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We're an East-end party-house! Tucked away off the beaten track (off Bethnal Green Road), just east of Shoreditch in London - that's where we are.

Since 1953 we've been a real east-end Workingmen's Club and we like to HAVE A GOOD TIME! Infact we hold regular social events each week. Some racy, others cultural and refined - but mostly wild and unhinged good-times. We’re not your typical ‘club’ venue! Not only do we put on a damn good night out… but we engage and encourage the growth of local artists, musicians, DJs, and performers; working with them to create and promote all sorts of accessible events. We’re seen by many as a vital part of community life, surviving with our original purpose intact but reinvigorated with an improved programme of events! We produce evocative and interactive events, curating unpretentious happenings in the club and beyond that give guests not just a great time but an experience to take away…..

12/11/2026

ON THE EVE OF FRIDAY THE 13TH... the hellmouth begins to open... tomorrow night get ready to unleash your inner vampire, witch, werewolf, or Slayer!

Will you walk through the fire?
Will the slayer come and save you?
Will you burn or will you survive?
Or will everything be 5 by 5?

FIRST UP FROM 8.30PM: CABARET
Live acts that will make your blood run cold including...
Our phenomenal host Ruby Wednesday;
The flamin' hot Anna Hulagan
The furry antics of Nathan Dean Williams
The fabulous visual explosion Fou Fou Kaboom
The glorious Goddess Stephen Cassandra Eyre
The embodiment of fierce individuality Smashlyn Monroe
A special tribute to Anthony Stewart Head, featuring our resident watcher Jerry Bakewell

THEN from 10.30PM: CLUBNITE WE'RE GOING FULL BRONZE CLUB!
with late night DJs to dance your fangs off
EXPECT TO HEAR: with some hits from the show, and a whole load of American pop, punk, alt rock, from the 90s and 2000s.

Tix from the usual spots

11/11/2026

THIS WEEKEND: SLAYERS AND SAD GURLS

FRI 13TH NOVEMBER - CLUB 5 BY 5
Unleash your inner vampire, witch, werewolf, demon or maybe even slayer at CLUB 5 By 5. The Hellmouth opens up on FR 13 so prepare to enter the BUFFYVERSE!
First a CABARET SHOW with Live acts that will make your blood run cold!
Followed by THE BRONZE CLUBNIGHT with late night DJs to dance your fangs off!
Will you burn or will you survive? Or will everything be 5 by 5?

SAT 14TH NOVEMBER - Lana Del Gay
We're back to host a night of sad gurl bops to celebrate 15 years of 'Video Games' and 5 years of Blue Bannisters too!
Expect to sway, swirl and emote to *lots* of Lana Del Rey, with occasional complementary bops from the likes of Chappell Roan, Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Billie Eilish, Marina, Ethel Cain, Florence, Caroline Pokachek etc.
But it's mainly Lana.
and "It's you, it's you, it's all for you..."

05/11/2026

No rest for the WICKED...
Calling all Mean Girls and Sk8er Bois it's time to throwback to a more Simple Life and get drrrty!
THIS SATURDAY 7 NOV...
Grab a WKD Blue message your Top 8 and get ready to regress… We’re heading back to the 00s
Expect to hear all your fave chart toppers from 1999-2009! Think Fetch and Fergalicious INDIE, POP, R'N'B AND DANCE ripped straight from Napster.
PLUS Pop up performers get ready to bring s*xy back and shake it like a Polaroid picture!

Get your juicy Couture and BRING IT ON!

AS ALWAYS... If its your birthday YOU GET IN FOR FREE.
AND we'll sort cheaplist for your mates... head to 🔗 in bio

29/10/2026

24 HOURS UNTIL WE UNLEASH HELL!
Summon your ghoulfriends and start your weekend horribly at .london
Shocking live shows from some of the deadliest drags around including Baby Lame Margo Marshall 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗦
with special guests...
Mr. IPM .is.azara will be unleashing the monster lurking in his trousers.
Hopefully he'll have you screaming for all the right (and wrong) reasons!
ZAKI MUSA Zaki Musa doing all the tricks and treats (and a whole lot of cheeks) on the pole.
The Ouija Board has summoned the witchy doll herself Callie Crighton She’s opening the doors to HELL with a spooky DJ set before the night descends into full-blown Halloween CHAOS.
AND.. we've dug Cybil War out of her grave to guide us through the afterlife with some freaky pop bangers!

think - BRITNEY • DOJA • CHARLI XCX • MISSY • GAGA • ROBYN • NICKI MINAJ • BEYONCÉ • KYLIE • WHITNEY • ARIANA • RIHANNA • TLC • CHRISTINA AGUILERA • SUGABABES • GIRLS ALOUD • JANET • MADONNA • CHER • CIARA • JESSIE WARE • DUA LIPA • MARIAH • TOVE LO • SLAYYYTER • JADE • KATSEYE • SLAYTER • KESHA • CARDI B

LAST CHANCE for cheaper adv tix... its more on the door!!

28/10/2026

HALLOWEEK-END IS HERE. MWAH HA HA HA!

