Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to glasgoWlist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Gareth Davies.
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I Quiz Night 8: Killer Kitty Delmonica's. 68 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. Regular quiz. night. now with party games and bingo to kick off your weekend.
I Pink Devotion Club Devotion. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. l 1pm—3am. £3 (Free passes available from the nearby LGBT centre). Let all that Thursday frustration out and get ready for the weekend.
I David Leddy - In The Shade Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 19. 26 .May. 7.30pm. £9(£5). A spirited show combining slapstick with satire. from writer/director David Leddy. See preview.
I Fresh The Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 1|pm—3am. £5. Michelle and Andy are in charge of the musical duties at this ubiquitous Merchant City club.
I David Leddy - In The Shade Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 20 May. 7.30pm. £9(£5). See Thu.
I Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 20 May. 8pm. £5. See preview. page 95.
I Lush The Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Featuring Andy in the Trophy Room
MEN IN THEIR UNDERPANTS
~13. .15 t.) as; 2005 heats, Sun 15 May, Ego, Edinburgh It’s back again: the gay equivalent of a Miss Wet T-Shirt competition is swinging its way into Edinburgh. Last year, the waif-like Mark Roberts (pictured) - a 20 year old plasterer from Walsall - won the overall prize in the grand finale at London’s G-A-Y and then got himself on, deep breath, Cilla Live on Living TV. That's true celebrity. But even if the competition has its deliciously tacky moments, that hasn’t stopped hundreds of willing boys from stripping off in front of a baying audience. Could the next winner be you? Turn up to James Longworth’s Blaze event at Ego in Edinburgh on 15 May and find out. Expect tight shorts, taut pecs, much whooping, plenty innuendo and more mince than Sainsbury’s meat counter.
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I David Leddy - in The Shade Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 21 May. 7.30pm. £9(£5). See Thu.
I Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 21 May. 8pm. £13(£6). See Fri.
I Karaoke at Delmonica’s Delmonica's. 68 Virginia Street. 552 4803. 9pm. Free. With your hosts John and Scott.
I Cabaret The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). The Tunnel‘s second gay club night. Finish the weekend with one final fling. I Pink Devotion Club Devotion. 18 Jamaica Street. 847 0820. l 1pm—3am. £3 (Free passes available from the nearby LGBT centre). See Thu.
I Passionallty Cube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8990. l 1.30pm—3am. £2—£3. DJ Shawn Roberts ransacks the charts.
I David Leddy - In The Shade Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 24 May. 7.30pm. £4. See Thu.
Wednesdays
I David Leddy - in The Shade Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 18. 25 May. 7.30pm. £4/£9(£5). See Thu.
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I cc Blooms CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm— 3am. Free. Edinburgh's best known homo-haunt.
I Fur Burger Ego. 14 Picardy Place. 553 1371. l 1pm—3am. £3. New night for girls who like girls and an eclectic music policy. Guys need to befriend a lesbian to get in.
I cc Blooms CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm— 3am. Free. See Thu.
I Blaze Ego. l4 Picardy Place. 553 1371. 20 May. 1 lpm—3am. £4—£5. Let the weekend begin. with DJ James Longworth.
DAVID'S SOLO IN THE SHADE Tron theatre, 18-28 May
David Leddy is about to open his new solo show In The Shade. 7 _
_ telephone interview, Leddy’s larger than life, joie-de—vivre personality is in full flow. Talking of his inspirations, he immediately plumps for Miss Piggy. ‘I loved everything about the Muppets and still do. That sense of excess
I CC Blooms CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 10.30pm— 3am. Free. See Thu.
I Luvely The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 14 May. 1 1pm—3am. £12 (£10 members). Full-on. driving house for a gay/mixed crowd.
I Mlngin’ The Venue. 17—21 Calton Road. 557 3073. 14 May. 1 lpm—3am. £5 before midnight: 6 after. Brian Dempster and Alan Joy host the usual Mingin' madness.
I Wiggle Ego. l4 Picardy Place. 553 1371. 21 May. 11pm—3am. £9. Maggie & Alan Joy need no introduction. Nor do Trendy Wendy and Jon Pleased.
I CC Blooms Karaoke CC Blooms. 23—24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. 6pm—3am. Free. Sing your heart out in this two floor jewel in the crown of Edinburgh‘s scene.
I BootyLUSHous Medina. 45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. 10pm—5am. £2 before midnight; 3 after. DJ Dale Lush. Simmone Black and company mix up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk. Temporary home as Medina undergoes a refurb.
and lightness they have.’
In The Shade Leddy’s third solo in a row, is about psychic soul sister LaToya Levine and the divas she channels through herself. Surprisingly, Leddy also admits ‘It reflects my harshest view of the world. It is still funny, excessive and satirical but it’s very dark, very surreal, with characters who have had extreme plastic surgery to change race so that they can disguise themselves from each-other.’ Leddy has had an incredible fat suit costume designed for himself, ‘It has layer upon layer which peels off to reveal a different look that LaToya has - so there’s a sporty layer with Nike labels all over which reverses into an African caftan with pictures of guinea fowl all over it.’ Set in a deserted strip joint, on a big round bed where the peep show girls would previously have performed, Leddy admits ‘lt’s a balance between high camp fun things and a very bleak view of how white culture appropriates black culture to make money out of it. So it’s a critique of people like Mariah Carey.’ As a final selling point, Leddy confesses ‘lt’s also the dirtiest show I’ve ever done. It’s very sexual, very adult.’
Leddy promises meaty narrative with twists and turns, betrayals and disguises and ‘10 songs. It’s a musical in a kinda fucked up way!’ Working with director Kate Nelson for a second time, Leddy promises no padding, apart from his fat costume. ‘Kate’s very strict. Kate says David you just have to cut that, get rid of it. l’ve just seen too many solo shows where people haven’t been ruthless enough.’ (John Binnie)
? I Mr Gay UK Edinburgh Heat The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood
Road. 558 7604. 15 May. 11pm—3am. £8. See preview.
I I Taste The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria
Street. 225 2564. 1 1pm—3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). Fisher
: & Price supply a progressive mix of § house and garage.
I Polysuper Mood. ()mni. Greenside
Place. 550 1640. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). A polysexual club with a hassle-free mood.
I Vibe Ego. l4 Picardy Place. 553
1371. l [pm—3am. £3. James Longworth handles the decks. the Dancing Stud Mullins dance. the Singing Hairy Bloke sings and the Miming Nun mimcs
Wednesdays
I Disko Bloodbath Ego. l4 Picardy Place. 553 1371. 18 May. 11pm—3am. £3. Edinburgh‘s ‘lirst queer alternative
night'. a mix of ClCL‘ll't). indie. punk and rock.
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