Dandy Issues Drag

24/10/2024

👑BOURNEMOUTH DRAG KING SHOW RETURNS 👑 (Ticket link in bio and below!)
Bournemouth's Drag King Show returns the 3rd of November in what could be the biggest (and most CHAOTIC**) drag show to ever land in Bournemouth! Expect the unexpected with Dorset, Hampshire and beyond the finest drag king talent all under one roof.

Ticket Link: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/22211/bournemouth-drag-king-show
Tickets: £5 - Just the ticket I £10 - ticket + tips for drag | Just the Tip - Pay What You Can OR have it as an add on donation to our performers!
(No Community Merch on sale at this show BUT we might be having a cheeky little raffle 👀 more info soon!)
** You may wanna bring some earplugs for this show as its gonna be LOUD!!

Cast Include:
😈BGD / - Man Up Finalist 2022 and Winner of Bournemouth's very own Lipsync For Your Life!
🐯Ant Icipation / - The boylesque icon who will leave you wanting more!
👑Dandy Issues - King of camp and your host!
Featuring very special guest all the way from London:
🪱Fabio Lezonli / - London drag superstar who is 50% screaming, 50% the worm, 100% unhinged

Doors open from 8 pm I Show starts at 8.30 pm

Join us for Bournemouth's Premier Drag King show. Bournemouth's Drag King Show returns the 3rd of November in what could be the biggest (and most CHAOTIC) drag show yet. Expect the unexpected with Dorset, Hampshire and beyond finest drag king talent all under one roof.Cast Include:BGD - Man Up Final...

15/10/2024

*insert drag king w***y joke here*

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05/10/2024

05/10/2024

🏳️‍⚧️Can confirm - can still do a death drop!🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you for asking me to host your Trans + Ally's awards evening!! I had a wonderful time meeting all the nominees and attendees. So often being trans is such an isolating experience it was wonderful to be in a room of folks where everyone's aim is to support and celebrate 💕 congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to for this glamorous photo of myself!

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09/09/2024

it appears Ive had a new wave of followers recently! If you have enjoyed my work and want to help the man behind the beard please consider donating to my top surgery fundraiser (I am about £1.5K away!!)

Hi all! My name is Dean (They/Then) and I am asking for your … Dandy Issues needs your support for Dean's (aka Dandy Issues Drag) Top Surgery Fundraiser!

09/09/2024

I had a fantastic time hosting the after party at The hideaway this Saturday!! Thank you The Hideaway and Torbay Pride for having me and hope to come back and party with you all again soon!!

07/09/2024

Who is ready for tomorrow ?

OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY FOR TORBAY PRIDE 2024
Torbay Pride

Dandy Issues Drag and Jez Staples

Party till 5am

And all your pictures from the one and only SHOT BY ROB
Staff will be on the meadows handing out wrist bands for your FREE SHOTS.

06/09/2024

👑BOURNEMOUTH DRAG KING SHOW RETURNS 👑 (Ticket link in bio and below!)

Bournemouth's Drag King Show returns the 3rd of November in what could be the biggest (and most CHAOTIC**) drag show to ever land in Bournemouth! Expect the unexpected with Dorset, Hampshire and beyond the finest drag king talent all under one roof.

Cast Include:

😈BGD / - Man Up Finalist 2022 and Winner of Bournemouth's very own Lipsync For Your Life!

🐯Ant Icipation / - The boylesque icon who will leave you wanting more!

👑Dandy Issues - King of camp and your host!

Featuring very special guest all the way from London:

🪱Fabio Lezonli / - London drag superstar who is 50% screaming, 50% the worm, 100% unhinged

Doors open from 8 pm I Show starts at 8.30 pm

Tickets: £5 - Just the ticket I £10 - ticket + tips for drag | Just the Tip - Pay What You Can OR have it as an add on donation to our performers!

(No Community Merch on sale at this show BUT we might be having a cheeky little raffle 👀 more info soon!)

** You may wanna bring some earplugs for this show as its gonna be LOUD!!

26/08/2024

♠️King of Clubs: May 2024 + 2023!♠️

It's a double throwback!! I've been very lucky that for the last two years my final outta town gig before I go on annual leave has been and even more of an honour to be part of the final ever show earlier this year!

