Sydney and Melbourne scene listings
Friday July 8
SYDNEY
ALEXANDRIA HOTEL – Shine, weekly gay night in Leura. 10pm – 3am.
ARQ – Rihanna vs. Beyonce. Doors open 9pm, free entry, DJs and shows at midnight and 1:30am.
BANK HOTEL – Friendly Fridays with DJ Murray Hood and Jeremy Kirschner, 9pm-late.
COLOMBIAN – DJs Chip, Robert Herbert and more. Shows by Maxi Shield. 8pm-late.
GOTHAM – Downtown Cocktail Hour. $10 cocktails & complimentary bar snacks from 5-7pm.
IMPERIAL – Pop Tarts: brand new Friday night show. Plus Talk Dirty in the cellar dance club, $10 entry ($5 members/Facebook voucher). Free entry to public bar.
KEN’S OF KENSINGTON – Sex-on-site venue. Buck night: towel-free from 8pm.
LESBIAN WEEKENDER – huge day of lesbian events around Newtown, organised by Creative Womyn.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT – All Dolled Up, upstairs on level 1 starring Charisma Belle, Carmen Geddit, Elle O’Ell, Cory and Eli. Free Entry, First show 1am, Main show 2am. Downstairs in the video bar ‘She’s back’ starring Penny Tration shows from 12, entertainment all night.
NEVERMIND – Disgraceland from 9pm- 5am, $10.
OXFORD HOTEL – Furry Fridays with the Harbour City Bears. Plus SLPA Dog Tag from 9pm in the Underground Bar.
PALMS – Daggy disco from 8pm-3am with DJ FatCat.
QUEEN VICTORIA HOTEL – 20% off bar drinks from 5pm.
SUPPER CLUB – Chunes and Chesterfields.
STONEWALL – Let’s Talk About Sex with Verushka Darling.
TAXI CLUB – Glam R Us starring Karen K, Ophelia Shaft & James Bennati from 9:30pm on Level 1. Level 2 nightclub open from 10pm with DJs Justin Scott & Shane Davidson.
MELBOURNE
ABODE – NEO with DJs Nero and MoundShroud. 10pm-late.
COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Cheap Thrills. DJs Mr Magoo and Sneddon + special guests from 10pm. Free courtesy bus.
DT’S HOTEL– Open 4pm-1am with festive buffet from 7-8.30pm. Dj Dazz from 9.30pm.
GH – Friday Night Project/Boylesque. Two rooms, two DJs and four big shows. Open 8pm-1am.
GLASSHOUSE HOTEL – Hoof Kake’s Drag Race from 10pm.
HEAVEN’S DOOR – Feverish for Sexy House/RnB with DJ Rod G + DJ Atua, host Nova China plus dancers Mark, Emilly, Kelly and Jules. Incorporating G-Spot every 2nd Friday.
LAIRD – Man Friday presents Wes Snelling & Tully Sumner. Pub prices, rotating DJs. Free entry.
LIBATION – ‘Meet your mates’: Complimentary nibbles, happy hour 4–7pm. All welcome – open from 2pm.
NEVERWHERE – Kings of Drag: Drag king shows hosted by Rocco D’Amore. Entry $10. Shows at 10.30pm Open from 9pm-3am, Happy Hour until 10pm.
OPIUM DEN – Shireen hosting The Opium Den’s model of 2011. Entry $5, starts 9.30pm.
THE PEEL – Open 9pm-dawn.
PRISCILLA’S @ 153 – Code 3 – Paris & Alexis camp entertainment all night, DJ Kizz@. Open 9pm.
THE SPOT – Hung Fridays with The Sparklettes, Bumpa Love, Dee Dee Dazzler, Polly Filla, DJ Argonaut and their two male dancers. Three shows from 10.30pm.
