London Gay Travel News – Archive
| 6 March 2010
GLLAM – Gay & Lesbian London Aquatic Meet:
international swimming tournament, hosted by London’s LGBT swimming club Out To Swim.
13:30 – 20:30 @ the Queen Mother Sports Centre (Victoria)![[ Map - GLLAM – Gay & Lesbian London Aquatic Meet ]](../zzimages/map2.gif)
13:30 – 20:30 @ the Queen Mother Sports Centre (Victoria)
![[close map]](../zzimages/arrow_close.gif){kind=icon}
| 5 March 2010
Matador:
launch party with DJ Oliver M, Steven Artis, Jonny M and guest DJ Andrej 1 (La Demence, Brussels).
22:00 – 06:00 @ Barcode Vauxhall (69 Albert Embankment)
22:00 – 06:00 @ Barcode Vauxhall (69 Albert Embankment)
| 27 February 2010
SuperMartXé London:
Ibiza’s top party back on tour in London. Mixed gay and straight crowd. 22:30 – 07:00 @ The Coronet (28 New Kent Road)
Video: SuperMartXé Party August 2009
![[open video]](../zzimages/arrow_down1.gif){kind=icon}
| 20 February 2010
4 years Juicy party:
big birthday party with guest DJ Paul Harris.
23:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
23:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
| 14 February 2010
Beyond Obsession:
London’s weekly gay after hour party with a Valentine’s special. 06:00 – 13:00 @ Area (Albert Embankment, Arch 67-68)
Video: Beyond party @ Area
| 13 February 2010
Deep:
large dance & play fetish party. With live shows, play rooms and dungeon.
From 22:30, 12–15 £ @ Union (Albert Embankment, Arch 66)
From 22:30, 12–15 £ @ Union (Albert Embankment, Arch 66)
| 1 – 28 February 2010
LGBT History Month:
photography and cartoon exhibitions, workshops, forums, presentations, movies, multimedia performances, theatre and readings.
| 1 January 2010
As One – New Year’s Day on Fire:
London top parties Beyond, Megawoof, Trannyshack and Lovechild start the party season 2010 with this big bang.
23:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
23:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
| 1 January 2010
DTPM:
mixed New Year’s Day party with an exclusive DJ set by Boy George.
22:30 – 05:00, 25 £ @ The Roof Gardens (99 Kensington High Street, via Derry Street, 6th floor)
22:30 – 05:00, 25 £ @ The Roof Gardens (99 Kensington High Street, via Derry Street, 6th floor)
| 31 December 2009
Tonker:
gay New Year’s party for big blokes and muscle bears.
21:00 – 04:00 @ The Eagle (London-Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane)
21:00 – 04:00 @ The Eagle (London-Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane)
| 31 December 2009
Kinky Trade:
joined New Year’s Eve party by three of the biggest gay party promoters in London, Trade, Juicy and Lovechild. With stage shows, kinky Gogos, pyrotechnics and laser shows.
22:00 – 08:00 @ Renaissance Rooms (London-Vauxhall, Miles Street)
22:00 – 08:00 @ Renaissance Rooms (London-Vauxhall, Miles Street)
| 31 December 2009
Popstarz – Masked Ball:
enjoy a night of masked decadence and debauchery at this erotic New Year’s party. Tickets £ 14.
22:00 – 05:00 @ The Den (London, West Central Street 18)
22:00 – 05:00 @ The Den (London, West Central Street 18)
| 31 December 2009
Village People – Which one will you be? New Year’s party at The Village Bar in London-Soho (81 Wardour Street)
| 25 December 2009
The Magic Of Christmas Night:
Trade and Orange, London’s gay afterhour clubbing legends, join forces again for this special Christmas night party.
From 22:00 till late, 12–15 £ @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
From 22:00 till late, 12–15 £ @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
| 10 December – 24 January 2010
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake:
Matthew Bourne’s modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake in 1995 – perhaps best-known for replacing the traditional female corps de ballet with a male ensemble – turned tradition upside down and took the dance world by storm. Now it returns to the theatre that first launched this international hit, the dance theatre Sadler’s Wells (Rosebery Avenue)
Video preview
| 10 – 23 December 2009
Our History:
historical club culture exhibition at the Austin Gallery, a London gallery focusing on urban and street art. Promotional posters, photography, canvases and other artwork associated with house music clubs from 5 decades.
