F&B DAY OF THE DEAD (SOLD OUT)

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"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one." (Khalil Gibran)

Having spent several years exploring the thinning of the veil between this world and the next at Samhain, or Hallowe’en, Fox&Badge now cordially invite you to our first ever Day of the Dead - a night inspired by, and respectfully admiring of, the rich traditions of El Dia de los Muertos, and its celebration of life through an acknowledgement of its finitude.

The Day of the Dead has been a hybrid holiday from the start, combining the Aztec traditions of ancestor worship with the imported European All Souls' Day - and birthing a joyful fusion: a defiant dance with death while exploding with colour, flowers, food, and festivities.

Our Day of the Dead respectfully learns from its Mexican master; it celebrates; our carnivalesque festival celebrates the best of life: community and connection, dance and music, art and ecstasy.

“Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.” (Marcus Aurelius)

The pageant is urban & begins when you arrive. The external street will be closed for our mini festive Parade, as guests mingle with performers, before entering the ground floor Hall of Life - & the grand Mictlan (Place of the Dead) - the lowest level of our Labyrinthian Underworld, and the engine room of our dance.

Intrepid visitors will then be invited on immersive journeys through the Great Halls and Hanging Gardens and extensive outdoor cemeteries - transformed from Dormitories of the Dead to Dance-floors of the Divine, with our top-floor loft a Heavenly Eyrie above the clouds, offering rest and respite, and a range of sensual offerings (tantra; touch; massage; breathplay - and live, loving burials in latex & vac-beds :)

We invite all our guests to contribute to the collective commemorative tapestry of the night - to bring a memento or token that represents a departed loved one, or an aspect of your own identity, or your desired future. Your connection with time - past or as yet unlived.

These offerings (ofrendas) will be arrayed on an altar of remembrance, a testament to the beauty of life and the connections that transcend mortality.

"Death is a door, not a wall." (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Having explored the cavernous underworlds of the Steel Yard, Heaven and E1 this past year, we now journey to Kings Cross to explore a new, slightly larger and more intricate venue - the iconic, recently-revamped Egg LDN nightclub - its name the perfect symbol of birth, and life.

We will be curating a series of magical spaces and experiences across every nook & cranny of EGG’s 3 floors & 3 new outdoor spaces, including:

• a spectacular main dancefloor, exploding with powerful and provocative performance & pageantry, powered by our signature all-female lineup of magnificent melodic techno DJs.
• a second more intimate and interactive dance floor, with more organic and spiritual sounds, exploring connection over spectacle.
• an ethereal and ambient loft space, with a third much gentler sound system, dedicated to chill out and sensuality.
• vast swathes of covered, heated, outdoor congregation and cuddle-puddle space - including all night food.
• you - our gorgeous community, creatively costumed, celebrating this gift of life.

Egg LDN has some of the best sound in London, with beautiful L’Acoustics & Funktion-One rigs. We'll be supplementing their lighting rigs to make them even more spectacular, and bringing in extensive magical decor. The entire door security team has changed, and we will be hiring the queer-led SafeOnly team as the only security presence throughout the entire venue.

LINEUP
THE TEMPLE OF LIFE (ground floor)
22:00 - 00:15: Miss Vegas - https://soundcloud.com/miss_vegas
00:25 - 03:20: Miss Melera - https://soundcloud.com/missmelera
03:30 - 06:00: Lulu Malina - https://soundcloud.com/lulumalina

THE BURIAL CHAMBER (1st floor)
22:00 - 00:00: Kit Jay - https://www.instagram.com/kitjay_music
00:10 - 02:50: Deep Ghosh - https://soundcloud.com/deep_schismic
03:00 - 05:30: Audley - https://soundcloud.com/noisilyaudley

HEAVEN (2nd/top floor)
01:00 - 02:00: Gong Bath
02:00 - 03:00: Live Collective Singing
03:00 - 06:00: Mosheuch - https://soundcloud.com/mosheuch

“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.” (Edvard Munch) 

DRESS CODE: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS + FETISH

C is for Costume! Think:

• Catrina! (that iconic skull makeup)
• Calavera! (other skullwear)
• Calaca! (skeleton outfit)
• Cempasúchitl! (or Flor de Muerto - a luscious segue from Summer of Love)
• Catholicism! (high fashion & high church; gilt rather than guilt)
• Colour! Spruce your blacks with reds & yellows, fun & florals!
• Ckink! Show that inner corporeal colour - sensual & sexy, alluring & embodied.

Explore our extensive and growing Day of the Dead Pinterest board at https://bit.ly/fandbDayofDeadCostume - NB it also has a cautionary section on what to avoid wearing :) Be creative, inventive, & as luscious as you can possibly imagine.

Each item you wear & each lick of makeup all compose the larger whole; each of you is a crucial creative captain in our benevolent army of the night.

Our Door Guardians will be checking costumes and upholding standards, strictly but lovingly. They’ll do everything possible to enable you to enter, but if you come inappropriately dressed, you won’t be entering with those clothes; prepare for full disclosure, in the clothes you were born in :)

This is a high-production, co-created arts & fetish event. We respect and celebrate this continental tradition and thus have no space for ironic, mocking, bad-taste offerings; we seek elevation rather than degradation; harmony rather than dissonance.

