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PHOTO © JAMES ANDREW YARDLEY HIGHLIGHTS TRANNY MADNESS Easily one of London’s best midweek gay nights – if not it’s most colourful and wigtastic – Trannyshack continues to pack them in each Wednesday evening at the legendary Madame Jo Jo’s in Soho. Dusty O and the rest of the ‘girls’ always dress up to the nines, and the event attracts a great number of drag queens, trannies, curious onlookers and party animals. The club is in the middle of its spring season of parties, and highlights during the month of May include Trannyshack’s own take on The Weakest Link on Wednesday 5 May, when Miss Dusty O will host on onstage version of the show. If you’re interested in taking part, send an email to verymissdustyo@hotmail.com and “prepare to be insulted”. It will be followed on Wednesday 12 May by ‘Miss Velma Chelly and Her Screaming Queens’ live on stage, and then ‘One Night In Vegas’ on 19th April, with a live appearance from the club’s very own ‘Cher’ lookalike. The month will be rounded off by Miss Danny Dee, formerly of Blackpool’s Funny Girls club. Trannyshack runs every Wednesday night from 10.30pm till 3am at Madame Jo Jo’s, 8-10 Brewer Street, W1. Admission is free for anyone in drag or £5 for all others. WIG OUT WONDER Dusty O Francois Sagat Following the storming success of Wig Out’s return to the scene, the gang will be back to do it all over again on Sunday 2 May. As we reported last month, the Wig Out team, following the closure of Ghetto in Old Street, have brought Wig Out back for series of bank holiday Sunday parties at the stylish, subterranean Punk on Soho Street (a few doors down from The Edge bar). This May party is entitled ‘Wig Out Goes Gaga’, and will be a tribute to everyone’s favourite, fashionobsessed, pint-sized pop star. Promoter Tommy Gabriella Cilmi Turntables says, “There will be loads of special Gaga-esque surprises –from makeovers to performance – plus more Gaga tunes than you can shake a glittery telephone hat at!” They’re offering free entry to anyone dressed up as Lady Gaga, while it will be £5 for anyone else before 11pm and £7 after. Besides the Lady Gaga tunes, expect all the trashy pop and retro classics that the Wig Out jocks are famed for spinning. Wig Out Goes Gaga, at Punk, 14 Soho Lady Gaga Street, W1, on Sunday 2 May from 9.30pm till 3.30am. Check the Facebook page at ‘Wig Out goes Gaga bank holiday Sunday’ for more details or to check out who has confirmed to attend. MARATHON MAN G-A-Y promoter Jeremy Joseph has embarked on one of the biggest challenges of his life: he ran the London Marathon on Sunday 25 April, attempting to raise £30,000 for Amnesty International. At the time of going to press, he had notched up £20,000 in sponsorship and we will report on his progress in our next issue. Meanwhile, back at G-A-Y there are more top PAs lined up. Make sure you get along to the venue to see the fabulous Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Saturday 1 May and Kelis on Saturday 8 May (showcasing her brilliant new single ‘Acapella’). Whether Jeremy hits his £30,000 target or not, and as a thank you for all the support that he has received from his customers both recemtly and over the years, Jeremy decided to abolish all door charges at G-A-Y Late and Heaven for one week – from Sunday 25 April till Saturday 1 May (inclusive of Popcorn, G-A-Y Porn Idol, G-A-Y Camp Attack and the Sophie Ellis-Bextor gig at G-A-Y Saturday May 1). There will be no need for flyers or wristbands – admission will be free to all, but Sophie Ellis-Bextor will appear at G-A-Y don’t forget that any donations to Amnesty International will still be very welcome. G-A-Y can be found at Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2. The G-A-Y Bar is at 30 Old Compton Street, W1, and G-A-Y Late is at 5 Goslett Yard, Soho, W1. DO THE HUSTLA Easily one of the biggest club dates for the month of May is the annual HustlaBall, which will be returning to London for its third outing on Sunday 2 May 2010. Presented by Alex Erfan and Rentboy.com, this huge, circuit party-style event will be coming to the Rennaissance Rooms in Vauxhall, offering mega dance tunes and raunchy “sex cabaret”. The organisers have recruited help from many of the biggest names in the adult entertainment industry, including brands such as Alphamale Media, XXXAmateurHour.com, Bel-Ami, Titan Media and Chi Chi LaRue. Superstar names such as Barrett Long, Ryan Raz and Junior Stellano will be joined by newcomers from the US, Spain, Germany, France and UK – all providing some delicious eye candy and visuals at this sizzling Spring showdown. A roster of DJs will be rotated throughout the club, with light-and-sound installations and kink-themed rooms offering aural, visual, and sensual surprises. In the main room, catch DJs Micky Freidmann (Avalon LA, Utopia Warsaw, Score Miami) and Binomio (Strong Madrid, BearZone Madrid) along with Eduardo de la Torre (Propaganda Berlin, Matinee London) – all laying down sexy and progressive beats to inspire the performers to gyrate, pulsate, bump, grind, and show off their talents. Suzie Kruger (of Fist and Hard On fame) will be hosting the Hard On room, with DJs Brent Nicholls, Hugo’sland and HiFi Sean serving up a tougher sound for the more adventurous. Internationally renowned porn director Chi Chi LaRue will be in the VIP room, while Gabriele Cutrano will spin sounds on the Terrace. You can get advance Manhunt Exclusive tickets for £15, online at www.clubtickets.co.uk. Alternatively, email London@hustlaball.com for details about VIP tickets – which will entitled you entrance to pre- and after-parties, a free goody bag, entrance to the VIP room and other benefits. PHOTO © CHRIS JEPSON WORDS BY LOREM DELOREM | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAET IPSUM
GOING BEAR PRIDE 2010 The XXL boys are busier than ever at the moment. Apart from their regular Saturday and Wednesday night sessions they’re putting the final touches to this year’s Bear Pride festival. This annual event – this year will again be raising funds for the Terrence Higgins Trust and Albert Kennedy Trust – will be taking place over the six days between 26-31 May. It will all kick off with a XXL Bear Pride Pre-Party at XXL on Wednesday 26 May. This will be followed by a ‘Bears and Boots’ party at Oink on 27 May, and then a Friday Night social at the Kings Arms on Poland Street. The action moves up to Birmingham on the Friday, when the monthly XXL date up there hosts an ‘XXL British Brummie Bear Ball’ at the Nightingale club. The headline Bear Pride event is the ‘Bear Pride – Attack Of The Beards party at the London XXL night on Saturday 29 May. Joining resident jocks Alex Logan and Christian M behind the decks will be special guests Cahill – otherwise known as producers and remixers Tim Condran, Anton Powers and Scott Rosser. The trio have already scored chart success in their own right with the track ‘Trippin On You’, as well as remixing a host of top artists. Joe Egg will spin his indie and retro selection in the back bar, there will be additional film screenings and an outdoor cabaret stage, plus a ‘reality’ competition called Project Bear Cave – check www.bearpride.co.uk/ProjectBearCave for details. The Saturday night session will be followed by the next instalment of bank holiday party Fusion (Sunday 30 May), which will feature another exclusive appearance from the Freemasons. The weekend will wind up with a Wet Bears sauna (location to be confirmed). Keep checking www.bearpride.co.uk for the latest details and ticket information. A limited number of XXL Bear Pride weekend tickets are available that will allow you access to all the events taking place at the The Arches of the weekend. These cost £18 for members and £25 for guests, and are available exclusively at www. bearpride.co.uk/tickets VENUES: CENTRAL LONDON 79 CXR, 79 Charing Cross Road, WC2. 020 7734 0769. Leicester Square tube. Mon-Sat 1pm-3am, Sun 1pm-10.30pm. Cover charge after 11pm. Large, cruisy, late-night bar - always busy after 10.30pm with those who don’t want to head home too early. ADMIRAL DUNCAN, 54 Old Compton Street, W1. 020 7437 5300. Leicester Square tube. Friendly, famous, traditional gay pub - just look out for the purple and pink exterior! BARCODE, 3-4 Archer Street, W1. 020 7734 3342. www. bar-code.co.uk. Piccadilly Circus tube. Mon-Sat 4pm-1.30am. Sun until 10.30pm. Dance bar on three floors, with club-style basement. Comedy Camp stand-up night each Tuesday, and more danceoriented sessions at weekends. THE BOX, 32-34 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, WC2. 020 7240 5828. Leicester Square tube. 11am-11pm. Stylish and awardwinning gay café bar popular with scene and muscle queens. Frequent exhibitions on the walls and great food. CANDY BAR, 4 Carlisle Street, W1. 020 7494 4041. Tottenham Court Road tube. Mon-Thu 5-11.30pm. Fri & Sat 5pm-2am. Sun 5-11pm. Longrunning and famed lesbian bar. COMPTONS, 52 Old Compton Street, W1. 020 7479 7961. Leicester Square tube. Noon-11pm. A Soho institution. Large, traditional gay boozer on two floors, attracting a butch and manly crowd. www. comptons-of-soho.co.uk THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 77 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7439 1274. Piccadilly Circus tube. Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat noon-midnight, ‘til 10.30pm on Sun. Traditional and fun gay pub over two floors, attracting a good cross-section from across the scene. THE EDGE, 11 Soho Square, W1. 020 7439 1313. Tottenham Court Road tube. Noon-1am, Sun 2pm-11.30pm. Stylish, hip gay bar spread over four intimate floors, with regular nights from top DJs, regular piano bar and tasty food. ESCAPE, 10a Brewer Street, W1. 