Gay London Life | Oct '24 Edition - Magazine - Page 6
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If you fully lose it to the opening bars of ‘Celebrity Skin’ or know
all the words to ‘Stupid Girl’, get yourself down to The Rising
on Halloween weekend. The ever-entertaining Candy Heals
(pictured) is putting on a dark drag cabaret night celebrating 90s
alt-rock and punk. Should you dress up? Silly question. Throw on
some leather, fishnet tights, and a bit of haphazardly applied makeup. Think Edward Scissorhands, only without the health and safety
hazards on the end of his fingers. So, just Edward Hands, then.
Saturday 26th October, shows start 8pm onwards,
The Rising, 98 Harper Road, SE1 5AQ
Nearest Station: Elephant & Castle
Beyond Midnight —
Halloween Special
The
Cock Tavern
Let’s face it, you might just be slightly too old to
Everybody knows that when the clock strikes midnight, it’s time for the
go trick or treating, but there’s always The Cock
creatures of the night to come out to play. Where will you find them? Most
Tavern instead. This Kennington boozer is the
likely down in the dancefloors of Fire for Beyond’s Halloween Special,
perfect place to go and get your ghoul on at the
two-stepping to house and techno played by some of the scene’s best DJs.
spookier end of the month. The venue’s already
This infamous party doesn’t wrap up until midday the following day and if
eclectic decor will be festooned with all sorts of
you’ve got enough stamina to make it right until the end, be sure to give the
pumpkins, cobwebs and witches’ hats for the two
brunchers and early-risers of Vauxhall a bit of a fright on your way home.
weekends around Halloween itself, so you won’t
Saturday 26th October, midnight-midday,
look out of place all dressed up. As per usual,
Fire, 44 Parry Street, SW8 1RU. Nearest Station: Vauxhall
some of the fab resident DJs will be casting spells
on the dance floor, too.
Zpooky
Halloween Special
340 Kennington Road, SE11 4LD
Nearest Station: Kennington
If there’s one thing about ZODIAC Bar you need to know, it’s that they never
let a big occasion go by without a huge party. Halloween weekend is going to
be no different and you can expect a spooktacular show extravaganza from
the Haus of Z. The first half of the night will see a frighteningly good line-up
of local drag talent strut their stuff up on stage, including Jade Phoenix, Luna
Cortez, Solero Summers and Eileen Eiffel. After this, there’ll be strange
noises and bumps in the night in the downstairs club until 4am.
Saturday 26th October, 5pm-4am (shows start 9pm), ZODIAC Bar,
119 Hampstead Road, NW1 3EE. Nearest Station: Euston
Snatched Villains
Athena
Blockbuster
Party
It’s dead cruel that they make you wait right until
After ten sold-out shows in London and Manchester
the end of October before you can dress up for
— plus £10,000 raised for Wandsworth Oasis — the
Halloween, right? Well, luckily for all of those fond
team behind Snatched said they were done and you’d
of a trip to Smiffys, 80s-themed club night Athena
never see them again. However, just like Cher after the
is hosting a costume night right at the start of
Farewell Tour, they’re out of retirement for a one-off
the month. The brief is simple — dress up as
Halloween special at Two Brewers. The format’s
something or someone from one of the decade’s
the same, with six queens taking on a new identity
most iconic movies. The Stay Puft Marshmallow
for the night and playing Snatch Game with the help
Man. The watermelon from Dirty Dancing. The
of hostess Beary Poppins. This time, however, the
breakfast from The Breakfast Club. There’s a
theme is fairytale villains, so expect evil scheming and
£150 prize for the most imaginative, plus popcorn,
poisonous barbs.
gogo boys and 80s tunes galore!
Saturday 26th October, door 7pm, show 8.30pm,
Saturday 5th October, 9pm-4am,
Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Nearest Station: Clapham Common
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
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