@ Austin Gallery (119 Bethnal Green Road)
@ Austin Gallery (119 Bethnal Green Road)
| 9 – 22 November 2009
GFest 2009 – gayWise LGBT Arts Festival:
a ›platform for queer artists from diverse backgrounds‹. With visual arts exhibition, theatre workshops, performances, short film screenings and film café.
Video: gayWise 2009 Promo Trailer
| 30 October 2009
Tonker Octobear Halloween Bash:
London’s weekly gay party for big blokes and muscle bears with a Halloween special. Live show at midnight by Alphamale Media performer Vinnie D’Angelo and Logan McCree.
21:00 – 03:00, 5 £ @ The Eagle (London-Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane)
21:00 – 03:00, 5 £ @ The Eagle (London-Vauxhall, 349 Kennington Lane)
| 21 – 24 October 2009
Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company:
the ›dream ballet troupe‹ (New York Times) returns to London once again to the dance theatre Sadler’s Wells (Rosebery Avenue)
Video: Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company
| 18 October 2009
Konekted:
launch of London’s new weekly Sunday night – a joined party by the promoters of Matinée London, Area and Fire. 3 areas, mixed clientele.
From 22:00, 5–10 £ @ Cable Club (33a Bermondsey Street)
From 22:00, 5–10 £ @ Cable Club (33a Bermondsey Street)
| 14 – 29 October 2009
BFI 53rd London Film Festival:
the largest film event in the UK, with approx. 300 films from more than 50 countries.
| 11 October 2009
Wig Party 2009:
glamorous charity event with the craziest outfits you may have ever seen in your life. This year’s theme is ›All at Sea‹ – not just pirates and sailors but mystical sea creatures and all things above or beneath the ocean waves.
From 18:30 @ Café de Paris (London-Soho, 3-4 Coventry Street)
From 18:30 @ Café de Paris (London-Soho, 3-4 Coventry Street)
Video: Wig Party 2009, by SeenQueen
| 4 October 2009
Trade:
London’s afterhour clubbing legend from the 1990s celebrates its 19th birthday. From 06:00 @ Ministry of Sound (103 Gaunt Street)
| 1 – 31 October 2009
Andrew Potter – New Dawn:
exhibition of new paintings, exploring a variety of themes in Potter’s depiction of the male body.
@ Adonis Art Gallery (1b Coleherne Road)
@ Adonis Art Gallery (1b Coleherne Road)
| 26 September 2009
GutterSlut party:
Electro rave night for gay and straight clubbers who like it wild and whacky. 23:00 – 05:00, 6–8 £ @ Images (483 Hackney Road)
| 19 – 20 September 2009
Open House London 2009:
annual event for anyone interested in contemporary architecture.
| 13 September 2009
Soho Live ’09:
street festival in London-Soho, presented by Gaydar and The Edge bar. 12:00 – 20:00 between Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue
Video: Soho Live 2009
| 13 September 2009
Paparazzi:
launch of London’s newest Sunday T Dance and official Soho Live ’09 after party. (Free buses from Shaftesbury Avenue and Tottenham Court Road.)
21:00 – 06:00, 10–15 £ @ Wandsworth Palais (52 Wandsworth High Street)
21:00 – 06:00, 10–15 £ @ Wandsworth Palais (52 Wandsworth High Street)
| 13 September 2009
Orange party presents Boy George:
with a live & exclusive mainfloor DJ set at club Fire in London-Vauxhall. Entrance 10–12 £.
21:00 – 09:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
21:00 – 09:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
| 12 – 20 September 2009
Colourscape Festival:
whilst wandering through an air-supported structure and labyrinth of interconnected chambers you can experience the subtlety and intensity of colour. With performances by musicians at weekends.
@ Clapham Common, Windmill Drive
@ Clapham Common, Windmill Drive
| 11 September 2009
Mika @ Popstarz:
the Popstarz party returns to the Scala at King’s Cross for one night with a special appearance of Indie-Pop artist Mika.
