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A Big Fruity Aloha! (Wild Fruit @ Tru)
Sunday, 6 July 2008
It's easy to forget it's summer when the blustery winds and rain blow your carefully straightened hair all over the place, but lucky for us it's always summer at Wild Fruit! Tonight's Hawaiian themed tropical party was the perfect antidote to the black July weather with the usual high quality of partying we've come to expect from the Fruit team!
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Pride Dog Show 2008 (Hove RFC, Hove)
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Once again the Pride Dog Show kicks off the Summer's festivities (albeit in the rain!) with what has quickly become the highlight of the gay calendar for local dog owners!...
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Andy's Last Lollipop (Revenge)
Friday, 4 July 2008
Friday night at Revenge was club manager Andy's last night after four years at the helm - four years which were celebrated at Friday night's Lollipop. As ever, the Lollipop girls and boys we...
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Dolly Rocket's Celebration! (Legends Bar)
Friday, 4 July 2008
Dolly Rocket hosted a pre-party night of Celebration upstairs at Legends with clubbers taking to the dancefloor down in the Club as the night went on....
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Stars and Stripes Party (Brighton Tavern)
Friday, 4 July 2008
To celebrate the 4th of July the Brighton Tavern held a Stars and Stripes Party - attended, of course, by the local, friendly Tavern crowd!...
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Fairylea Fotos (Charles Street Bar)
Friday, 4 July 2008
Charles Street Bar was busy throughout the night with many punters there for the duration and others stopping by for a drink or two before moving on to a club....
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Vavoom's New Video Lounge (Vavoom Video Bar)
Friday, 4 July 2008
Despite the small space occupied by Vavoom it always manages to attract a crowd. Clubbers were in and out all night for drinks, many also enjoying the recently opened upstairs video lounge....
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Evening drinks at Amsterdam (Amsterdam Bar & Bistro)
Friday, 4 July 2008
The Amsterdam bar always has a relaxed atmosphere and Friday evening's it's the perfect spot for some calm pre-club drinks, or just to drop by for post-work drinks following a hard week at w...
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Tamaki! Live at the Grosvenor (The Grosvenor)
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Tamaki! A talented New Band, formed in Dartington Art College gave their fantastic Brighton Debut in front of a select Audience in the Grosvenor....
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Mark & Chris' leaving party (The London Hotel, Southampton)
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Mark & Chris got the send-off they deserved. Moving up north to a little place just outside Leeds. They decided that they wanted to try something new....
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Absolutely Dragulous does Chicago (Charles Street Club)
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Stars of Brighton's cabaret circuit have launched a season of special one-off musical shows with a tongue-in-cheek take on some of the finest West End productions....
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Pride London 2008
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Pride London 2008 : Parade setup
Saturday, 5 July 2008
With the streets closed the parade began to take shape as people prepared for the 1 o'clock set off. The huge Rainbow Flag was unfurled, balloons were strung over the fire engines, St John Ambulance, the armed forces, charities, pressure groups and hundreds of people helping put last minute touches to costumes, makeup and scenery.
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Pride London 2008 : The Parade
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Stormy, wet weather? What stormy wet weather!? The only umbrellas we needed today were to keep the sun off......
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Berlin CSD 2008
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Berlin Christopher Street Day 2008
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Berlin CSD (Christopher Street Day) 2008 was marked with a day long street party that wound its way through the city - and for many of us ended in a big night of partying - Berlin style!...
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Brighton Fringe Festival 2008
Well - the Fringe is over for another year... but what a bloody fantastic festival it was! With four weeks of diverse events there was something for absolutely everyone. And plenty for me.
Brighton Fringe 2008 photo archive
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Green finger action this weekend
