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.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30 Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE. The party continues ‘til late in the Ku basement.
LIPSYNC 1000 at The Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. 5pm-2am. FREE. Jonny Woo invites you to revel in the chaos and charisma that is the return of Tranny Lip-Synching! A grand prize of £1,000 for the best of baddest show-stopping gob stoppers. To enter email: info@theglory.co
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.
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.
BARS & CABARET
Sandra Fundraiser at Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross N1 9SD. 10pm. FREE. Cabaret legend Sandra has been ill and unable to work for weeks. No work = no money for a freelance drag artist. As such the community is rallying to help the slag out with a fundraiser! Come and enjoy entertainment from Marta D’Arthur, Jason Prince, Baga Chipz, Miss Penny, Mrs Moore, Rose Garden and many more.
Mary Mac’s Mastermind at West 5, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. Mary Mac presents her inimitable quiz.
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.
Your Dirty Diary – Wednesday 28th January
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.
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).