London has the world's most diverse late night gay scene. Mainly located around its three gay villages - Soho, Shoreditch and Vauxhall - there's a gay nightclub to suit every taste, with music policies ranging from R&B and pop to full-on funky house via more underground, edgier sounds. There are, of course, many one-off and special events that happen around town to keep a look out for. And if it's something more 'adult' that you're after, then there's a whole heap of men-only and fetish special interest clubs out there, too.
CARPET BURN
04/05/13: The first Saturday of the month and a bank holiday weekend? What better way to spend the night than having “a right effing knees up,” as promised by Carpet Burn.
CLUB SAUCE
12/04/13: Last month Brighton saw the launch of its newest gay radio station, Sauce FM. As if to prove they didn’t just have faces for radio, resident DJs Dulcie Danger, Simon Le Vans and Lil Alex went off-air and took over Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Friday night.
COVERT RE-LAUNCH
16/03/13: Back under control of its original owners, club Covert is back! And like a disco phoenix from the flames, it’s back for more.
COVERT AFFAIRS
Alan K has been a respected DJ of the gay scene for years, and instrumental in many of the best nights and clubs gay clubbers can remember. QX caught up with him to find out what the deal was with the reopening and refurbishment of slick Vauxhall super club Covert, which is now back under his control…
CARNIVALE
21/02/13: With the swag-festooned ceiling resembling the inside of a circus tent, the scene was set at Shadow Lounge last Thursday for Carnivale.
CLUB R18
27/01/13: Leather, pleather and SEX! The Eagle in Vauxhall now has a sex license, which means the birth of a new night called… Wait for it… R18.
CARPET BURN BIG NYE KNEES-UP
31/12/12: Being the filthy homosexuals that we are, we’ve always preferred a New Year’s Steve to a New Year’s Eve – but given the immediate unavailability of the former we headed down to Vauxhall’s Eagle for a stomper of a Carpet Burn NYE knees-up that saw the guys heralding the dawn of 2013 in classic style.
CARPET’S BEST CUTS OF 2012
Celebrating the biggest moments of the year with the Carpet Burn crew…
CARPET BURN’S TASTIEST TRANNY CONTEST
01/12/12: London’s sassiest she-males were out in force as Carpet Burn marked World AIDS Day with a shagpile spectacular in the form of a ‘Tastiest Tranny Ball’ at the Eagle last Saturday.
COCK 10TH ANNIVERSARY
21/07/12: Oh Em Fucking G! In a week where club and bar anniversaries have seemingly exploded on London’s glittering gay scene, we can’t tell you how excited we were to be back doing what we do best – worshipping The Cock!
CLUBNATION
12/05/12: This Soho institution has had something of a makeover lately, and the nights they’re putting on are packed and banging.
CARPET ‘THE BIG EASTER’ BURN
07/04/12: Easter Saturday at Eagle saw DJs Johnny Kalifornia and Simon Kilner on the decks for Carpet Burn’s latest session.
CLUB WRONG
10/02/12: While others were just waking up on Saturday and thinking “too cold, stay in bed”, the Vauxhall hardcore were partying on the dance floor to fantastic tech and progressive tunes from Jamie de Rooy.
CITY BOYZ
03/02/12: Now in it’s 10th year, City Boys continues to attract a mixed crowd of real Square Milears as well as younger guys aspiring for a career of over-inflated bonuses.
CLUB WRONG
20/01/12: Club Wrong’s debut at Union, in the heart of one of London’s homosexual party district, kicked-off on the stroke of midnight.
CARPET BURN BIG BANG
31/12/11: Vauxhall got down for a rollicking New Year’s Eve knees-up as 2011 smash hit, Le Burn, welcomed a crowd of madcaps, misfits and party animals for a shagpile spectacular ‘Big Bang’ NYE bash to round off a year of thrillsome fixtures.
CLUB ROAR
26/11/11: Saturday night: the scene set, Union the venue and an attack of bears imminent, it was time to party at Club Roar.
CARPET BURN 3RD BIRTHDAY
05/11/11: Le Burn got freaky for a shagpile spectacular as Vauxhall’s crazee-est retro disco celebrated a sensational three years on the scene last weekend.
CARPET MUNCHERS
This weekend, 80s and 90s dance/pop night Carpet Burn celebrates its 3rd birthday! Eagle’s main man Simon Kilner shares the love…
COCKETTE
22/10/11: The Italian gay mafia touched down in Vauxhall last weekend as Milan’s favourite weekly party, Cockette, threw its first bash at Eagle London.
