CLUBS & EVENTS
Spoken Word London at Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB. 7.30pm-11ish. Free. QX Assistant Editor Pat Cash presents an open mic night of poetry, performance, monologues, singing, rap, soliloquies and anything in-between. Open to all! Arrive b4 8pm to sign up for a spot.
Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. If you can’t make the weekend wet fun, why not head down tonight? Relieve the midweek stress! The foam flies at 7, 8 and 9pm.
Misfits at East Bloc, 217-219 City Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm-4am. FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. Midweek urban glamour as R’n’B scene star Mark-Ashley Dupé presents his ghetto fabulous in the infamous basement of debauchery.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30 Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. The party continues ‘til late in the Ku basement.
Cruise Control at Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-3am. Free for members, £3 guests. Cruise spaces to explore with darker, deeper beats to play to.
BARS & CABARET
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN. 12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub downstairs, chilled club lounge upstairs with guest pianist tinkling the ivories.
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ. FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. South London’s famous bar/club.
BoomBox at Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UL. 4pm-1am. FREE. DJ DBwoi playing your favourite R&B beats.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street, Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from 9.30pm. Local gay bar in East London’s Limehouse.
Detained at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Circa goes all-out with the dance, pop and R’n’B remixes every Wednesday. DJs Attack Attack Attack, Kingsley, Munroe Bergdorf and Kris Di Angelis on rotation.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho, W1D 3QE. 4pm-late. Last entry 1am. Soho’s multi-floored gay wonder.
Sing-Along-A-Sound at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Martha D’Arthur hosts the midweek drag fun at the central London cabaret den. With DJ Dave Robson.
Mary Mac’s Mastermind at West 5, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. Mary Mac presents her inimitable quiz.
The Green Carnation: Laughing Cat Cabaret at 5 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DD. 5pm-2.30am. Show 9pm. Duncan Day and Topsie Redfern plus special West End guests.
Wednesday Naughties at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross N1 9SD. 10pm. FREE. Dirty cabaret from Sandra to spice up your Wednesday.
Your Dirty Diary – Wednesday 14th January
Vault: Cruise/Underwear at 139b-143 Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN. CRUISE (1-7pm. £7) Then UNDERWEAR (7pm-1am. £8) Free drink, cloakroom and re-entry. Get down to your underwear.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet, Wentworth Mews, Mile End, E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm. £8 members/£9 guests (free drink/coat check). Horny, naked cruise party. Heated outdoor ‘naked’ smokers terrace.
Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24 hours. 24hr pass £17, 48hr pass £19. If you can’t make the weekend wet fun, why not head down tonight? Relieve the midweek stress! The foam flies at 7, 8 and 9pm.
The Underground Club at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1. HARD CRUZ (10pm-1am).
Pleasuredrome at Arch 124 Cornwall Road, Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open 24/7. £15, £12 under 25 with ID. FREE towel. Cruise day and night with plenty of rooms to play. Licensed bar.