Gay London clubs bars sex: map, calendar/diary, reviews, news from DISCODAMAGED

Garageland at Trash Bar - Fri 10 Aug

Punk rock? Garagepunk? Live bands? Free? Stokie? Yip, a genuinely alternative night courtesy of the fantastic Spike! 

BeefBox: Launch Party Thu 23 Aug

Beefbox is proud to announce that it will be launching its first event on Thursday August 23rd 22:00-04:30 at East Bloc 217 City Road, London, EC1V 1JN. DJs Tim McLoone, Louis Lennon (Bear Necessities), Silverhook (Out Of Order, Bijou)
https://www.facebook.com/events/408152912575339/

Vietnam Gay Pride

Vietnam has held its first ever Gay Pride parade. It took place in Hanoi on Sunday. The government there has recently proposed including same-sex couples in the country’s marriage laws. If that were to happen Vietnam would be the first country in Asia to do so.

Reports: one man died in Area, another collapsed in Barcode. Bad drugs suspected

More on that Vauxhall club death: London24 says"A man in his mid-20s collapsed inside the Area Club, in Vauxhall, central London, in the early hours of Sunday morning. A man in his mid-20s collapsed inside the Area Club, in Vauxhall, central London, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Meanwhile, a third man collapsed inside Barcode..."

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police urge any recreational drug users to be extremely careful if they are considering using drugs of any sort, in particular at venues in the Vauxhall area. “Lambeth officers are appealing for anyone who can assist with enquiries to come forward as soon as possible. A quick response could help us prevent contaminated drugs circulating further and may save someone’s life.” Call Det Srg Janet Barracks on 020 8721 3597 with information.

Full story here.

Ambulances called to save three clubbers in Vauxhall. One didn't make it.

Gay Star News got a statement from the Ambulance service regarding trouble in Vauxhall last night.

It says: We were called at 4am to Goding Street, SE11 to a man reported to have stopped breathing. ‘We sent two ambulance crews, a responder in a car and an officer to the scene, with the first staff arriving within four minutes. Extensive efforts were made to resuscitate the patient at the scene and on the way to St Thomas’ Hospital. The 25-year-old was declared dead at 5am. The London Ambulance was called again to Goding Street just before 4.40am and again at 5.10am to help treat two other male patients. While the second man was conscious, the third was in a serious condition and both were taken to St Thomas’ Hospital.

Does this have anything to do with Area's police visit and closing early? Well, Gay Star News say "Ambulances were called to help save three men in Goding Street close to the gay club Area in Vauxhall". However, GSN's headline says "Man dies after clubbing in gay London bar" and has a pic of the RVT - which would have long since been shut then after hosting Duckie. So, we don't know.

Three casualties all at once is worrying. Our thoughts go out to all those affected.

Well done Gay Star News who have a full report here.  

Police turn up at Beyond. Closed early. Eye witness report...

Beyond closed early last night with the police in attendance. No idea why. One punter told us he was in the loo when the attendant told everybody they had to leave.  When they went to the smoking area they were told the club was closing.  The police were around but they didn't search customers.  

Here's what our eye witness experienced:

"So we were in the toilet and the attendant was screaming about police coming in (which we assumed as just a warning to rush out of the toilets). Then we all went outside in the smoking area and within a couple of minutes the security came up to us and said the smoking area is closed, and then told us the whole club is closing (after most of us had moved inside). There were a number of police officers around and we all thought that we'd be searched on our way out, much like the previous raid. That didnt happen to us but we basically had to rush out of the club - nobody clearly told us anything and if we hadnt heard from the toilet attendant we wouldnt know the exact reason. Rumour has it someone died at the club last night."

Sadly Orange clubs don't talk to Damaged as a few readers regularly left comments on the site they didn't like a few years back. So,  do email us if you were there and know something.

Nudity's Foam Party at Union 2 this Sunday!

We can't believe this fell off our radar?! If you haven't been and like attitude free damned fine fun in foam then get your ass on over to Union on Sunday. 

Make babies

Apparently they need more in Singapore and so August 9th has been declared national fuck night. You've been told.

Time Out goes free

TimeOut is going free. The print run will go from it's current 50,000 to 300,00, be thinner, have more ads and but distributed for free at "stations and cultural venues" on Tuesdays.

The internet has not been kind to the magazine with most of the info it curated for us being freely available online.

