Brisbane's Big Gay Day

[Cameron M]

I love Big Gay Day! Who's going this year?

I'm so excited that I might fly up just for the occasion!!! :D

[subwayray]

I am so there! GayDay is the best party in Brisbane!
Has anyone heard who might be playing this year?

[andrewc]

Definitely going to this! No details have been released other than that the finals of Mr Gay Qld will be held.

Keep an eye on the website for details: http://www.biggayday.com.au/

[subwayray]

Oh I will :) Just took a look at it. Hope it gets updated soon. There's even a picture of me on there YAY! LOL

[meezon04]

I never miss it - it's Brisbane's best daytime party!
Although I did miss it last year because Kelly Clarkson/Mandy Moore/Sean Kingston had their concert in Brissy the exact same night :(
It was a case of panic.
Which gay event was I to attend!!?

[hazyinseptember]

my electronic act has applied.. dunno if we will get a slot..

its all very hush hush atm.. and its not very far away..

[Mildly Amused]

I've heard that they've got someone big but have been banned from releasing the name for a while!

[dreadcircus]

I give up trying to get on this event.. 3 years str8 been trying :(

[pdunni]

me me me

should be so fun... i always use this as my little carry on after a massive MG week.. I would say recovery but it hardly is.,

love the fluffy after this too!!

[Cameron M]

me me me

should be so fun... i always use this as my little carry on after a massive MG week.. I would say recovery but it hardly is.,

love the fluffy after this too!!

haha, me too! fluffy afterwards is always great..but tends to lead to messy memories.

still...when in vegas...

[pdunni]

haha, me too! fluffy afterwards is always great..but tends to lead to messy memories.

still...when in vegas...

I think that is hence my loving of it..... LOL

It will be a massive wek that one!

[meezon04]

I give up trying to get on this event.. 3 years str8 been trying :(

Omg I'd LOVE to see you perform there! Have you tried emailing them? admin@thewickham.com.au - I read they were still open for performers in the last qnews i'm pretty sure!

[Ignorance77]

I've never been... this year will have to be my debut

[hazyinseptember]

its heaps of fun, although always VERY crowded..

this can be good ( if you like squeezing past hot men ) or bad ( if your Demophoic )

wonder who will be playing this year?

[pdunni]

It is always WAAAAYYYY to crowded and i love a crowd but there is never enough room to walk.. it s a terribly designed space but they are restricted as it is a street. Great fun though

[andrewc]

can be good ( if you like squeezing past hot men )

Who doesn't???

or bad ( if your Demophobic )

I am actually a little demophobic... but have found it really depends on the crowd. Left the last two mardi gra parades early because I felt like I was trapped. But down the front at Hear and Now festival I was fine, because I knew that there was space behind the crowd of writhing sweaty hot men. So is there any clear space at all? Or at the very least easy access to Red Bull and Vodka? This combination may have also played a factor at the festival :)

[pdunni]

Who doesn't???



I am actually a little demophobic... but have found it really depends on the crowd. Left the last two mardi gra parades early because I felt like I was trapped. But down the front at Hear and Now festival I was fine, because I knew that there was space behind the crowd of writhing sweaty hot men. So is there any clear space at all? Or at the very least easy access to Red Bull and Vodka? This combination may have also played a factor at the festival :)

Yes good access to red bull and vodka. They have a very handy outdoor bar which is always easy to get a drink at.

[subwayray]

Hope they have the grand stands again this year! They were a great touch :)

[pdunni]

Hope they have the grand stands again this year! They were a great touch :)

I agree was great to have an audiene when u thought u were going off, great to have a seat when too trashed (which were seriously missing year prior), great to dance on when really going off.

[gaynproud]

Just saw the line-up for Brisbane's Big Gay Day -

Operator Please
TV Rock and Zoe Badwi
Rhys
Kylie Show
Mega Drag
and main act is
Crystal Waters.

A very diverse range of acts with something for everyone. Not sure who the DJs are but have been told there is one from Sydney and one from Melbourne joining up with the best of Brisbane's gay and lesbian DJs. Should be a lot of fun.

