All aboard the BANG BUS! No 1.

ALL ABOARD THE BANG BUS!

A bus journey back in time to the sites and spirit of London’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ clubs and bars.

The special-themed queer history tour of London will visit the haunts that have kept LGBTQIA+ tribes cruising, dancing and loving from the 1960s to the present day. DJ's, performers and rabble-rousers will show what made each place so special and why you’ll wish you’d been there back in the day.

This is the newest addition to our programme of queer tours and marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 ‘Sexual Offences Act’ which led to the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.

EVERYONE is welcome on the BANG BUS! The BANG BUS will happen on the last Saturday of every month.

Climb aboard the BANG BUS! Send a message from London telling the world we exist to build strength, unity and passion within our LGBTQIA+ community, that we honour our history and won’t let our futures – or our spaces – be written over by anybody.

THE BANG BUS. HOMO HISTORY. HOMO HEDONISM. HOMO HOPE.

All requests for involvement, press and questions to queertoursoflondon@gmail.com

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*LINE-UP*

Bus Stops for September 30th – BANG BUS 1 – North East London

6pm – PICK UP POINT – 1960’s @ The Black Cap – pick up @ the Black Cap in Camden – 171 Camden High St, London NW1 7JY

6.30pm – 1970’s @ Gay Liberation Front Disco! Housmans at 5 Caledonian Rd, Kings Cross, London N1 9DY

7.45pm – 1980’s @ The Bell – at the Bell, 257 & 259 Pentonville Road N1 9NL – More info at ‘A Queer History of Kings Cross’

7.15pm – 1990’s @ Trade at Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, Islington, London EC1M – more here ‘Last Dance: How London’s after-hours clubbing scene finally faded out’

8pm – 2000’s @ The Joiners Arms welcomed by The Friends of the Joiners Arms campaign
9pm – LAST STOP – 2010’s @ The Joiners Arms fundraiser at Dalston Superstore – 117 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB with the hosts of the Dalston Superstore’s amazing ’50 years of London’s Queer Nightlife’ exhibition!

BANG BUS 2 – Saturday October 27th – Queer womens clubs special

BANG BUS 3 – Saturday November 25th – WORLD AIDS DAY Special

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*DETAILS*

Board the bus at 6pm sharp in front of the Black Cap in Camden – 171 Camden High St, London NW1 7JY

We will finish at the@ The Joiners Arms fundraiser at Dalston Superstore – 117 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB ***************************** ******

*ACCESS*

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE! Please get in touch if we can make the night any more accessible for you.

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*SAFER SPACES POLICY*

The Bang Bus is a utopia away from homophobia, transphobia, harassment, racism, xenophobia, ableism and all forms of oppression. Anyone who threatens this will be kicked off by our queer security team.

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*TICKETS*

£16 solidarity. BUY TICKETS CLICK HERE

Tickets available at the door or to reserve please emailqueertoursoflondon@gmail.com ASAP and state if possible the LGBTQIA+ communities and club-cultures you have / are part of . Very limited spaces.

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*DRESS CODE*

Fabulous!

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*ABOUT 'QUEER TOURS OF LONDON - A MINCE THROUGH TIME'*

For this years 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of homosexuality ‘QUEER TOURS OF LONDON – A Mince Through Time’ are being set up to bring forth the visibility of our incredible community at large and the journey to how we became who we are today. Against the backdrop of the mass closure of LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex) cultural spaces and support services, ‘QUEER TOURS OF LONDON’ are being developed to support London’s current queer activism, culture and performance in all its glory. Find out more at www.queertoursoflondon.com

“London’s LGBTQ+ heritage is rich, diverse and important: but is often hidden and in danger of being forgotten. Our collaborations with Queer Tours are energetic, hopeful and vital explorations of this history.” Tom Furber and Jan Pimblett – London Metropolitan Archives

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*ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND FEATURES*

'Meet the activists running London's first Queer Tour' - https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/8ge53g/london-queer-tours-lgbt-history-protest
'Where is our Queer Museum' street-art action - https://www.facebook.com/BBCLondon/videos/1311811862193841/, Wapping 'love, life and human rights' Tour - http://player.lush.com/tv/summit-walking-tour-love-life-and-human-rights-queer-tours-london
These LGBT Clubbers Say They Feel Shut Out Of The Scene Because They Are Disabled - https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgodfrey/these-lgbt-clubbers-say-they-feel-shut-out-of-the-scene?utm_term=.rv6RmyvYq#.uf2XBPOwx
Brixton Dykes on the Rampage by WinkBall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnwh0ErWudY
Huffington Post – George Michael’s Life Celebrated In One Of His Cruising Spots - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/george-michael-sex-party-held-to-celebrate-cruising_uk_58eba928e4b0ca64d917ea20

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ESSENTIAL - Before boarding the bus learn the lyrics to ‘Tavares – Don’t Take Away the Music’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Ej1iX9cTY

Don't take away the music
It's the only thing I've got
It's my piece of the rock.

I knew you were always there
You were my song
How am I supposed to bear it
Now that you've gone?

Would you separate the words
From a sweet melody?
Baby would you take away
The music from a symphony?

Don't take away the music it's the only thing I've got
It's my piece of the rock
Don't take away the music everything else is gone
Don't strip my world of its song.

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