Heading to WHOLE Festival this year? The Sniffies crew will meet you there. This year, Sniffies is hosting a crew of internationally renowned Cruisers, artists, creatives, DJs, and activists from around the world. You’ll find us at Sniffies Cruising Arena, the Sniffies Lounge, in the sober spaces, and on the dance floors.
Here, we’ve put together a quick introduction for you to get to know the diverse, international crew—give us a shout if you meet at WHOLE.
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ and creative.
What’s your club essential? Gum and fun.
Tell us about one special moment—a transcendent dance floor moment, a life affirming hookup—that you’ve had at WHOLE in the past. The sunrise dance with my friends at The beach stage.
Why are queer festivals and gatherings like WHOLE important to you? Because I believe that to celebrate is to resist.
What do people know you for? I’m a photographer. I’m usually in front of the lens as much as behind it. I shoot the world but really I’m always documenting myself in it—and, yeah I’m also a OF creator.
Sauna, locker room, park, bedroom, car? Park and car. It’s fun and never the same.
What have friends told you to expect at WHOLE? That it’s intense in the best way; the crowd, the music, the freedom. And that the location itself does something to you. I’ve been told to just surrender to it.
What makes WHOLE unique to you? The care everyone has for it. When I asked some friends who are also going for tips, they all got so happy, so eager for me to finally experience something they love. There’s a real tenderness from everyone who’s been whenever it comes up. I think it comes down to freedom, good art, good people, and living it 100%.
What do people know you for? I’m an HIV activist speaking out against serophobia. I also had a modeling career, worked for Pierre&Gilles, JPG, D&G etc, appeared on Drag Race France as a Pit Crew member and Emily in Paris, so basically a queer Paris icon in the making.
Is this your first time at WHOLE? Yes. I've wanted to go for years, but somehow the timing never worked out. I'm excited to finally experience the community, the freedom and everything that makes WHOLE so special worldwide.
What have friends told you to expect at WHOLE? I've just been told there's a legendary enema station with people lining up for it, that there's sex happening everywhere and that the music is incredible. Sounds like the perfect mix of chaos for my liking.
Why are queer festivals and gatherings like WHOLE important to you? Some people inherit their community. I had to find mine. Spaces like WHOLE are where I met the people who became my chosen family, challenged me, cared for me and made me feel confident and less alone. They're the places where strangers become friends, friends become lovers and sometimes lovers become lifelong friends again.
What do people know you for? In nightlife, I’m known as Everil Kills, DJ and founder of ALTER 3G0. In other spaces, people know me for my background as an adult creator or as an organizer. I’m a writer, a builder, and I’m always working on something.
How does nightlife allow you to express yourself freely? Nightlife lets me exist without shrinking.
Anonymous profile, or very complete profile? Very complete.
DJ you’re most looking forward to hearing at WHOLE? MCMLXXXV
What’s your go-to opening line on Sniffies? I never re-use an opening line.
What do people know you for? Sex worker, porn actor, gym bunny, animal lover.
What’s your club essential? I'm that annoying sensible wholesome one who has electrolytes and a protein bar for the journey home.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Meeting fun queers from around the world, dancing, chatting.
Sauna, locker room, park, bedroom, car? Usually bedroom, but I like gym/sauna settings too.
What do people know you for? I’m most known for being a queer activist, using my platform to represent Queer South Asians as well as drive social change and platform social justice issues—I’m also known for being very hairy.
Is this your first time at WHOLE? First time.
What have friends told you to expect at WHOLE? I’ve been told it’s Queer Utopia and one of the best queer/gay festivals around.
What’s one unexpected thing you’ll be packing for WHOLE? This is so silly but I’m bringing my princess Diana mug because I like to drink tea out of it.
Tell us about one special moment that you’ve had at a queer festival in the past. My life changing moment was at NYC Downlow at Glastonbury. I was ‘ascending’ let’s just say and in that moment I was surrounded by a range of different people, drag queens, gays, straight folk, friends, lovers and everything in between and it was fucking beautiful. To be around people who know who they are, zero hate in the room, an abundance of love, queer joy and craziness, it made me wake up and realise “Wow I’ve done it. This is my life and I’m here”.
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ and curator.
Favorite Sniffies group type? Special Event Girlie ;)
If you’ve been before, what advice would you give to someone attending for the first time? It’s a marathon not a sprint. Dont dwell on camping /sleep cuz its not really a thing like that.
What’s one unexpected thing you’ll be packing for WHOLE? Why? My 5th generation iPod nano for video memories.
Tell us about one special moment that you’ve had at WHOLE in the past. Being on stage while OK Williams completely demolished the Arena stage last year still gets to me as one of my favorite moments.
