Musts & Maybes - Thursday 2nd July to Thursday 9th July

Thursday 2nd July

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  • Toca Me at Green Carnation, 5 Greek Street, Soho, W1. 8pm-2.30am. 8pm-late. A monthly night pulling in smartly turned-out, super-sexy guys with sweet upbeat house sounds from DJs Leo and Davi Ramos at this charming Soho bar.

  • Can Can at Cable, 33a Bermondsey Street, London Bridge, SE1. 10pm-3am. £5, £3 NUS. Mark Moore and Jerry Bouthier return for another smashingly glitterous night of dance and exuberant outfits with this month’s guests the House of Blueeyes supplying added glitz. Plus, DJ Tony Fletcher of Rebel Rebel.

  • G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, under the arches, Villiers St, Charing Cross, WC2. 11pm-4am Be brave and strip off on stage for the return of G-A-Y Porn idol and the usual mix of pop fabulousness and discount drinks.

  • Industri at Barcode Vauxhall, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 8pm-late. Minty hosts a superb social for those hotting up for the weekend ahead. Expect off-duty DJs, gogos (with their clothes on) and clubland’s most social reprobates.

  • (the fun of the) Fair at Volupte, 9 Norwich St, EC4. Doors 5pm, Show 8pm, DJ ‘til late. Roll up, roll up! Ringmaster Nathan Evans invites you on a rollercoaster of high art & low comedy with Dusty Limits, Fancy Chance & Michael Roulston.

  • Homosocial at Barcode Soho, Archer St, Soho. 9pm-1am. FREE. Weekly musical melange and male bonding session returns with top DJs playing classic disco, soul, funk and house.

  • Retrosexual at Ku Klub, basement at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. Tasty Tim goes back to his new romantic roots and presents a fabulous night of shoulder-pads, big hair and even bigger tunes. Bringing everything that’s good from the 1980s - get in touch with your inner Dynasty diva.

  • Jason’s Jukebox at Area, 67 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 10pm-late. Free entry all night. Bringing the camp to Vauxhall, Orange presents a distinctly different selection of sounds with this weekly night from the ‘prince of pop’ Jason Prince - DJ, singer and record producer - alongside DJ James Saint James.

  • Glitz & Glamour at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1.10pm-3am. Free until 10pm, £10 after. Playing the best underground and funky house with the sexy Shadow Lounge dancers.

  • G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get played out across the club, drink specials, cute guys and an almost unrivalled highly electric atmosphere. Open 7 days a week.

  • Gravity at Fire, Mirror Arch (rear entrance) 6a South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall, SW8. Midnight-9am. Free b4 1am with QX ad, £8 after. The night that pulls you full force into Friday morning and on to the weekend with some seriously sexy house beats and a stellar line up of DJs. Male bonding at its very best.

Friday 3rd July

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  • G-Spot at 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. 6pm-midnight. The venue known as Kudos launches its trendy downstairs bar and revamps as a sexy new girl’s only bar (men strictly as guests). Dedicated to lesbians and bi girls, expect top tuneage, gorge bar gals and all the trimmings.

  • A:M at Fire, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 11pm-10am. FREE b4 1am with QX ad, £12 after w/QX ad. £10 adv. Warm up for the weekend with a top Friday night of upfront dirty house on the main floor, funky sounds in the Fire Lounge and quality pop in the new poparama Disco Mirror Bar. Hosted by Miss Stephanie Starlet.

  • Lo-Profile at 84 Wardour St, Soho, W1. 10pm-4am. £5 with QX ad B4 midnight, £8 otherwise. Pumping house for pumped bods playing deeper house and progressive sounds at this popular Soho club attracting a super-sexy crowd.

  • G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven, under the arches, off Villiers Street, WC2. 11pm-4am. Four rooms of sound! The eternally popular night celebrating the best music spanning four decades: 70s and 80s on the main floor, 90s in the Star Bar and Noughties in The Island and Pop room!

  • The O Zone at Ku Klub, downstairs at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle St, off Leicester Square, WC2. 9pm-3am. Free b4 11pm, £3 after. The gay scene’s queen of all things pop, Dusty O, plays the most perfect modern/contemporary pop, commercial dance and r’n’b.

