Nation V

[orchis]

Anyone going to Nation V in Phuket 4-5-6 November?

[BambinA]

what is Nation V?

[Ijustwannateach]

If I'm not mistaken, it's the biggest Singaporean gay event of the year. It was formerly held in Singapore but has been moved abroad because the government there wouldn't give permission for the event to occur. Their loss (of income, face, etc.!)

[Steve2UK]

If I'm not mistaken, it's the biggest Singaporean gay event of the year.  It was formerly held in Singapore but has been moved abroad because the government there wouldn't give permission for the event to occur.  Their loss (of income, face, etc.!)

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IJWT is not mistaken. Full info here:

http://www.fridae.com/nation/

[and, no, I'm not going ]

[LadyinRed]

I'm going!

First ever rave in Phuket, gay or not, I'm going!

[khall64au]

Ooh ooh......... me be there too!!

I LOOOOOOOVE GAY PARTIES

[orchis]

Let's invite Pujun on a businesstrip down south.

[LadyinRed]

They don't do tickets at the door, only online and can be purchased here: http://www.fridae.com/nation/

See you there!

[ChrisP]

The Singapore govt approved Nation I, II, III, IV.. apparently without ever figuring out it was a gay event...

How you can possibly miss 8,000+ gay circuit boys on Sentosa island I have NO idea...! I went to Nation III... it certainly wasn't invisible.

I think they were "forced" to make a decision against it when it got big, and enough Singaporeans complained about it being gay... and therefore "against the public interest"

But.. they just lost "close to US$6m" and this makes them look silly now. Their "National Day" celebration by the Gay Community is having to be held in another country....

Singapore authorities in April rejected an application to hold Nation, Asia’s most acclaimed gay and lesbian party, which had been held annually since 2001 in the city-state to celebrate the country’s National Day in August. In a faxed reply, the Singapore police turned down the licence citing the event to be “contrary to public interest.”

Fridae regrets the Licensing Division’s rejection of Nation’s licence. Said Dr Stuart Koe, Chief Executive Officer: “We are disappointed that the authorities have deemed a National Day celebration by Singapore’s gay citizens as being ‘contrary to public interest’ when it had previously been approved for four years without incident. This is a direct contradiction to previous calls for embracing of diversity.”

Despite the Singapore government’s attempt to curtail the public space enjoyed by gay Singaporeans and residents, organisers hope for the international gay and lesbian community to come together in creating a new 'Nation' – free from discrimination and welcoming of all.

“The Nation party is evolving with the circumstances; and we hope for it to be truly an event where gays and lesbians from all over the world can come together and celebrate their diversity and take pride in their community," said Dr Koe.

The last Nation party held in Singapore on 8 August 2004 attracted an attendance of over 8,000 party revellers, of which 40 percent were international visitors. Tourist revenue generated over the 3-day event was estimated to be close to US$6 million, based on unreleased data collected by an independent market research company at Nation in 2003.

Since 2001, the Nation parties had grown tremendously and garnered international media attention with extensive coverage by news agencies and leading publications including The Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Advocate, Time Asia and BBC radio.

[orchis]

They don't do tickets at the door, only online and can be purchased here: http://www.fridae.com/nation/

See you there! 

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They do tickets at the door, only they can't guarantee there will be any.

That shouldn't be a problem for the 3 main parties at Karon Municipal Stadium.

[LadyinRed]

I hear they don't do Karon Stadium. Only Crowne Plaza in Karon Beach. I'll dig out more details and post them later.

[orchis]

WOW, thanks. They'd better update the website then.

[LadyinRed]

OK, Nation V in Phuket 4,5,6 Nov

Venue: Crowne Plaza, Karon Beach

Tickets at the door: yes, between 1.5 - 2k THB

Entrance via 'Wildfire' (restaurant) facing beach

After party begins 1am onwards (more geared towards the G crowds)

Have fun