[hazyinseptember]

^^^ exciting stuff.. just confirming this now!!!!

[pdunni]

oh this looks fab.. cant wait..

[andrewc]

Awesome... can't wait!!!

[Cameron M]

Just saw the line-up for Brisbane's Big Gay Day -

Operator Please
TV Rock and Zoe Badwi
Rhys
Kylie Show
Mega Drag
and main act is
Crystal Waters.

A very diverse range of acts with something for everyone. Not sure who the DJs are but have been told there is one from Sydney and one from Melbourne joining up with the best of Brisbane's gay and lesbian DJs. Should be a lot of fun.


WOW!!! I love Operator Please! And Rhys is also great. This is going to be heaps of fun!!! :D

Speaking of Rhys...Same Same wrote a big feature on him a while ago, which you can read by clicking here. (http://www.samesame.com.au/features/3313/Its-Gonna-Be-A-Hot-Summer.htm)

[Ignorance77]

Ok.... def going this year. What a greatline up.

[hazyinseptember]

whoops!! Rhy's just pulled out.... no notice on who they are going to get to fill his place yet..

Guest DJ's playing outside: are James Fraser (melb) and Jimmy Dee (syd) and Neroli.

GUEST HOSTS:
Meshel Laurie
Adam Richards

expect a feature on this soon :D

[subwayray]

Can't wait! Just applied for the Monday off work today! Getting all excited now!

[pdunni]

i have monday off after justb returning to work from mardi gras on the thursday prior. i wish they had this event not a week after.

[hazyinseptember]

hmmm... yes.. i should get in the day off at work..

[Cameron M]

I'll second that. I think that the mondays after mardi gras and big gay day should be national homosexual public holidays.

Unfair that we have to take a days holiday after NSW and QLD's "gay christmas" :)

[Ignorance77]

Monday is locked in as bank time for me... might have to take tuesday off as well.

[hazyinseptember]

I'm pretty sure work wont let me have the day off.. luckily im just walking distance around the corner to home, so i can be a little rat sh*t the next day .. lol :D

[Matt88]

Will defs be there!!! Last year was great! Me and a bunch of uni mates are coming up to spend the weekend, it's gunna be non-stop party, and for a GC boy, that's saying something!

[pdunni]

Will defs be there!!! Last year was great! Me and a bunch of uni mates are coming up to spend the weekend, it's gunna be non-stop party, and for a GC boy, that's saying something!

hoo ray for GC boys. We are the best in QLD.

[hazyinseptember]

Will defs be there!!! Last year was great! Me and a bunch of uni mates are coming up to spend the weekend, it's gunna be non-stop party, and for a GC boy, that's saying something!

Hey matt88 :)

welcome to samesame! if you feel up to it jump into the introduice yourself thread :D

Its a shame there are not more partys / clubs down on the gold coast.. although i hear that Gold Coast gay Day is going to be running this year again!

[pdunni]

i hear GC gay day is running too but from reports the last one was a fizzer..

[hazyinseptember]

^^

was not too bad, certainly not a fizzer.. but no big gay day..

very well meaning crew who unfortunately got swamped by just how much work it is to run an event that size..

i believe there would have been 1000 people there, and was nice in the sun and grass! :D

[pdunni]

diplomatic answer... but hmm i didn't dig it. I will support it again this year though.

[hazyinseptember]

diplomatic answer... but hmm i didn't dig it. I will support it again this year though.

if you stayed to the end you would have seen me onstage :) we were second last.. god it was cold!

i think if it gets support it could be a yearly thing, which would grow it in the long term..

[Cameron M]

Gold Coast Gay Day? Wow! Who is in charge of running that one and when did it start?

[gaynproud]

Its actually called Little Gay Day and has the possibility of being something quite good but the organizers don't really understand how to do a big event to cater to a wide demographic in the GLBTQ community which is a shame. They insist on having it on the fringe of the Gold Coast and not centrally on the Gold Coast around Surfers Paradise where I have been led to believe the council would be happy to put something on subsequently it is hard to get to using public transport where they do intend on holding it. It does get quite cold once the sun goes down at that time of year in that area. The concept of it is great but it needs a committee running it that is not as biased as the ones that are running it. I give them points for doing something down there but they need to open their minds a bit with it and not be so tunnel visioned on how it is run and where it is held.

