Devine Tension proudly presents Club Queer, a unique cabaret clubland
experience in the heart of Dumfries, debuting at Chancers Nightclub on
October 23rd 2021.
Club Queer will transport an audience to a world of basspumping,
in-your-face, queer clubland from the minute the doors swing open.
Club Queer welcomes a spectacular line-up of LGBTQIA+ performers from
across the nation, for a night of outrageous queer cabaret, hosted by Dumfries’
drag goddess, and high energy dancing diva, Devine Tension
(@tensiondevine).
From BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season One, Canadian/British
Drag Queen Crystal is set to take Dumfries & Galloway by storm at Club Queer.
Crystal is a drag queen, aerial circus performer, and DJ currently based in
London. Most commonly known for her performance on the critically acclaimed
Drag Race UK, Crystal has also appeared on Canada’s Drag Race (BBC
Three), Group Sext (OutTV), and Call Me Mother (OutTV).
An outrageously camp performer, who knows a thing or two about turning a jaw-dropping look, Crystal is guaranteed to send shockwaves across Chancers Nightclub.
23-year-old local drag sensation, Devine Tension (Dillon Colthart), is ready to
make waves on the Dumfries & Galloway nightlife scene, with ’Club Queer’
taking place at the heart of Dumfries’ rural nightlife culture. She says “the
region has been gasping for a regular LGBTQIA+ club night. With Dumfries &Galloway having recently celebrated its second annual pride in September, it is
simply time for our rural queer culture to expand in a big way.”
Speaking on the collaboration with Chancers Nightclub as Club Queer’s new home, Devine
says “I am extremely excited, and proud, to be in partnership with Chancers
Nightclub for Club Queer. Nightlife in Dumfries has a significant impact on the
cultural development of the region. With local bands currently leading the way,
a regular drag/cabaret event is just the ticket to expanding our queer culture
Post-COVID”.
Club Queer, at its core, is a celebration of rural queer art with the
vision of creating a new platform for up-and-coming queer performers to get
inspired, get creative, and eventually grace the stage with their fabulous
energy. Having sourced artists nationally, as well as locally, Devine has cast
some of the most exciting, outrageous, and aesthetically mesmerising
LGBTQIA+ performers on the cabaret scene right now from the bright lights of
Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, and Cambridge. Club Queer is set to be a unique
club experience that will get the people Doonhame on their feet, dancing,
prancing, and having an overall camp ol’ time.
Devine Tension found inspiration for Club Queer, as a concept, after becoming
increasingly frustrated with the lack of variety Dumfries nightlife had to offer.
“From the perspective of a queer-identifying young person, events featuring
queer artists are not as easily accessible within rural areas, because they
simply do not exist as frequently as, for example, going to the pub to watch
your favourite local band. To increase representation and visibility for
LGBTQIA+ individuals, making queer performance more rurally accessible is a
step in the right direction, and gives people something fabulously fresh to get
excited about”.
Club Queer is proudly supported by The Holywood Trust, The Studio Theatre
(Moffat), Creative Spaces Dumfries, Ryan Blain Makeup Artist, Network of
Artists, and Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club. Graphics and branding provided by
Lugsy.
Club Queer premieres at Chancers Nightclub on Saturday 23rd of October
2021. Tickets will go live on SOON. All ELEVEN artists performing and
appearing at Club Queer will be revealed across the coming weeks. Stay tuned
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
PRICE LIST (TICKETS)
General Admission: £20
VIP Admission [Inclusive of Meet&Greet with Crystal]: £25
Student Admission [With Valid Student ID]: £18
For more information on Devine Tension, and the other artists of Club Queer,
visit www.devinetension.com.
