Gay London Life | Jan '25 Edition - Magazine - Page 12
Going Out
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The Boy Is
Mine
Beefmince
New Year’s Eve
Ball — The Grand Dong
OK, we understand some of you might not be
Right, here’s this year’s hot ticket. The bears
jumping at the opportunity to go out on the first
behind Beefmince are taking over the entire
Ku Bar
Friday of January, but ask yourself why not? It
Clapham Grand and sauteing up a storm for
Dig out your tuxedo and slick your hair back —
can get a bit bleak after the highs of Christmas
hundreds of hairy hedonists. Former Soup
the Soho mothership is going with a Great Gatsby
and New Year, so a few hours on the Eagle
Dragon-turned-DJ-extraordinaire Hi-Fi Sean
theme for NYE this year. That’s not just the main
London dance floor might be just what the
is headlining, joined by resident tune-selectors
bar, but all five venues in the Ku Group (She, Little
doctor (or the GLL writer) ordered. The Boy Is
Silverhook and Cactushead. Upstairs, Tuffclub
Ku, Ku Lounge and the Klub, if you’re counting).
Mine is a club night dedicated to bonkalicious
will be playing poppier sounds in The Loft,
There’ll be DJs and drag queens making your last
R&B floor-fillers, from the old-school to those
while there’ll also be go-go mincers and a huge
moments of 2024 as memorable as possible, and
with a fresh take on the genre. This time around,
midnight countdown that’ll make Times Square
you only have to pop your head outside the front
club legend Terry Trexstasy (pictured) will be
look, well, a bit square.
door to see the midnight fireworks going off. After
joined by a special guest or two.
Tuesday 31st December, 9pm-4am,
the big moment, head to the Klub dancefloor and
Friday 3rd January, 9pm-4am, Eagle London,
The Clapham Grand,
start the New Year as you mean to go on!
349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
21-25 St John’s Hill, SW11 1TT
7 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Nearest Station: Clapham Junction
Nearest Station: Leicester Square
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