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Lovely article from London Evening Standard and some more kind words from people expressing how much BGWMC means to them x

The fight to save Bethnal Green Working Men's Club The q***r-friendly cult venue is facing a sudden threat of closure. El Hunt meets the people fighting to save it

🚨 Update on BGWMC from Friends of Bethnal Green Working Mens Club and Equity 🚨
As a result of the campaign to Save Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, have designated the club as an Asset of Community Value!

Thank you for all the support shown so far!

The hard work now begins to raise the funds for a community purchase of BGWMC.
Please share this little win, and please follow ON INSTAGRAM (for the time being - we'll get a facebook going aswell) to track the campaign ❤️

HEADSUP - This page is still very much active so keep following here aswell as we'll keep you updated about any upcoming events and news on interim venues.

ELITE end of night vibes! Thanks x

BEST KARAOKE HOSTS IN LONDON.
Sabrina the Teenage Bitch and Chazbags in the house til 1am tonight!

LOOK AT THAT LOVELY FULL HOUSE.... and it's most certainly NOT for the football! Top of the SLOPS has been kicking off every Wednesday with only a few more shows left 'til the final!
If you haven't caught one yet.... get your squad together and get a ticket ASAP!!

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RAINBOW'S READY AND WAITING!! NOW ALL WE NEED IS YOU!
2 events tonight.... 'cos we always treat you right! at 7pm then from 9.30pm

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DISCO CATS! Word on the street is that our beloved venue BETHNAL GREEN WORKING MENS CLUB is going to be sold...so we don't know ow how long we've got!
In the meantime we're gathering together all our fave people to MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT AND LIVE JULY LIKE IT'S OUR LAST!

THIS SAT 6TH JULY  *DISCO 54* RETURNS
FOR THE FINAL TIME! (before we find another fabulous four walls elsewhere)

Follow the beat and join us for a night of
GLITTER, GLAMOUR, GREAT MUSIC AND GOODBYES!

Let us lead you down the path to excess for one last dose of
HOT 'N' HEAVY HYPER COLOUR COSMIC DISCO MAYHEM!

LET YOUR JAWS HIT THE FLOOR FOR OURFIERCE AND FABULOUS ACTS!
SHOWS FROM:
Hula Hoop Queen: *AUBREY WODONGA* will spin you into a disco daze!
Bendy beauty *LUCINDA B.HIND*  is ready to contort and amaze!
AND IT'S NOT DISCO 54 without our faves....
Host with the most *SOROYA MARCHELLE* is classy and sassy!
Drag-tastic dance troupe *HOT HUSTLE* are here to shake their asses

DJ 'Glitterball' Geoff Leonard will spin a sweltering hot ALL VINYL MIX of addictive Disco hits!

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TONIGHT feels like a SINGING, SHOUTING on a mic kinda night!? Commiserating or celebrating... KARAOKE FRIDAYZ is here for YOU!
Our very own superfreaks.... SABRINA THE TEENAGE BITCH and CHAZBAGS are YOUR HOSTS WITH THE MOST... so you know it's gonna get MESSY!
Get ready for HARD + FAST KARAOKE PARTY TIMES with a MEGA SOUNDTRACK to boot!
Grab that FRIDAY FEELING and get ready to BELT IT OUT!
Tracks cued up already : CHANGES, ELECTED and NO SURPRISES 😉

Any other suggestions!!??

FREE ENTRY! 8PM UNTIL 1AM
Singing finishes at midnight so get down early to get your names in the queue! Come late and we might not fit it in!

*HAPPY HOUR 8PM UNTIL 9PM! >> WINE / HOUSE SPIRITS / PINTS £5!!

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
DON'T FORGET YOUR ID

THIS WEEK: PASSION, POWER AND PRIDE!

