KU BAR
It’s St Patrick’s Day weekend at Ku Bar, and what a weekend it promises to be! Celebrations kick off in a sporty vein with plenty of hunky, muscular men in front of your visage, both behind the bar and on the screens, as Ku launches an entire day of 6 Nations Rugby on Saturday 15th March, with Italy vs England at lunch, then Wales vs Scotland, and lastly France vs Ireland (come on, Ireland!). Sunday 16th March sees the whole of London celebrating Paddy’s Day with a Parade and an all-day free festival in Trafalgar Square, so expect a sea of green to be enjoying ‘the craic’ at Ku. And Monday 17th March is, of course, St Patrick’s Day itself with no shortage of Irish tunes flowing on the Ku Juke Box, and no shortage of Irish drinks flowing from the bar, including Guinness, Magners, Jameson’s and Baileys! Expect plenty of Guinness giveaways for those on the black stuff…
30 Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA
RIVERSIDE TAVERN
Riverside Tavern is throwing one hell of a St Patrick’s Day party this weekend with the one, the only, the ‘Gotta Tell Ya’ Irish pop singer Samantha Mumba busting our her classic hits for the crowd. Featuring ‘Lately’, ‘I’m Right Here’, ‘Baby Come On Over’ and anthemic headliner ‘Gotta Tell Ya’ on Saturday 15th March. Miss Mumba will be on stage later in the evening but make sure you get yourself there early to participate in the Tav’s amazing drinks specials (there’ll be some Irish drinks deals going on courtesy of St Paddy) and their infamous 80p shots! Yes, that’s right, 80p shots! Entry is £5 all night.
Canal Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4DR
OLD SHIP
Check out what’s going on down Limehouse’s best loved ‘Ship this weekend, as revered cabaret performer Mandy Gap swans up to the stage! Enjoy all the delights of this traditional venue with its wide range of high quality beers, ales and wines available to punters, whilst cackling between sips as Miss Gap makes you tickle your funnybone! Everybody who goes to the Old Ship confirms what a great time this welcoming boozer gives to its clientele, so if you live down East-ways and you haven’t tried it out yet, it’s high time!
17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW
COMPTONS
This weekend at Comptons is the Grand Old Dame of Old Compton Street’s 27th birthday! And as any gal who was born, bred and raised on the Soho gay scene would do, she’s had upper implants and a face peel to celebrate the pivot into her late twenties, which will have their Grand Unveiling this Friday 14th and Saturday 15th March. Both nights will be open until 2am, with an amazing DJ lineup all weekend and complimentary fizz. Plus on Saturday 15th, Comptons will be showing the final Six Nations rugby games on the big screens with kick-off at 12.30pm, 14.45pm and 17.00pm.
51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN
TWO BREWERS
The always toe-tapping Two Brewers is going to be thoroughly packed with entertainment this weekend again as Lola Lasagne charms the pants off the crowd (almost literally) on Friday 14th, entry free before 10pm, £3 after. The amazing La Voix takes your ear drums soaring to orgasm-climactic levels on Saturday 15th (free before 10pm, £6 before 11pm, £7 after). La Voix has been specially training up her fabulous, chiselled new Va Va Voom boys for this spectacular show, the tongue-in-cheek (literally in some cases, so we hear) history of which you can view on this week’s Cabaret page. Then you can wind down your weekend with the brilliant Power of 3 on Sunday 16th – entry free before 8pm, £3 after.
114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