About
Gal Pals is a queer dance party for women, trans and non-binary people, playing the best in female-fronted pop, hip-hop, r&b, dance and queer bangers!
We run regular parties in London and Brighton.
Who can come to Gal Pals?
Gal Pals is an intentional space created by and for lesbians, dykes, queer and bi women, transmasc, transfemme and non-binary people.
We understand that allies may want to accompany friends from within the community. We ask allies to only attend with friends who are from those communities and to consider the space they take up as the venue has limited capacity and our events usually sell out.
Cis men in particular, please be aware of your behaviour and how your presence may make others feel. Be extra careful to not invade anyone’s personal space.
Allies
If you are attending as an ally, we ask that you consider why you are coming and who you are coming with.
As an ally you MUST purchase an ally ticket. We sell a very limited number of these (usually 5 - 10 tickets depending on the capacity of the event) to ensure Gal Pals remains overwhelmingly a space for queer women, trans and non-binary people.
By paying more this allows us to set aside free tickets for low income people from the community. This is one small way you can show your allyship.
Door Policy
We do not police the door in regards to gender as we believe this creates an unsafe and anxiety inducing atmosphere for our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming guests.
If we’re selling tickets on the door we’ll ask everyone if they need a general admission ticket or an ally ticket. We trust our audience to be truthful.
We will never turn someone away based on their gender presentation.
Music Policy
We play music exclusively by women, non-binary and trans musicians.
We worship at the altar of pop music and believe in the power of playing music that makes people want to dance! The music will vary throughout the night but we mostly play pop, R&B, hip hop, rap, hyperpop, disco, dance and queer bangers.
You can expect to hear everything from the ABCs (Ashnikko, Beyonce and Charli XCX) to the STDs (SOPHIE, Tyla and Doja Cat) and everything in between.
We have three resident DJs who play throughout the night - Scarlett Shaney, GAL9000 and XZAN.
Our resident DJs have played at Glastonbury Festival, Mighty Hoopla, Primavera Sound Barcelona, Boomtown, Body Movements, Brighton Pride and Manchester Pride. They have supported musicians such as Big Freedia, Mykki Blanco and Anna Calvi and collaborated with Soho House, Brighton Festival and many more. You can listen to our mixes here.
Accessibility
We want Gal Pals to be as accessible as possible for low income queer women, trans and non-binary people, and don't want our ticket prices to be a barrier to anyone attending.
We set aside a limited number of free tickets for those who need them. DM or email us at 1800galpals@gmail.com to ask for a free ticket.
We only work with venues which are wheelchair accessible.
If you require a PA/carer they will receive free entry, please contact us directly.
Smoke machines, flashing lights and strobe lighting will be used throughout the night on the dancefloor.
For more detailed access information please read the event descriptions on DICE. You can also email us at 1800galpals@gmail.com and let us know if there’s anything we can do to make Gal Pals more accessible for you.
Safer Spaces Policy
You can find our Safer Spaces Policy here.