AIDS Memorial Quilt

The biggest ever handmade art work goes on line at Microsoft here. It's made of 48,000 pieces, each one remembering someone who died of AIDS.

End of the music in Berlin?

Gutterslut reminded us of the threatened gigantic price hike for playing music in clubs and bars in Germany. Click the headline for details and what you can do. Gutterslut say: "If GEMA (the equivalent of UK's PRS - Performing Rights Society) goes ahead with their crazy new reform plans of increasing fees by 1000%* there will be no more Berlin clubbing the way we know and love it." Needless to say Discodamaged does agree with Gutterslut, we have already published something about it on our Berlin site.

East Bloc dates to Aug 11

Click the headline for East Bloc parties to August 11. Gutterslut is this Saturday July 28 and they remind us about the threat to Berlin clubbing from GEMA. It's important! Read more here End of the music in Berlin? where you can find out how to sign the petition to help our Berlin brothers. Gay club East Bloc is at 217 City Road, London, EC1V 1JN

Dalston Superstore to Aug 12

Click the headline for Dalston Superstore parties to August 12 and it's the launch of Tramp with the "Largest collection of trannie DJs ever" tomorrow July 28. Gay London club Dalston superstore is at 117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB. Open 7 days a week 10am - 3am and all the parties are in your gay London calendar.

We Party London: Hi Japan! Aug 26

T-Dance: We Party London: Hi Japan! Sunday August 26 6pm-2am @ Coronet Theatre "London’s biggest and most spectacular party returns to the Coronet Theatre for a third T-Dance event as part of the massive London August bank holiday celebrations." Info and £10 Earlybird advance tickets here. Otherwise £15 or £18

Miss Sink the Pink Sat July 28

It's Miss Sink the Pink 2012 tomorrow Saturday July 28. "5 Trannies from far and wide compete ... DJs: James Phillips, Ma Butcher and Lazy Susan ...  East London's finest drag queens". Click the headline for details. At Bethnal Green Working Mens Club,  42 Pollard Row,  E2 6NB, 9pm-3am, for £5 before 10pm, £7 after.

Taxi's must need good reason to record what you say. Finally.

We've always thought it creepy that taxi's can record what you say and do.  The good news is that Infomation Commissioner agrees and says they can only record your conversations on very rare ocassions - meaning they must activate it when they're getting abuse or something.

Hard On Cock-O-Lympics Sat July 28

So who's going to get gold then? You'll have Italian porn model Nicola Antonio and DJs Zoltan Junior, Halo-is, Brent Nicholls to spur you on. Plus large dance floor, sling maze, dark rooms, wet area, chill out bar and outdoor smoke. Click the headline for more details. Entry £15 for members £20 for guests. London gay sex club Hard On is at the Union: 66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP.

Beyond 28/29 Jul

Beyond Vs Matinee London: The Summer Blowout at Area starts at midnight Saturday on July 28(not 3am Sunday July 29). Lineup: Matinee All Star Javier Medina, plus: Steve Pitron b2b Jamie Head / Rob Sykes / D'johnny / Paul Christian / David Jimenez / Alan K B2b Paulo Moreno / Sharp Boys / Verity Mayes b2b Bryony Masters + live vocals and more TBA. More info and advance £10 tickets here

SuperMartXe Olympiade July 28

Only eight days to go: SuperMartXe Olympiade at Electric Brixton is on Saturday July 28. Info and advance £12 tickets here

Hot August Fringe at Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Every weekday July 30 – August 31 except Friday 10 and Monday 27 it's the Hot August Fringe, at London gay club / cabaret venue the Royal Vauxhall Tavern with three shows per day nearly every evening. Click the headline for details. Regular weekday nights are off for the duration replaced by the likes of comedians David Mills and Myra Dubois, Wotever sex education, poet Sophia Blackwell, the undutchable Menno and many many more. The exceptions are Friday August 10 with Anthem Old Skool Reunion and Monday August 27 with the great RVT GMFA Sports Day and bank holiday SLAGS chill-out. Edinburgh eat your heart out!

All shows are £7 unless otherwise stated,
Tickets available on www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08444 771000
Doors open 30 mins prior to all performances. (Performance time shown below)
Website: www.hotaugustfringe.com
Gay club / cabaret RVT: is at 372 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5HY