LICK: Brand new nightclub for queer women to open this weekend in Vauxhall

Zoe Paskett10 July 2019

A new nightclub for queer women and non-binary people is set to open this weekend.

Popular monthly club night, LICK, will open its own space in Vauxhall’s Fire and Lightbox complex with a party on Saturday.

The nightclub, billed as being 'for womxn, by womxn', will initially be open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with more days added as it gets busier.

LICK began as a recurring club night exclusively for queer women and non-binary people three years ago, set up by Teddy Edwardes. It has grown to welcome hundreds at each event. This past Pride weekend saw 2,000 people attend their after-party.

The club will have resident DJs playing hip hop and R&B, live music nights, performers and an outside bar with a garden and food vans.

“I started LICK because I just desperately wanted somewhere where queer women could go and have a great time,” says Edwardes. “I was sick of settling with what we had, which was not very much.

“The night we have created is so special but it’s just not enough. I want to give people a home, a place to go every night of the week and somewhere to feel safe more than one night a month, and I want to give more women opportunities to start their own nights.

“We are not an afterthought. We are not small in numbers and we don’t need to hope that the gay bars will let us in tonight.”

This is just the second permanent space for queer women in London after She Bar in Soho.

Entry for this weekend’s party on July 13 will be £5 on the door, on a first come, first served basis. The venue is wheelchair accessible and open until 4am.

For more information, visit instagram.com/lickevents

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