QUEER COUNTRY MATCHED UP KARAOKE FOR LGBTQIA+ SINGLES/READY TO MINGLES ON VALENTINES DAY!
Come sing your heart out to Queer CUNT-RY classics, meet new people, and maybe find love 💖
🤠QUEER COUNTRY MUSIC🤠
For the purposes of this event think
Chappell Roan, CMAT, Lil Nas X, Dolly, Orville Peck, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter era, any Boygenius song with a banjo or fiddle in it, Trixie Mattel, Lavender Country, Kacey Musgraves, Shania Twain, Rina Sawayama, Adrianne Lenker etc etc.
👯 LINE DANCING 👯
Strap-In Line dancing have been putting the cxnt into cxntry at the Bonanza up in the Boogaloo for months now and they're bringing their line dancing expertise to run our warm up. You can expect some beginner friendly super fun line dancing to start off the night of queer country magic.
👱♂️👱♀️👱THE DUMB BLONDES👱♀️👱👱♂️
The Dumb Blondes are the world's greatest London-based queer DIY Dolly Parton tribute band. They come armed to their sold out gigs with a love of Dolly, a cursed banjo, and seven identical pink cowboy hats off ebay. For fans of benevolent chaos.
They will joining us with an acoustic accompaniment to a few queer country faves on the night!
💖MATCHED UP KARAOKE💖
Matched up karaoke is so fun! We all fill out a quiz and you get matched up with someone who picked the same song as you - to sing together! I did this once before as a collab with Dykes on Mics (the event was called 2 Dykes 1 Mic) and it was amazing!
🌈LGBTQIA+ SINGLES/READY TO MINGLES?🌈
A Whole Orange events are all open to anyone of any gender who sits somewhere under the lgbtqia+ or queer umbrella
This event is for singles & ready to mingles, that includes poly folks, ace folks aro folks - you can even put info like this on your name tag :)
You can come alone or with some mates but come with the intention of meeting new people in mind <3
To help you connect with new people, you can expect:
- Name tags + pronouns
- A chatting area
- Conversation cards
- Stim Toys
- The Crush Box (so you can ask people out even if you're shy)
It's the type of event where you can come alone, or bring along your queer friends!
Allys welcome if they are with you!
A Whole Orange events are all open to anyone of any gender who sits somewhere under the lgbtqia+ or queer umbrella
✨Please choose the reduced cost ticket price if you need to and if you need a free ticket - let me know via email and I'll give you one ✨
I WANT YOU THERE MORE THAN I WANT YOUR MONEY!
ACCESSIBILITY:
- The venue has step free access
- The stage has steps to it - but you can perform in front of the stage
- There is an accessible toilet (picture below)
- The doorway to the room we are using is 73cm and opens out
- all the other doors are double doors that open both ways
- You can find more info & photos of the venue here
TRAVEL:
Closest stations are
- New Cross Gate Overground
- New Cross Gate National Rail
Bus Routes:
- 21
- 36
- 53
- 136
- 171
- 172
- 177
- 321
- 343
- 436
- 453