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Sun 25 Jul: The Nipple Club

May 30, 2017 admin
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VFD presentTHE NIPPLE CLUB - OPENING NIGHT!!! (*new monthly residency, last Sunday of the month at VFD)

Hosted by he of the luscious Big Nipples: ROY INC

This Sunday soiree will be a celebration of the nipple in all its glory - all kinds, sexes, colours, and shapes.

Tops On or Off... Nipples Pierced or Not... Fans of the Nipple, All Welcome

Wet Nipple Thumping Music All Night Long From Resident DJ Mitch

Best drink prices this side of Dalston!

Doors: 7pm free <9pm>£5 guestlist £3

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Wed 14 Jun: Basement Comedy

May 24, 2017 admin
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Stand up, sketch, character, OTHER. Packed into the basement of VFD arts and performance space, you'll be treated to some of the most original, most inventive, most bloody HILARIOUS new talent in comedy.

It's going to be weird. It's going to be cosy. It's going to be great.

Oh, and you can pay what you LIKE.

FEATURED JUNE 14TH

ANDY FIELD - Chortle Student Competition Winner 2015 CAM SPENCE

ROBBIE ORMROD - "Audience favourite, stole the show" - The Stand Comedy Club

LOOSE BRIE - Malcolm Hardee First Minute Award Nominees 2016

SAM LAKE - South Coast Comedian of the Year

SARA BARRON - host of The Moth storytelling night

HOSTED BY TIM BUTCHER

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Sun 11 Jun: TBT2005 - Unofficial Evanescence Pre-Party

May 16, 2017 admin
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TBT 2005 - UNOFFICIAL EVANESCENCE PRE PARTY AT VFD An evening of drag, performance and teenage drama

So you know Evanescence are playing in London this June right?? Its true. And its sold out! We're throwing a special Evanescence pre-party at VFD to gather together London's former emo kids to celebrate our early naughties obsessions.

Live cabaret from some of East London's finest lovable freaks, performing to the sounds of Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Panic! at the Disco, Avril Lavigne, MCR and of course, Ms Amy Lee.

Come dressed in your finest emo lewks, or launch headfirst into our GOTH DRAG BOOTH, where our carefully curated selection of mesh tutus, black and red wristbands, eyeliners and crippling insecurity can help you create that perfect 'nobody gets me' vibe. Will you be crowned 'Miss Understood 2005'?

Doors - 7pm Cabaret Show - 8.30pm Tickets - £3 Advance | £5 Door Hosted by Mark T Cox

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tbt-2005-unofficial-evanescence-pre-party-at-vfd-tickets-34520059427

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Fri 9 Jun: Magic Clit

May 16, 2017 admin
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girl unit b2b manara b2b amz all night!!!! £3 OTD

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Wed 7 Jun: Spoken Word London

May 11, 2017 admin
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Spoken Word London is an open-mic poetry and performance night for anyone to come and join in, whether to speak or listen. Everyone who wants to speak gets five minutes, but no one gets more than five minutes. Speak in whichever format you want, sharing your own or others' work. Doors open 7.30pm, sign up for a slot 7.30-8pm, readings begin at 8pm.

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Sun 4 Jun: Rhyannon Styles launches 'The New Girl'

May 10, 2017 admin
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'The New Girl' is the new memoir by trans woman Rhyannon Styles (columnist at ELLE magazine, author & performance artist) Styles is launching 'The New Girl' with special guests Kuchenga Kuchenga, Josephine Jones and Charlie Craggs who will be dissecting, interpreting and redefining the topic of gender, live!

Music will be provided by trans-drogynous icon La JohnJoseph

The event is sponsored by ABSOLUT - FREE SHOTS!

SPECIAL OFFER - copies of 'The New Girl' will be discounted from £15.99 to £8.99 - get your signed copy and shout up if you want a copy reserved.

Sunday 04th June 2017 7.00pm - Invite Only 

9pm - midnight: after party - ALL WELCOME! 

All donations on the door will go to Mermaids Charity!

'Inspiring and heart-wrenching' Paloma Faith      'Love Rhyannon. Love this book' Grace Dent

The New Girl is the transgender memoir you won't stop hearing about. Rhyannon Styles will do for transgender issues what Matt Haig did for mental health. Rhyannon tells her unforgettable life story in THE NEW GIRL, charting her incredible journey from male to female. A powerful book about being true to ourselves, for anyone who's ever felt a little lost.

