Join us to celebrate International Women’s day!

We will have delicious brunch, workshops, performances and screenings!

Doors 12PM

Book your spot in the Pasties Workshop HERE!

Book your spot in the Writers Workshop HERE!

PERIOD. — A Fl*nta cabaret fundraiser for Endometriosis UK is coming to L.A.B! Expect unapologetically sexy, camp and glam performances from burlesque to drag, pole, bellydance, tarot, and more. All at Love Affair Basement, East London’s queer-owned, queer run gem.

This night is in collaboration with @theangryuterusclub. Founded in 2024 by Lindsey, a trained coach, it provides connection, education and support fro people navigating uterus-related challenges, guided by her perspective as the not-so-proud owner of a very angry uterus.

LINEUP:
@theodetta
@bloggeronpole
@thendv_official
@harleyphoenixofficial
@sofeyadance
@odeliaopium
@evelyn.carnate.loves

Doors: 6pm
Show: 7pm

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A night of readings, performances and dancing hosted by Ray Filar.  

Readings: 
Anju Kasturiraj 
D Mortimer 
Zia Álmos Yeshua X 

Performances: 
Dire Straights
Kasra Jalilipour

DJs: 
Love Bi-angle 
DJ Lichen Subscribe 
DJ Tamboi 

Join us for delicious home made food and £7 margs ♡

Open from 6pm

The Bittersweet Review returns to the basement for another evening of readings and performance by queer and trans writers.

Lineup tbc

Doors: 6pm
Readings: 7pm

The BitterSweet Review is a publishing platform dedicated to the advancement of queer literature and visual culture. Read former issues here.

Peaches’ Dreamhouse is back!

Join your host, burlesque starlet Juliet Peaches for a juicy night of cabaret at L.A.B. Glitz and glamour with your favourite cocktails to finish it off 💋

LINEUP:
Polly Anther
Cadbury Parfait
Operotica

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm

free entry before 8pm / £10 tix on door

L.A.B’s monthly drag king night hosted by Major Dom is back for another evening of performance, comedy and debauchery. Free entry before 8pm or £10 tickets on the door. Follow Love Affair Kingdom for more updates.

lineup tbc

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm

Resident funny people Emotional Capacity are coming to L.A.B for An Emotional Capacity Affair.

LINEUP COMING SOON…

Doors: 7pm

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Greek Jam is a free night of Greek folk music — a beloved and regular night at Love Affair Basement, where if you have the instruments or you know the songs, you’re encouraged to join in. Hosted by @rebetiko_carnival_official with food by A Portuguese Love Affair.

Doors: 6pm
Music: 7pm

L.A.B is open as usual from 6pm. Come down and enjoy a cocktail, or two x

Food available as well!

Did Valentine’s Day leave you wanting more? Pass you by without finding someone to kiss? Want some little gay clowns to heal your heart?

Join Operotica and a cast of their sexiest friends for a night of cabaret, confessions, opera, burlesque, rope and a whole lotta catholic guilt. Whether you’re looking for love, or looking repent of all your dastardly little sins, we got ya covered xx

Operotica are joined by shibari extraordinaire PIXIE SPICE, Kvnt of all trades SMASHLYN MONROE, and the one and only MISS TERRI BOXX.  Very limited tickets for Show + Shibari workshop will be on sale as well. The workshop will take place between 4-6pm and will be lead by the amazing PIXIE SPICE! (ropes will be provided)

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Doors: 4pm
Workshop: 4-6pm
Show: 8pm

If your have a show only ticket, please arrive around 7pm.

Back by popular demand after a sell out infamous stint in the West End, NiCKY + Kuntessa crash land at Love Affairs Basement providing East London with a much needed taste of the sweet life.

Expect Italian camp classics, pianoforte and the most affordable, eco conscious Mediterranean holiday you could ever dream of. Mina, Goggi, Renato Zero, Pavarotti etc….

Doors: 7:00
Show: 8:00

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Join Lemon Power for a fundraiser concert and screening - more info to follow!

Doors - 6pm

L.A.B is open as usual from 6pm. Come down and enjoy a cocktail, or two x

Food available as well!

SNOG is back for a Valentine's special kind of dance party. SNOG is a queer space for everyone — a night to embrace your camp side, lean into connection, and revel in a more sensual kind of nightlife. 

 With performances curated by drag provocateur Orgy Hepburn and DJ sets and music curation from DJ and musician T.Priestly. Express a dose of camp, chaos and theatricality - dress up to dress down!

At its heart, SNOG is about bringing back snogging — not just kissing, but that spark of connection, eye contact across the room, the soft, electric in-between. There’s a kissing booth if you’re feeling cheeky but no pressure…. SNOG celebrates sensuality over sexuality, joy over judgement, and community above all else. 💋

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm

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Sensored 4 is a counterculture publication that explores themes of performance, art, sexuality, gender and erotica. Documenting a segment of life through a fluid and uncensored gaze, acting as an archive and spotlight for artists today.

