Gay London Life | May '24 Edition - Magazine - Page 10
Going Out
< Scan for London’s latest events
The Locker
Room
Ku Bar
ME1 Sauna
Let’s start with a fresh and contemporary
Whenever you want to keep the night going,
Rochester might sound like it’s absolutely miles
reference, shall we — who remembers the 2004
direct your party towards the Klub at Ku Bar —
away, but it’s under an hour away from King’s
film Dodgeball? The reason we’re dredging that
there’s always something seductive bubbling
Cross St Pancras station. We tell you this not
one out the back of your memory is because
away down there. On Mondays, this is a brand
because we’re in the pocket of the Kent Tourist
The Locker Room is a bit like the Average Joe’s
new karaoke night hosted by Poppycock, while
Board, but because there’s a rather lovely gay
Gym run by Vince Vaughn’s character (whatever
on Wednesdays, it’s the turn of truly iconique
sauna there that’s well worth a visit. ME1 Sauna
he was called). Yes, The Locker Room isn’t the
party BOMBSHELL — expect jaw-dropping
has plenty of spa facilities spread across its three
biggest or flashiest gay sauna in the world, but
looks and a hefty helping of chaos. On Thursdays,
floors, plus lots of low-lit nooks and crannies in
it’s got something that money can’t buy — it’s
you’ve got a nearly-end-of-week sesh from the
which to paw away at a local. Throughout the
got soul. Treat yourself to a visit and you’ll be
plastic people behind Ken’s Out, while Lady
month, there are also different themed events,
guaranteed a warm welcome and a thoroughly
Lloyd finishes the weekend with Klub Divas every
be that Furry Fridays for bear-lovers or Strictly
relaxing time.
Sunday. Never a dull moment we tell ya.
Naked every Wednesday.
6 Cleaver Street, SE11 4DP
Nearest Station: Kennington
30 Lisle Street, WC2H 7BA
Nearest Station: Leicester Square
Foundry Wharf, ME1 1TH
Nearest Station: Rochester
ZODIAC Bar
The Rising SE1
Stop whatever it is you’re doing right this second and brace yourselves for some
We defy you to try and find a gay bar in London with a schedule as eye-
good news — a new gay pub has opened up not far from Elephant and Castle!
poppingly eclectic as ZODIAC Bar’s. In May alone, there are stand-up comedy
Let us tell you now, it looks like a goodie, too. The team only just threw open
shows on Tuesday the 14th and 28th, a men-only leather night on Friday
the doors in mid-April, but once everything’s settled, there’ll be a jam-packed
10th and drag bingo with Eileen Eiffell every Thursday night — so that’s your
schedule of exciting things happening throughout the week, everything from
leather-loving, laughaholic, bingo-dabbers sorted, then. For everyone else,
drag shows and live music to quizzes and a games night. There’s even a pool
there are screenings of the Eurovision semis and grand final on the 7th, 9th
table and some alfresco seating on which to lap up that sweet South London
and 11th, plus the heat finals for Drag Idol on the 3rd.
sunshine. Head down and show your support!
119 Hampstead Road, NW1 3EE. Nearest Station: Euston
98 Harper Road, SE1 6AQ. Nearest Station: Elephant and Castle
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