We love crafted costumes and stuff you carefully and lovingly made. We prefer innovation to imitation, evolution to tradition. Please feel very free to respectfully create something that is inspired by the rich, colourful, playful sensuality of Day of the Dead - yet produces something new and alluring.

Absolutely no daywear, streetwear, businesswear, officewear, banalwear, or anything off-theme will be allowed. NO T shirts, shirts, slacks, sneakers - or anything ordinary you’d just wear down the street. If you are trying to figure out how to make this as easy and basic as possible, this is not the event for you.

This is not another Halloween event. NO blood; zombies, vampires, werewolves or other Halloween confusions. This is a rare pageant; a mighty parade; a collective ceremony celebrating life to its fullest! Think FANTASY + FETISH.  Be bold and expressive and self-loving. You are the gift. Be generous. Costume-wise, you simply cannot go too far. If in doubt, ask.

"Death isn’t sad. The sad thing is: most people don’t live at all.” (Socrates)

Please ensure you acquaint yourself with our House Rules at https://www.foxandbadge.com/house-rules We will be asking all guests about these on the door. Our events aim to create as safe a space as possible, and we will ensure everyone has a clear understanding of the need for consent, respect, tolerance and love.

We cannot wait to ecstase with you all!

<3 F&B

We have a very small number of free tickets for those that are interested and able to help us e.g. setup & takedown and manage the door; please get in touch via https://bit.ly/fandbhelp or an email to foxandbadge+volunteer@gmail.com if you might be interested in this. Many thanks!

Please note: there will be ample photographers & videographers of ours present throughout the night, and images of the night will be distributed on our channels; please ask if you do not want to be filmed.
We kindly request that you leave your phones to the side, not film the night, and be fully present; we will share all our beautiful professional photos & videos with our community immediately after the event.

“The Mexican is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. True, there is as much fear in his attitude as in that of others, but at least death is not hidden away: he looks at it face to face, with impatience, disdain or irony.” (Octavio Paz

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Some Reviews from SUMMER OF LOVE, July 2023
(a joyful playground for our inner child):

-The Summer of Love was something we have been looking for, for a very long time. The fact that the parties are meaningful, beautifully themed, and emphasise connection is very important for us. We are truly grateful for people like you in this world. The whole experience was truly mind blowing and we keep coming back to the memories that we made at the party. (Kati and Buti)
-I had an amazing time. It was just insanely beautiful, the energy. I really felt a string connection there; it was outstanding, the production quality. My friends were blown away. It was incredible; just pure art. Thanks to all you gorgeous souls who danced so hard to my set, I felt so connected to you. One of my best gigs! (DJ Jadele)
-I feel very empowered after each F&B. I guess it's about the people around: the team and the audience, all creative and free spirited :) I always loved attending the events to party, but working there is a different level of enjoyment. I see how dedicated the whole team is to making the best possible experience, and it resonates with me very much. So inspiring! (Kate Kantur)
- Best of london! ANd London is mindblowing! I Absolutely loved this; it was perfect.Many many thanks for the invite to this amazing community! I had a fantastic night! It was one of the best nights I can remember. It feels so great to experience this. I love you guys. (Sukanta Chakravorty, photographer

Some Reviews from VIKINGS, March 2023
(an exploration of our inner warrior & tribe):

–I felt and saw so much unity, love, respect and self-expression, it was just amazing! It felt like we were all together - a united tribe, with such lovable souls, The energy was insane, there were so many performances everywhere. I will never forget this night. (DJ Garance)
–Mind-blowing; the perfect 3way mixture of KitKat, Berghain and Burning Man! ALL OF THE GUESTS made a crazy effort to dress up; there were tons of amazing performances; it was such an immersive experience, I'm suuuper impressed! (DJ N.E.O.)
–Huge thanks for the mountain of work that goes into these nights. They are truly incredible. I loved it so much - and I’d cross a 1000 mountains anytime, anywhere, to witness the energy, music, people and love on that dance floor. (Daniel Owen)
–A HUGE THANK YOU - the night was an absolute Viking Masterpiece! The energy, the people, the music, the performances WhAAAaat! I loved every moment! You’ve done an incredible job!  (Violetta Oni, VIITTA Fashion costumier)
–One of the best nights out we have had in a long time. Incredible banging tunes; such respectful, delicious souls, each a delight. What a feast for all of our senses! (Steve Lamb)

Some Reviews from INTO THE LIGHT, December 2022
(an exploration of tender beauty & luminous catharsis):

–I had an incredible time! The effort you all put into the environment, the music, and the performances is greatly appreciated. F&B NYE was the best party I’ve attended in my 5 years in the London scene. (Pat Doran)
–Thank you all for an epic night! It was totally worth the trip from Malta to experience our first Fox & Badge! We couldn't have wished for a better NYE! (Pierre Lindh)
–Such an amazing event. Really special. I loved how it made a lot of people really happy. (Jylle Navarro, designer & performer)
–The most incredible and fabulous NYE party. A truly uplifting and loving extravaganza. (Bihari Ji)
–What an incredible New Year party. It was a pleasure (well, other's pleasure mostly!!) to run our kinky corner upstairs. So many people enjoyed their first orgasm of 2023 via the sybian or violet wand. (Master Peter)

Some Reviews from VAMPIRES OF THE HEART, October 2022
(an exploration of our sensuality and lust for freedom and connection):