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HIGHLIGHTS
FIRE
RAGES
Another month, and
a few more changes
with the All Things
Orange/Fire/Area
roster of clubs. So
successful has the
relaunch of afterhours
club Beyond proved,
that the team have
decided to now run
the session as a weekly
G-A-Y TO LEAVE
promotion. DJs Steve
Pitron, The Oli, Paul
ASTORIA!
Martin, Paul Heron and
the Sharp Boys will
be spinning the tunes
The biggest development in gay clubbing this month is undoubtedly the news that every Sunday morning
superclub G-A-Y is on the move. Host Jeremy Joseph issued the following press release from 4am till midday
just before we went to press: beneath the Vauxhall
“After a lot of thought and consideration, choosing to follow my head rather than my heart, railway arches at the
it saddens me to announce that G-A-Y is to leave the Astoria after more than 15 years of gorgeous Area, 67-68 Albert Embankment, SE1. Tickets cost £10 in advance or £12 on the
being there four nights a week. door (www.clubtickets.com). Juicy, which was running on Saturday nights at Area, has
I’m not going to lie and pretend I’m not upset about leaving a venue that has been part of been moved back to Fire. It returns on 21 June with resident DJs Rob Sykes, Steve Pitron,
gay history and my life, but I feel it is the right decision for the future of G-A-Y. Sean Dickson, The Oli, Paul Martin, Elliot J Brown, Steven Artis, Mikey D, Jamie Head and
The main reason why I have come to this decision is because I need to take control of the Dave Cross. Doors are open 11pm till 8am, with admission £12 in advance or £15 on the
future of G-A-Y and with there being so many rumours about the future of the Astoria and door. Big parties for the month of June include the return of Space, which will be taking
– to be honest – not knowing what the truth is, with diff erent versions from Crossrail, the over Fire on Saturday 7 June. The Spanish team will be throwing an ‘Opening Fiesta’ party to
owners and the Greater London Assembly (GLA), I’ve decided that it is time for me to take celebrate the start of their Ibiza season. Special guest jock will be Space resident Jonathan
control of what G-A-Y does next. I want to leave the Astoria on a high rather than watching Ulysses, who will be spinning a set of his trademark pumping, electro house. As usual, Fire
the venue fall apart or guessing when the building is to be bulldozed. will be decked out with stunning Space production fl ourishes, with the best go-go boys and
G-A-Y will be giving up the Mondays and Thursdays, with the last one being on Thursday girls. Doors will be open from 11pm till 8am, with an offi cial after party at Beyond at Area.
12th June. G-A-Y will continue to run on Saturdays until I can fi nd a suitable act to go out This will be followed by a guest appearance from Barcelona’s Loveball team on Sunday
with a bang. G-A-Y Camp Attack will continue on Fridays until the last weekend of the last 8 June at Area. This one-off party will run from 6pm till 2am, and the venue will be
Saturday at the Astoria. That date will be set once I fi nd the right act to represent the last transformed into a Spanish celebration of glamorous delights, with the one and only Juanjo
G-A-Y at the Astoria. What is the future for G-A-Y? Well, all will be revealed but the fi rst Martin making a much anticipated return to the decks, joined by Loveball residents Leomeo
thing will be G-A-Y Late doubling in size – more details very soon.” and Steven Redant, and London’s own Gonzalo and The Oli. It will be followed by an offi cial
It’s long been known that the Astoria is to be demolished as part of the Crossrail afterparty at Orange at Fire. Tickets are £10 in advance or £12 on the door.
development through central London. However, no-one is currently sure of when that www.fi reclub.co.uk / www.myspace.com/fi relondon
might happen. It’s been known that Jeremy has been looking at possible alternative
homes for his fl agship club night, but at the time of going to press, nothing else had been
confi rmed. Keep your eye on www.g-a-y.co.uk for the latest updates.
OUT OF THE
XXL
SHADOWS
Following the success of The Shadow Lounge has recently unveiled a
this year’s Bear Pride new, weekly line up of promotions. Gay London’s
weekend, the XXL team swankiest and most exclusive haunt, this basement
have been in touch to tell us venue on Brewer Street in Soho still kicks off the
about a few changes down week with Luvvies Unlimited each Monday.
at the Arches. For a start, Hosted by Miss Kimberley, it’s an evening for all
they’ve just welcomed back West End Wendies, theatre folk and thespians. DJ
DJ Kami, who is once again Manny spins the sounds, and there’s an open mic
bringing his sexy beats to from 11.30pm onwards for anyone who wants to
Arch 3 after returning from belt out a song or two. It’s followed on Tuesdays
an international DJ tour. In by the newly-launched S Cavallet, an Ibiza-
fact, the team have had a fl avoured party with DJs Paul Heron and The Oli.
little shake-up of that arch’s Cabaret star and professional ‘ghetto girl’ Laquisha
entire music policy. Instead of the mash-up of sounds in the one room, they’ve now split Jonz hosts Shake It on Wednesday nights, while
the indie-retro-chart sounds from the more underground sounds, and have turned Arch 4 DJ Mark Bambach spins the sounds each Thursday.
into another dance bar, with DJ Joe Egg spinning the indie, electro and retro tunes, while Friday and Saturday nights are simply titled
Kami, Jon Byrne and promoter Mark Ames take charge of the sexy nu-progressive beats in ‘ClubClassics’, with a rotating DJ line-up of Andrew
Arch 3. The excellent Christian M continues to rule the roost in Arch 2, spinning the funky Elmore, DJ Gonzalo, Luke Hope and The Oli. Doors
house and dance-driven chart hits. XXL attracts over a 1,000 sexy blokes, bears and slabs are open from 9pm till 3am, with admission £5 before 11.30pm and £10 after. Finally, catch
of beefcake to The Arches (51-53 Southwark Street, SE1) every Saturday night. Its Exquisite on the last Sunday of every month and every Bank Holiday.
smaller midweek session runs every Wednesday in the front two arches of the You’ll fi nd the Shadow Lounge at 5 Brewer Street, Soho, W1. For more details or enquiries,
same venue. www.xxl-london.com check www.shadowlounge.com
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