[pdunni]

Its actually called Little Gay Day and has the possibility of being something quite good but the organizers don't really understand how to do a big event to cater to a wide demographic in the GLBTQ community which is a shame. They insist on having it on the fringe of the Gold Coast and not centrally on the Gold Coast around Surfers Paradise where I have been led to believe the council would be happy to put something on subsequently it is hard to get to using public transport where they do intend on holding it. It does get quite cold once the sun goes down at that time of year in that area. The concept of it is great but it needs a committee running it that is not as biased as the ones that are running it. I give them points for doing something down there but they need to open their minds a bit with it and not be so tunnel visioned on how it is run and where it is held.

great points there. I think it was out at mudgeeraba which is the OTHER side of the freeway. How great wuld it be at parklands on down on the foreshore of broadbeach or southport park near the water..

[subwayray]

I really loved it when it was held in Surfers about 5 years ago. It was at the old Concorde hotel. I think it is a Vibe hotel now. Was so much fun staying at the hotel and partying away by the river.

[gaynproud]

They were fun when they had them in Surfers paradise. It was still a Vibe Hotel when they had the last one but the reason they are not held there anymore I think is due to the fact that the liscenced venue that is on the premises is now run by the new Gold Coast rugby league club and subsequently they aren't too keen to turn the area over to the GLBTQ community to run the event. It was a great location and very central and an easy walk to the after party. Hopefully one day the event will return to the Surfers paradise area as it is the ideal location for it to be held.

[Cameron M]

hey guys, check out the big gay day comp on ss...

what is everyone wearing to this year's event?

Last year I wore a giant red indian headpiece (seriously 4-foot long...). Had a blast!

Anyone got any suggestions for me this year?

[pdunni]

hey guys, check out the big gay day comp on ss...

what is everyone wearing to this year's event?

Last year I wore a giant red indian headpiece (seriously 4-foot long...). Had a blast!

Anyone got any suggestions for me this year?

my friend brad wore a bg indian head piece too.

[hazyinseptember]

Anyone got any suggestions for me this year?

a sandwich board sign with a hole in it for your but and written across it 'lick here and im yours' ;)

[hazyinseptember]

got the monday off work!!! seriously stoked..

the boss came up and asked if its some kind of gay holiday or something ( with a big grin ) and i said 'yes, do you want me to show you how we celebrate?"

[Dannie_PINKY]

Is it 18+?

I've never been before.. Nor has my girlfriend and we cant make it to mardi gras :(

[hazyinseptember]

Hey Dannie_PINKY.. welcome to SameSame!! :D

yeah it is 18+ only im afraid.. you will have to wait until Pride Fair Day ( which is all ages )

[Dannie_PINKY]

Nawwwe that sucks :(

All well, yeah Im planning on going to the pride fair :)

All well, I guess I'll just wait

Thanks
xx

[hazyinseptember]

Big Gay Day is next weekend!! we getting excited??

[andrewc]

Very excited! I found out today that the profits are being split between the charities that are going to be there volunteering on the day! That is freakin awesome!!!

[hazyinseptember]

yeah i think its something like 30% of the profits.. to some very deserving charities!

[hazyinseptember]

so SameSame Big Gay Day meetup!!!

where and when?

i say upstairs at the wickham for the double up bears.....

any other suggestions?

[subwayray]

Sounds awesome to me Hazy!

[Ignorance77]

Great idea Hazy...

[enigma]

The previous Gold Coast Gay Day, was far from a fizzer, with well over 1000 people attending, which far exceeded expectations for our first event. The sun shone all day, the music pumped, the dance floor was busy, the crowd was cheerful & friendly.

[hazyinseptember]

hey Enigma.. welcome to samesame :)

were you on the gate at the previous Gold Coast Gay Day? you look familiar..