  • Tonker at Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 9pm-3am. £5 after 10pm. The big bear bar boozing, cruise and tunes has disco, house & soul, then sexier vibes ‘til late for hot daddies, bears, cubs and their admirers. Tonight: Simon Le Vans takes the guest DJ slot.

  • Barcode Soho at 3-4 Archer St, Soho. £4 after 10pm. Packed full of fit, friendly fellas and top house and tribal tunes over two floors.

  • Barcode Vauxhall at 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 4pm-6am. With 2 rooms of top tunes and sexy, up-for-it fellas, playing house sounds and favourites in the front bar and picking up the pace with some harder sounds in the club bar.

  • Discotheque at Ghetto, 58 Old St, EC1. 10pm-4am. £5 b4 12, £7 after. Boogaloo Stu presents a pop pandemic over two floors of this super-kewl eastwards venue.

  • Captain Kinky Pinky & Club Wotever present ‘Glitter Galore’ at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. 9pm-3am. £5 advance, £8 on the door. Captain Kinky Pinky & Club Wotever present a 80s colourfashionclash where you are the star! All genders and expressions allowed! Retro tunes to boot!

  • Discoliscious at The Village, 81 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. Head upstairs for non stop ‘70s and ‘80s madness with host and DJ Heidi Liscious.

  • Therapy at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1.10pm-3am. Free until 10pm, £10 after. Playing the best underground and funky house with the sexy Shadow Lounge dancers.

  • Popstarz at The Den, 18 West Central Street, off New Oxford Street, WC1. 10pm-4am. The club formerly known as The End welcomes Popstarz to its new regular home, with 3 rooms of tunes including the Indie Ballroom, Pop Arches and R&B lounge.

  • Funkin’ Friday at The Edge, 11 Soho Square, W1. From 9pm. Ben Parkes is on the decks spinning uplifting house on the ground floor with Diva Tonnic singing her tits off. Plus VJ Chris plays commercial pop goodness in the club bar.

  • Black Cap at 171 Camden High Street, NW1. ‘Til 3am. Free b4 10pm, £3 after. Camp/funky house tunes with DJ Demon on the decks.

  • Caligula at The Bathouse, Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2. 11:30pm-6am. Free b4 1am, £6 after. Come to the super kooky but super cool Caligula, full of alternative pop, tinged with disco, attracting a very diverse crowd.

Pride London Saturday 4th July

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  • Pride London. The Parade sets off from Baker St at 1pm and winds its way along Oxford St, down to Trafalgar Square. There’s politics and entertainment on Trafalgar Square, entertainment and much fun at the Ku Bar Pop Stage in Leicester Square, dance muzik sounds from Orange group in Soho Square, Urban antics on Carlisle St and Girly happenings on Romilly/Dean St. For a full schedule of events, check out our Pride coverage in this issue, page 6-7.

  • G-A-Y at Heaven, under the arches, Villiers St, Charing Cross, WC2. 10.30pm-5am. The queens of the scene unite with 4 rooms of top music. Main floor is now pop, with electro, house, 80s, 90s and R&B being pumped around the rest of this vast venue. TONIGHT: Alert the papps! Lady GaGa in the house!

  • Orange presents ‘Zoophoric’ at Fire, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 10.30pm-late. £12 advance or b4 1am w. QX ad, more after. Fire hosts its flagship night Orange on Pride night and lets the animals out for a Zoophoric experience. Featuring the mighty mixing talents of guest spinners Tall Paul and K-Klass. See interview, page 66.

  • Circus at Matter, O2, Peninsula Square, Noth Greenwich, SE10. 10pm-6am. The official Pride after-party! Jodie Harsh takes the Circus on tour and the first stop is London’s superclub space Matter. Bringing with him an army of entertainment expect to see VV Brown live plus sounds from Siouxsie, Frankmusik, Kisy Sell Out, Dan Gillespie Sells, Kris Di Angelis. Plus, Guttterslut host Room 2!

