THINK PINK…

Celebrating all things fabulous about our legendary gay village, the bars of Soho are pulling together and throwing us one last big party for summer 2012.

On Sunday 16th September, Profile, Ku Bar, The Edge, The Admiral Duncan, Candy Bar, Circa, Comptons, Freedom, The Yard, The Duke of Wellington and Rupert Street are the bars hosting events for Soho Pink Sunday.

It kicks off with the 2nd Annual Soho Drag Race and Old Compton Street will be closed off to traffic from Midday. Then from 5pm, all the bars will be hosting special events; tour the venues of Soho, wear pink and party until the small hours.

Soho Pink Sunday is on Sunday 16th September from midday ‘til late in Soho.

 SOHO DRAG RACE
Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4UB
Sunday 16th September, 12pm – 5pm, race time 2pm

Free to register at www.akt.org.uk/dragrace-2012

Forget putting on your best lace front on and going to pick up a trophy man and put your best foot forward and grab a trophy instead.

The Soho Drag Race returns for their second annual event sponsored by the Admiral Duncan. Hosted by queen of the street (Coronation Street, that is) Charlie Condou and Candy Slag In Drag, the race kicks off at 2pm with special performances beforehand at 1pm from Bette Rinse, Baga Chipz, Rose Garden, Mrs Moore, Tanya Hyde, Mandy Gap and Vicky Vivacious.

Choose between racing in heels or 3-legged with a friend. Last year the racers raised £2,500 for The Albert Kennedy Trust and at the time of going to press, 30 contestants had already raised £3,000! So, put on your sports bra and stillies and let’s do even better this year! See www.akt.org.uk/dragrace-2012 for more information.


• SUPREME SPINNING SEXINESS….
Profile Bar, 34-36 Wardour Street,Soho, W1F 0TQ

With sexy pools boys mixing you cocktails and a utopia populated with fierce flamingos, you’ll feel as if you’ve stepped straight into Club Tropicana. But who needs Wham when you can have scantily clad bar boys and the hottest music from Nathan Six, Zach Burns and Fabio Luigi?


• A LATE NIGHT WITH RUPERT
50 Rupert Street, Soho, W1D 6DR

If running up and down Old Compton street in your stillies hasn’t exasperated you, Rupert Street are staying open until midnight, so that you can stop wearing those Drag Race extensions and start some extended drinking. With audio bliss coming from DJ Alessandro and Simon Le Vans (Gaydar DJ, don’t you know) – the only drag will be your heels.


• COMPTONS SPIN THE TUNES
Comptons, 53 Old Compton St, Soho, W1D 6HN

The ever-popular Comptons will be serving up four seasoned spinners throughout the day, including Littlejohn, Dizzy G, Zack Hadley and Paul Short pumping out the choons.


• SWEET LIKE CANDY
Candy Bar, 4 Carlisle Street, Soho, W1D 3BJ

Of course, Candy Bar will be entering their own acts into the Drag Race through Soho – including Adam Hall and Flirtie Bertie – that after showing the queens, how the kings do it – will be putting on workshops and shows in the bar from 3pm.


• BE FREE BE PINK
Freedom, 60-66 Wardour St, Soho, W1F 0TA

Soho’s top polysexual bar is the perfect place to proudly pose in pink, enjoy some top cocktails and some upbeat tunes with a mixed crowd.


• CIRCA CASTS A SHADOW
Circa, 62 Frith Street, W1D 3JN
Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, W1F 0RF.

This Soho Pink Sunday two of Soho’s hottest venues team up for a very special day and night of top DJs, hosts and music. A One Day Stand/A One Night Stand kicks off at noon with sets from a rather fabulicious rosta of DJs, Dusty O, Munroe Bergdorf , Adam Turner and Kris Di Angelis and more. On top of all this top-notch music, if you buy a drink from Circa you can gain free entry into the Shadow Lounge all night with the receipt, so don’t scrunch it up and throw it away with a fag butt, ya dizzy queen!


• RACE THE DAY AWAY
The Edge – 11 Soho Square, W1D 3QE

The Edge’s very own Felicia Van Cartier and Ms. Mince Meat will be firing up their heels to represent the bar in the Soho Drag Race on Sunday, in aid of the Albert Kennedy Trust. There’s still a few late Summer deals left too, with bottles of wine for £12 and jugs of Pimms/Sangria for only £13. Make a whole day of it!


• CABARET AT ADMIRAL
Admiral Duncan, 54 Old Compton St, Soho, W1D 4UD

Get thee to Admiral early, as Bette Rinse, Baga Chipz, Rose Garden, Mrs Moore , Tanya Hyde, Mandy Gap and Vicky Vivacious will be performing before the Drag Race, from 1pm. Then, once the cocks in frocks have flown around the Soho square mile, then head inside for cabaret from Lola Lasagne from 5pm.


• GIVE IT SOME (PINK) WELLY
Duke of Wellington, 77 Wardour St, Soho, W1D 6QA

Expect a fabulous Sunday social at the always-packed Duke of Wellington, drink, flirt and wear pink in this top corner bar.


• BABY KU ALL DRESSED IN PINK
Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith St, Soho, W1D 5LB 

Ku Bar Frith Street will be open from midday, boasting some special Soho Pink Sunday cocktails and those beautiful Ku Bar Boys will get pulses racing wearing some barely there pink-infused ensemble.

PS: Head down to Big Ku on Lisle Street later in the evening, as Vicki Vivacious hosts a special Soho Pink Sunday Karaoke, followed by camp hits with Lady Lloyd.


• BUFF BAR BOYS AND BALCONY BABES
The Yard, 57 Rupert St, Soho, W1D 7PL

If you’re looking for some outdoor action at Soho Pink Sunday, look no further than The Yard, featuring cutting edge sounds, hot bar boys wearing hopefully very little and an ever-packed courtyard and balcony for some smoking/flirting action.

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