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Black Queer Club Spaces in London: Dancehall Edition Shaun Wallace | Reunion 79–21 Incubator 04/04/2026 Photograph courtesy of Bernard Miller There are some histories that live in archives. Others live on the dancefloor. This illustrated talk - which will be part of Friday Late Activations at the V&A, on the 24th April, 2026 - will explore Black queer presence within London’s dancehall spaces; where sound, identity, and community meet in mo

Neville Fleming - Architect of Black Queer London Clubland . Author: Shaun Wallace | LGBTQ History Month 2026 In the early 1990s, as Black queer Londoners negotiated invisibility within both mainstream gay nightlife and heteronormative Black social life, a new spatial intervention emerged: The Pressure Zone. Referred to by veteran club promoter and Westminster Night Economy Advocate, Cllr Patrick Lilley as a foundational moment in Black queer promotion, the night wa

1) How did the idea for this exhibition come about? What does the title, "Reunion 79:21" mean? The exhibition came about from my lived experience, being a Londoner, through going to clubs in mainly central, but also South London, through these decades. Because clubbing culture encompasses so much: fashion, creativity, social interaction - and has become a significant income generator, I thought an exhibition of this kind would be of interest to people from different angles a

A Guy Called Gerald "I remember when you brought that record home; I was like WHAT is that?..." Mark Wallace My brother, Hip-Hop connoisseur that he is, was never given to acknowledging my record collection favourably. Him telling me this nugget of infomation, 35 years later, while curating the exhibition is high praise, indeed. "A Guy Called Gerald's, Voodoo Ray" is considered one of the most important and influential tracks in the history of club music, particularly in the