  • SuperMartXé at The Coronet, 26-28 New Kent Road, SE1. 10.30pm-7am. The Spanish club superstore returns for any mega outing. This time they are inviting you to go ‘Commando’ and ‘fight for your rights’ on Pride day! Expect hot ‘n’ sexy crowd of hunks to complement the sounds from guest spinner Hugo Sanchez. Plus, Therese performs a special live set.

  • White Party at Cable, 33 Bermondsey St, London Bridge, SE1. 11pm-6am. £18 advance, more on the door. The world famous circuit event returns to London, taking over the all-new Cable club. Dress to impress in your tightest whites as Paul Heron and guest spinner Max Morel play the tunes. Diva Angie Brown sings out.

  • Gay Shame at O2 Brixton Academy Brixton, 211 Stockwell Road, SW9. 9pm-4am. £15 advance. 3,000 patrons, 100 artistes and 35 sideshows make this final Gay Shame bash one of the best ever! Duckie ask you to go girly and dress to impress as they present another masterful wry anti-Pride look at the gay multiverse! Dress code: radical femmes, first ladies, femme doms, fairies… you get the idea.

  • XXL at 51-53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1. 9pm-6am. Members £8, guests £12, discounted entry b4 10pm. Flagship bear night at the super-sized venue for bigger, butcher, bearier blokes and their admirers. Playing bold sounds across two dance spaces and two bars, a great outdoor terrace and cruise space. TONIGHT: The masterful mixing talents of Wayne G!

  • Love Muscle XXX at The Fridge, Town Hall Parade, Brixton, SW2. 10pm-6am. £10 early bird, £15 advance, more on the door. Return of the club you love with a XXX makeover! A new look sees new DJ talent playing out the pumped-up tunes with performances from the Hard Fire Boyz, plus, a live PA from house diva Shena (see page 68).

  • Megawoof! at Club Colosseum, 1Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. 10.30pm-6am. £10 members, £14 guests, £13 w. QX ad b4 11.30pm, £12 q-jump advance. Big, butch and bountiful, these blokes like a dance, so expect a no-holds barred explosion of testosterone on the decks on Pride day at this superbly kitted out venue. Trop sound system, laser fx and a hot ‘n’ horny crowd.

  • Club Together Club Together at The Den, 18 West Central St, WC1. 8pm-8am. £5 b4 10pm w. QX ad b4 10pm, £8 b4 12, £10 12-3am, £8 after, £15 others. Club brands unite as Minty & Heidi Liscious host this one-off event at this superb central London venue formerly known as The End. A host of hot DJs play.

  • S.LA.G.S./Chill Out at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 8pm-4am. £10 advance, £12 on the door. The classic Sunday service brings the house down for this Saturday night Pride special. Big sounds from Simon LeVans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs, plus the indomitable D.E. Experience live at 10pm.

  • Pride Warm-Up Party at the ICA, The Mall, Trafalgar Square, SW1. 2pm-7pm. FREE. Pop along and combine your Pride day celebrations with some top tunes courtesy of the boys and girlz from Rebel Rebel and Carpet Burn at London’s premier edgy art & film haven and bar.

  • Profile Bar at 84-86 Wardour St, Soho, W1. The all-new Profile Bar upstairs from Lo-Profile club schwings its doors open for your perusal this week before its official launch next week. Pop along, have a gander and tell them QX sent you!

  • Pride at The Edge, Soho Square, W1. The grand dame of Soho Square hosts a superb line-up of DJs for Pride Day. Dance away to Brent (don’t call her Brenda) Nicholls, Nathan 6(9) and Mis (Snow) White as Tonnic stretches her tonsils ‘til late.

  • Barcode Vauxhall at Barcode Vauxhall, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 4pm-6am. Stylish, sleek club-cum-bar venue, with two bars, dancefloor, hot DJ sounds and a lively, friendly crowd.

  • Lo-Profile at 84 Wardour St, Soho, W1. 10pm-4am. £5 with QX ad B4 midnight, £8 otherwise. Pumping house for pumped bods playing deeper house and progressive sounds at this popular Soho club attracting a super-sexy crowd.