'A story that will make you smile and sob in equal measure, and challenge everything you thought you knew about gender, sex, and fashion. Once read, never forgotten' Rebecca Root

'Rhyannon Styles journey of transition is fraught with the unique issues of her generation. Honest and unflinching, she walks the tightrope of uncertainty with confidence in the unknowing. A modern Artemis in the queer wilderness, midwifing her own becoming' Penny Arcade 

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Fri 2 Jun: afterTouch

May 8, 2017 admin
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AfterTouch @ VFD round 3 of our nonsensical AfterTouch situations

and FYI this time we're packed with sweat, molten lava, tears + other bodily fluids

more visceral club music and experimental east-london drag than you can shake a fiery hot poker at

DJs: B.YHZZ (Warsaw) https://soundcloud.com/byhzz

KRY (Warsaw) https://soundcloud.com/krykrykry

Ni-Ku (LDN) https://soundcloud.com/ni-kuu

Performances:

Shay Shay

Lewis G Burton

Edythe Woolley

Dan McBride

J.Aria

Hosts:

Fung and Aurora (Chronic Illness)

Queens of The Underworld

£6 

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Thu 1 Jun: Insecure ft. Zoee, Lava La Rue & Viva Victoria

May 8, 2017 admin
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Zoee presents INSECURE

a night of precarious pop music feat:

Zoee https://soundcloud.com/zoeemusic

Lava La Rue https://soundcloud.com/lavalarue

Viva Victoria http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33922/1/baroness-magazine-xstasy-sex-pop-music

@ VFD

7pm - 12am

£3 entry on the door

1.6.17

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Sun 28 May: Sunday funday ~ Funderbolt

May 4, 2017 admin
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CLASH///BOOM///THWARPLLL///(rumbles and other ominous sounds) The tumultuous seasons are a'changing unsteadily, dark clouds swarm on the horizon and the smell of static dust electrifies the storm chaser's souls. It's time for a blow out, a mega~storm, to cleanse the air and precipitate the coming summer sunshine.

We need a 🌬⚡️FUNDERBOLT⚡️🌬

The SUNDAY~FUNDAY squad are back again with a storm of colour and queerness! Loud music, flashing lights, flouncing through the clouds, dancing in the rain, and cleansing our cuts and bruises.

And as the eye of the storm passes right overhead, we will bunker down in the protective stomach of VFD and hold a very special late night drag show flooded with unique creatures spirited in from distant lands!

With extra special weather girl Ellis D giving us some shelter, and international megastorm Gaff~E hurling down hailstones of magic on the decks, it'll be a gail force party!

So take our advice, don't take any unnecessary journeys, hide your kids, and get ready for a transformational tempest late late late into the night!

Doors at 9:00pm, Shows at midnight, party party party til late late late get wet wet wet drip drip drip drop don't stop 💧

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Sat 27 May: Burning Down the House

May 3, 2017 admin
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Pull up to the bumper + enslave yourself to our rhythm. It's our May edition of BDTH. Get ready for more…

'80s / NEW WAVE / DISCO / GLAM / SYNTHPOP / ITALODISCO GLITTER / SWEETS /

Expect to hear: Grace Jones, Talking Heads, The Slits, Tom Tom Club, Siouxsie + the Banshees, Prince, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Pixies, William Onyeaboar, Whitney Houston, Visage, Odyssey, Patti Smith, Blondie, Madonna, The Human League, Roxy Music, The Smiths, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Iggy Pop, Diana Ross, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, Joy Division, Candi Staton, Bow Wow Wow, Chaka Khan, The Jesus + Mary Chain, Adam + the Ants, Cheryl Lynn, Chic, Demis Roussos, Donna Summer,

WHAT ♥ BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

WHEN ♥ 10PM-3AM Saturday 27th May

WHERE ♥ VFD, 66 Stoke Newington Road

HOW MUCH ♥ £5 advance https://billetto.co.uk/e/burning-down-the-house-27-5-tickets-194458 Tickets available on door too

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Fri 26 May: Rad Festa

April 12, 2017 admin
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oh my god who are you voting for? did you hear they called an early election? theresa may is such a bitch!!! but did you watch drag race last night? jeremy corbyn looked fabulous!? do you think she stoned those tights? which bathroom can i use? is this place gender neutral? is it a safe space? why did none of you tell me my dress was ugly? donald who?? meat is murder yes gawd? is that a real fur coat? brexit bitch!!!! OH MY GOD TAKE A FUCKING BREAK

RAD FESTA is back back AGAIN BITCH

AND THIS TIME WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR VERY OWN EUROPEAN SISTER'S BITHDAY Alexandre Simões ( SWEET 60 )

SO COME KICK BACK RELAX AND PUT ON YOUR HEELS !

PERFORMANCES Kevin Le Grand Bailor ( your fabulous host ) Kale Dogan

DJs Kevin Le Grand Bailor Alexandre Simões Josh Quinton

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Thu 25 May: Matriarchy #1

April 12, 2017 admin
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This is our first time, like a virgin... A Divine-inspired night, a house party filled with art, music and a stage made of dreamy marshmallows!

Live: Plastic Nanzy

Minnie Micros

With video projections throughout the night by sassy queen extraordinaire, Anna Bo

Hexmaze DJs

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Fri 19 May: Deviate II

April 4, 2017 admin
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Party People! After the unprecedented amount of goodtimes had at our launch, we have decided that it is an absolute must to return to the lovely VFD for another evening of fun, frolics and general merriment.

Dig out your dancing shoes and don your party shirt, get ready for the Deviate DJs to take you on a groove excursion!

DJs will be selecting straight up music-for-partying-and-dancing into the wee hours, playing the best in Funk, Soul, Disco, Afrobeat, House, Techno and more. We'll be doing the place up all fancy for you, and back by popular demand we'll have the gals on the glitter station for all of your sparkly needs.

