A Queer Revue! at Band on the Wall

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A Queer Revue!

Band on the Wall, Manchester
17 February 2017

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Want more? Party into the wee hours with DJs from Manchester’s celebrated underground, including Drunk At Vogue, and experience late night queer performance from Manchester, London and beyond.

Film, drag, dance, poetry and more are all on the menu PLUS the return of Dragapella the weirdest and most wonderful drag singing competition around…

Hostess is the divine Grace Oni Smith, with full line-up announced in January.

 

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