21:00 – 05:00, 10–12 £ @ Scala (Pentonville Road)
21:00 – 05:00, 10–12 £ @ Scala (Pentonville Road)
| 31 August 2009
Notting Hill Carnival 2009:
Europe’s largest and most diverse street carnival.
From 10:00 in the morning till sunset in London Notting Hill (Chepstow Road, Westbourne Grove, Ladbroke Grove and around)
From 10:00 in the morning till sunset in London Notting Hill (Chepstow Road, Westbourne Grove, Ladbroke Grove and around)
| 31 August 2009
Gay Sports Day 2009:
presented by the Gay Men’s Health Charity (GMFA) and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT). 13:00 – 18:00 @ Vauxhall Spring Gardens
Video: Gay Sports Day 2009
| 15 August 2009
Milk in the Park:
outdoor festival presented by the Eagle London.
13:00 – 21:00, 15–18 £ @ Vauxhall Spring Gardens
13:00 – 21:00, 15–18 £ @ Vauxhall Spring Gardens
| 29 July – 16 August 2009
Chun Yi – The Legend of Kung Fu:
Kung Fu artistry, dance and acrobatics show, already seen by over 2 million people at the Red Theatre in Beijing.
@ London Coliseum (St. Martin’s Lane, near Trafalgar Square)
@ London Coliseum (St. Martin’s Lane, near Trafalgar Square)
Trailer: Chun Yi – The Legend of Kung Fu
| 24 July 2009
Onyx:
launch of London’s new Tech-House party in Vauxhall.
23:00 – 05:00 @ Area (Albert Embankment, Arch 67-68)
23:00 – 05:00 @ Area (Albert Embankment, Arch 67-68)
| 16 July 2009
Men at Play Party:
the company known for its men-in-suits-fantasies-come-true porns throws a party celebrating the relaunch of the menatplay.com website.
With Men at Play models and waiters, a stage show and the presentation of the winner of the model search competition. Entrance 10 £. Dress to impress!
19:00 – 02:00 at the glamorous club ›Café de Paris‹ in London Soho
(3-4 Coventry Street)
With Men at Play models and waiters, a stage show and the presentation of the winner of the model search competition. Entrance 10 £. Dress to impress!
19:00 – 02:00 at the glamorous club ›Café de Paris‹ in London Soho
(3-4 Coventry Street)
| 7 – 19 July 2009
Dorian Gray:
Oscar Wilde’s fable reinvented as a dance theatre event by Matthew Bourne, one of the most successful British choreographers.
Early booking recommended, last year’s shows sold out quickly.
@ Sadler’s Wells Theatre (Rosebery Avenue)
Early booking recommended, last year’s shows sold out quickly.
@ Sadler’s Wells Theatre (Rosebery Avenue)
Video preview: Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray
| 4 July 2009
London Gay Pride 2009:
the parade with this year’s theme ›Come Out and Play‹ departs at 13:00 and arrives at Trafalgar Square with its main stage for speeches and show program.
| 4 July 2009
White Party:
official Gay Pride After Party with Max Morel, Paul Heron et al.
23:00 – 06:00 @ Cable Club (33a Bermondsey Street, near London Bridge)
23:00 – 06:00 @ Cable Club (33a Bermondsey Street, near London Bridge)
| 4 July 2009
Zoophoric:
Saturday night Gay Pride party by the Orange crew.
22:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
22:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (South Lambeth Road/Parry Street)
| 4 – 25 July 2009
Summer theatre with Oscar Wilde:
the ›Open Air Theatre‹ in Regent’s Park with Oscar Wilde’s smartest comedy ›The Importance of Being Earnest‹.
| 2 July – 18 October 2009
National Portrait Gallery – Gay Icons:
exhibition of historical and modern icons, selected by ten gay figures such as Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John and Ian McKellen. Their choices include artists Francis Bacon and David Hockney, model and actor Joe Dallesandro, civil rights campaigner Harvey Milk, writers Quentin Crisp and Walt Whitman and composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
Daily 10:00 – 18:00, Fri, Sat till 21:00. Last admission 45 min before gallery closes.
@ National Portrait Gallery (St Martin’s Place)
Daily 10:00 – 18:00, Fri, Sat till 21:00. Last admission 45 min before gallery closes.