  • Trade (afterhours) at Ministry of Sound, 103 Gaunt St, SE1. 6am (Sunday morning)-late. £15 advance, VIP £25. The official Pride London after-hours event. London’s original late night party monster takes over one of the world’s most famous club venues for a megalithic party. Mark Knight joins a plethora of Trade regular disc jocks. Plus, Toolbox host the Baby Box Room, NY-Lon hosts the Loft bar, Wish take on the terrace, a PA by Pagano ft. Wilmien and vocals by Tonnic.

  • Beyond (afterhours) at Area 67-68 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 3am (Sunday morning)-1pm (Sunday afternoon). £10 Adv, £12 w/Qx ad, more on the door. Stay up late or get up early at one of London’s most popular parties, featuring the hottest house sounds from top DJ talent on the decks. Feast your eyes on an endless stream of fit fellas, buff boys and party monsters. TONIGHT: Earlier opening time for Pride as Hadley Poole takes to the stage to perform song of the summer, ‘Addicted’ by Serge Devant! See page 18.

  • Escape to Pride at Escape Kingston, 184 London Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2. 10pm-3am. It might not be Zone 1 but this outer London club rocks it as fierce as the West End ever could! Top house sounds from the Sharp Boys and Mikey M. Hosted by Chi Chi Con Carne and Miss Shirley. TONIGHT: Special show by Titti La Camp.

  • Fabulous at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle St, Leicester Square, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £3 after. DJ P and Tuomo Fox present all of the best chart and pop music for a lively, young and up-for-it crowd til the early hours down in the Ku Klub.

  • Inferno at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. 10pm-3am. Free until 10pm, £10 after. A top notch evening in the sexy Shadow surroundings playing funky house and other exquisite tunes.

  • Barcode Soho at 3-4 Archer St, Soho. Open ‘til 1am. £4 after 10pm. Packed full of fit, friendly fellas and top house and tribal tunes over two floors.

  • Carpet Burn 80’s Prom at Eagle 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 9pm-4am. £5 b4 10pm, £7 after. Get your best synthetic fibres ready to rub up against that man on the dancefloor when Carpet Burn and Rebel Rebel host a Pride night prom on America Independence Day! Expect special activities plus the crowning of the Prom King & Queen!

  • Queer Nation at Nsomnia (formerly Substation South), 11pm-5am. £10. The long-running night returns with a DJ set by soulful house legend Robert Owens. Plus sounds from Supadon and friends.

  • Black Cap at 171 Camden High Street, NW1. ‘til 3am. Free b4 10pm, £4 after. Commercial/funky house with DJ Littlejohn on the decks.
    ωAdamix at The Village, 81 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. Pop classic and party bangers from DJ Adamix.

  • Wig Out at Ghetto, 58 Old street, EC1. 9.30pm-5am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. Playing the best in ice cool pop for a mixed, trendy crowd over two floors - expect all the best Wig Out DJs spinning 60s to 00s classics.

  • Hot Boy Dancing Spot at Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, E8. 9pm-4am. £3/£5. The Lovely Jonjo returns with his cult East End party full of Hi NRG, electro, R&B and mutant pop. Coolness!

Sunday 5th July

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  • Later at Fire, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 11am-6pm. £5. The after-after party for the dedicated disco bunny at Vauxhall’s popular club venue. Classic house in the main room plus, chill-out in the Later garden.

  • S.L.A.G.S./Chill Out at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. 2pm-midnight. £7. The weekly institution that pulls a thoroughly dedicated crowd playing big dance anthems with The D.E. Experience on stage at 5:30pm.

  • Lady Lloyd’s Hit Factory at Ku Bar, Lisle St, Leicester Square, W1. 8pm-3am. FREE, £3 after 11pm. Lady Lloyd takes over the reigns every Sunday night playing out pop gems and commercial cuts for a funky, fresh and feisty crowd.

  • Sundays at Barcode Vauxhall, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 4pm-5am. FREE b4 10pm, £4 after. Featuring a plethora of hot disc jocks spinning equally fiery house sounds across two rooms of this super-modern Vauxhall gay club/bar.

