Glasgow Festival of Burlesque Weekend at Polo Lounge & Riding Room – 10th Anniversary Special
Details
- Thursday, 24th April 2025
- 19:00
- –
- 22:00
- Polo Lounge & Riding Room
- Promoter Event
FULL SCHEDULE
Thursday 24th April – Burlesque Karaoke
Doors 7pm – Showtime 8pm
Karaoke, improvised burlesque and impromptu double acts all in one night? Ohhhh yessssssss. Join us as our teams battle it out to be crowned Glasgow Festival of Burlesque’s Burlesque Karaoke Legends 20424
Songs are listed below:
https://www.karafun.co.uk/karaoke-song-list.html
Sign up to sing in advance for free entry:
https://forms.gle/cd3eBQDbmiNovrEm7
Tickets – £5, £7 on the door
8.00pm Start
Friday 25th April – Burlesque Ceilidh
Doors 7.00pm – Showtime 7.15pm
It’s our 10th Birthday and we’re throwing a one of a kind Burlesque Ceilidh featuring the Delaney’s Ceilidh Band and headlined by Scotland’s very own Daiquiri Dusk!!!! So come on down and join us for a ‘Strip the Willow’ like you’ve never seen before!
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to the evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
Link: https://glasgowfestivalofburlesque.designmynight.com/
THE MIDNIGHT SHOW – The Braw, the Gallus and the Brave.
As the clock strikes midnight, we’ll be raising in dram in honour of those fighting to make this world a more inclusive and a much better place. Raise a fist and join us in fighting back against those who’ll try and tell us what to do with our bodies, our lives and our minds. Let’s celebrate non-conformity, fighting the system and knowing that quite frankly if we’d been born 300 years ago, we’d all be tried for witchcraft… or at least public indecency.
As Big Mel said “Yeh can take oor lives, but you’ll never take our FREEEEEDDOOOOMMM”
Saturday 26th April
Workshop Only Doors 1.00pm
2.30pm – Tales of the Tease are £15
With a career which started in 70’s , Goodtime Mama Jojo certainly has some stories to tell!
Join her for this tell all talk and Q&A session, where she’ll be she’ll be sharing the story of her career and maybe even sharing a saucy secret of two!
£10 for those with all show passes or who are attending Mama JoJo’s class
Saturday Evening Show – Doors 7pm, Showtime 8pm
Join us for an evening of Burlesque featuring incredible performers from throughout the world.
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
Link: https://glasgowfestivalofburlesque.designmynight.com/
THE MIDNIGHT SHOW – Moshers: A Burlesque Tribute to Being a Wee Goff
Time to look out those baggie jeans and dust off yer dog collar because it’s time got the Moshers to rise again! Join us as we transport you back to the days of hanging aboot the Gallaries, “will you pull my pal” at the unders and Machine Gun Kelly was just Kelly.
Oh aye it’s happening. Expect fishnets, striped socks, Stargazer lipstick and a whole lot of wee Avril…. because the truth is we absolutely loved her.
Keep being total random ✌
Sunday 27th April
Workshop Only Doors 1.00pm
1.00pm – Strip Sexy – Burlesque Striptease Salon – Goodtime Mama JoJo
In this very popular, two-hour class with burlesque legend and striptease queen – Goodtime Mama Jojo, you will learn the essential elements of this seductive art-form, gain confidence, and have fun. This class is suitable for non-performers and performers alike.
Mama Jojo will teach you: The power of eye contact and facial expression, classic burlesque-dance moves, the artistry of removing clothing with emphasis on “the tease”, many tips and tricks from her 47 years of experience in burlesque, and of course, how to perform a choreographed, stylish and sexy striptease routine!
2.30pm
Tootsie’s Teaserama : New Performers Showcase
An afternoon showcase featuring the rising starts of the Glasgow burlesque scene hosted by Tootsie Annie.
Tickets – £5 in advance, £7 on the door.
8.00pm -Caledonia Burlesque Festival and Closing Party
Join us for us for the final evening of the festival featuring a selection of performers throughout Scotland. Dress code is whatever you like but we’d love you all to wear yer Tartan and join us in celebrating the wonderful performers who keep the Scottish burlesque industry alive all year round.
