Come party with ENTRA!

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 builds from downtempo disco and groove into house and electro - with some special guests along the way. The rhythm moves with you.

ENTRY FREE ALL NIGHT

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We're back with another night of queer performances and a social at the iconic L.A.B. 

We've got an incredible lineup of acts to be announced soon 👀

You can expect a wide range of amazing performances, from live music to drag, burlesque, and much more!

QCL socials will become more regular events, so come solo, bring your friends, family and lovers and strap in for evenings full of queer joy and community! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This event is also a great chance to meet other queer creatives from in and around London, whether you're looking to network and make connections for your next project, or have a yapping sesh and make some new friends

QCL is not for profit; all profits go towards paying performers and funding for future events & projects within the collective.

Tickets start from a fiver

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Join us, first Wednesday of every month for some top - local music brought to you by the incredible, bassist - Jason Simpson.

Free Entry Sign Up Here

Each month, Jason carefully curates a night of exceptional talent - perfect of a midweek date or hang.

Get down early to claim your seat and indulge in some of our tasty eats.

Doors 7pm

Music 8-10pm

SEPTEMBER’S LINE UP:

MAX GRUNHARD - SAX

LEON GREENING - PIANO

JASON SIMPSON - BASS

Step into Love Affair Basement and let yourself be seduced by the world of Floorbidden — a magnetic night of floorwork performances from a variety of dancers.

This is more than a showcase - Floorbidden creates a judgment-free space where dancers of all backgrounds and experience levels come together to share, perform, and empower. This dance showcase is community orientated and committed to centering expression and empowerment without competition or comparison, just pure enjoyment, support and jaw-dropping moves.

💋 Expect an electrifying lineup of sensual, energetic, and maybe even a little filthy performances by talented dancers at every stage of their journey.

✨ For performers: Whether you're playing in Pleasers, shaking your peach to a bass-heavy banger, or flowing slow and slinky to a moody track — this is your stage. Bring your full self, your creativity, your courage.

✨ For our guests: Grab a drink, find a spot, and enjoy a night of unforgettable artistry, movement, and connection. You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, you might blush...

Come for the floorwork. Stay for the vibes.

🎟️ Tickets Here

Echoes for Palestine is a fundraising night dedicated to amplifying awareness and solidarity for the children of Gaza.

The evening unfolds as a richly textured journey of ambient performances and experimental soundscapes — blending field recordings, abstract electronics, deep listening environments, and sonic storytelling.

All Proceeds Go To: Hope and Play
An organisation dedicated to supporting Palestinian children living under occupation.

Line-up & Performance Times

8:00pm – 8:30pm | Deep Dive Sound & Mai Nguyen Tri
8:45pm – 9:15pm | Tim Sayer
9:30pm – 10:15pm | Stuart Fowkes (Cities and Memory)
10:30pm – 11:15pm | Karhide
11:30pm – 12:15am | Ambient Gaza

Tickets Here

All proceeds go to Hope & Play

Join us for The Witchin’ Hour - Thursday, 28th August from 7pm - 11pm

Bar open as normal

You can come down and vibe under no pressure to get your cards read but for those more curious out there, personal readings start from a tenner. 🔮🔮🔮

As the Summer comes to a close, join the Witchin’ Hour Coven, and find out what Autumn has in store for you…

Confront your woes with the Goth Goddess that is Melissa Mercury 🌹

Feel the heart glow and the mind recharge with a reading from the majestic Ari Wisner 🌬️

Get your energy road map with the one and only Oracle Fausta ☘️

*Free Entry - includes a one card reading

Original artwork and all rights reserved to Ari Wisner

#cocktails #queer #tarot

Get ready to LAFF LAFF LAFF with Kate Sharp and Guests - hot off a smashing Edingburgh, we’re delighted to have Kate back at L.A.B. for a full set and some special guests.

Doors 7pm

Start 8pm

Tickets here

Come and join us in the garden, this bank holiday Saturday for a joyful afternoon of original music.

Inês Loubet is a Portuguese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer blending Latin-jazz, Tropicália, and soulful grooves into her signature sound. Her debut album, Senga (2024), released on Albert’s Favourites, has earned critical acclaim for its heartfelt storytelling and Brazilian-inspired rhythms, with tracks championed by Chris Philips and Yolanda Brown on Jazz FM, Cerys Matthews, Craig Charles, and Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 6, and Gilles Peterson on Worldwide FM.

Her music has captivated audiences at headline shows and festivals like the EFG London Jazz Festival, Tropical Pressure Festival, and Brick Lane Jazz Festival, as well as venues like the Royal Albert Hall and Union Chapel. Senga has cemented Inês as a rising songwriter, with widespread praise for its blend of poetic themes, lush harmonies, and compelling rhythms.

With extensive radio play and celebrated live performances, Inês continues to enchant listeners worldwide, solidifying her place as a vital voice in contemporary jazz and world music. 

FREE ENTRY - NO NEED TO BOOK

We are hosting a beautiful evening of spoken word, music and community-building for Palestine at Love Affair Basement in Hoxton ❤️

All proceeds will be donated between directly supporting Hossam, a 34-year-old father of three, who is struggling to provide for his family amid the devastating impacts of genocide. 

GoFund me: https://gofund.me/712cc3f6

and the Gaza Food Program: a grassroots initiative delivering meals to families in the Gaza Strip.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to have a good night while making a difference. We hope to see you soon💚❤️🖤

Full line up and tickets here

Fuck Me, I'm Old: Queer, Single, and Over 40 (and that's FINE)

Being LGBTQIA+ and over 40 isn’t easy. Especially when you’re trans, single, and A Bit Weird.