  • Orange at Fire, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall. 11pm-9am. Free b4 midnight w/QX ad. The original late, Sunday night phenomenon continues to rock vauxhall with uplifting, funky house tunes on the main floor, with more cutting edge, minimal sounds in the Raw room. End your weekend on a high with this pumping crowd pleaser.

  • Sunday Sunday at BJs White Swan, 556 Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14. 6pm-late. Retrotastic tea dance offering everything from ballroom to disco via Latin, Salsa, Jive... and line dancing. A refreshing alternative.

  • Horse Meat Disco at Eagle Bar, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 9pm-3am £6. The alternative alternative. Continuing to pull in the widest crowd from our colourful scene. Crazy characters cavort with gruff bears, muscle boys mingle with superlative drag stars all set to a twisted disco beat.

  • WetYourSelf at Fabric, 77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, EC1. 11pm-6am. £10 (£5 student/FabricFirst members). Non-conformist and eclectic revelry with DJs from all over the clubbing spectrum. Spinning deep, twisted and minimal house.

Monday 6th July

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  • Major Mondays at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle St, Leicester Square, WC2. 10pm-2am. FREE. Hosted by DJ P and guests, it’s a super sexy student night. Expect a fun filled evening of pop, R&B, indie and old school tracks full of cheap drinks and hot boys. Plus, Ku Karaoke with Dan Johnson is upstairs from 7pm-11pm.

  • Kinky Kabaret at Freedom, 66 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. 9pm-3am. Show 11pm. £5. Fusing the 1970s New York club scene and 1930s Berlin Cabaret, providing glitz, glamour, talent and fabulous people from the wonderful world of Showbiz. Mixing musical theatre, burlesque, comedy, theatre and song with sounds of the 50s and 60s. Hosted by the equally fab Dusty O.

  • Bingo Pub Night at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. Doors 7pm, Eyes Down 8.30pm -10.30pm, party ‘til midnight. FREE entry, £1 per game. Join your hostess Timberlina in her quest for bingo nirvana and ease yourself into the week with a Monday mingle.

  • Popcorn at Heaven, under the arches, off Villiers St, WC2. 11pm-6am. FREE b4 12, £8 after. Mixed crowd of Monday luvvlies run riot through 5 rooms of fabulousness, from dance to pop via R&B, plus a chill out cinema. TONIGHT: Handbags at dawn, it’s Tranny Sports Day in the Tranny F**kers lounge!

  • Shadow 54 at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. Free until 10pm, £10 after. The best of 70s & 80s disco funk to start the week.

  • Frat Party at Ghetto, 58 Old Street, EC1. 10pm-late, £2. A sexy, hedonistic debacle taking its inspiration from the infamous USA Frat house parties with beer bongs, drinking games and giveaways.

Tuesday 7th July

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  • Glam Slam at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, Open ‘til Midnight. £5, £3 conc, FREE for performers/slammers. A poetry slam competition in two rounds! Bring along your choice of themed poem: ‘dark’ (dress black), ‘glad’ (dress colourful), ‘shag’ (dress sexy, fetish, etc), ‘drag’ (take a guess!). The final round is ‘best verbal vogue’ and wins £100!

  • The End of Gay Pride at Wilton’s Music Hall, Aldgate. 7.30pm-late. £5. David Hoyle hosts and stars in a live pilot for a new television comedy ‘Laughter Shock’ – an extreme lesbian and gay sketch show featuring 8 exciting new LGBT comics. Plus, a surprise finale.

  • Comedy Camp at Barcode Soho (basement), Archer Street, Soho, W1. Doors: 7.30pm. Show: 8.30pm. £8 members (+£2 membership). The original gay comedy night hosts top weekly talent.

  • Hot Pink at Freedom, 66 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. £3, FREE if dressed in Hot Pink. A new night to electrify your mid-week penchant for popular pop and commercial dance. Sparkle away under 200 mirror balls to some chart sounds as hot pink gogos gyrate away and waiters serve hot pink drinks.

  • V Karaoke at The Village, 81 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. 8pm-midnight. FREE. Drinks from £2. In the basement, it’s the campest karaoke in town where the public belt out the biggest tracks of past and present. Over 4,000 tracks to choose from!