WED 26 JUNE - TOP OF THE SLOPS!
On a mission to diversify the drag scene, Top of the Slops is the UK’s first paid drag competition.
The Mother Phucker, The Jester, Jean, Salo Plasty, Porscha Present, Maxy Black, Lala Dangereuse, Frigid battle it out to become TOP OF THE SLOPS!
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FRI 28 JUNE (RM 1) - SEXQUISITE PRIDE WARMUP!
S*x worker arts company S*xquisite brings you an evening of stigma defying powerhouse performance including: dance, pole, aerial, poetry, theatre, comedy and more. Plus plus post show party-times to get your pulse racing!
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FRI 28 JUNE (RM 3) - KARAOKE FRIDAYZ *FREE ENTRY*
The working week is done! Shrug it off, grab that FRIDAY FEELING and get ready to BELT IT OUT!
HARD + FAST KARAOKE PARTY TIMES and a MEGA SOUNDTRACK to boot!
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SAT 29 JUNE - TOP OF THE SLOPS: PRIDE TAKEOVER!
An alternative pride takeover W/ TWENTY slops from across all four seasons of Top of the Slops, The vile Vanilla Parker Balls as host, and East London's dodgiest DJs! This is going to be a much sloppier way to spend your Pride evening!
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CHECK OUT THE FULL SCOOP / BUY TICKETS: bgwmc.com or hit the link in our bio

THIS BANK HOL WEEKEND: DISCO KINGS AND KARAOKE QUEENS

FRI 3RD MAY - KARAOKE FRIDAYZ *FREE ENTRY*
After a brief hiatus... we are back and we're ready to SING! The working week is done! Start your bank hol off right, grab that mic and get ready to BELT IT OUT! We're bringing you HARD + FAST KARAOKE PARTY TIMES and a MEGA SOUNDTRACK to boot!
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SAT 4TH MAY - DISCO 54
Calling all Dancing Queens and Disco Kings...
it's time to FOLLOW THE CALL OF THE DISCO BALL for a night of FIERCE ACTS AND THE HOTTEST TRACKS!
With shows from SOROYA MARCHELLE, DANIELLE SUMMERS, AMAZI, THAT QUEEN BEV AND HOT HUSTLE. Expect a hedonistic disco Paradise where glitter, glamour, great music and good times combine in a dancefloor crescendo! Yowza!

More info/ buy tickets: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club/1230814/r/fb

THIS WEEK: Cosmic Cabaret, Variety and VonDutch!

THURS 25TH APRIL - Figs in Wigs ASTROLOGY BINGO
The world’s first ever COSMIC GAME SHOW for astrology lovers, bingo wingers and their sceptic friends. STELLAR PERFORMANCES, special guests, DABBING, Live music and plenty of lols!
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FRI 26TH APRIL - S*xquisite
S*x worker arts company SEXQUISITE brings you an evening of stigma defying powerhouse performance plus post show party-times!
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SAT 27TH APRIL - PARTY LIKE IT'S Y2K!
Calling all Mean Girls + Sk8ter Bois it's time to go back to a more Simple Life and get drrrty! Live shows, Stupid Games and all your fave 'fetch' and fergalicious tunes from '99 to '09.

https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

TONIGHT! The Double R Club RETURNS! They have been responsible for your strange dreams and nightmares since 2009... and tonight will be no different!
Join your aberrant host BENJAMIN LOUCHE for darkly surreal cocktail of "Damn fine" Cabaret inspired by the films of David Lynch!

LINEUP: BLANCHE DUBOIS, KICKMOUSE, ABNORMALIK, VICKY BUTTERFLY, RUBY WEDNESDAY, ERNESTO SAREZALE, VULVARINE, THE BLEEDING HOURS

There's nothing 'out there' quite like The Double R Club...
"You may be tickled in your most shameful fancies. You may be deeply offended. But you won't look away, it's mad, bad and regrettable to miss"

SUPPORT BGWMC. SUPPORT THE ARTS and get your tickets from
https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club/1209939/r/fb while you still can!

THIS WEEK: PECULIAR PERFORMANCE AND POP QUEENS!