[enigma]

Its actually called Little Gay Day and has the possibility of being something quite good but the organizers don't really understand how to do a big event to cater to a wide demographic in the GLBTQ community which is a shame. They insist on having it on the fringe of the Gold Coast and not centrally on the Gold Coast around Surfers Paradise where I have been led to believe the council would be happy to put something on subsequently it is hard to get to using public transport where they do intend on holding it. It does get quite cold once the sun goes down at that time of year in that area. The concept of it is great but it needs a committee running it that is not as biased as the ones that are running it. I give them points for doing something down there but they need to open their minds a bit with it and not be so tunnel visioned on how it is run and where it is held.
In reply gaynproud, but first a question..............did you attend the event in 2007 at Mudgeeraba ?
Gold Coast Gay Day (as the event is named), returned in 2007 after an absence of 2 yrs, with new organisers, a new venue and a new direction into the future. It was transformed into an All Ages FAIR DAY styled festival providing the LGBT communities, their family & friends an opportunity to come together & celebrate.
Mudgeeraba was chosen as the facilities were best suited to this kind of event. Over 1000 people turned out to celebrate & support.
The committee this year (of which there are 3 new members) plus several sub-committee members, did consider returning the event to Surfers, but the venue suggested, was not a viable option, based on discussions with police & community leaders, and Mudgeeraba presented as the best option, and judging on feedback from the community, a good choice has been made.
We have a strong, united, POSITIVE, committee, dedicated to the success of this event, also the support offered by volunteers, has been overwhelming.
We have firm support from sectors of the media who are looking ahead to the future of the Gold Coast Gay Day & can envisage the opportunities for growth that we see.
Perhaps the "bias" you see is generated by our combined, genuine passion to present the VERY BEST EVENT we can for the LGBT communities of the Gold Coast., despite our inexperience.
We welcome constructive criticism & are always open to suggestions from any member of the community, in ways to improve the event.
Its impossible to please everyone, human nature being what it is, but we are getting together and trying our very best ! We are having a go !

[enigma]

hey Enigma.. welcome to samesame :)

were you on the gate at the previous Gold Coast Gay Day? you look familiar..
Yep, that was me on the gate.....................I was one of the organisers...and again this year...back on the gate again !!! lol........best place to be..............

[enigma]

Gold Coast Gay Day? Wow! Who is in charge of running that one and when did it start?
You can find us...Gold Coast Gay Day.........at www.goldcoastgayday.com
check it out !

[hazyinseptember]

just so you all know ( and don't get too off topic ) .. the gold coast gay day thread is

http://www.samesame.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=7846

:)

[cactus83]

It's nice to see that, after years of ambiguity, the BGD crew are finally advertising what percentage of the funds raise go to charity. Of course, given the pitiful amount of the overall that gets donated from this 'charity event', it's advertised in fine print. You can almost understand them avoiding the questions all these years....

[hazyinseptember]

woot! its today people...

don't forget.. come upstairs when the double up bears start ( thats 4:00 ) for a samesame meet!!!

[Ignorance77]

I'm housebound and can't go now... fell down and cracked 2 ribs on Friday night.

Don't think the crowds would be kind to my ribs... damn it

[subwayray]

How awesome was Operator Please!?!?!?!? GayDay was sooooo much fun :)

[gaynproud]

Big Gay day was the best one yet. Very well run and organized with every act fab. TV Rock and Zoe Badwi rocked the street like I have never seen it before and Crystal Waters was brilliant. I was one of the lucky ones to be dragged out of the audience to go up on stage and dance with her and her two very very hot American dancers. I was in heaven. The only problem I could see was the heat in the main room at the Wickham but I realized that the air conditioning was escaping out the open doors which had to be left open to accommodate the 6,000 odd crowd. It was a superb sunny day all day and a nice cool evening with not a rain cloud in sight. All up a great day and then a great after party at Fluffy. My legs and my head are way to sore now.

[phatic]

Yay, photos from Big Gay Day are up http://www.samesame.com.au/gallery/12616/Big-Gay-Day-2009.htm

[Cameron M]

I went to BGD this year - my second - and it was awesome... I'm tired now though :(

[Cameron M]

your photos are amazing phatic - and yes gaynproud - this BGD was truly awesome, my favourite to date :)))) (i finally got to watch megadrag this time too!!!)

