We are so excited to be bringing competitive drag to our lovely town of Reading! We are especially excited about our gorgeous venue, Bar 77*, a short walk or bus ride from Reading central station.
Line up to be posted here once we have confirmed all our competitors!
There will be two rounds: the Newcomers Lip Sync competition, and the Signature Look Ball + Lip Sync for your Legacy. The winners of each round will be decided by our judges panel consisting of your hosts and two drag superfans.
Newcomer Lip Sync competition (max 6 competitors)
This category is welcome to any new drag artists on the scene who have been doing drag for 6 months or less, or want to try drag for the first time ever! You can choose your song and there is a stage area for you to perform your lip sync (no live singing, sorry). Maximum 5 minutes each and please no messes!
The winner of this challenge will be awarded an awesome make up bundle from Cairo Ali and a headliner spot at the next SOS drag event, organised and hosted by Sheer Obsession at the Rising Sun Arts Centre here in Reading. This is a paid gig!
The Signature Look Ball and Lip Sync for your Legacy (max 8 competitors)
This category is open to all levels of drag, but might appeal more to the established drag artists. Your challenge is to present a look that is the epitome of your drag style. If you've seen Pose, you know what to do! Again, no messes!
The two highest scoring drag artists will perform in a Lip Sync for your Legacy battle to a song chosen by the hosts. The winner will get a cash prize and the opportunity to curate and host their own evening in drag at Bar 77 on Thursday 10th March 2022. Also a paid gig!
If you would like to participate in the competition, or have any other questions, please get in touch with the event organisers on their Instagram accounts @bigjaydrag @thecairoali . In the meantime, get your tickets and we'll see you there!
All money from tickets is going towards the prizes and event fees. As broke drag artists ourselves, we are determined to not turn away anyone for lack of funds. To arrange free tickets, please email haliemcairo@icloud.com - this account will be monitored every now and then.
I have copied and pasted this from the SOS event run by Sheer Obsession, thank you!
Covid Regulations
We ask that you take lateral flow tests before you attend to ensure a negative result. We will not be asking for evidence of negative tests, but we want to be clear that we expect our community to look after each other.
Please as always respect people’s personal space, and allow room for people to social distance should they wish to.
DO NOT ATTEND if you are displaying any Covid symptoms or test positive for Covid-19.
Please wear a mask when moving around the venue, unless exempt.
Zero Tolerance Policy
All genders, expressions, sexualities are welcome.
Please don’t assume people’s pronouns or gender.
Respect everyone’s personal space - this includes staff, audience members and performers!
Zero tolerance for harassment/discrimination. No transphobia, homophobia, racism, islamophobia, body shaming, slut shaming, fatphobia, sexism, ableism.
*The venue is in the basement of a pub called The Outlook on King's Road in Reading. I am not certain there is step-free access to the basement.