THURS 18 APRIL - The Double R Club
An evening of mystery & nightmares inspired by the films of David Lynch. Join your aberrant host BENJAMIN LOUCHE for a darkly surreal cocktail of "Damn fine" Cabaret & Music.
SHOWS FROM: BLANCHE DUBOIS, KICKMOUSE, THE BLEEDING HOURS, RUBY WEDNESDAY , VULVARINE, ERNESTO SAREZALE, VICKY BUTTERFLY, ABNORMALIK
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FRI 19 APRIL - Sorry peeps! Tonight we are CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT! Come join us tomorrow instead!?
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SAT 20 APRIL - Queens Of Pop Club
QUEENS OF POP CLUB are back to set the dancefloor ablaze with a SIZZLING SOUNDTRACK of PRIME POP BANGERS plus a PRIME SELECTION OF SCORCHIN' HOT LIVE ACTS! shows from: HOSTED BY KEELA KRAVING. WITH SHOWS FROM: Le Fil // Kiki Sn**ch // Sophia Stardust // Velvet Jones. Grab your pop-loving pals and get set for a dancefloor showdown.

More info / tix from: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEK: WE'RE FRESH FREAKY AND HERE TO SLAY!

FRIDAY 12TH APRIL - SLAYSTATION
Drag and video games COMBINED in a CULT q***r cabaret-cum-clubnight! Hosted by VELVET CAVEAT with LIVE SHOWS from: PATRICIA CWUNT, MILD PERIL, CLAY TA**US AND MISS TERRI BOXX WITH DJs GAWDX + M.KWAS
Expect game-breaking performances, gender bending cosplay, PRIZES and pop tunes!
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SATURDAY 13TH APRIL - RE-MIX
Disco 54's naughty little sister is BACK by popular demand! PUBLIC TOILET DISCO returns to spin disco edits, house and reimagined diva classics!
POP UP PERFORMANCES from London's FRESHEST AND FREAKIEST TALENTS W/ F***Y BLEACH, BONK THE QUEEN AND MORE TBA!
Think IN YOUR FACE rather than commonplace, as we bring you offbeat treats to keep that eager mind peaked!

MORE INFO/ BUY TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club/1213513/r/fb

The sun is out and IS BLOOMING!!
is TONIGHT!!
Think riotous rainbows, budding babes and debauched disco hits!!
Happy Hour 9pm -10pm - most drinks a FIVER!!
Acts from 10.30pm
Partytimes await!!

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Hey, neighbours…
Yes, we've had a little impromptu hibernation... (more on that later😉) but we're creeping out of our warren and we're ready to we do Easter the way...
Tomorrow night THURS 21ST MARCH
Join your aberrant host BENJAMIN LOUCHE FOR darkly surreal cocktail of "Damn fine" David Lynch inspired Cabaret featuring
*FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY*
a FULL CAST of long-eared, lurid, leaping, ludicrous, lubricious, larger than life LEPORIDAE..... This is 🐇RED RABBIT🐇
PERFORMING LIVE:
CHRYSALIS,TRAUMATA, JAIME MYKAELA, NATHAN DEAN WILLIAMS, KICKMOUSE, IDA SANGUINE, MOLLY BETH MOROSSA + THE DIAMOND DAHLIA

i t' s H O P p e n i n g a g a i n . . .

Tickets from https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club/1156101/r/rr

WE NEED YOUR HELP
The creative events at BGWMC have been forced to close. We need immediate legal assistance with regards to dispute resolution and mediation. Please get in touch if you can help, or can put us in touch with someone that can.
Email [email protected]

THIS WEEKEND: Harlots and Starlets!