[meezon04]

Oh come on number 10 had it in the bag!! lol!
Also, I did notice the ambulance and two police cars outside the wickham with the officers carrying someone on a stretcher, but I think that was the only incident I saw. My photos will be in my blog soon :) Great party!!

[Cameron M]

actually THIS is the link to view photos of BGD '09 --> http://www.samesame.com.au/gallery/12616/Big-Gay-Day-2009.htm

[pdunni]

yay it was awesome. good to met u finally hazy

[perkin]

Heya:
Yes - this was the best. Everything went so well. Not a flat spot in the entertainment, no lagging, no really bad acts (Melissa Tkautz, are you hearing this?)

One of the best decisions was to have competant hosts to link things- Meshel and Adam were brilliant and worked superbly with Trixie and Synny.

Op Pls - top act, top choice. BGD has done well in getting great alternative, queer friendly Aussie acts - Diana Anaid, Sneaky Sound System, Kate Miller-Heidke, and now the young'uns from Elanora.

Loved Mega Drag - thanks for using Johna's "Pride" - a total favourite of mine - it's an anthem we need to hear more of in our community. And the Ultimate Kylie show proves you CAN do impersonations and not be lame (Bjorn Again....listening?)

Finally - Crystal Waters. Crisp, professional, perfect.

And the DJs on the main stage....all great, one or two less great moments (for me) with some of the work, but it was a great blend and happy times. Sorry, can't comment about inside the Wick as I spent all my time outside.

Thanks for allowing my rave!

#:~()

PS.... Number 6 might have got better in Mr Q, if he's worn WHITE N2Ns and not BLACK.... and yeah, Number 10....Shane.....oh my.....(hence why I gave him 19½ at the end....):cool: :) ;) :D

[hazyinseptember]

yay it was awesome. good to met u finally hazy

yeah i was great to meet you too!! thanks for coming up and saying hi!!

also very cool to hang with Phatic and Cameron for the day!!

And also got to chat with SubwayRay ( who i already knew but don't get to see that often )..

also big thanks to Phatic and Crozz for taking heaps of pics on the day and Kat, Cameron and Outdoorman2 for helping hand out cards to everyone :)

[hazyinseptember]

PS.... Number 6 might have got better in Mr Q, if he's worn WHITE N2Ns and not BLACK.... and yeah, Number 10....Shane.....oh my.....(hence why I gave him 19½ at the end....):cool

hehhe.. i actually find black undies way more sexy than white.. maybe thats what made me like him even more :) :)

http://1.ic.s.tsatic.net/102/380_0/graphics_1d7cff0123b17e73b3ed298e27e621a7.jpg

[hazyinseptember]

oh .. and i had to post this one of Cam..

http://1.ic.s.tsatic.net/102/380_0/graphics_68bda0b34eceeb1765114ce27dd72433.jpg

[hazyinseptember]

also a great shot by Crozza

http://1.ic.s.tsatic.net/102/380_0/graphics_4ac0f7266c3c42ecd3b0387145236ada.jpg

[boi_briz]

This was the first BGD that I have been too and I loved it! Can't wait for next year now :-D.
Meshel and Adam were awesome hosts and the music was the best, as were all the hoy boys

[andrewc]

Definitely a great day! Good to see lots of people donating to GLWA whilst waiting to get in.

Was my first gay day, I had a great time and good to see Brisbane community out supporting the event! How long has it been running for?

[Cameron M]

some bigtime kudos has to go to TV Rock too - Zoe bawdi was so cute and banged the whole set out, especially on Release Me...so hot!

[perkin]

hehhe.. i actually find black undies way more sexy than white.. maybe thats what made me like him even more :)

http://1.ic.s.tsatic.net/102/380_0/graphics_1d7cff0123b17e73b3ed298e27e621a7.jpg

But that is you all over - you like the "darkness" in your men :p (And we all know what I like in mine....;) )

[phatic]

Hey guys and gals, I've got a selection of large photos on my website (http://phatpad.com.au) for your viewing pleasure.

[meezon04]

hey phatic your photos are amazing!