THE 9 OFFICIAL FETISH WEEK… LONDON PARTIES
With so many events taking place around the capital for this month’s Fetish Week… London, it’s hard to know which ones to go to.
By now, those of you with a particular fetish will know which events you’ll be going to, either to bag yourself a play mate who’s going to share the same fetish as yourself, or just to hang out in the company of likeminded guys. But if you’re finding it difficult to decide where to go and what to do (there are over sixty events taking place around the capital as part of this year’s Fetish Week!) then take our advice and go along to at least one of the nine official Fetish Week… London parties.
And to make choosing easier, here are details of all nine and pics from previous years to give you an idea of what to expect.
THURSDAY 11TH JULY
- WELCOME DRINKS
While the team from Recon welcomes everyone to this year’s Fetish Week, this will be your chance to check out some of the hot guys in town for the week of fun and fetish. It’s free to get in, there’s no dress code and there’ll be complimentary snacks and a BBQ.
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall SE11 5QY. Doors: 7pm to 9:30pm.
- SPORTS CRUISE
If you’ve got a sportswear fetish then get yourself down to the Sports Gear Cruise Party, presented by Trackies.com and sponsored by Ladz.nl, where there’ll be a strict sports gear dress code of trackies, shorts, trainers, soccer gear, rugby gear, Lycra, wrestling suits, superhero suits, swimwear and Speedos, jocks, boxing gear… In fact, anything sporty!
The Hoist, Railway arches 47b/c, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall SW8 1RH. Doors: 10pm to 4am. Advance tickets £8 or- £8 on the door.
FRIDAY 12TH JULYSOHO SOCIAL
It’s the start of the main weekend and another chance to check out other guys in town for Fetish Week. Drop in after work or go in full fetish gear to a casual meet and greet in the upstairs bar at the legendary Comptons of Soho. The upstairs is open exclusively for Fetish Week attendees until 7.30pm, after which time it will open to the public.
Comptons of Soho, 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho W1D 6HN. Doors: 6pm and it’s free to get in.
- FETISH WEEK DINNER
As we go to press there are still some seats available at the official Fetish Week Dinner. This year it’s in the heart of Soho at Amalfi, the historic restaurant that’s been serving authentic Italian cuisine to Londoners, tourists and theatre goers for 50 years. Dinner bookings cost £35 per person and include a champagne cocktail on arrival and a 3-course meal. Cocktails will be served at 7.30pm and you’ll be seated for dinner at 8.
Amalfi, 29-31 Old Compton Street, Soho W1D 5JR. Tickets available from www.fetishweek.com.
- NEXUS: BLACK EXXTREME – THE BERLIN PARTY
The organisers of BLF (Berlin Leder und Fetisch) Easter Weekend return to London as sponsors of Fetish Week London to present the official Opening Party. With a Euro-style darkroom, shit hot DJs and a strict dress code of black fetish gear only, Nexus looks set to be an awesome kick-off to a weekend of fetish and sleaze!
Doors: 10pm to late! Hidden, 100 Tinworth Street, Vauxhall SE11 5EQ. Advance tickets £10 or £13 on the door.
SATURDAY 13TH JULY
- SKINHEAD
On Saturday there’s a special afternoon party for guys into skinhead gear at the Eagle London. They’ll be firing up the BBQ in the Beer Garden and there’ll be plenty of beer on tap for the sleaziest skins afternoon London’s seen in a long time. So pull on your bleachers, Fred Perry t-shirt, braces and your 20-hole DMs and head down to Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall SE11 5QY. Doors: 3pm – 9pm. Advance tickets £8 or £10 on the door
- FULL FETISH
On Saturday night it’s the main party of Fetish Week London, as recon.com presents Full Fetish. This year it’s at one of London’s largest and most innovative high-tech venues, The Coronet. Expect a large fetish dancefloor, darkroom arches, and a kick-ass VIP room sponsored by Folsom San Francisco!
Doors: 10pm – 6am. The Coronet, 28 New Kent Road, Elephant & Castle SE1 6TJ. Advanced tickets £20 or £25 on the door
Advanced VIP tickets £40 or £50 on the door.
SUNDAY 14TH JULY
- RUBBER GEAR PARTY
No fetish event would be complete without a dedicated rubber party. Strictly for all you sleazy rubber and latex pigs, the Rubber Gear Party takes place at Covert (next door to Chariots Vauxhall) 65 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall SE1 7TP. Doors: 6pm – 11pm. Advanced tickets £10 or £14 for Rubber & Deconstruction Combi. Needless to say there’s a strict dress code of, yes you guessed it, rubber!
- DECONSTRUCTION
The guys from Folsom Europe and London’s Hoist present the official closing party for Fetish Week. This will be your last chance to bag a sleazy fetish-loving guy who you might have missed at other parties during Fetish Week. Plus you’ll be able get info on Europe’s upcoming biggest Fetish event we say farewell to Fetish Week London and hello to Folsom Europe!
The Hoist, Railway arches 47b/c South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall SW8 1RH. Doors: 10pm – 4am. Advance tickets £10 or £14 for Rubber & Deconstruction Combi. All fetish gear welcome!
• At the time of going to press, tickets were still available for all nine Official Fetish Week London Events online at www.fetishweek.com and at Expectations, Clonezone, Prowler Stores, Regulation, 50&Dean and RoB Manchester, Paris & Berlin.