CLUBS & EVENTS
Chapter 10 Xmas Rave at Autumn Street Studios, Unit 3, Autumn Yard, E3 2TT. 10pm-7am. Advance tickets £8/12. £12 OTD before 11pm, £15 after. London gay dance party Chapter 10 returns for its Xmas Rave with DJs Spencer Parker, Boris, Daniel Wang, Dan Beaumont and Charlie Porter.
Bear Blocheads at East Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN. 10.30pm-6am. £7 b4 midnight/£10 after. East Bloc’s resident rave night makes big beary clubby style dance shapes yet again in the infamous Old Street basement club. DJs Chris Camplin , Dune & Dusted , Ross & Jones , the sugar low boys , Sliverhook and Neil Evans.
G-A-Y FREE Christmas Party at Heaven, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 10pm-5am. Free! The palace of pop and quite possibly the world’s most famous gay club packs out this cavernous venue. TONIGHT: Burn off Christmas dinner calories with free entry! No wristbands needed!
Bender at Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am. Free b4 10pm/£5 after. Bender resident Fitzgerald presents a special of hi-NRG, disco and house with DJs Giles Smith, Will Viper and John Sizzle.
Bootylicious at Brixton Electric, Town Hall Parade, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RJ. 11pm-6am. £8 members, £10 queue jump tickets. Bootylicious is going to be the very best of urban party bangers, form old school hip-hop R’n’B to dancehall, from soul to house, with a scintillating DJ lineup.
Atmos Lounge at 32 Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark, SE1 9EU. 9pm-4.30am. FREE b4 11pm, £8 after. Chris Amos’ new clubbing venture gives a fresh slice of hotness to the city!
R18’s Christmas Bunkup at Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-4am. Free before 10pm, £6 after. Vauxhall’s horny night is back for your monthly fill of live XXX man-on-man action with resident DJ Astroboy and special guest porn stars Nick North and Bruno Fox.
R&She at Tipsy, 20 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XN. 9pm-3am. FREE b4 10pm/£5 after. The ultimate homage to the queens of R&B and hip-hop. Playing the finest cuts and coolest hits of the best female artists of the genre are QBoy, David Oh and Neil Prince.
Desi Boyz ‘Fantasy Ball’ at 229 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PN. 10pm-4am. £10 OTD, students with ID £6. DJ Manjy B and Haze will be playing the best in Bollywood, R’n’B, Bashment, Desi Beats, urban music and party anthems for this 600-capacity fantasy ball.
Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 10pm-very late. £6 b4 midnight with QX ADVERT. £8/£10 others. Vauxhall’s full-throttle late night club keeps the house music booming.
The Joiners Arms at 116-118 Hackney Road, E2 7QL. 11pm-4am. £6. Legendary East End pub pulls in the hot boys, fashionistas and pure-pleasure seekers!
Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XB. 10pm-3am. £5. Much loved basement club gives it to you large with beats and boys throughout the night.
Riverside Tavern at 8 Canal Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4DR. Kent’s most popular gay bar/club.
Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. Unwind and release some tension after a stressy week with the all the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s original weekly party.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard, off Charing Cross Road, WC2. 11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink specials, cute guys and a pop perfect atmosphere.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after. £3 with wristband/membership. The party continues in Ku’s basement club with hot pop and floor fillers from the DJs.
Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am. £6. Alternative London club/entertainment night. Hosted by Amy Lamé, with music by Readers Wifes.
The Glory at 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. 5pm-2am. Jonny Woo and co.’s new bar flying the flag in Faggerston. Open late with resident DJs and regular cabaret crazies.
Manbar, 79 Charing Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE. 10pm-4.30am. Free b4 11pm/£3 after. DJ Marilio and Gretta Gargolla spin the sounds for an upferit, friendly and lively weekend crowd.
The Green Carnation and No. 5 at 5 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DD. 5pm-2.30am. DJs on rotation mix it up and play the Saturday night sounds at this seminal Soho bar/club. Hosted by Chrissy Darling.
XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1 9UF. 8pm-8am. £8 members, £15 guests. £5 after 4am. Two rooms of choons, cruise and chill space. Plus, big tunes from the resident DJs.
