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John Aggy and Shaun Duggan celebrating 10 years of Sonic Yootha, at 24 Kitchen Street.(Image: Andrew Teebay)<\/p>\n10 years on since the first Sonic Yootha, and the club night shows no sign of slowing downJohn Aggy and Shaun Duggan celebrating 10 years of Sonic Yootha, at 24 Kitchen Street.(Image: Andrew Teebay)<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of work goes into them each and every time. We\u2019ve had murder in our group chat and not spoken for days over the slightest details on them.\u201d This is what Shaun Duggan had to say when talking about one of the many iconic posters he has plastered \u201canywhere he could\u201d around Liverpool.<\/a><\/p>\n Chances are you’ve spotted one of these eccentric posters and fired them in your group chat. Whether it’s a \u201cscally\u201d version of Sound of Music\u2019s Maria heading to Halewood<\/a> for Halloween or the iconic lesbian kiss from Brookside that saw Beth Jordache clench Margaret Clemence<\/a> into her arms, they are hard to miss. That is for the limited time they remain in place, before they are often collected as souvenirs.<\/p>\n Peel back the outrageous reimaginings on the poster, and you’ll find they all serve one purpose \u2013 to promote Sonic Yootha. The unique disco extends a warm hand to all from “homos, heteros, drag shows, and don’t knows,” and now, celebrating a milestone year, it\u2019s safe to say it has carved out its place as a monthly fixture in many diaries.<\/p>\n The club night was born 10 years ago from the minds of Shaun, Ian Usher, and John Aggy<\/a> \u2013 a trio from the “rough ends” of North Liverpool who were searching for a place to belong. Years on, thousands have journeyed to the Baltic Triangle just to say they’ve danced under the unique sparkle of Yootha’s disco ball.<\/p>\n With this legacy in hand, the ECHO <\/a>caught up with the founders to unearth what gives Yootha its edge over the competition. John, a 59-year-old civil servant living in Toxteth<\/a>, told the ECHO: \u201cWe weren\u2019t getting any younger, and so we wanted to do something sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n \u201cThe time we grew up in, going out was huge. It seems impossible to imagine it in today\u2019s day and age, but there was no internet, no mobiles; there was literally nothing.<\/p>\n \u201cYou had to go and find these places, and you couldn\u2019t find these places unless you were shown them. We had these experiences of going out and having a vital importance in connections. We got to the point where we looked around, and what was on offer wasn\u2019t doing anything for us.<\/p>\n \u201cPlaces were becoming safe and generic with the commercialisation of clubs. There was this lifestyle to buy into, but it was a lifestyle that wasn\u2019t for us. It wasn\u2019t speaking to us, so we started our own lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n Fast-forward to today, and Sonic Yootha, is held 10 times a year at 24 Kitchen Street. However, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. Before settling in its current location, it experienced an unsuccessful run just a short walk away at Camp and Furnace. The choice to hold the LGBTQ+ night outside of Liverpool\u2019s Pride Quarter was deliberate.<\/p>\n![\"Sonic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Sonic-Yootha-Kitchen-Street.jpg\")
Sonic Yootha at Kitchen Street, described as ‘A dislocated disco for homos, fauxmos, gender-blenders & part-time Brendas'(Image: Sonic Yootha)<\/p>\n![\"Sonic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Sonic-Yootha-Brexit-Party-Kitchen-Street.png\")
Sonic Yootha ‘Panic!’ party in Kitchen Street(Image: Shaun Duggan\/Sonic Yootha)<\/p>\n
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John Aggy and Shaun Duggan celebrating 10 years of Sonic Yootha at 24 Kitchen Street.(Image: Andrew Teebay)<\/p>\n