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Bank holiday sorted?

Have you got your gay London Bank holiday sorted? Have you seen Discodamaged's new ticket shop? You can get advance tickets any time by clicking the Ticket Shop image at the top right. Here's what's there for the bank holiday:
Thursday Society at Lo-Profile £4
Friday Playtime at Lo-Profile £8 , Onyx at Area £6
Saturday XXL at Pulse £8, Toybox 3D at Covert £10,
Sunday Beyond Bank Holiday Special at Area £10, Later at Fire £8, We Party London: Hi Japan at Coronet £10, As One - Legends Of London at Fire & Lightbox £10,
Monday Beyond Recharged at Area £10 , Later Xtra at Fire £5
Advance tickets available at http://www.discodamaged.com/shop.html (booking fee apply)
And there's lots more in the great gay London calendar.

Fuelled @ Fire Saturday 28 July

FIRE'S CLOSURE SAW HUGE RISE IN CRIME. NO, REALLY!?!

A former squatting community across the road from Fire (now a very middle class wanna be gated community) has long moaned about drug f*cked clubbers from Fire using their retired hippy commune as a car park/ public highway/ toilet. However, it appears that when the club shut the low footfall in Bonnington Square caused a HUGE rise in residents being mugged, cars robbed and general mayhem.

"Continue reading" to find out how they're coping.

 

FIRE PLANS A BIG RE-OPENING NIGHT ON 17 DEC

They say "Six weeks on from the temporary closure, London’s hottest nightclub is ready to rock the capital once again (etc etc)... on 17th December we’re throwing a special ‘Welcome home’ free party! DJs Steve Pitron, Sharp Boys, D’Johnny and The Oli spin trademark pumping house in the main room, with added glamour from Chrissy Darling, Elektra Paris, JJ & Minty. Over in the Lounge room DJs Lady Lloyd & Tuomo Fox spin commercial dance and pop anthems."

We'll be updating our diary moving clubs back from Factory once we see a confirmed plan.

More info here...

FIRE SPREADING

Diary's up-to-date but we thought we'd flag up where their clubs have gone. Work, Gravity and A:M to Area and Orange to Factory on Goding Street. FYI.

OOPS, SHE DID IT AGAIN. FIRE REOPENS 15 DEC. HILARIOUS COMMITTEE MINUTES RELEASED

CONFIRMED: Fire has had another slap on the wrist from the licensing committee and has been forced to shut from this morning (Monday) until 15 December.  The police were after blood but Craig had better briefs on...  albeit probably covered in blood to but not what they were after... They'll move events elsewhere but probably across an invisible licensing line in another bit of the club.

 The Lambeth committee paper detailing the hearing is great reading.  The highlight is that the police actually managed to buy real cocaine. "Continue reading" to hear Fire's equally amusing statement which talks of doing some decorating whilst it's shut and how great Fire is for jobs and those living nearby - that'll be the bourgeois former squatters in Bonnington Square where we hear there's now a high suicide rate.

Area is rumoured to get away with a similar temporary closure when it's pulled up shortly.  

FIRE: NO DECISION TILL NEXT WEEK

We hear the town hall meeting was interesting.  The shut it down crowd were outnumbered and their arguments apparently outgunned by Fire's brief. Lawyer, not Fire owner Craig in his Ghandi style pants. We hear next week according to those in the know.

D-DAY FOR FIRE AND AREA IS NEARLY HERE

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is when Fire and Area's license will be up for discussion at Lambeth Council. It's on the request of the police - here's their application.

As we said before, we don't imagine any club would stand up to such attention let alone two so popular with the extremely 'up for it' Vauxhall set... All that said, we assume Fire have lawyers and a back-up or er, side entrance plan?!

Anyhoo, always a shame to lose clubs and say what you like, these clubs don't have 100% of folks adorned from head to foot in regurgitated 80s fashions (nay, uniforms!) complete with Those Fucking Specs and other depressingly predictable shi*te - admittedly because they probably lost them in the loo whilst trying to figure their way out but f*ck it?! 

More as we get it.

QUEER NATION'S 21ST AT FIRE - SAT 8 OCT

Full line-up and an appeal from QN to lobby Lambeth as they fear losing their home at Fire - details below if you continue reading.

POLICE FISHING DEEP FOR EVIDENCE BASE AGAINST FIRE AND AREA

Spotted in the entrance halls at St George Wharf: posters soliciting residents views on Fire and Area. We can't imagine straight locals going out of their way to support local gay nightclubs so we imagine overwhelmingly negative feedback - will the smaller gay vote come out in favour?  

As they gather an evidence base against clubs, we do fear this puts all venues in the firing line - this 'feedback' will be in the top drawer whenever there's a problem perceived with any venue.

FIRE AND AREA TARGETED BY LOCAL ACTION TEAMS. WHO'S NEXT?

"A site for residents of Prince's Ward, SE11, in the London Borough of Lambeth" has posted concerns they claim the local coppers have about Area and Fire. They're claiming they police have run "covert operations during which officers observed the supply and usage of illegal drugs, and incidents of drink spiking within the venue. Police have stated that they believe the premises’ management to be 'either unwilling or unable to tackle the drugs problems which are endemic to this venue''.

"Continue reading" for more...

MEGAWOOF SUMMER ANTHEMS AT FIRE - SAT 23 JULY

Two dates. Fire on 23 July and Rome on 14 August.

Note: this event was Hardware but in their next email the line-up changed to Gonzalo's Summer Anthems.

LONDON'S FIRST GAY DOG SHOW AT FIRE - THU 30 JUN

They say, NO REALLY, they say: London's first gay dog show is being held tonight at Fire nightclub, Vauxhall.  This is a joint event between Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and Pride London as part of this year's Pride festival.  Media are invited to attend.

LIBERATION OFFICIAL PRIDE PARTY AT FIRE - SAT 2 JULY

MEGAWOOF HARDWARE AT FIRE - SAT 18 JUN

WORK MOVES TO LIGHTBOX

Fire have pulled-off a very clever coup and attracted Work from Hidden to its Lightbox club - a move that will certainly beef up their midweek offer. Work launched at Hidden but we imagine being that bit nearer Vauxhall is a big plus for them. 

Patrick, Works promoter, says  "I am thrilled to announce the London’s premier midweek club night Work is moving shortly (from Hidden) to Fire’s uber stylish Lightbox and super sexy Mirror Arch. Every Wednesday 11-4am, and we will be adding some exciting new DJ talent to the team."

We're not sure exactly when this happens or if the new DJ talent is Fire's but will let you know when we know.  

A:M MARCH LISTINGS

REVOLVER AT FIRE - SAT 5 FEB

MEGAWOOF AT FIRE - SAT 19 FEB

FIRE SUBMITS PLANNING APPEAL

VivaVauxhall, a local Vauxhall blog, is reporting that Fire is to appeal a planning application that was refused.  The application seems to have been to use two more arches and create a link between them. 

Local residents, mainly from Bonnington Square, have long complained about the comings and goings to and from the club.  We thought an internal link would have helped and been welcome but it seems increased capacity is their fear. Having unemployed friends we'd have hoped they'd think about the extra local jobs and creative licensing solutions.

NOTE: We can't be arsed nor do we have time to manage the all too often personally abusive bile we get from a few but very persistent people about Fire so haven't opened comments on this one. Please don't comment elsewhere either as we're busy boys trying to get your listings done!