I've been really fortunate to find a loving drag community here in Bournemouth but being part of full king line ups is such a privilege which I never take for granted! I'm greatful to be meeting all of these king and everyone's unique approach to kingdom and drag 🙌 So often being a king is isolating so to be welcomed into such line ups (especially when your an outta town lad!) is bloody magical 💕

Once again thank you again for both having me and for all your work putting these shows together and to for being a fantastic stage manager (even with me changing my stage directions last minute😭) looking forward to working with all these amazing people again soon!!

Visual description - two line ups of fantastic drag kings can be seen across the two slides, with us all standing and sitting on multiple stages!

***rArt 🌈

20/08/2024

TORBAY PRIDE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY 🏳️‍🌈

Saturday 7th September 2024
10pm Till 5am 🕔

Your Host Dandy Issues Drag & DJ Jez Staples 🎤🎶

FREE ENTRY 🆓

Catch us at Pride for a Free wristband to recieve a FREE SHOT 🥃

Last year was a Big let’s make this year even BIGGER 🪩

Torbay pride is a FREE event on Torre Abbey Meadows Torquay for everyone. 🏳️‍🌈

Torbay Pride
Torbay Pride Community Group

16/08/2024

🛍️ PAY WHAT YOU CAN (P.W.Y.C) Merch Sale! 🛍️

Hey everyone! I’m excited to announce I am OFFICIALLY off annual leave with drag and what better way to celebrate than a special Pay What You Can merch sale where 100% of the proceeds will go towards my top surgery! 🎉 If you can pay the full price, fantastic! If not, just pay what you can plus £3.50 for postage. 📦

Shirt sizes range from small to XL, and I’m also offering bundle deals for a fair price! DM me to snag your gear and support a great cause. 💖

Thank you for all your love and support! 🌈

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11/07/2024

to Poole pride with these fantastic signs! Sadly this was the only one I got a photo with but let's be honest for this dyslexic king I think we can all agree it's the best!

Update - No I'm am not dead and yes I am still on break! Sadly have not had the time to post things like I originally planned but I am still looking for work August onwards if anyone wants a camp king! Hopefully a new show reel will be coming soon and we'll as some tiktoks in general!

28/06/2024

We LOVED having Dandy Issues at Chichester Pride 2024!! 🥳❤

❤ Dandy Issues Drag
📸 Nikki Terra

14/06/2024

✨And that's a wrap on Dandy for the next couple of months ✨

Poole pride was officially my last "big gig" till August as I am now on my yearly summer break! I will still be floating around on the scene (can't be a drag without working atleast 1 or 2 pride events) and I will be at Rubyz most weeks but I'm taking a well deserved break after what has been a very busy year for the man behind the beard.

I will still be active on socials as I want to play catch up (it hasn't made my feed but I have been involved with some fantastic projects and shows this year!)

Got an event which you think I MUST to be involved with? Drop me a line on socials and I will see what I can do!

Want me from August onwards? Get in touch my books are open!

Need some last minute step in and local to the south? Message as I might be able to make something work!

For now though this is your king of camp signing off aka BBBYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE✨🎉

02/06/2024

Oh wasnt camp last night? We kicked pride month off in style last night with my once a year "Dandy tries to go" gig! Thank you to having me back to dad dance on stage once again! I had a fabulous time boogieing with you all 💕

Visual description dandy in big mullet and sparkly jump suite is holding a non-binary flag fan and smiling ear to ear with glee!


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31/05/2024

Front page of the echo? Bossed it👍

30/05/2024

🏳️‍⚧️ We raised over £800 for my top surgery!!🏳️‍⚧️

I'm lost for words  even typing this but I have tripped checked and can confirm that this is the most ever raised at tit for tat for any fundraiser! This is an incredible amount raised and there are so many people I want to thank who have made this possible!!

✨Thank you so much to everyone who came along, supported, brought a raffle ticket, donated even if they couldn't attend and came together for this magical evening. So often I feel like I have to fight for my place within the local drag scene it genuinely such a joy seeing everyone come together in a moment of need. 

🏳️‍⚧️Thank you to all our performers and BTS team who took part in the evening! Mayu, drag you are both fantastic performers and .onion and tech /photography team helping to take a good night great!! Big love to who not only came all the way from London to surprise me but also stuck around all weekend for an impromptu "beach episode" for both of our lives when it was very much needed.💕

✨Thank you to all our raffle prizes donations from the local businesses who have supported me in Bournemouth to those who have donated from a far! We had a fantastic prize selection which wouldn't of been possible without you giving your time n services.

