Our guide to the Tavern’s bank holiday antics
One of our fave venues in London, the dearly beloved RVT, is gearing up for a bank holiday SPECTACULAR! It is going to be exhaustingly camp. It is going to be as camp as when Carrie fell over on the runway in Sex & The City and Margaret Cho said “Fuck. Me. Hard.”
They’ve got big parties on not one, not two, not three, but FOUR of the days! And if you’re really popular and party loads (like us hahaha) sometimes it’d hard to keep track. So we’ve done a handy guide – SEE BELOW!
The Cocoa Butter Club
Friday 24th May
Sadie Sinner is a tour-de-force: beautiful, clever, funny, talented. Quadruple threat. A few years ago she had the then groundbreaking idea of starting a club night for queer performers of colour. It showcases the very best in POC burlesque, cabaret and drag – and some other stuff that defies genre. Sadie MCs the whole thing with sparkling vivacity. And this Friday, there’ll be performances from Rhys’ Pieces, Cleopantha and Lauren King If you’re not a person of colour, you are of course welcome, but you must be respectful of the space and the people around you.
10pm – 3am. Tickets £5/£7.
Duckie
Saturday 25th May
Duckie is the squeaky aquatic queer dance party that needs no introduction! It’s been a stalwart of the RVT roster for years, lending its unique brand of glittery gay utopia to London’s Saturday nights. It can ALWAYS be relied on for great tunes and great vibes. A little like Girls Aloud (unless Sarah’s feeling tired). There’s DJ action from longtime residents the Readers Wifes, as well as aesthetic gorgeousness from door whore artistes Father and Jay Cloth.
9pm – 4am. £5 before 10:30pm, £8 after.
Sunday Social presents Queens Of Cabaret
Sunday 26th May
There’s always fun to be had at the RVT on Sundays, and at bank holidays it’s EXTRA bumptious (bumptious? That’s a word right? Let’s go with it). They’re doing a twelve hour party, oh em gee! With Lisa Q Jones channeling leopardprint clad trailer trash realness. Hairspray and huge necklaces! She’ll be on stage around 5:30pm, then after that it’s all about the dancing, with tunes from Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty, Sean Sirrs and Phil Marriott. Whew!
Beefmince Tea Dance
Monday 27th May
We love the Beefmince boys! They’re the big beefy party for bears and their friends of all genders. They serve up a steamy slice of clubbing every month, but lately they’ve been doing afternoon bank holiday tea dances and they’ve gone down a storm. It’s such a friendly, fun vibe and there’s music from resident DJs Silverhook and Cactushead, plus special guest Johnny Kalifornia.
The RVT is at 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY. For more info, head to vauxhalltavern.com.