  • S Cavallet at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. 10pm-late. Free until 10pm, £10 after. The legendary Ibiza night returns to give Soho a warm glow of top tunes and gorgeous guys.

  • What The Funk at BJ’s White Swan, 556 Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14. 9pm-2am. A collection of funky beats and soulful grooves with credit crunch busting drinks offers.

Wednesday 8th July

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  • XXL at 51-53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1. 9pm-3am. £3, members free. It’s XXL’s mid-week dance, booze and cruise sessions to the rescue. Hairy hunks, sexy bears, cuddly cubs and everyone in-between can stay out on a school night.

  • WORK! at Area, 68 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 11pm-4am. £6. We wanna see you work! Enjoy a melee of musical delights at Work’s! new home in Vauxhall. Shake yo thang on the danceloor to R’n’B, funky hip-hop and bashment in the main room and Old Skool in Room 2.

  • Edinburgh Fringe Previews with Tiffany Stevenson & John Gordillo at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, Open ‘til Midnight. £6. Tiffany Stevenson presents “Along Came A Spider’ - is she a spider or a fly trapped on a glittering web? A funny, dark and personal the show is part existential, part arthropod. John Gordillo presents ‘Sex. Man. Consequences. Cost.’

  • Shinky Shonky at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle St, WC,2. 10pm-3am. FREE. Boogaloo Stu presents a unique clubbing experience of wild capers, game shows and other madcap antics.

  • G-A-Y Slag Tags at G-A-Y Late 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2.and G-A-Y Bar, 30 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1. Get a number on arrival to find yourself a sexy fella without leaving your seat or the dancefloor using the interactive text system!

  • Trannyshack at Madame JoJo’s, 8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. FREE in drag/elaborate dress ‘til midnight. £5 otherwise. Shamelessly glam lip-stickingly wild mid-week soiree in this world famous cabaret venue! Dusty O hosts and Tasty Tim spins gender-bending choons for burlesque boys, top T-girls, dolly drags and inbetweenies.

  • Double Shake It at The Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. 10pm-3am. £5. Get your weave on as Queen of the Ghetto, Laquisha Jonz, joined by Kandi Kane hosts a night of commercial r’n’b, pop and hip-hop.

  • Amateur Strip at BJ’s White Swan, 556 Commercial Road, E14. 9pm-3am. FREE. This infamous night sees spunky East End totty get totally naked to win big dollar. Expect outrageous cabaret stars hosting and a professional stripper to show you how it’s done.

  • Barcode Soho at 3-4 Archer Street, Soho, W1. Kris Di Angelis loops, samples and mixes new and classic house sounds with happy hours until 10pm and a friendly party vibe.

  • Sparkle with Sophonda at Kudos, 10 Adelaide Street, Charing Cross, WC2. 8pm-midnight. Get ready to Work! it with this sexy warm up to the Heaven main event. Sophonda, the brashy bitch from Belfast, hosts.

  • Pink Poodle Club at The Village, 81 Wardour Street, Soho, W1. From 8pm. £5. The campest comedy cabaret with Miss Karen O. Get set for music, comedy, cocktails and glamour with some top acts each week.

Thursday 9th July

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  • G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, under the arches, Villiers St, Charing Cross, WC2. 11pm-4am Be brave and strip off on stage for the return of G-A-Y Porn idol and the usual mix of pop fabulousness and discount drinks.

  • Industri at Barcode Vauxhall, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 8pm-late. Minty hosts a superb social for those hotting up for the weekend ahead. Expect off-duty DJs, gogos (with their clothes on) and clubland’s most social reprobates.

  • The Kitten Club at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, Open ‘til Midnight. £10, £7conc. A glamorous night of song, dance, satire, comedy, magic and more (or less as the case may be - miaow!) at this burlesque cabaret night. Interwoven with magic and comedy from our compere, Mr Christian Lee.

  • Homosocial at Barcode Soho, Archer St, Soho. 9pm-1am. FREE. Weekly musical melange and male bonding session returns with top DJs playing classic disco, soul, funk and house.