THURS 15 FEB - The Double R Club
An evening of mystery & nightmares inspired by the films of David Lynch. Join your aberrant host BENJAMIN LOUCHE for a darkly surreal cocktail of "Damn fine" Cabaret & Music.
*TIX RUNNING LOW*
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FRI 16 FEB - S*xquisite HEARTS AND HARLOTS
S*x worker arts company SEXQUISITE brings you an evening of stigma defying powerhouse performance plus post show party-times from SLAGLAND
*SHOW SOLD OUT*
*AFTERPARTY ONSALE*
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SAT 17 FEB - QUEENS OF POP
Back to set the dancefloor ablaze with a SIZZLING SOUNDTRACK of PRIME POP BANGERS plus a PRIME SELECTION OF SCORCHIN' HOT LIVE ACTS! Grab your pop-loving pals and get set for a dancefloor showdown

MORE INFO/BUY TIX: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEKEND: SLUTDROPS AND SHOULDER PADS!
FRI 9 FEB - SILLY BITCH DISCO
Sl*t drop to Beyoncé, bow down for Britney and shimmy to a Steps classic W/ Our best Gal Pals from Drag Race... ELEKTRA FENCE + JUST MAY. PLUS DJ Dallyn + DJ HelHun (HUNSNET, CAMP ATTACK + POP ALWAYS WINS)
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SAT 10 FEB - Lady Olé 80S NITE!
Spanish and British q***r cultures collide in a KITCHSY, CRAZY, COLOURFUL CLUBNIGHT! Think glitter, acrylic hair, and im-pop-ssible party tunes! DJs Los Alejandros Shows: Lola McQueen and Dramala Tina.

MORE INFO // BUY TICKETS HERE: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEKEND: A FREAKY, KARAOKE KIKI!

FRI 2ND FEB - KARAOKE FRIDAYZ! FREE ENTRY!
The working week is done! Shrug it off, grab that FRIDAY FEELING and get ready to BELT IT OUT! Just HARD + FAST KARAOKE PARTY TIMES and a MEGA SOUNDTRACK to boot! Our very own superfreak.... SABRINA THE TEENAGE BITCH IS YOUR HOST WITH THE MOST... so you know it's gonna get MESSY!
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SAT 3RD FEB - DISCO 54
FOLLOW THE CALL OF THE DISCO BALL for a night of FIERCE ACTS AND THE HOTTEST TRACKS! Shows from: Soroya Marchelle, Hot Hustle and Rose Feroce! Expect a hedonistic Disco Paradise where glitter, glamour, great music and good times combine in a dancefloor crescendo! Yowza!

MORE INFO // BUY TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEK: BABOOSHKAS AND BALLERS

FRI 26 JAN - WUTHERING NIGHTS Wuthering Nights
Calling all Babooshkas, Army Dreamers and Rubberband Girls!
Put on your Red Shoes, saddle up the Hounds Of Love and get Running Up That Hill for a night dedicated to the genius of the iconic Kate Bush!
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SAT 27 JAN - PARTY LIKE IT'S Y2K!
Calling all Mean Girls + Sk8ter Bois it's time to go back to a more Simple Life and get drrrty! Live Acts, Stupid Games and all your fave 'fetch' and fergalicious tunes from '99 to '09.

MORE INFO/ BUY TICKETS - https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

Just another normal night in the dressing room

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THIS WEEKEND: CHRIMBO CARNAGE, KARAOKE AND QUEENS!

FRI 15 DEC - Mimi's: HOT 'N' HEAVY HOLIDAY SHOW!
MIMIs, as they unleash their GLAM METAL INFUSED CABARET SPECTACULAR SHOW! Think panto vibes-cum-stadium tour but on a basic budget! EXPECT: cosy chrimbo carnage, booze, big attitudes and even bigger baubles! W/ CRYSTAL, BABY LAME, LADY NOELIA, MARGO MARSHALL AND FREIDA SLAVES!
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FRI 15 DEC (RM 2) - KRISTMAS KARAOKE FRIDAYZ!
Grab that FRIDAY FEELING, don a stupid novelty sweater, embrace silly season by the tonsils... and get ready to BELT IT OUT! ‘Feed the Wo-o-orld’... with your beautiful voices! Loadsa Songs! Mega Fun! Special Xmas Song Menu! Mulled Wine! Good times!
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SAT 16 DEC - Queens Of Pop Club
Grab your pop-loving pals and get set for a dancefloor showdown W/ THE FIERCEST FEMALE FRONTED POP BANGERS + FIRE PERFORMANCES from QUALITY QUEENS
LINE UP: Cybil War, Kyran Thrax, Satéva Keela, Kraving, Petit Pois WITH DJs NEIL PRINCE + SARA BLOIW, SENAN

