 21st, with me and Just May hosting and awarding you! From 9pm ‘til 3am Then Whatever The F@ck You Like Karaoke is on Friday 22nd March at the Karaoke Hole with Kevin Le Grand Let’s just move in! 9pm-3am Regular Friday night at the Eagle in Vauxhall Bender on Friday Holestar at Popstarz The Good Old Days at The Scala Soul on Saturday (SOS) at Eagle London Trouble at The Glory the 22nd March is fast gaining a reputation! Guest DJs and major hosts!!! Then Soul on Saturday (SOS) at the Eagle on Saturday 23rd celebrates its 1st birthday party from 9pm till 4am DJs Jeanie Crystal and Terry T-Rex pump up the jam with Roy Inc showering you with love Back east, The Glory presents TROUBLE with Annie Pics and Bourgeoisie! I’m joining them this week for a DJ session too, from 10pm till 2am Friday 22nd March Expect shows and mayhem upstairs and down! On Friday 22nd March, take a trip down the memory lane of Popstarz The Good Old Days at The Scala in Kings Cross Celebrate an amazing 20 years 24th March with my special guest Soroya Marchelle From 7pm-11pm at The Glory every Bender at Eagle London Sunday! And stay up at The Glory for the of clubland history Free to get final heat of GOLD RUSH (Season in before 11pm, it starts at 10pm 2) hosted by Taylor Trash on goes on till 4am rooms - indie, pop and r’n’b with an array of DJ’s Monday 25th March! Take your seats at 8pm and join in deciding including Laurence Del Rey, who the stars of Gold Rush are! Holestar and Lady Lloyd Meanwhile, treat yourself to some MEAT at Dalston Superstore with DJs well me Princess Julia and Jeffrey Hinton upstairs and in the basement Tasty Tim and Jonjo Jury, Tafkanik and Fannar plus MEAT boys everywhere It’s on Saturday 23rd March, 9pm ‘til 3am! Mega rave KAOS who present DJs Pandora’s Jukebox and Hoarder at Electrowerkz up in Islington Yes I am here to bring you news on the gay alternative London scene and it doesn’t get much more alternative than Kaos Starts 11:30pm goes on till 7am on Saturday 23rd Oh and btw these pub quizzes are all the rage! Obviously I host Carry On Quizzing every Tuesday at the Retro Bar But really ruling quiz queen surely must be Mr Teds who has added to his roster Mr Teds Presents Les Quizerables at the Ace Hotel’s lobby taking place every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, so the next one is on Wednesday 27th march at 7pm till 9:30pm Saroya Marchelle at Princess Julia Loves at The Glory I’m back with my Sunday salon Princess Julia Loves on the MEAT at Dalston Superstore 46 qxmagazine.com © Nishil Patel Mr Teds Presents Les Quizerables at The Ace Hotel DON'T FORGET MONDAYS ARE 570-574 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E14 7JD U info: 020 7791 2808 ... year qxmagazine.com @qxmagazine New Business Sales Executive Steve Gregory 020 7240 0055 steve@qxmagazine.com Senior Designer Janne Öijer janne@qxmagazine.com Designer Suren Gunpath design@qxmagazine.com... (pictured)! 22 qxmagazine.com Little Ku 25 Frith Street, W1D 5LB Little Ku is CUTE! It is, as the name suggests, little! It s the cheeky little brother of the KU group’s flagship Lisle Street venue Little... Conference qxmagazine.com Editor Dylan B Jones dylan@qxmagazine.com Editorial Assistant Ifan Llewelyn ifan@qxmagazine.com Outrage has been sparked within the LGBT+ faith community this week as the Archbishop