NO to genocide. NO to pinkwashing. YES to boycotting Eurovision.
On May 11th, join the Palestinian call to boycott Eurovision and join us for a night of incredible queer drag and cabaret performances and DJs from some of London’s cabaret and club finest, raising money for Palestinian causes.
Several sellout queer nightlife events have joined together with Queers for Palestine, London for a Free Palestine and Fossil Free Pride London for a night long extravaganza of DJs, drag, cabaret, activism and fundraising.
We’ll have drag and cabaret shows from:
- Drag Down the Borders (sellout drag event and pop up raising money for migrant causes)
- Miss Ellaneous (the cult classic alternative queer cabaret event highly recommended by the Evening Standard)
- Drag Kings Cyro (The Enby Show) and Toby Carvery (Panic! At the Drag Show) who will be hosting an alternative Eurovision cabaret
And DJs from:
Full line up of acts to be announced soon!
We’re raising money for: Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Gaza eSIMs, Operation Olivebranch and Palestine Trauma Centre.
Rough timings:
Drag and cabaret shows between 8.30pm- 11.30pm
Dance Against Deportations DJs from 7pm and in between shows
Queer House Party DJs from 11.30pm-4am
Queers for Palestine, London for a Free Palestine and Fossil Free Pride London will have stalls throughout the event so you can chat to their members, find out more info, and sign up to get involved.
VENUE: We’ll be hosting the show at 90Live. Nearest station is Hackney Wick, 300 metres from the venue, this station is step free. By bus, the numbers 339, 276, 388, 488, 30 all stop within 500m of the venue.
ACCESS: 90Live is a wheelchair-accessible venue. There are wheelchair accessible toilets. The shows will be live captioned. There is no hearing induction loop installed at the venue. Free tickets are available for carers and PAs. There will be loud music, the performance space will be dark, there will be flashing lights but not strobes. We will offer ear plugs at the venue. There will be a welfare officer onsite.
(We can create a designated access space for wheelchair users should you want one. If you require a space for a wheelchair, please email us when you have bought your ticket and we will arrange priority access for you to reach the access space.) Accessible parking is available but has to be prebooked with the venue, contact studio9294@thenumbergroup.com. If you have any questions, email sweetfadrag@gmail.com
TICKETS: Our tickets are at different prices to try and accommodate everyone. Please pay the price you can genuinely afford as it is a fundraising event, and so the system works for us all! Money shouldn’t be a barrier to attending so if you need a free ticket, please email sweetfadrag@gmail.com
COVID: Community starts with us and Covid is still a threat so we ask that everyone tests before attending to keep the event safer. We will not ask for proof that you have tested. There will be Covid tests available outside the venue and we will offer masks and hand sanitiser. Please feel free to wear a mask.