Beyond Midnight Special (afterhours) at Fire, 39 Parry Street, Vauxhall, SW8 1RT. Midnight-late. Free before 2am, £12 before 7am with ad/flyers/concession/NUS card. The crazy club beast takes it up a notch with a move to Fire for the late night/early morning house music session.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 6am (Sunday morning)-super late. £5. Sunday morning afterhours with DJs spinning fresh uplifting house music into Sunday morning.
BARS & CABARET
Saturday Market Slash Swap Shop & Camp Disco at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7 Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til 3am. Rose Garden provides Saturday shopping light relief (4pm). Followed by DJ Justin Swift’s Camp Disco (9pm) and Bambi Boo Unleashed (10pm).
G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4UR. Midday-Midnight. FREE. Soho’s palace of pop with the hottest videos screened out across the venue, great drinks deals and discount entry wristbands for G-A-Y @ Heaven.
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane, W5 4NB. 7pm-3am. The popular West London club, bar and cabaret spot, with added Piano Lounge fun.
Ku Bar at Ku Bar Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am. One of London’s hottest gay bars and clubs, with the hottest boys both behind the bar and in front of it, stretching over three floors.
Saunabar at 29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am. £16. £5 off entry with QX advert. Unwind after a night of clubbing at the only licensed gay sauna in the West End.
Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-4am. Soho’s intimate but packed-out bar/club spot with the most amazing DJ booth in town.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 7PL. Open till 1am. FREE. Renowned as one of Soho’s most unique and popular destination venues, with terrific outdoor space.
The Black Cap, 171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY. 9pm-3am. Camden’s party-popping and beat-bumping venue rocks the gay scene. TONIGHT: TLC – The Christmas special with Tasty Tim, Lady Lloyd and guests. Hosted by Meth.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-12am. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, W1D 3QE. Midday-3am. Last entry 2am. FREE b4 10.30pm. Four floors of fun! DJs spin a blend of commercial, house, pop and chart remixes. Guilty pleasures upstairs.
New Bloomsbury Set at 76 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 1AG. 4pm-11.30pm. Open seven days a week for the more social gays around the Kings Cross/Bloomsbury area and those after a refreshing new experience. London’s only 21+ bar!
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 2pm-late. The grand dame of Soho pulling in a more blokey crowd. TONIGHT: Guest DJ Zach Burns.
The Green Carnation: Dorian Gray at 5 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DD. 5pm-2.30am. DJs including Brent Nicholls, Rich B, Little Rob, Tasty Tim, Matt Bogard and Zach Burns play the tunes at this seminal Soho bar/club on rotation. Hosted by Chrissy Darling.
The George & Dragon at 2 Blackheath Hill, SE10 8DE. 8pm-4am. The Greenwich pub gthat flies the gay flag for S.E. London. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Tanya Hyde.
Pick N Mix at The City of Quebec, 12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. 12pm-3am. Top tunes and late night fun at the legendary gay boozer near Marble Arch.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til 4am. FREE b4 10pm. Cabaret then DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Topsie Redfern.
Ku Bar Soho at 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB. 12 midday-late. Ku Bar’s little brother stretches across three floors for that perfect Soho warm-up drinking session and a cheeky dance with downstairs DJs.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am. FREE b4 10pm/£7 after. Cabaret and clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue. TONIGHT: Cabaret from Miss Penny.
The Roebuck at 84 Ashmole Street, SW8 1NE. Gay venue in the Oval area. Worship the weekend with Bar-Buck-Q’s in the secluded garden.
Your Dirty Diary – Saturday 27th December
SBN Afterdark at The Hoist, 47c South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. 10pm-4am. The world’s biggest men-only naked party. Donkey Dick on the loose! XXX-rated shows.
Harder at Bar Berlin, Arch 47c, South Lambeth Road, SW8. 10pm-4am. Macho night of leather, rubber, skin, uniform, industrial, or just boots/jocks.
Vault: Cruise at 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN. 1pm-1am. £7 b4 7pm/£8 after. Free drink, cloakroom, re-entry. Dark corners, catch a dirty movie, indulge your carnal side.
Pleasuredrome at Arch 124 Cornwall Road, Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open 24/7. £15, £12 under 25 with ID. FREE towel. Cruise all day and night with plenty of rooms to play. Licensed bar.
Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. Foam from 10pm. All the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s original weekly party.
The Underground Club at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm, £4) Best undies for the boys. ABC (7pm-midnight) Adult Baby Club .