THURS 29th OCT - SLAYSTATION🕹
SlayStation, is back for Halloween and that means the theme is HORROR GAMES and all things spooky, monsters, witches and more from your favourite series and titles. We’ll be celebrating spooky games and characters, from Resident Evil to Silent Hill, Bloodborne to Luigi’s Mansion, and everything in between. Boo! Hosted by VELVET CAVEAT, with performances from LUST, ISH99NI, MILD PERIL, QUEERA MISU

FRI 30th OCT - SLAP! HALLOWEEN!🎃
East London legends... Baby Lame, Frieda Slaves and Margo Marshall are back to raise hell Featuring drag demons, burlesque beasts, and surprise guests ripped straight from the underworld... PERFORMERS: Baby Lame, Freida Slaves, Margo Marshall, Mr IPM + ZAKI MUSA! DJs: Callie Crighton + Cybil War

SAT 31st OCT - BGWMC'S HALLOWEEN BASH: NOT DEAD YET! ⚰️
THE BITCH IS BACK!! BGWMC's notorious Halloween party JUST WON'T DIE! ONE NIGHT, ONE ROOM... completely UNIHINGED for YOUR (dis)pleasure. Witness a HORRORSHOW of SICK ACTS on stage, while the living and the dead shake their bones on the dancefloor! LINEUP: IAN THE BLOODY AND SNAKE FERVOR, FOU FOU KABOOM, LUCINDA B.HIND, KERI GOLD, ANNA HULAGAN, PMBC + DJ SAFARI PHIL!

23/10/2026

TONIGHT.... after the most ghastly puppet show you've ever seen... we pack away the chairs and descend into the afterLIFE,
erm, SORRY.... after PARTY!
s**t almost lost my head there.

TIL DEATH DO US *AFTER* PARTY kicks off from 9.45pm....
Expect bone shaking beats and spine tingling vinyl treasures from our DJs after dark:
John the Revelator has been playing vintage vinyl 45s across London and the south coast of England for more than 20 years. He hosts long-running clubnight Have Love Will Travel and fresh new project Cosmic Bop, which shines a light on deep cuts from the global underground.

DJ FFWD is a Germany-based vinyl DJ where she hosts a regular radio show. She has played all over the US this past summer and you can expect to hear 60s / garage / wave / synth / undiscovered gems.

HALLOWEEK BEGINS NOW!!!!!

22/10/2026

Sorry if you've been unable to buy tickets over the past couple of days.
Apparently, some kind of Gremlin ate a php and everything went to s**t (or something like that)
The good folk at Ticket Tailor | Event Ticketing Platform have done a tinker and we're back online.
No excuses now... buy tix and let's see you on the dancefloor

18/10/2026

Boos and Ghouls! THE BITCH IS BACK!!
BGWMC's notorious Halloween party JUST WON'T DIE! ONE NIGHT, ONE ROOM... BURSTING WITH NIGHTMARES! Witness WILD and UNIHINGED (dis)pleasures, GROTESQUE GAMES and a HORRORSHOW of SICK ACTS!!

Devilish DJs spin rotten rhythms + toxic tunes, so get ready to lose your head in our HAUNTED DANCEHALL... where the living and the dead shake their bones under the discoball! 🎃🎃🎃

OUR FAVE NIGHT OF THE YEAR - DO NOT MISS!

16/10/2026

TOMORROW NIGHT... assemble your squad and come ready to slay... School’s back, ties are tiny, skirts are short.... and rules CRASH out the window
*BRAT TO SCHOOL* is the ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL DISCO where detention is HOT and pop is HYPED.
Hosted by the head girl
SHOWS FROM:

Never a Prefect but always perfect!

Detention dodging drag thing....

And of course Margo herself!

TEACHER'S PET.... IS ON THE DECKS...
Get ready to Rush to the dance floor, this one's for the new cool kids of the pop playground. Think hyperpop homework + bad-girl bangers you’ll be grinding in the gym hall like it’s Year 10 all over again....but way hotter.

DRESS CODE:
Preppy Pop princesses, Untucked shirts + suspenders, Alt-soft boy realness, cheerleaders, cunty sports kit, knee high socks and low morals!

SAT 17 OCT Tix bgwmc.com

14/10/2026

THIS WEEKEND - SEXY SCHOOL YARD ROMPS!!

FRI 16TH OCTOBER - SEXQUISITE: WITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY
Sexquisite are an award winning performing arts company platforming the hottest s*x worker artists serving up fierce, political and multi-disciplinary work, here to challenge taboos and subvert expectations! Expect anything and EVERYTHING.. from pole to poetry, movement, music and more! AFTER PARTY by FOR THE DANCERS - bringing Strip Hop, RnB, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Reggaeton

SAT 17TH OCTOBER - BRAT 2 SCHOOL
School’s back, ties are tiny and rules CRASH out the window. This is an ALT SCHOOL DISCO where detention is hot and pop is HYPED. Hosted head girl herself, drag superstar Margo Marshall with wild guest performers, mean gxrl gogoing w/ RICHARD ENERGY + COCO COUTURE Textbooks at the ready 4 a late-night lesson in brat-pop rebellion + bad-girl bangers w/ RODENT on decks!

Address

Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, 42-46 Pollard Row
London
E26NB

Website

http://www.workersplaytime.net/

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