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Join KU bar this weekend to celebrate 10 years of KU Leicester Square

By Will Stroude

Ku bar are celebrating 10 years at their famous Leicester Square bar this Friday and the party sounds like its going to be super fun.

The original Ku Bar opened in 1995 on Charring Cross Road, with stories of “my first gay bar” and “safe, young & fun space”, it quickly became a pillar of the London LGBT scene.

On Valentines Day, in 2007, relocated to it’s flagship venue KU Leicester Square.

The bar, over a decade, has developed into one of London’s largest ‘must visit’ venues.

Recent refurbishments of the bar has seen glam spaces such as KLUB and THE LIGHT LOUNGE open in the same building.

Ku has truly become a bar for all.

Join us, as the Ku Bar Boys celebrate this milestone, as well as a weekend of luuuurve!

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY:

7PM: BIRTHDAY TOAST, HOSTED BY VICKI VIVACIOUS

Everyone will also receive a gift of a ‘Bottled, take-home’ Valentines themed cocktail – custom created by The Light Lounge.

8PM: CHARITY RAFFLE

Continuing our fundraising for Diversity Role Models:

We will have lots of Valentine Raffle Prizes up for grabs!

Included: Champagne & Spirit Gifts, Romantic Hampers + Andrew Christian Goodies.

9PM ONWARDS: Our big PARTAY across all 3 Floors. 

DJs Vicki Vivacious, Kerol Garcia, Rodrigo Tancredi, Pablo Eseeme

SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY – KLUB:

Guest DJ Lee Harris 00:30 – 3AM

SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY – KABARET:

‘Eat Your Heart Out’ Valentines with Jacqui Swallows presenting our first ‘GET LIPPY’ round!

Guest performances + DJ Lady Lloyd from 10pm

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY

The Ku Bar Boys… Celebrate the day of luuurve with the classic of heart-wrenching music videos played across our screens. The Ku Bar Boys glittering themselves in red and roses and chocolates available to all. Celebrate the day of love with us and 10 Years of Ku Leicester Square.

#LightingUpGayLondon

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