Expect an evening of creativity where we will have an In conversation with editor Tom Selmon led by Matt Skully. Along with an eclectic, glamorous and sexy array of performances from the talented Pamela Von Horn, Juliet Peaches, Matt Skully, Tiffany Black and fotisnoir. This is a free event with limited tickets available.

Doors: 7pm

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Join The Boudoir for a night of Tease & Temptation, on the 12 February at Love Affair Basement. Featuring burlesque starlets Deeva D, Donna Ponderosa and Blu La Lou.

With Valentines approaching, The Boudoir present you an alternative evening, perfect for singles, couples, throuples and more! Think seduction, sensuality and sizzling acts. Burlesque, cabaret and moments that will leave you thirsty for more….

Doors: 7pm

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Fluid Love will bring together 8 artists on Sunday the 8th of February for a fluid afternoon, flowing into the evening, of experimental art, performance and film at Love Affair Basement. With food and drink available from the L.A.B. kitchen and bar, join us for an undulating Sunday soirée.

Kit Byford @kitbyford - Poetry Performance
possible area @badtimingnights - Live Improvised Soundscape
Catarina Silva @catssilvaz - Photographic Works
Pedro Matias @pedro_is_intimatelyiridescent - Acousmatic Performative Reading
Emma van den Berg feat. The Angel Is Back @emma.abrina @the_angel_isback - Live Audiovisual Performance
Rita Rosa Monteiro and Luke Walker @bloodyritaa @lukee.walker - Live Audiovisual Performance

Doors: 5pm

Open Decks — a night for new DJs to come and play at L.A.B. We’ll have DJs playing throughout the night with free entry all night long (with special happy hour deal tbc). Bar open as usual from 6pm.

If you’d like to play at L.A.B as part of Open Decks, email us with a mix or set and we’ll get back to you to arrange the lineup. 8 slots are available — floor filling, dance-forward tunes are preferred, though not heavy techno.

Show us what ya got info@loveaffairbasement.co.uk x

DJ Collective ENTRA returns to L.A.B for another night of

ENTRA is the space between the bar and the club. Not every night needs to start at full tilt. We lean into the slow rise. Curated by Teleopath and Steele, this edition drifts from downtempo grooves through to house and electro - the rhythm moves with you. This is a free event with limited tickets available.

ENTRA is a queer collective committed to creating a safe space. We welcome everyone, but prioritise safety and care for our LGBTQIA+ community.

Doors: 7pm

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Join us for Jazz L.A.B, a free jazz performance night at the basement. Curated by bassist Jason Simpson on the first and third Wednesday of every month.

With home-style food brought to you by the kitchen at A Portuguese Love Affair.

Doors: 7pm
Jazz: 8pm

free entry

Permission to Rest (@thepermissionspace)

A gentle breath coaching session focused on slowing down, regulation, and rest. Guided breath awareness, extended exhales, and time to rest in community. Seated or lying practice. No experience needed.

Mats, warm clothing and blankets welcome but not essential.

Tickets via @thepermissionspace bio

Doors: 7pm

Join your host burlesque starlet Juliet Peaches for PEACHES DREAMHOUSE, a new monthly cabaret night at L.A.B that’s glitz and glamour with your favourite cocktails to finish it off 💋

LINEUP TBC

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm

free entry before 8pm / £10 tix on door

Want a night dripping in hot drag king magic EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH? We got you. Love Affair Kingdom is back for round 2 … hosted by @majordomdrag with a new lineup of drag kings 💥

LINEUP:
Cyro
Oedipussi Rex
Justin Casey-Cumms

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm

free entry before 8pm / £10 tix on door

324 Hackney Rd

L.A.B Quiz NIght returns! Win a £50 bar tab… with no expiration date … for exclusive L.A.B spending 🍷…xx..!

Doors: 6pm
Quiz: 7pm-9pm

free entry / £2 to enter the quiz

Please note we will be starting the quiz on schedule at 7pm and finishing at 9 promptly — make sure your team arrives in time for the quiz to start.

Join us for a free music night at the basement.

NiCKY is known for their disarming, emotionally charged songwriting. They have selected key moments from their two releases and a collection of brooding covers for this week’s L.A.B Live Sessions.

Jeanie Crystal of punk band Jeanie and the White Boys delivers a stripped back set of their original material about the trials and tribulations of a life of sin and debauchery.

Drinks and food brought to you by the kitchen at A Portuguese Love Affair will be available at the bar.

Doors: 7pm
Music: 8pm

Free entry.

A group of friends who have not been able to see each other for some time, take advantage of Andresito’s prison leave to meet again and enjoy a hot summer day in the outskirts of Madrid. As the sun goes down, they will have to face a problem from the past that threatens to put them all in jail.

Festival de Sevilla 2022, New Waves (World Premiere)

IFFR 2023, Bright Future (International Premiere)

Margenes 2022 (Spanish Premiere), Honorary Mention

Doors: 4pm

La Mala Familia : 5pm