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8 October 2016 · Arena

Money - Cheap Thrills

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Party like a rich b**ch!

Cheap Thrills for Everyone! This was the motto of many old wandering circuses. This time we are turning it around: Expect orgiastic money showers, a golden drag extravaganza on stage, pole dancers and more prime beef than you can swallow... But our tickets and drink prices: Still as cheap as always.

This is Austria's biggest gay party!

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Check out the amazing international lineup:

Main Floor

Second Floor

European Pole Dance Champion

Special performance by Davide Zongoli - European Pole Sport Champion

© photo joan crisol

Davide Zongoli Artista is a famous Italian performer, pole dancer, aerialist and fitness model.

Davide, originally from Italy, began his dancing career at the age of seventeen working for numerous national and international theaters and tv-shows as a soloist and principal dancer. He has performed with aerial and acrobatics companies and performed in Leona Lewis's first international tour. Davide also participates in pole dance winning the Italian National Championship, the European Pole Sport Championship, and the Silver Medalist at the World Pole Sports Championships.

Davide has also had great success choreographing in Italy and abroad.

XXL Show

Show & Costumes by Tamara Mascara - Presenting the biggest Drag Extravaganza ever!

The Circus show will feature 20 Drag Queens and 8 dancers, all in custom-made outfits and makeup by Tamara Mascara. The show starts at around 1:30 on the main stage.

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Tickets

At the door (these tickets are available all night)

Pre-Sale

Get your tickets here!

Warmup

At the popular Village bar you can not only buy pre sale tickets but you can also start your party night: On October 7 the Village bar will host a fun Circus warmup from 10pm till midnight.

The Circus experience

High-energy club sound, cinematic visuals, and a crowd that turns Vienna into one dancefloor. Circus is built around spectacle: international guests, performers, and big production inside a venue with real character.

Everybody is welcome

No matter who you love, how you look, or where you’re from: you belong here. Circus is strictly 18+.

Austria’s biggest gay party

For 14+ years, Circus has been raising the bar for queer nightlife in Austria – with a fan base across Europe and a reputation for nights that people talk about long after sunrise.

Arena Wien

“Best Place in the World.”

Entertainment and Confrontation is the motto of Arena Vienna. Activists who called themselves "Arenauts" presented their first collaborative efforts to rescue Vienna's oldest slaughterhouse on June 27, 1976. More than 200,000 people visited the Arena, including Leonard Cohen who described it as the… “best place in the World.” It was later demolished on October 12, 1976.

Since, the new Arena (the domestic slaughterhouse next door) has become a place for alternative music events of all kinds from Alice Cooper to Katy Perry. Parties, festivals, and open air activities are among the many experiences offered to the Viennese arts and music scene.

The Circus team is proud to introduce a more mainstream queer audience to this legendary venue.

Directions

Public transport

U3 Station - Erdberg (recommended) Follow signs to Franzosengraben and then immediately take exit stairs down to Erdbergerstraße. Walk straight ahead, then turn right onto Franzosengraben (approx. 5 minutes). » Vienna public transportation

International bus lines

All international bus lines also stop directly at U3-station Erdberg. » Vienna International Bus Terminal

By car

Arena Wien is easily reached by car and located next to the intersection of the Südautobahn & Ostautobahn. The entry is just around the corner of Baumgasse (at Franzosengraben). On Saturday evening street parking is free.
Address: Baumgasse 80, 1030 Vienna

» Arena web site