@ National Portrait Gallery (St Martin’s Place)
| 27 June 2009
Outburst UK – Black Queer Pride Festival:
12:00 – 24:00 @ The Tereza Joanne Floating Palace and Grounds (King George V Dock, Woolwich Manor Way)
| 22 – 23 May 2009
3rd European gay rugby Union Cup:
The Union Cup is a non-professional, gay rugby tournament for gay friendly rugby teams in Europe. In 2009, it will be hosted by the London ›Kings Cross Steelers‹, champion of the last Union Cup 2007 in Copenhagen.
| 22 – 25 May 2009
London Bear Pride 2009:
Bank Holiday party weekend for Bears & Co, organized by the bear venue XXL London (51-53 Southwark Street)
| 3 – 4 May 2009
Smiley Happy People – The Orange Summer Of Love (Part 1):
large party to commemorate 20 years Acid House and the Second Summer of Love of 1989.
Sundaynight/Monday morning from 02:00 @ Area (Albert Embankment 67-68)
Sundaynight/Monday morning from 02:00 @ Area (Albert Embankment 67-68)
Video: Summer of Love party
| 7 March 2009
GLLAM – Gay & Lesbian London Aquatic Meet:
international swimming tournament. Water polo competitions at the Gurnell Leisure Centre and swimming competitions at the Queen Mother Sports Centre (Victoria)
| 28 February 2009
Revolver party:
after the closing of the Astoria venue in London-Soho, the Revolver party will be hosted now by the newly reopened Fridge in London-Brixton. 22:00 – 07:00 @ The Fridge (2 Town Hall Parade)
Video: Revolver Party January 2009
| 21 – 30 January 2009
Strapped: The Art of the Decorated Jockstrap:
exhibition on the art, sex and fun of the jockstrap. By Scottish designer Colin Corbett. Mon-Fri 10:00 – 18:00.
@ Eckersley Gallery (LCC – London College of Communication)
@ Eckersley Gallery (LCC – London College of Communication)
| 10 – 25 January 2009
Destroy Every Closet Door:
›Milk‹, Gus van Sant’s film with Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay City Supervisor in San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978, is released UK-wide on 23 January. The ICA precedes this release with a Special Preview and screenings of several other films, including the Oscar-winning documentary ›The Times of Harvey Milk‹ by Rob Epstein.
@ Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA, The Mall)
@ Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA, The Mall)
| 7 – 25 January 2009
F**king Men:
a portrait by play writer Joe DiPietro about ten men searching for love, sex and intimacy in America.
@ The King’s Head Theatre (115 Upper Street, London Islington)
@ The King’s Head Theatre (115 Upper Street, London Islington)
| 25 December 2008
TRADE Christmas Night Party:
from 22:00 @ Egg Club (King’s Cross,
200 York Way)
200 York Way)
| 30 November – 4 January 2009
Jamie McLeod – Criminal Lover:
exhibition of photos and colored defaced screen-prints as a homage to ›the lost and found boys‹, ›the renters, the addicts, the criminally sick, the beautiful, the angelic, the evil, the god-sent, and the iconic‹.
Daily from 10:00 (Sunday from 11:00) at the First Out cafe-bar in London-Soho
(52 St Giles High Street)
Daily from 10:00 (Sunday from 11:00) at the First Out cafe-bar in London-Soho
(52 St Giles High Street)
| 1 November 2008
Nightmare on Juicy Street:
large Halloween party by London’s popular gay club Juicy. 23:00 – 08:00 @ Fire (London Vauxhall, South Lambeth Road)
| 26 October 2008
Trade 18th Birthday Party:
Sunday morning 05:00 till late.
@ The Arches (51-53 Southwark Street)
@ The Arches (51-53 Southwark Street)
| 20 – 21 October 2008
Batsheva Dance Company:
›Founded in 1964 by Martha Graham, the Israel-based company is well-known for its powerful combination of force,
speed and passion.‹
@ Sadler’s Wells Theatre (Rosebery Avenue)
speed and passion.‹
@ Sadler’s Wells Theatre (Rosebery Avenue)
Video preview: Batsheva Dance Company
| 15 – 30 October 2008
BFI London Film Festival:
including screenings of Steven Soderbergh’s new Che Guevara bio and Peter Morgan’s ›Frost/Nixon‹.
| 16 September – 4 October 2008
The fine line between high art and high camp:
the Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo back in London for 3 weeks.
