A popular gay venue is returning for one night only next month in a bid to revive the scene in Swansea. 'Champers' was a gay bar which many fondly remember as a safe space for gay people in the 80s, 90s, 00s before closing in the last decade.
The bar had many different owners over the years and was eventually bought by chains Pulse and later OMG! before its closure in 2017. The bar was located in the building which is now Elysium Bar & Gallery and in a nod to its queer history, Elysium hosts a regular queer dance night called 'Pynk' which is run by partners Lucy Fairbrother and Jess Lucitt and is described as "a queer dance party for everybody".
In an effort to connect the iconic history of Champers to the queer community that Jess and Lucy have brought together through their alternative club nights, Pynk and Elysium have teamed up to put on this nostalgic night on Friday, September 16 and are calling it 'PYNK & Elysium's Champers Reunion'.
