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| 1 | Marine Tavern : Pub Quiz  |
| 2 | Bulldog : Kruz |
| 3 | Legends Bar : Relax - it's Tuesday |
| 4 | The Star Inn : Charity Jukebox |
| 5 | Charles Street Bar : Mojito Madness |
| 6 | The London Hotel, Southampton : Tuesday at The London |
| 7 | Vavoom Video Bar : Mid-week chill out |
| 8 | Revenge : Playground |
| 9 | The Zone : Bingo with Sally Vate |
| 10 | The Aquarium Theatre Bar : Josh Mills' Music Night |
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| 11 | R-Bar : Shoot Me Baby |
| 12 | Queen's Arms : Who Dares Sings! Student Night |
| 13 | The PV at The Jury's Out : Is It Only Tuesday? |
| 14 | Brighton Tavern : City of Brighton Gay Mens Chorus |
| 15 | The Grosvenor : Bar 250 & Cocktail Night. |
| 16 | Hanbury Club : Salsa Night |
| 17 | Komedia : Drowned In Sound Tour |
| 18 | Pavilion Theatre (Brighton Dome) : Lucy Porter - The Bare Necessities |
| 19 | Komedia : Derrin Nauendorf Band |
| 20 | Pavilion Theatre (Brighton Dome) : Alex Horne - Wordwatching |
OK, here’s a shocker for you: I haven’t been to a club since the end of August. Oh. My. God. What on earth has happened? Ladies and gentlemen, what the hell is going on?
Brighton City Festival 2008
It doesn’t take much to convince Brightonians and Hove-ites that they live in the best city in the world. Open the door and step outside and you have almost everything you could need. But as for the soundtrack?
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A Fruity 16th Birthday (1 substory) (Wild Fruit @ Tru) Sunday, 5 October 2008 With Seamus Haji headlining - Fruit's birthday bash was always going to be a good one! Tonight we were treated to a live PA from Brian Chambers to mark the launch of Haji's new single |
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Excuse? Who needs one? (Vavoom Video Bar) Friday, 3 October 2008 If you need an excuse for a last drink somewhere - and I'm way beyond needing an excuse - then Vavoom always seems to provide it.... full photo story > |
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Small Stage, Big Talent (The Aquarium Theatre Bar) Sunday, 28 September 2008 Meanwhile, Lady James was in full throttle at The Aquarium . With verve and vivacity she sung and charmed her way from Brighton's most intimate stage through the crowds, much to everyone's d... full photo story > |
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Aloha weekend! (Amsterdam Bar & Bistro) Friday, 26 September 2008 A weekend of Hawaiian fun at the Amsterdam - and all in aid of a good cause! The staff were looking very fetching in their grass skirts, and Billie Lewis from Billie Lewis Promotions entertained with ... full photo story > |
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Legendary Lola (Legends Bar) Sunday, 28 September 2008 This weekend saw every Brightonian coming out of early hibernation to pack Legends’ terrace and bar for a spot of sun-drenched Sunday afternoon drinking, socializing and cabaret.... full photo story > |
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The Boy George QA Experience (Queen's Arms) Sunday, 28 September 2008 The QA was lapping up another helping of cabaret today, as the fabulous Boy George Experience took to the stage.... full photo story > |
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EuroGay Cup 2008 : Awards (Brighton Marina) Sunday, 7 September 2008 It may have been a blustery day down by the sea, but Brighton & Hove's mayor and wife arrived at the Marina to present the teams with prizes for the 2008 EuroGay Cup. full photo story > |
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EuroGay Cup 2008 : Registration (R-Bar) Sunday, 7 September 2008 Teams from around the country and indeed from around Europe descended on Brighton tonight for the start of the EuroGay Cup weekend. Unfortunately it seemed that the wind and rain was going to be too f... full photo story > |
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Cardiff Pride 2008 : Finger on the Pulse (Pulse, Cardiff) Saturday, 6 September 2008 Darkness fell and we returned to the Pulse street party to find a much bigger crowd now out for the evening's entertainment, all worries of wet weather now forgotten.... full photo story > |
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Circus in Bournemouth Sunday, 24 August 2008 Venturing west along the coast to the other gay mecca of the south we headed to Bournemouth for a night of Circus madness at the Opera House.... full photo story > |
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It may have rained on our parade (boy did it RAIN!) but tens of thousands still piled down to Brighton to enjoy the weekend of free festivities. It continues to be the highlight of the UK's pride calendar for many people...
Brighton Pride 2008 Photo Archive
The UK's capital pride event was blesssed with sunshine this year, as thousands turned out to celebrate, some to protest and most to party.
Pride London photo archive
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Reading Pride 2008 : King's Meadow Park (Kings Meadow, Reading) Saturday, 30 August 2008 It couldn't have been better weather as thousands headed to King's Meadow Park to explore, to have a drink, enjoy some live acts, to meet other people and to generally soak up the atmosphere... full photo story > |
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Reading Pride 2008 : Live Stage (Kings Meadow, Reading) Saturday, 30 August 2008 A fantastic line-up on the Live Stage ensured that the crowds continued to swell throughout the afternoon... acts that have headlined at other events put in an appearance (we caught Rozalla, Angie Bro... full photo story > |
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Reading Pride 2008 : The Cabaret Tent (Kings Meadow, Reading) Saturday, 30 August 2008 The Cabaret tent was a hugely popular part of the afternoon's proceedings at King's Meadow Park - with a line-up of top talent keeping us all suitably amused. It was great to catch some caba... full photo story > |
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Sunshine, smiley people and lots of partying! Manchester Pride 2008 was a whole lot of fun - with events building to a crescendo for the big bank holiday weekend, and ending in the very touching Candlelit Vigil on Monday.
Manchester Pride 2008 photo archive
Another day of drinking, dancing and mixing with likeminded revellers? Difficult to turn down! The heart of the capital was once again camping it up as Soho Pride took over the streets once more.
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