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Skank

August 1 @ 10:00 pm August 2 @ 2:30 am

Glitter, spice and everything nice! Starlight Disco’s 2nd edition is here!

2 ROOM BOOM BOOM! – SKANK and Starlight Disco, aka your favorite chaotic sibling duo, is back! Different music styles, same all-welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy music rooted in queer legacy with a standout drag presence. Everyone is welcome!

📍GRIDWRKS (level 1) + ANNX (level 2)

LINE UP:

SKANK (DOWNSTAIRS in Gridwrks)

STARLIGHT (UPSTAIRS in Annx)

DRAG HOSTS (on both floors)

Photography by Kylie.

STARLIGHT DISCO: More than just a disco night. Anything can happen, genre bending sets, honouring the eras past and embracing the future of disco spirit. A blend of Studio 54 fantasy, disco divas and classics, deep cuts and niche disco gems, as well as soulful house anthems, Chicago House, Nu-disco and pure Groove. High energy, radiant positivity and wild sets that take you on a funky journey. Sexy. Glamorous. Magnetic. Experience all that Starlight Disco has to offer.

We invite you to glam up and sparkle, but please come as yourself, you don’t need sequins to embrace disco energy. There will be a glitter station provided by our disco queen Sunshine Glitterchild. Everybody get up boogie, and you betta sparkle, baby!!

SKANKA lineup of thoughtfully curated artists and sounds rooted in queer legacy. Movement, openness, and a dancefloor charged with intention, purpose and a standout drag presence. Come as you are, bring your full self and enjoy the moment.

At SKANK we honour the roots and evolution of electronic music. From Detroit’s deep techno pulse to tribal rhythms, breakbeats, and the soul of underground house – this party is all about the power of rhythm and community.

Our intention: let’s bring it back to basics: where being present in the room is foundational, where our fellow DJs are there to bring us on a sonic journey, allowing for moments of healing and connection, and most of all a safe space to truly be yourself. Let’s be mindful of phone use on the dance floor please. At SKANK & Starlight Disco we honour and pay homage to the black/latino/trans+ queer community. These spaces would not exist without the work and presence of queer people. This event is by the community and for the community!

$9.99 – $19.00 Earlybird $9.99 / Advance $14.99 / Door $19.00
221 Rideau St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9M2 Canada
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