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Hi Everyone,
We hope you're all staying well, safe and sane.
Sorry for our delay in speaking out. Zimbra nearly got stranded in Australia so it's been a stressful week.
Obviously Knickerbocker can't go ahead this Good Friday. Our next party is planned for June, but it looks unlikely we'll be back by then either really - so we will set a new date for our 5th Birthday ASAP. We are looking into options to host some sort of online KBR gathering on Good Friday instead (any suggestions, get in touch!).
We are able to offer refunds on request and there should be zero shame or judgement in asking for that. We realise the ticket money could enable you to eat for a few days, which could be a real lifeline for some of our community right now. Or even if you just want the money back because it's, like, your money, duh, then that's totally cool too! Email us on: knickerbockerparty@gmail.com with your order number and we'll process them as quickly as possible.
However, recent government salary initiatives will miss many of the people that work on Knickerbocker and we would like to pay them if possible. This includes: door person, guest DJs, photographer, designer (yeah we had a poster coming). We would also like to make a contribution to The Yard that they can disseminate to their bar and security staff. So if you don't really need the money back then we will make sure it gets into the right hands. Zimbra & Lawless are lucky to be salaried and won't take any of this. Any money leftover we will give to an LGBT charity (probably Albert Kennedy Trust as it feels more important than ever to get people off the streets).
Also we wanted to say - don't stress! Historical events happen. Perhaps there will be a new world order after this or perhaps it will just go back to normal. We do know we'll be back at The Yard huffing poppers until we're blue, dancing to Robyn and getting fingered in that little alcove low ceiling corner bit as soon as physically possible.
PEACE OUT
Lawless & Zimbra
xxx
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Original text:
If you'd told us when we first started KBR that we'd still be doing this is in FIVE YEARZ time, but in a world even more fucked up, with LCD Soundsystem reunited, David Bowie Dead AND STILL NO NEW RIHANNA ALBUM, we would have quite rightly said 'Je téléphone à la police'.
The first Knickerbocker had no security, everyone snuck their own drinks in, and many were f*ngered on the dancefloor. At least one of these events has continued to happen. But really, JUST LOOK at the glorious corporation we've blossomed into! Consider yourselves all shareholders.
If we can be sincere for the most fleeting of moments, it really touches us that a community has formed around the night - we've even turned The Yard properly full on gay! GAY RIGHTS! Knickerbocker has been a real joy in an absolute desert of shit these past few years, and so please, please do join us for the most holy of Good Fridays, for our fifth birthday celebrations.
We've put the price up a little just this once, so we can buy some decorations and cake. This isn't a permanent price increase hun so don't worry.
With a very special lineup of DJs and performance including:
DJs
Aaron Zimbra
Alex Lawless
Rata
Rodent
THEMENWHOFELL2EARTH
and more TBA
plus very special Birthday performance from reigning Queen of Knickerbocker: Katy Baird!
and more TBA
THERE WILL BE CAKE.
THERE WILL BE POPPERS.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD is a very good film starring Daniel Day Lewis.