Gay London Life | Dec '23 & Jan '24 Issues - Magazine - Page 53
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Going Out
Beefmince’s
Big Dong
Recon
You’ve all been to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, so
How would we describe Recon’s annual
you’ll know it’s hardly Wembley Arena when it
Christmas party to somebody who has never
The Old Ship
comes to space. That’s why you should nab a ticket
been? Well, picture a huge nightclub. Add in some
You don’t have to do anything overly spectacular
for Beefmince’s Big Dong lickety-split, otherwise
darkrooms, play areas and a glorious amount of
for New Year’s Eve if you don’t want to. There’s
you face disappointment and a night in with Jools
fetish equipment. Now imagine this space filled
one every year, for gawd’s sake. If you want
Holland. This annual NYE blowout brings all the
with hundreds of guys dressed up to the nines in
something low-key and reliable, we can’t think
bears and burly blokes to the yard, all drawn by
sex gear, all of whom are unfeasibly horny after
of a better option than heading down to The Old
the meaty dancefloor cuts from resident DJs
spending the previous few days making dismal
Ship’s NYE bash. The friendly pub will be packed
Silverhook and Cactushead. To see in 2024, they’re
small talk with distant relatives and watching
full of friendly faces, DJ Jermaine will be spinning
going to be joined by RVT royalty Simon Le Vans
reruns of sitcom Christmas specials. Let’s just say
solid-gold hits and we wouldn’t be surprised if
and none other than Lola Lasagne on the mic.
it’s quite the experience.
there was a drag queen or two up on stage. Grab
Sunday 31st December, 9pm-4am,
Royal Vauxhall Tavern,
372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
Friday 29th December, 11pm-5am,
Fire, 39 Parry Street,
South Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
a ticket from behind the bar next time you’re in.
Sunday 31st December, 9.30pm-late,
The Old Ship, 17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW
Nearest Station: Limehouse
The Lord Clyde down in Deptford hosts its fair share
New Year
Big Bang
of kinky events for London’s dirty and depraved, be
They’re the mysterious and hardworking faces
they pups, foot-worshippers and cigar-toting leather
behind some of Eagle London’s best club nights —
Pleasuredrome
daddies. Unless you’ve got a fetish for popping
Paul Joseph spins non-stop pop bops at Athena
As we never tire of saying, Pleasuredrome is open
bottles and counting down from ten in unison, the
and 80:20, while Martyn Fitzgerald’s remit is jackin’
all day, every day. That means New Year’s Eve too,
New Year’s Bash will be one of the tamer dates in the
house tunes at Handsome. Together, they’ll be
of course. Are you thinking what we’re thinking? You
cruise joint’s calendar. Obviously, there’s sure to be
manning the decks for New Year’s Eve and having
can tell everyone at work two days later that you saw
a bit of action happening in the play areas, but there’ll
you glued to the dancefloor, even as your pals
in the New Year while basking in the bubbles of a hot
also be a free flute of bubbly, dancing to classics and
beckon you to go into the smoking area and look at
tub in a Central London spa. You don’t need to go
a costume competition with a £50 prize (the theme is
the city’s fireworks. No can do, this Madonna edit
into any other specifics, such as, say, the extended
festive, let your imaginations run wild).
won’t dance to itself babes!
midnight kiss you enjoyed with four other men in the
Sunday 31st December, 6pm-late,
The Lord Clyde, 9 Wotton Road, SE8 5TQ
Nearest Station: Deptford
Sunday 31st December, 9pm-3am,
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY
Nearest Station: Vauxhall
steam room — that’s your little secret.
New Year’s Bash
8
124 Cornwall Road, SE1 8XE
Nearest Station: Pleasuredrome