TRAVEL LEGENDARY LESBOA
Looking for an excuse to visit the Portugal capital, Lisbon? Twice-yearly party Lesboa is Portugal’s hottest gay event. The Out In The City crew donned the sequins to check out their most recent party…
The recent Lesboa Party – Carnival Edition – which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, was a night full of promise. A biannual event, the magnificent party took place in late February at Faculdade de Medicina Dentaria with ‘Space’ as its theme. As promised, a truly international offering of Manhunt-sponsored go-go boys, DJs and a party crowd bedecked in cyborg costumes were on display. As soon as we arrived at the plush ‘Dom Pedro’ resort in the heart of Lisbon – with its grand marble floors, extravagant décor and equally extravagant guests – we began to get excited for what lay ahead. With ten hours to go before the party commenced, the place was already awash with gorgeous dancers, a swarm of hairdressers, make-up artists and stage managers. It was a good job we made sure that we allowed ourselves enough time pre-dinner to buff ourselves up to an impressive standard. Before long, it was time for the main
event. We weren’t exactly sure just how wild the party would get, but a quick peek in the dressing rooms revealed big make- up and super-small costumes! We were whisked up to the VIP balcony, where we found tables filled with party-fuel vodka served in reassuringly European-sized measures. Suddenly, our silver hot-pants outfits didn’t seem to be such a bad idea after all!
A huge venue, it didn’t seem filled to capacity at 1am, but as the music got heavier, so did the crowds, and from the balcony it was clear there were more than enough people to fill the impressive hill- top venue. DJs Danny Verde and Phil Romano spun a mix of tribal, progressive and tech-house, which pleased the eclectic crowd – everything from bears dressed as nurses, Shoreditch-meets-Euro-style hipsters, and a handful of robot spacemen on stilts. The entertainment peaked with a beautiful, almost angelic, performance by Vauxhall regular La Menor, who was utterly mesmerising in heels and not very much else.
As the night progressed, the performances became more outrageous, with one act offering a live-on-stage birth of an alien, though by about 4am it didn’t seem that unusual for this ‘anything goes’ venue. But sadly, by 5am, despite having our wristbands for the ‘after’ party, the effects of vodka/glitter/post-natal aliens began to take their toll, so the Out in the City team was unusually sensible and retired early to the hotel.
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WWW.OUTMAG.CO.UK Lisbon at dusk
On the web, Lesboa-style. The organisation and running of the
event was done by Van Cotrim, with main sponsorship provided by Diogo Vultos from Be Out Travel (
www.be-out.net) – an LGBT-specific holiday company, exploring the best party scenes and also the luxury market, with co-sponsorship provided by Heineken and Magic Mushroom. It’s definitely a party worth travelling for, and you’ve got plenty of time to book arrangements for the next bash – which will be a grand sixth anniversary celebration on Saturday 29 September 2012. For more details, keep checking the website at
www.lesboaparty.com
Pregnant pause in Portugal
PHOTO © LESBOA PARTY
PHOTO © LESBOA PARTY
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