Category: Events

Nov 08
There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Reputation

Two-time Billy T award nominated (and twice robbed) comedian James Malcolm falls on his gay knees and pledges his heart and soul to pop’s reigning queen, Taylor Swift. I self-identify as the Taylor Swift of NZ comedy because we both write about our ex-boyfriends. Taylor Swift is petty, dramatic, self-referencing and everything I aspire to […]

Nov 07
Express Goes Out & About @ Drag Wars

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1647″ display=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser”] Drag Wars @ Pheonix Cabaret Friday 26 October level 1/258 K Rd, Auckland Photo: Yosuke Tanaka Taking place on the final Friday of each month, Drag Wars is a Ru Paul’s Drag Race-style contest. Contestants include drag queens, drag kings, and bio-drags (a performer who drags in their assigned gender). The winner is […]

Nov 07
Simone Anderson’s Halloween 2018 – Out & About With Express

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1648″ display=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser”] Simone Anderson’s Halloween 2018 Saturday 03 November Saint James Theatre, Auckland Central Photo: Yosuke Tanaka The legendary Annual Halloween Party hosted by Simone Anderson returns again! 2018’s event was held in Auckland’s (abandoned) Saint James theatre, sticking to tradition, Simone’s event did not disappoint, attracting Kiwis from all over New Zealand.  

Nov 02
Surrogacy Seminar Returns to Auckland

‘A free seminar explaining the practical, legal, financial and medical information regarding surrogacy is returning to Auckland. The event is put on by Oregon Reproductive Medicine (ORM) who specialise in surrogacy, egg and embryo donation and Repromed fertility clinics which offer IVF, donor services and surrogacy; and will be held on Sunday 11 November from 4 – […]

Oct 29
HIM

Call it divine intervention, but Sam Smith has a habit of pulling off the impossible. After his first album In The Lonely Hour was an international critical and commercial success, pundits suggested there was no way his second LP, The Thrill of It All, could be better. Yet Smith crafted a masterpiece that was somehow […]

Oct 24
Review: Calum Scott @ Auckland’s Powerstation

Double Billy T nominated comedian James Malcolm checks out the NZ leg of Calum Scott’s Only Human tour. I went into The Powerstation last night knowing little about Calum Scott, other than his iconic cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’ but left a true stan. Calum is just so clearly the total package and […]

Oct 22
Out and About with Express: Furry Fridays @ The Dogs Bollix

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1646″ display=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser”] Furry Fridays Friday 19 October Join the Bear New Zealand Facebook group to keep updated. The Dogs Bollix, 2 Newton Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland  Photos | Tux Hika

Oct 18
Kiki Kisses is a Miss Pinup NZ finalist at The Very Vintage Day Out

Kiki Kisses a queer pin-up vixen with as many curves as your friendly neighbourhood cul-de-sac. By day she’s a designer (from graphics to earrings) and by night a dazzling burlesque performer and a full-time glitter enthusiast that believes everyone has a reason to sparkle!  Kiki is one of the ten finalists in the year’s Miss Pinup […]