A one-person show about getting older without growing up.

From shagging disrespectful twinks to embracing your inner Golden Girl, 'Comedian' River Scott shares stories and jokes while exploring how attitudes to life, sex, and relationships change in middle-age. (It was this or therapy, and this was cheaper.)

Includes: gender-neutral dirty talk, dealing with grey pubes, and how it feels to be the same age as grown-ups. 

Also, lots of nob jokes and swearing.

River Scott is a multi-award-winning writer, broadcaster, and tart. They host the long-running podcast Probably True: Stories of Queer Life and Even Queer-er Sex, identify as non-binary, and genuinely didn’t expect you to read this far.

TICKETS HERE

The daughter of Jalal, one of the founding members of The Last Poets, SAPHRA’S musical journey is influenced by her father. This rich mixed Afro-Roots heritage, combined with her unique energy, has an undeniable vibe. SAPHRA expertly weaves an eclectic global mix of Afrobeat, House, Electronic, Latin, Disco, Soul, Funk & beyond. Expect her signature style—vibrant, fun, soulful, and infused with sounds from around the world, representing her many different roots. 

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT!

Doors 7pm

DJ Set: 9pm - Midnight

Country roots, pop bangers, and queer joy - Strap In is line dancing for everyone, whether it’s your first rodeo or you’re a seasoned pro and we're shining our boots for Love Affair Basement!

Expect a welcoming atmosphere where we teach a few dances, take some well-earned breaks, and then open up the dance floor to everything from Dolly Parton to Doechii, Cascada to Chappell Roan.

We'll be leading a bunch of beginner friendly dances and work our way up as the night goes on!

Get your tickets here!

A Portuguese Love Affair is turning 12 and what better way to celebrate, than with an All Dayer!

Kicking things off in the garden with live performances from Love Affair favourites, Becky Alice Duo and Tahini Mollasses, then head down stairs to our naughty little basement for cocktails and DJs!

FREE ENTRY ALL DAY!

DANCE IN TONGUES ARE BACK, BABY!!!

Join us for a night of global beats, slick moves & tongues out 👅

Our fave, DJ duo will be playing songs in every language — LOUD! 

Bring your fans, we're turning up the heat! 🔥

FREE ENTRY
Doors 7pm
DJ starts from 9.30pm - 12.30am

NO GIRL is on a roll! And we can’t wait to have her spinning for us this Saturday.

Come get sweaty with us and NO GIRL who only started DJing after Glastonbury last year, on a come down realising that “learning how to DJ is far more exciting than dating cis men!!” Already a hit on Voices Radio, we’re so excited to have her down.

High energy and obsessed with a good time, thriving off global sounds, NO GIRL draws from her Filipino, Thai and Italian roots.

DOORS 7pm

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT!

Join us underground at Love Affair Basement for an explosive evening of pole, drag and live art shifting into a celebratory party with electrifying DJ sets. Come for the show, stay for the party.

All proceeds support Luca Asta’s gender-affirming medical transition.

✦ Performances by: Darlin Dick, Tahini Molasses, Ophelia Honey

✦ Pole dance by: Ella Mitchelle, Alison Facun, Karma, Luca Asta

✦ DJ sets by: Octi, Ophilion

✦ With a raffle featuring donations from: Pilot Press, Urania, Untitlab, Sans Peng, Fox Fisher, Wallowing Heights, Not a Phase, Housmans Bookshop, MillerCruze Apparel & more

If cost is a barrier, please DM us — we’ll make sure you feel welcome.

Tickets Here

Join us in an intimate, speakeasy-style screening room for an immersive evening exploring the life and legacy of César Manrique—artist, architect, and activist—whose visionary work transformed the volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote into a radical humanistic model for tourism rooted in artistic vision, ecological harmony, and cultural integrity.

Through rare, personal footage—much of it filmed by Manrique himself—Taro: el eco de Manrique offers a raw and joyful portrait of a man who believed in art as a way of life and a vital part of collective well-being. His multidisciplinary approach, blending avant garde architectural design with artisan practice, indigenous traditions, and the natural landscape, continues to resonate with the cultural and ecological urgencies of our time.

Following the film, you’re invited to stay for informal, prompted conversation. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase, and the terrace on the green offers space to pause and take in the fresh night air.

A moment to reflect, connect, and reimagine the ways we move through, value, and care for the places we call home and those we come to know.

7PM DOORS

7.45PM SCREENING

8.45PM FOOD, DRINKS & CONVERSATION

11PM CLOSE

TICKETS HERE

Come celebrate Trans Pride with us Saturday, 26th July.

We’re opening up our space for a post march chill out zone from 4pm - 8pm then ramping up the vibrations with DJ from 9pm!!!

Featuring gorgeous pride photography from James Kemmenoe

FREE ENTRY

We can’t wait to host and celebrate our beautiful Trans Siblings, here at Love Affair Basement! xxxx

Join this fabulous new collective of dancers at LAB

Our very own Eli Follant has put together a gorgeous line up of fellow dancers who are taking over LAB for the night, showcasing their current practices with a panel and Q&A afterwards.

Doors 19:00

Show: 20:00

End: 21:00

Tickets Here

DJ - till Midnight

Our in-house Comedy night is back for a Trans Pride Special

Hosted by the one and only, Mr IPM

Get ready for a night of laughs, chaos, and queer brilliance in the basement! Join us for a hilarious comedy showcase featuring some of the freshest and funniest voices in London’s alternative scene.

Line Up: 

TBD 

TICKET HERE