● Listen x Spek x Gay Haze - Ftivals Belgie

Contents:

• ● LISTEN X SPEK X GAY HAZE
• GAY HAZE
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• ● LISTEN X SPEK X GAY HAZE
• GAY PRI CALENDAR
• LISTEN × SPEK × GAY HAZE

● LISTEN X SPEK X GAY HAZE

A closg day tradn durg Listen Ftival, the Sunday afternoon party hosted by Gay Haze and Spek was a once aga one for the books. Gay Haze is their Bssels tw sister, a hoehold name the pal’s party scene sce 2017, a place for the whole queer muny based on a eedom to be weird and to dance together agast any kd of discrimatn, as they mentn their missn statement onle.

GAY HAZE

To fd out more about the famo Gay Haze parti known for their myster artwork, exhilaratg le-ups and state of the art scenography, I s down wh founrs Guillme Bleret and Diego Cozzi. At Buda, the balance between all elements - our dience, the mic, the light and scenography - somehow was pletely the first parti on 2017, the relatnship wh the lotns has always been a strong pot for Gay Haze.

Diego: We always need to make a space more gay, that’s for sure! I ma the post as I was seeg a relatnship between the 2 ol jobsSo a Gay Haze a dark club will not happen soon?

That’s also a Gay Haze classic, right? I browsed the floor wh my smartphone’s light until I was able to lote and swch off, only to realize a uple of mut later that lerally no one had really red about the extravagance of smoke and everybody was jt kissg or dancg their ass or smoke n create a haze, but where do the name Gay Haze om? He than mocklgy referred to the weed as gay haze.

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

(lghter) Now I unrstand why the flyer you ma for the first Gay Haze party 2017 has a leaf of nnabis on . Who is rponsible for the artistic directn of Gay Haze?

That one was a b shockg, I adm, but worked and clubbers gave appreciative feedback about you created Gay Haze 2017, did you found to create your own space, somethg that didn’t exist yet Bssels? Diego: For me the reason to start Gay Haze was to claim our own space and by dog so add a new kd of events for and the queer scene Bssels wh a vibe and mil inty that didn’t exist yet before. The gay scene at the time was a b out of breath and we felt like givg a boost.

● LISTEN X SPEK X GAY HAZE

I as a heterosexual always felt wele and clud at Gay Haze, you are fely not a strictly queer space. The gay Gay Haze also refers to joy and eedom, everyone is wele. Diego, as a DJ do you thk there a difference when playg for a domantly gay or rather mixed crowd?

(Lghs) How do you prepare the le-ups for Gay Haze? And our latt event was 100% lols only, held durg the PRIDE weekend Bssels a gay-iendly cy?

GAY PRI CALENDAR

Guillme: Well, let’s say that we are gay, we live this cy and we anize parti, so ’s not impossible to live and work here, but neverthels we still nnot walk hand hand wh our boyiend the streets.

The cy vts throughly promotg Bssels to tourists as a gay-iendly and open-md cy, but my opn the budgets should stead be alloted to tn and orientatn schools, stead of cy marketg. While at the foundatns of the movement li a story of emancipatn and liberatn of gay rights, the origal foc has been fotten somewhere along the way.

LISTEN × SPEK × GAY HAZE

Are there ci where you feel more at ease as a gay?

From bars she moved to clubs and rav, seeg her soon also work the DJ booth of our 24h+++ sunday rave durg Listen Ftival llaboratn wh Gay Haze and SPEK.

● LISTEN X SPEK X GAY HAZE. Tw sisters Gay Haze & Spek team up wh Listen for a 24h+++ sunday rave. Spek: Antwerp’s monthly-not so monthly gay dance party, for all those who dance.