MORE INFO/ BUY TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

HERE WE GO AGAIN! The festive spirit is flowing and it's Christmas Karaoke Time! Grab that FRIDAY FEELING, don a stupid novelty sweater, embrace silly season by the tonsils... and get ready to BELT IT OUT!
HOSTED BY SABRINA THE TEENAGE BITCH so you know it's gonna get MESSY!
Loadsa Songs! Mega Fun! Special Xmas Song Menu! Mulled Wine! Good times AND £6 PINTS!
We don't want no Silent nights- we wanna hear you Sing!

Free shot for every singer and it’s Free Entry to boot...Wham!

This weekend we're SEXY, SPANISH + HERE TO SLAY!
FRI 8 DEC (RM 1) - Slaystation 2nd BIRTHDAY!
Drag and video games COMBINED in a CULT q***r cabaret-cum-clubnight! FIRST UP: A CAMPY, CONVIVIAL CABARET THEN: APOCALYPTIC POST SHOW PARTY VIBES!!
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FRI 8 DEC (RM 3) - KRISTMAS KARAOKE FRIDAYZ!
Shrug it off, grab that FRIDAY FEELING, don a stupid novelty sweater, embrace silly season by the tonsils... and get ready to BELT IT OUT!
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SAT 9 DEC (RM 1) - Lady Olé: NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS: MARIAH CAREY'S CLONE ATTACK
Spanish and British q***r cultures collide in a KITCHSY, CRAZY, COLOURFUL CLUBNIGHT! Think glitter, acrylic hair, and im-pop-ssible party tunes! This time... be inspired by MARIAH!
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SUN 10 DEC (RM 1) - BENNY'S FESTIVE PACKAGE
From the deviant minds that bring you The Double R Club + Beyondthecabaret Presents Expect A TRADITIONALLY ALTERNATIVE XMAS CABARET hosted by Benny ‘the Elf’ Louche featuring Cabaret, Burlesque, Drag and Circus coming together to raise funds for cancer charities via Cabaret vs Cancer

TIX RUNNING LOW FOR ALL OF THESE EVENTS - SO... if you wanna guarantee your entry MOVE FAST!

More info / buy tickets https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEKEND:CAMP 'N' Q***R FESTIVE CHEER!