🏳️‍⚧️Finally Thank you .thorn and for taking charge with organising this. for showing me love and for having more faith in me than I have had myself recently, for taking the initiative to make sure this was a safe space and having it be an evening if love and joy in a time when I have been struggling. You both are beacons of light in my world I could not begin to imagine without💕

I have more thoughts to post about but for now just know I am feeling very loved and grateful for my local and afar community 💕 if anyone else anything they like to donate my gofundme is still live in my bio x

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22/05/2024

Also in case you missed it I have my top surgery fundraiser this Friday 24th at black cherry in boscombe/Bournemouth! Join us for the last Tit4Tat organised by Lucid Tales as we have some fantastic drags, a costume contest, and on going raffle and a surprise special guest* ticket link here: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/19595/tit-for-tat-cabaret-dandy-issues-edition

* for the record I don't even know who it is - CAN SOMEONE TELL ME ITS DRIVING MY PRODUCER HEAD CRAZY!?!

Omg new poster, who dis?

We finally got round to making proper Insta promo pics (just in time for the last Lucid-led T4T in Bournemouth... 🤦‍♂️)

Who else is excited to come and support this dandiest of drag kings next Friday?? One week to go, get your tickets ASAP before they disappear 😉 they're pay what you feel so everyone can come! Check our bye oh for where to find them!

22/05/2024

Bournemouth most recent drag king show was a right toot! Big thank you to Himish coming all the way down from Scotland to join us! Next show announced soon!

20/05/2024

This Saturday

Darlings, our line-up is here 🥳! We're absolutely over the moon to see the dazzling array of award-winning performers gracing Chichester Pride '24! 🌈 (Save it to your phone or download a high-resolution full page version from our website!)

Get your tickets 👉 www.outsavvy.com/event/17913/chichester-pride-2024

Big Noise Community Samba Band / Dandy Issues Drag / Me / Chichester College / Bambi Bang Bang / University of Chichester / Miss Darcey Nox / CAOS Musical Productions / Aida H Dee The Storytime Drag Queen / Cherry Liquor / The Cocoa Butter Club / Pink - ish. Calli Malpas as Pink. Tribute artist / Sum Ting Wong

17/05/2024

🏳️‍🌈Coming to a pride near you!! 🏳️‍🌈

After a year off in Hella excited to be doing not just one BUT TWO pride's this year!! is first up on the 25th (aka the day after my top surgery fundraiser!) and Jam packed with a star studded cast!! Ticket link for Chichester pride is in my bio!

Want something a bit closer to bmouth?? I'm also going to be at Poole pride on the 8th of June this year during the day with multiple shiningins going on with some of my fav local bmouth drags ✨ the day events are free and cabaret starts from bout 3pm ISH!

Want some more drag kings in your life? We also have the pre pride party at happening on Friday 5th of july with all your favourite Bournemouth based drag kings in one roof! 8 till late with another after party DJ set from the king of camp himself! 🏳️‍⚧️ Tickets for the party is in the bio!

Need some more Dandy in your life after this? I am now opening my books for the later half of 2024! Want me to bring a king show to your town? Maybe have a cheeky drag bingo? Or DJ a camp night away! Get in touch at [email protected] 💕


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12/05/2024

Dont forget my top surgery fundraiser in Bournemouth is in less than 2 weeks!! Tickets are pay what you can at : https://www.outsavvy.com/event/19595/tit-for-tat-cabaret-dandy-issues-edition

At last, the Tit For Tat we've all been waiting for. A final extravaganza of local and London talent in the heart of Boscombe, in honour of local icon and King of Bournemouth Drag, !!

This may be the last Cabaret before .thorn leaves town - don't miss your chance to catch them in their hosting element as the dick waving, storytelling, saucy silly sausage they are. This time we're bigger than ever, with a raffle, a costume competition and more patches than you can shake a stick at. Get your 'I helped cut my mate's t**s off' patch at on Friday 24th May!

12/05/2024

🚨 JOIN US TOMORROW 🚨

The king of Camp and The Fabuphernalia are getting together to make you sing, laugh and dance! 💃💃

Come and join and tomorrow!

Let’s build a community together 🏳️‍🌈