BRIGHTON BUTCH IS BACK A soft butch launch…. A chilled out but exclusive Butch, Please! knees up. tickets are v. limited … DJ’S DANCING FLIRTING ICE BREAKER GAMES PRIZES MERCH IMPORTANT CHATS WITH PEOPLE WHO WALK THROUGH THE WORLD THE WAY YOU DO A RADICAL ACT OF TOGETHERNESS IN A WORLD THAT DOESN’T MAKE SPACE FOR US This is a night for lesbian and bisexual … Continue reading Brighton Butch Please 29.11.25
DYKES ON MICS – a panel discussion + community social, with all proceeds going to @care4calais As the nights draw in and festive chaos looms, join us for a low-energy, high-interest evening in the gorgeous surrounds Pink Moon. We’re kicking off with a panel discussion and closing with open decks + a social. Joined by an inspiring bunch of dykey DJs, we’re going to be chatting … Continue reading Dykes on Mics
And so we continue. Returning to 1BTN this Friday 14th November, from 13:00. The Wildblood and Queenie Show. Set to treat your ears to some right bobby dazzlers as we delve deep into our housed up boxes and disco archives. We’ve plenty of Zap pleasure as we jack it up, we’ve a detour relapse you’ll want to make, new action from Detroit Swindle, a double … Continue reading The Wildblood and Queenie 1BTN Show 14.11.25
Frinton Primary School 1978. The autistic challenge that was school uniform. The sensory overload of a scratchy jumble sale jumper, a static-fuelled nylon vest, woollen wired pinafore and the torture that was a nylon petticoat – forever riding up and sparking out, as you attempted to keep Mrs Robson happy and hide in Class 4’s book corner. Attempting to focus on the read at hand … Continue reading Essex kid 1978: nylon overload
So this just happened. Us two in British Vogue. British bloody Vogue! Still pinching ourselves in disbelief that we landed here but all the appreciation and thanks to those who made it possible. And much love to those wonders who have stuck beside us over the past 33 years. During the tough times and good times. On and off the dancefloor. 3 weddings down the … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie: British Vogue magazine
This gig mattered. This gig was community in action. This gig raised money for Medical Aid for Palestine. This gig can continue to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestine. Press play, hit donate. Two simple ways to get your day started right. None of us can remain silent anymore. Action needs to be taken, funds need to be raised, and voices need to be … Continue reading Mixcloud: Dance For Peace Mix
10 Marine Parade matters. A building filled with love and emotions and the best of people, its basslines and disco high hats have kept us safe and dancing for as long as Queenie and I can remember. A building at the heart of the queer community that has always delivered the goods – be it Brighton Pride weekend, Horse Meat Disco, DTPM, Brighton Gay Dance … Continue reading 10 years of Patterns: Brighton’s must-dance disco deviant
Four to the floor is the fuel that makes our Saturday nights. Leaving reality behind as we dance like one is watching and play our house divine. So come join us at Brighton’s finest seaside haunt, the Oculist for a session of divas and darlings as we lean on the lessons learned from our decades DJing and the dance tales this town has taught us. … Continue reading House w/ Wildblood and Queenie at Oculist
Our latest 1BTN show is now available on Mixcloud and Soundcloud for your listen again streaming pleasure. Which is nice. The Wildblood and Queenie Show. Trust in the queer dears, trust in the disco. 2nd and 4th Friday every month 13:00-16:00 101.4FM DAB+ 1btn.fm Continue reading Listen again: Wildblood and Queenie 1BTN Show 26.09.25
Tell me you come from a long line of haberdashers without telling me you come from a long line of haberdashers. Granny Branch and me, Waltham Way, Frinton On Sea, Essex, 1974. Dressed handmade by my mum, fabric provided (at a charge, no doubt) by Granny Joan Branch from her shop, Branch The Drapers on Connaught Avenue. A formidable, filter-free matriarch, shopkeeper and landlady who … Continue reading Granny Branch and the polyester years
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