THURS 30 NOV - FIST CLUB: XMAS OFFICE PARTY!
ELBOW DROP YOUR WAY INTO THE FESTIVE SEASON with Fist Club's first OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY! Feast your eyes on a dynamite mash-up of fantastical comedy, sensational drag kings & hard-hitting live wrestling from the most exciting grapplers around!
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FRI 1 DEC (RM 1) - S*xquisite: SLUTMAS
An evening of sx worker celebration featuring powerhouse performances plus a post-show party to get your pulses pumping! Expect cheeky comedy, dazzling dances, playful poetry, poledancing and badass burlesque from our show-stopping sw artists
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FRI 1 DECEMBER (RM 2) - SHOCK HORROR!
The arch-villian of drag, Miss Mantis, has declared her latest plan to destroy the World. A group of London's FRESHEST Q***R ARTISTS have joined forces to show her there is still originality in this world, will they succeed in impressing this foul villian? Or will the evening end in Shock Horror?
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FRI 1 DEC (RM 3) - KRISTMAS KARAOKE FRIDAYZ!
It’s Chriiisssstmaaasssss...Karaoke Time Shrug it off, grab that FRIDAY FEELING, don a stupid novelty sweater, embrace silly season by the tonsils and get ready to BELT IT OUT! ‘Feed the Wo-o-orld’... with your beautiful voices!
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SAT 2 DEC - DISCO 54 FESTIVE FREAKOUT!
Calling all creatures of the night, the naughty and the nice.... '54 returns to stuff your stockings with HYPER-COLOUR-COSMIC CHRISTMAS DISCO MAYHEM! Dazzling Live Acts and Deviant Disco Divas! It's gonna be a real Xmas boogie wonderland!
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MORE INFO / BUY TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEK: TWIN PEAKS, PECS AND A POP PRINCESS!
THURS 16 NOV (RM 1) - The Double R Club
An evening of mystery & nightmares inspired by the films of DAVID LYNCH. Expect a darkly surreal cocktail of "Damn fine" Cabaret hosted by the aberrant BENJAMIN LOUCHE
W/ RUBY WEDNESDAY, EM BRULÉE, LUCILLE WEST, TARANTALLULAH, THE DIAMOND DAHLIA, NATHAN DEAN WILLIAMS, THE MYSTERIOUS ‘J', A DYAD OF UNCERTAIN OUTCOME
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THURS 16 NOV (RM 2) - TOP OF THE SLOPS
Major Dom, King Herod, Chivirika, Dad, Sofa King Filthy, Trash Salad, F***y Bleach, Nyongbella AND Fabio Lezonli continue their battle to be TOP OF THE SLOPS! THIS IS THE PENULTIMATE EVENT before the GRAND FINALE at SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL!
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FRI 17 NOV - Pecs Drag Kings : FATHER FIGURE
The bois of Pecs are back with another club cabaret extravaganza and this time, JUST CALL US DADDY! 4 of our PECS KINGS are paired with a GUEST KING to bring a BRAND NEW DOUBLE ACT! Hosted by DADDY PECS - expect sensational new cabaret, silly games and probably a family row.
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SAT 18 NOV - Uokhun? Clubnight : IT'S BRITNEY!
We're back is back BABY ONE MORE TIME! Join The Cult Of Britney Spears and Let’s Get Toxic! You're growing STRONGER at every event, You screamed GIMME MORE and we shall deliver!
It's More Than A Party. It's A Movement... A Way Of Life… IT'S BRITNEY B***H!

Buy tickets from: https://buytickets.at/workingmens-club?ref=fb

THIS WEEK: SLOPPY, SILLY SENORITAS!
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THURS 9 NOV - TOP OF THE SLOPS
Major Dom, King Herod, Chivirika, Dad, Sofa King Filthy, Trash Salad, F***y Bleach, Nyongbella AND Fabio Lezonli continue their battle to be TOP OF THE SLOPS! This week - a brand spanking new challenge!! Our slops MUST create a number inspired by another drag performer!
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FRI 10 NOV - SILLY BITCH DISCO
The silliest Friday night party for gals, g**s and theys! Sl*t drop to Beyoncé, bow down for Britney and shimmy to a Steps classic.
Drags: Elektra Fence & Keela Kraving, Hostess: Debs + Presented by top tier silly b!tches *DJ Dallyn and DJ HelHun*
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SAT 11 NOV - Lady Olé (PAY ON THE DOOR ONLY NOW!)
Spanish and British q***r cultures collide in a KITCHSY, CRAZY, COLOURFUL CLUBNIGHT!
Think glitter, acrylic hair, and im-pop-ssible party tunes! This month's theme: OPULENCE w/ LA PROHIBIDA & ALGORA performing LIVE!
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More info / buy tickets : bgwmc.com (link in bio)

We're on the lookout for REGULAR SATURDAY BAR STAFF to join our team! It's a fast paced and fairly simple bar, but some bar experience is a bonus!

You will need to start *THIS SATURDAY* for our big Halloween party!

Drop us an email with 'BAR STAFF' as the subject to [email protected]
(or hit the link in our bio)

Can't wait to hear from you 😘