›Every one of the male dancers believes in the romance and glamour of the great Russian ballet, and jokes aside they dance these ballets for real.‹ (The Times)
@ Peacock Theatre (Portugal Street)
›Every one of the male dancers believes in the romance and glamour of the great Russian ballet, and jokes aside they dance these ballets for real.‹ (The Times)
@ Peacock Theatre (Portugal Street)
Video preview: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
| 6 September 2008
Blasphemy:
Leeds’ hottest gay night is coming to London with Lady Lloyd on the decks. 22:00 – 03:00, £5 entrance fee.
@ The Enclave (25-27 Brewer Street, London Soho)
@ The Enclave (25-27 Brewer Street, London Soho)
| 24 August 2008
Naked Zoo:
Trade & DTPM join forces again and present this new party on Sunday, 24 August (Bank Holiday weekend). The party starts at the early time of 18:00, so that you can enjoy the sunshine in the garden area of the club.
@ Egg Club (King’s Cross, 200 York Way)
@ Egg Club (King’s Cross, 200 York Way)
| 24 – 30 August 2008
London 2008 World Championships:
by the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA). From 24 till 30 August 2008.
| 17 August 2008
Soho Pride 2008:
street festival in London Soho on Sunday, 17 August,
12:00 – 20:00
12:00 – 20:00
| 17 August 2008
DTPM London – Soho Pride Special:
DTPM once again returns to London for a summer party on Sunday, 17 August, 19:30 till late @ The End (18 West Central Street)
| 9 August 2008
Outburst – Black Queer Pride Festival:
12:00 – 22:00 on the grounds of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre (Town Hall Approach Road, Subway: Seven Sisters, north of London)
| 25 – 26 July 2008
G-A-Y @ Astoria terminates:
the last parties of the legendary G-A-Y at the Astoria club will be held on the last weekend of July. Farewell!
| 25 May 2008
Fusion:
big Bank Holiday party for Bears & Co. Sunday, 25 May, from 22:00.
@ The Arches (home of XXL London, 51-53 Southwark Street)
@ The Arches (home of XXL London, 51-53 Southwark Street)
| 16 March 2008
The Last Dance @ Turnmills:
Final After Hour party at the legendary Trade club on Saturday night/ Sunday morning, 16 March from 05:00 till late.
@ Turnmills, 63b Clerkenwell Road
@ Turnmills, 63b Clerkenwell Road
| 22 December 2007
Crash – The Finale:
After 9 years of changing the gay clubbing scene in London, Crash celebrated its last party on 22 December 2007: ›With time comes change... and after the opening of Area (Crash’s sister club next door) and a whole host of new venues in Vauxhall we feel that it’s time to move on and explore newer ideas. In January the venue will undergo an extreme makeover and emerge as a fresh and rejuvenated venue with a whole new identity.‹
| 21 December 2007
No fiction:
21 December 2007 saw the very last Fiction party ever.
| 15 November – 30 August 2008
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs:
exhibition from 15 November 2007 – 30 August 2008 at London’s ›O2‹ (formerly Millennium Dome)
| 26 January 2007
United Kingdom of Religious Hypocrites:
The drama queens from the "Christian Concern for our Nation" (a branch of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship) sent a petition to the Queen: ›We appeal to your Majesty to protect our right to hold the Biblical view that a practising homosexual relationship is not of equal moral worth to the heterosexual relationship of a married couple.‹
Reason is a new British law which would protect against refusal of services because of sexual orientation (e.g. refusing hotel or guesthouse rooms to gay couples). Now they are afraid that they have to allow Gay Tea Dance parties in their churches and unchristian behavior in their guests’ beds...
Reason is a new British law which would protect against refusal of services because of sexual orientation (e.g. refusing hotel or guesthouse rooms to gay couples). Now they are afraid that they have to allow Gay Tea Dance parties in their churches and unchristian behavior in their guests’ beds...