020 7734 2626. Piccadilly Circus tube. 5pm-3am. Cover charge after 11pm. Every night’s a party at this late-night video dance bar. FIRST OUT CAFÉ, 52 St Giles High Street, WC2. 020 7240 8042. Tottenham Court Road tube. 10am-11pm. Sun 10.30pm. Over 20 years old and still going strong. Long-running community café bar. FREEDOM, 66 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7734 0071. Piccadilly Circus tube. Opulent style bar, with late-night club promotions for a mixed, metrosexual crowd. www.freedombarsoho.com FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 79 Wardour Street, WC1. Trendy and unique, intimate basement bar with quirky decor and fun atmosphere – attracts a mixed crowd. G-A-Y BAR, 30 Old Compton Street, W1. 020 7494 2756. Leicester Square tube. 12pm- 12am. Huge, poptastic gay bar, with a multitude of video screens, pop tunes and drinks promotions. www.g-a-y.co.uk G-A-Y LATE, 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. Tottenham Court Road tube. 11pm-3am. Late-night sister venue to G-A-Y Bar – more video screens, camp pop fun and cheap drinks.Gets very busy most nights of the week. THE GREEN CARNATION, 4-5 Greek Street, Soho, W1. 020-7434 3323. Stylish, three-floored late night gay venue, with bar, dancefloor and nightly promotions. Attracts a very mixed crowd. www.greencarnationsoho. co.uk HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, 7 Duncannon Street, WC2. 020 7321 2791. Charing Cross tube. Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-12am. Old-style gay pub spread over two floors. HEAVEN, The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2. Charing Cross Road tube. Huge, world-famous gay club, which is now home to G-A-Y, along with mixed/studenty Monday nighter Popcorn. Check www.g-a-y.co.uk for details THE KINGS ARMS, 23 Poland Street, W1. 020 7734 5907. Oxford Circus tube. Mon-Thur 12pm–11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-11.30pm. London’s bar for bears and blokes. Traditional atmosphere plus pool table. Sunday night karaoke very popular. KU BAR, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. 020 7437 4303. Leicester Square tube. Large, award-winning, upmarket gay bar spread over three floors, open till 3am daily and always busy throughout the week. www. ku-bar.co.uk KU BAR SOHO, 25 Frith Street, W1. Leicester Square tube. New, smaller sister venue to Lisle Street Ku Bar, with entrances on Old Compton Street and Frith Street - open till 11pm daily. The first floor houses a Gay Tourist Office from noon-6pm throughout the week (www.gaytouristoffice.co.uk). www.ku-bar.co.uk KUDOS, 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. 020 7379 4573. Charing Cross tube. 3pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm. Beautiful and stylish café bar, with clubbier vibe and video screens in the basement. Popular with Asian crowd upstairs, plus a basement women’s bar. LO-PROFILE, The Basement, 84-85 Wardour Street, W1. Swanky, sophisticated, 400-capacity late-night basement bar and club space – from the people that bring you gaydar.co.uk. Open 10pm-4am on Fridays and Saturdays. www. loprofile.com LONG YANG CLUB, long-running social group for East Asian gay guys and friends. Regular parties and social events. Check website at www.lyclondon.com for full details. MADAME JO JO’S, 8-10 Brewer Street, W1. Long-running, late night gig venue, nightclub and cabaret bar - open to very mixed crowd. Home to popular Wednesday nighter Trannyshack. www.madamejojos.com. MOLLY MOGG’S, 2 Old Compton Street, W1. 020 7434 4294. Tottenham Court Road tube. Small, Mike Kelly GLOBAL DANCE HITS LONDON The first edition of the London Global Dance Festival, which will feature some of the biggest names from the international gay club scene, hits Vauxhall over the last weekend in May. The festival promises seven different dance events, with DJs from all continents! The initial line-up includes such names as Danny Verde, Steven Redant, Ivan Gomez, Tracy Young and Ana Paulo. The international clubs that will be taking part in the festival include Scream from Paris, the Face of Ibiza, Muccassassina from Rome, Propaganda from Moscow, Sorry Shoes Recordings from Cologne and Delice from Lille. “Miami has the Winter Party, Barcelona has the Circuit Festival, and now, London will have its own Global Dance Festival. With this festival, we want to put London firmly back on the international gay club circuit,” says promoter Alex Erfan who is famous for presenting dance parties such as Salvation and Lovechild. The festival will take place at some of the hottest venues in Vauxhall, with the highlight due to take place on Sunday 30 May. Keep checking www.alexerfan.com for more details.
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