Entry is £3 before 11pm and £5 thereafter. Tickets on the door only. ***CASH ONLY***

Whether you have been champing at the bit for more grooves since part I, or missed it and have been kicking yourself ever since.. Run, tell your friends and that weird uncle, let's have another party of the highest order!

Time to Deviate!❤️??

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Wed 17 May: Spoken Word London

March 26, 2017 admin
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Spoken Word London is an open-mic poetry and performance night for anyone to come and join in, whether to speak or listen. Everyone who wants to speak gets five minutes, but no one gets more than five minutes. Speak in whichever format you want, sharing your own or others' work. Doors open 7.30pm, sign up for a slot 7.30-8pm, readings begin at 8pm.

Free entry, but please buy a drink (or more) at the bar.

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Tue 16 May: 'Lucy' film screening + Q&A

March 25, 2017 admin
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Fresh from winning Best Reality Performance at the New Renaissance Film Festival, VFD presents Lucy a documentary about the transgender story of Lucy Fizz. "Sumptuously shot, with an exceptional and instantly engaging soundtrack, this is not a sombre story of dark struggles – rather, it’s an empowering celebration of independence and of the love and support of friends and family." Dylan Jones (QX Magazine)

£5 - All proceeds will go directly to funding further film festival applications

Doors 19:45

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Sat 13 May: Harry's Bat Mitzvah

March 25, 2017 admin
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Mazel tov hens-- This special evening comes but once in a young Jewessa's life.. dress attire is 13 y/o bougie and feeling herself,, we're going to party like it's 2008 til the sun comes up x so get that tuchus on the dancefloor xxxxxxx [BTW THIS IS MY 21ST BDAY XO] DJs: LOVERBOY HARRY SUSSI

CHAPERONES: LIZA KEANE WAJ CHARITY KASE (@INTERNETCHAV) SAVAUGHN FOPK

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Fri 12 May: Closed - private party

March 25, 2017 admin
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Thu 11 May: Damzel Zine launch

March 24, 2017 admin
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-?-DAMSEL ZINE 1.0 LAUNCH PARTY-?- 11TH OF MAY @VFD DALSTON

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Hello fashionistas and sassy pals,

Damsel invites you to thei first ever launch party happening on the 11th of May.

Please join us @ VFD Dalston to celebrate the release of our first issue! Our first issue is all about being and feeling Absolutely Fabulous and please expect the launch party to be just that!!!!

£3+bf tickets from eventbrite/£5 on the door*

KARAOKE!!!!!!!

& DJ sets from

Space Candy//Bubblegrime from space

DJ Toynoiz //Barbie booty bass

LADY BEATRICE//Sassy bangers non-stop

7PM-12AM

FIRST 20 THERE GET A FEATHER BOA!!!!

*proceeds from ticket sales will allow for further printing of the zine, however they’ll be a limited run on the night, so get down early if u want a copy!!

See you on the dance floor - STAY FAB!

Damsel x

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Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/damsel-zine-10-launch-party-tickets-33457761064

FB event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1795094080807173/?notif_t=plan_user_joined&notif_id=1491429550948111

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Wed 10 May: Birds

March 24, 2017 admin
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BIRDS#1
a night of new work by new artists
soundtracked and curated by Jeanie Crystal
Jeanie Crystal shows a new installation work RED,WHITE, & BLUE WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
Soundtracked by the women of post punk.
Doors 7.30pm
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Sat 6 May: Tongue POP!

March 23, 2017 admin
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Ima Ima Ima Ima Ima about to get up in this VFD GIG Gurrrrrl!!Tongue Pop, the brand new POP night bursting into VFD and you're invited (OBVS)......

Kylie ♥ Madonna ♥ Rihanna ♥ Drake ♥ Whitney ♥ Spice Girls ♥ Nikki Minaj ♥ Justin Timberlake ♥ Ariana ♥ Bananarama ♥ Carly Rae Jepson ♥ All Saints ♥ Britney Spears ♥ Cathy Dennis ♥ Little Mix ♥ Zara Larson ♥ Rupaul ♥ Jennifer Lopez ♥ Dua Lipa ♥ Cazwell ♥ Jess Glynne ♥ Destiny's Child ♥ Geri Halliwell ♥ Jamelia ♥ Fifth Harmony ♥ Clean Bandit ♥ Abba ♥ Beth Ditto ♥ Charli XCX ♥ Gaga ♥ Mariah ♥ Sugababes ♥ Tine Tempah ♥ Selena Gomez ♥ The Weekend ♥ Fergie ♥ Chic ♥ Billie ♥ Lisa Scott Lee ♥ Bobby Brown ♥ Fleur East ♥ Bruno Mars ♥ Sia ♥ Sean Paul ♥ Katy Perry ♥ Justin Bieber ♥ Miss-teeq ♥ Cher ♥ Shakira ♥ Girls Aloud ♥ Girls Aloud Solo Careers ♥ The Saturdays ♥ Iggy Azeala ♥ Taylor Swift and a lot lot more .................

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