  • Retrosexual at Ku Klub, basement at Ku Bar, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. Tasty Tim goes back to his new romantic roots and presents a fabulous night of shoulder-pads, big hair and even bigger tunes. Bringing everything that’s good from the 1980s - get in touch with your inner Dynasty diva.

  • Jason’s Jukebox at Area, 67 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 10pm-late. Free entry all night. Bringing the camp to Vauxhall, Orange presents a distinctly different selection of sounds with this weekly night from the ‘prince of pop’ Jason Prince - DJ, singer and record producer - alongside DJ James Saint James.

  • Glitz & Glamour at Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1.10pm-3am. Free until 10pm, £10 after. Playing the best underground and funky house with the sexy Shadow Lounge dancers.

  • G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get played out across the club, drink specials, cute guys and an almost unrivalled highly electric atmosphere. Open 7 days a week.

  • Gravity at Fire, Mirror Arch (rear entrance) 6a South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall, SW8. Midnight-9am. Free b4 1am with QX ad, £8 after. The night that pulls you full force into Friday morning and on to the weekend with some seriously sexy house beats and a stellar line up of DJs. Male bonding at its very best.

    Get Your Rocks off!
    Your Dirrrty Diary Your guide to what's Hot on the Scene - Thursday 2nd July to Thursday 9th July

    04/07/09: PERVERT’S PRIDE
    Pride celebrations a little too clean-cut and pedestrian for you? Well, head over to The Hoist for a night of filthy fun that’s strictly for the gay grown-ups. Celebrating all things kinky, there’s bondage side shows, beefy go gos, free shots courtesy of the Fetish Freak store and it’s hosted by Mr Hoist 2009, Steven Dwyer. Watch out for numerous improvements to the venue too with new glory holes, a wet area and more. Plus, don’t forget the SBN Pride Party on Sunday 5th between 2pm and 9pm.
    The Hoist, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 10pm-4am.

    03/07/09: CITY BOYZ
    Expect Central Station to be decked out with suitably bespoke blokes and sexy city fellas celebrating all things suited and booted. There’s a strict dresscode, so fix up, look sharp and grab a hot boy in bulging trousers.
    Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 7pm-midnight.

    05/07/09: SHOOT!
    Get yourself a rugger bugger or a fit footy player in this evening of sports kit fun. Make sure you have nylon shorts or horny trackies on or you’ll be shown the red card at the door.
    Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 7pm-midnight.

    Thursday 2nd July

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  • Spankz at The Underground Club, Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 7pm-11pm. CP night for rougher, tougher play. Followed by Horny for dirty, randy cruisers.

  • Boots Only at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 131 Grange Road, SE1. 8pm-11pm. Free, no dress code. Strap those boots on and very little else for a sexy all day cruise.

  • Berlin at Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall. 9pm-2am. £3 non-members after 10pm. DJ Pistolpete plays sublime minimal beats and Berlin-style electro house. Free admission to those in leather fetish wear, but all welcome.

  • Cruise at Vault 139, 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1. Day cruise: 4pm-7pm, £5. Night cruise: 7pm-1am, £6. No attitude cruise session, then get nude and rude at Stripped (Strict no clothes dress code except footwear).

  • Boots Only at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 8pm-11pm. £4 incl. locker hire. Strip down to get off!

Friday 3rd July

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  • City Boyz at The Underground Club, Central Station, Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 7pm-midnight. See Box Out.

  • Cruise at Vault. See Saturday.

  • Fitladz at Union. 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall.

  • Piss at The Fort. 131 Grange Road, SE1. 8pm-11pm. £4. A night of watery fun & golden goodness.

Saturday 4th July

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  • The Hoist at South Lambeth Road, SW8. 10pm-4am. Guests £10. London’s heavy-duty men-only fetish club for fuckers, fisters and dirty bastards.

  • Cruise at Vault 139, 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1. Day cruise: 4pm-7pm, £5. Night cruise: 7pm-1am, £6. Explore darkened corners, catch a dirty movie, indulge your carnal side. DJ Jay Martin.

  • All Day Boots Only at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 2pm-11pm. £6. Boots only, naked cruise session. Free re-entry.

