The popularity of Flip Phone’s dance parties exploded the following year after Kampe devoted one to Swedish pop star Robyn. It drew 75 people, enough to turn it into a regular event. But he didn’t want to throw the shindig in a gay bar so he secured space at Honey in Northeast Minneapolis. It all began as a dance party in honor of a friend (and Mariah Carey fan) who had recently died of a head injury. Union doesn’t have a stage so, unlike a traditional drag show, the performers spend the entire time on the floor, up close and personal with the crowd. For the two hours they are there, they forget about everything else.”įor the two hours that started at 3 p.m., a trio of local drag performers - including Max Malanaphy, who competed on the seventh season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” - worked their way through the crowd, lip syncing to Bowie classics and interacting with excited audience members thrusting dollar bills into the queens’ fists. It’s become a culture, the new church for some people. “I wanted people to leave feeling fulfilled, happy and a part of something. “I wanted to create a community and make it an experience instead of just another event,” said Flip Phone founder Chad Kampe. The brunches have become so popular, Flip Phone sold nearly 32,000 tickets to them in 2018. drag brunch was actually the fourth and final two-hour show of the day, with a total of more than 660 fans keeping the venue hopping across an eight-hour stretch. Thanks in part to word-of-mouth, the brunches have become Flip Phone’s signature and routinely sell out, often weeks in advance. The David Bowie drag brunch was just the latest offering from Flip Phone Events, a production company that hosts drag queen parties in venues around the Twin Cities, including the weekly brunches at Union, each with a different theme. The occasion? Brunch and a two-hour show starring three drag performers impersonating David Bowie. Yet last Saturday at 3 p.m., a crowd of more than 160 revelers packed the rooftop bar at Union in downtown Minneapolis, giving the room an almost New Year’s Eve-esque vibe. Then all of a sudden they hit the floor doing the splits.A Saturday afternoon in the dead of a Minnesota winter isn’t exactly peak time for most restaurants. These entertainers certainly have the moves. Throughout the event, the dancers come out one by one to entertain… Otherwise, full-bar beverages are available.
During this time one must order brunch or “NOT BREAKFAST.”īottomless Mimosas are available for $15.95 & Premium Bottomless Mimosas are available for $30. Drag Brunch at Union Rooftop, Brunch or Lunch… & Drinks! Next time attending an event like this I intend to follow etiquette now being just a bit seasoned. Since I was brand new, a bit nervous, & didn’t pre-game, I didn’t end up doing this. I did not get the memo prior to this field trip, however, that it’s Drag Brunch Etiquette to have a stack of ones to tip the dancers throughout the event. Drag Brunch Etiquette at Union Rooftop in Minneapolis, MN Having been at UNION Rooftop another time a few years back I knew their food was awesome & figured I would find something to order without eggs. Purchasing a ticket to this event does oblige one to also purchase a brunch, however. My solo ticket to this drag brunch cost me just $14.65 including fees & I purchased it just one day prior to the event. Purchasing tickets for this event is both easy & affordable. Flip Phone Events: Drag Brunch Union Rooftop I was drawn to the event as I find it hard to turn down a Saturday afternoon extreme field trip in either Minneapolis or St. Fries are an option sidewise as well.Īside from dabbling a time or 2 inside the Gay ’90s during my college years, this event was new to me. I went with the All-American Patty Cheese Burger with a side salad & blue cheese. It was a pleasant surprise learning that the UNION includes a “NOT BREAKFAST” section on their Solar Brunch event menu. For me, it was more of a late lunch in lieu of a brunch as I don’t eat eggs. The event was put on by Flip Phone Events. So it was my 1st day doing this… I hit up a Drag Brunch UNION Rooftop this past weekend.
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