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
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FULL SCHEDULE
Thursday 24th April – Burlesque Karaoke
Doors 7pm – Showtime 8pm
Karaoke, improvised burlesque and impromptu double acts all in one night? Ohhhh yessssssss. Join us as our teams battle it out to be crowned Glasgow Festival of Burlesque’s Burlesque Karaoke Legends 20424
Songs are listed below:
https://www.karafun.co.uk/karaoke-song-list.html
Sign up to sing in advance for free entry:
https://forms.gle/cd3eBQDbmiNovrEm7
Tickets – £5, £7 on the door
8.00pm Start
Friday 25th April – Burlesque Ceilidh
Doors 7.00pm – Showtime 7.15pm
It’s our 10th Birthday and we’re throwing a one of a kind Burlesque Ceilidh featuring the Delaney’s Ceilidh Band and headlined by Scotland’s very own Daiquiri Dusk!!!! So come on down and join us for a ‘Strip the Willow’ like you’ve never seen before!
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to the evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
Link: https://glasgowfestivalofburlesque.designmynight.com/
THE MIDNIGHT SHOW – The Braw, the Gallus and the Brave.
As the clock strikes midnight, we’ll be raising in dram in honour of those fighting to make this world a more inclusive and a much better place. Raise a fist and join us in fighting back against those who’ll try and tell us what to do with our bodies, our lives and our minds. Let’s celebrate non-conformity, fighting the system and knowing that quite frankly if we’d been born 300 years ago, we’d all be tried for witchcraft… or at least public indecency.
As Big Mel said “Yeh can take oor lives, but you’ll never take our FREEEEEDDOOOOMMM”
Saturday 26th April
Workshop Only Doors 1.00pm
2.30pm – Tales of the Tease are £15
With a career which started in 70’s , Goodtime Mama Jojo certainly has some stories to tell!
Join her for this tell all talk and Q&A session, where she’ll be she’ll be sharing the story of her career and maybe even sharing a saucy secret of two!
£10 for those with all show passes or who are attending Mama JoJo’s class
Saturday Evening Show – Doors 7pm, Showtime 8pm
Join us for an evening of Burlesque featuring incredible performers from throughout the world.
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
Link: https://glasgowfestivalofburlesque.designmynight.com/
THE MIDNIGHT SHOW – Moshers: A Burlesque Tribute to Being a Wee Goff
Time to look out those baggie jeans and dust off yer dog collar because it’s time got the Moshers to rise again! Join us as we transport you back to the days of hanging aboot the Gallaries, “will you pull my pal” at the unders and Machine Gun Kelly was just Kelly.
Oh aye it’s happening. Expect fishnets, striped socks, Stargazer lipstick and a whole lot of wee Avril…. because the truth is we absolutely loved her.
Keep being total random ✌
Sunday 27th April
Workshop Only Doors 1.00pm
1.00pm – Strip Sexy – Burlesque Striptease Salon – Goodtime Mama JoJo
In this very popular, two-hour class with burlesque legend and striptease queen – Goodtime Mama Jojo, you will learn the essential elements of this seductive art-form, gain confidence, and have fun. This class is suitable for non-performers and performers alike.
Mama Jojo will teach you: The power of eye contact and facial expression, classic burlesque-dance moves, the artistry of removing clothing with emphasis on “the tease”, many tips and tricks from her 47 years of experience in burlesque, and of course, how to perform a choreographed, stylish and sexy striptease routine!
2.30pm
Tootsie’s Teaserama : New Performers Showcase
An afternoon showcase featuring the rising starts of the Glasgow burlesque scene hosted by Tootsie Annie.
Tickets – £5 in advance, £7 on the door.
8.00pm -Caledonia Burlesque Festival and Closing Party
Join us for us for the final evening of the festival featuring a selection of performers throughout Scotland. Dress code is whatever you like but we’d love you all to wear yer Tartan and join us in celebrating the wonderful performers who keep the Scottish burlesque industry alive all year round.
Tickets – £15 in advance, £20 on the door.
Ticket includes entry to evening midnight show and club night afterwards.
Further info
Address: The Joint On The Corner, 58 Virginia Street, Glasgow, G1 1TX
The Riding Room, also referred to as the Joint on the Corner, our vibrant and unusual LGBTQ+ cocktail + cabaret bar, hosts seven nights of on-stage activity every week (a mix of live sets, burlesque, side-show and magic); a tip of the hat to old-fashioned socialising mixed with riotous entertainment of all shapes and sizes.
If you have any questions about this events, please get in touch on 0141 559 6592.
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