  • Club CP at MA1 at Union, 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 6.30pm-10.30pm. £5, £4 members. Club of rougher, tougher play with spank booths, darkrooms, video lounge, concealed smoking area, plus the shop with its CP bits ‘n’ bobs. No membership/dress code.

    • Sunday 5th July

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  • Shoot! At Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 7pm-midnight. See Box out.

  • Ted’s Tranny Night at Ted’s Place, 305a North End Road. 7pm-late. Free before 9pm, £3 after. The night for fellas in frocks and their admirers is back with horny bar staff and affordable drinks.

  • Play Pit Jocks at 76 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, N1. 8pm-1am. Members £5, £7 others. It’s pants! A very naughty night for undie lovers.

  • Underwear at Vault 139, 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1. 1-7pm. £7. Night cruise: 7pm-1am, £6. Tight Y’s, hot jocks or baggy boxers... what’s your fix? DJ Jay Martin plays dirty sounds for a horny Sunday crowd. Strict dress code of underwear only - no t-shirts, vests (footwear must be worn).

  • Buff Naked at MA1 Club, Backstreet, Wentworth Mews, Mile End, E3. 6-10pm. £5, £4 w/ClubCard. Butt naked cruise party. Video screens, dark corner, dirty minds.

  • The Hoist at South Lambeth Road, SW8. Stark Bollock Naked, 2pm-7pm. £10. Take it all off and party. Then regular Hoist 10pm-2am.

  • Boots Only at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 2pm-8pm. £6. Nude cruise fix for randy blokes.

    • Monday 6th July

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  • Seed at Ted’s Place, 305a North End Rd. A Dirty, sexy, cool cruise sesh. (Also on Tuesday).

  • Hard Cruz at The Underground Club, Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 9pm-1am. FREE. Hard cruzing for horny guyz.

  • Eagle Monday at Eagle London, 9pm-2am. £3 non members after 10pm. Recover from your weekend with chilled sounds, hot men and friendly crowd.

  • Cruise/Stripped at Vault.
    See Thursday.

 

    Tuesday 7th July

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  • S.O.P. at The Underground Club, Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. See box out.

  • Black Out at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 8pm-late. FREE entry. A new night for black guys and their admirers.

  • Bootcamp at Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11. 9pm - late. Members £2/£3. A horny mix of guys into leather, jocks, boots, skins, military & sportswear. Deep ‘n’ dirty sounds by Rob C & Maurice plus alfresco cruising space. Watch out for the bootshine boy!

  • Cruise at Vault. See Saturday.

    Wednesday 8th July

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  • Underwear oor Less at The Fort, 131 Grange Road, SE1. 2pm-11pm. £4 entry incl. locker. Pulling in the most extrovert of sluts. Strip down to get off, dare to bare it all if you’re really randy. Now on all day – perfect for those hot, sticky summer nights.

  • Strictly Underwear at Ted’s Place, 305a North End Rd, W14. 7pm-late. £4. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Strictly underwear and sexy pants only. Don’t dress up, dress down!

  • Come to Daddy at The Underground Club, Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. 9pm-1am. Weekly bear bash.

  • Vault 139 at 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1. Day cruise: 4pm-7pm, £5. Underwear: 7pm-1am £6. Strip down to jocks or boxers for your own personal brief encounter.

  • Eagle Wednesday at Eagle London, 9pm-2am. £3 non members after 10pm. A laid back, mixed crowd of friendly blokes. Shoot pool or cruise.

  • N.B.N. at The Hoist, 47b South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 9pm-2am. £5. A night for those who like to strip, but prefer to add some boots or a tasteful accessory rather than go the
    full monty.

  • Buff Naked at MA1 Club, Backstreet, Wentworth Mews,
    Mile End, E3. 8pm-midnight.
    £5, £4 w/ClubCard. Butt naked cruise party. Video screens, jack-off zones, dark corners, wank wipes and all the frottage you can handle.

  • Sweet Wednesday at Playpit, 76 Caledonian Road, NW1. 3pm-10am. £10 “girls”, £20 men. An upmarket trip to Nancy’s boudoir for TVs and admirers.