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ and model.
If you’ve been before, what advice would you give to someone attending for the first time? Come prepared! Powerbank, locker, good tent, and bring snacks and comfortable shoes.
What makes WHOLE unique to you? That it’s a queer festival with a really good selection of queer collectives and DJs—the fact that it’s near Berlin really brings the right crowd to it and makes it one of my favorite queer gatherings.
What’s the wildest sight you’ve seen at WHOLE in past years? The human fist centipede.
What do people know you for? DJ, model, party organiser, and porn actor.
What’s your club essential? Electrolytes and tequila.
Sauna, locker room, park, bedroom, car? Dungeon.
What’s your go-to opening line on Sniffies? Oink oink.
What’s one unexpected thing you’ll be packing for WHOLE? A rubber hood and a ball gag—they’re always useful.
What do people know you for? London’s premier party boy. Model, muse, and icon.
How does nightlife allow you to express yourself freely? Nightlife is our little naughty corner of the world. We break the rules and then re-write them. It’s a melting pot of identifies, its judgement free and that means we can live out our truest fantasies.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Getting fucked by a pup.
What’s the secret to having a great WHOLE? Party safe, party fast, party hard.
Sauna, locker room, park, bedroom, car? Locker Room.
What do people know you for? I’m an artist, photographer, and filmmaker. I also DJ, and hosted milkshake festival for 10 years. I have an agency where I manage LGBTQIA+ people of colour, and I do performance art and gogo dancing.
What’s your club essential? A thong and anything that glows with blacklight.
Sauna, locker room, park, bedroom, car? All the above.
DJ you’re most looking forward to hearing at WHOLE? Juliana Huxtable, Miss Kittin, BASHKKA, CEM, Paulete Lindacelva
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ, producer, and creator.
How does nightlife allow you to express yourself freely? Nightlife has always been one of the spaces where I feel most free to be myself. It's a place where people come together to express themselves without judgment, whether that's through music, fashion, dancing or simply being who they are.
Is this your first time at WHOLE? If not, how long have you been going? First time, and really excited.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Meeting new people, discovering new artists, and maybe a summer boyfriend?
What do people know you for? Modeling, songwriting and production, and DJing.
What’s your club essential? My club essential is my USB. You never know when you'll run into some DJ Decks.
Is this your first time at WHOLE? If not, how long have you been going? This will be my 3rd year at WHOLE Festival! I finally am DJing which I'm so excited about.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? I'm mostly excited to deliver a fab set and to be reunited with my Euro sisters (and trades).
What’s the wildest sight you’ve seen at WHOLE in past years? DEFINITELY the naked men.
What do people know you for? BOYCRAZY, carrying, thirst trapping.
What advice would you give to someone attending WHOLE for the first time? Lose your friends and wander around.
What makes WHOLE unique to you? That it feels less like a festival and more like a temporary, hedonistic city built by and for queers from all over.
Why are queer festivals and gatherings like WHOLE important to you? The state of the world makes it pretty obvious we can’t take these spaces for granted.
Tell us about one special moment that you’ve had at WHOLE in the past. Juliana Huxtable b2b JASSS closing set in 2022 was lowkey life changing.
What do people know you for? I’m an interdisciplinary artist and DJ.
What’s your go-to opening line on Sniffies? Are you generous??!? Lol
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Waking up the dark rooms with doll energy.
What’s one unexpected thing you’ll be packing for WHOLE? Fierce str8 trade is what I’m pulling up with.
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ, model, actress and beyond.
How does nightlife allow you to express yourself freely? At night, everything inside you lights up so you either cover up or you just let yourself be free—made my choice a long time ago.
What have friends told you to expect at WHOLE? I’m going in blind, everybody told me I will LOVE it but to have my own experience there.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Euphoria and sweat.
What do people know you for? I’m a model and content creator. I travel a lot, make people laugh on social media, and, depending on which platform you found me on, occasionally make them cum too.
What’s your club essential? Phone, wallet, cigarettes, powerbank, shorts for dancing and the sexiest sneakers.
Anonymous profile, or very complete profile? Complete.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Building the tent and make a mess inside, meet all my friends, and forget that time exists.
What advice would you give to someone attending for the first time? Be free and be nice to yourself and others. Want to explore? Explore. Need to rest? Rest. Need to dance? Dance. Your festival is yours. Be nice to everybody and everybody will be nice to you.
What do people know you for? I’m a DJ and artist
What’s your go-to opening line on Sniffies? I don’t open any chats, they come to me.
What’s the secret to having a great WHOLE? Make it Glam.
What’s one unexpected thing you’ll be packing for WHOLE? Heels.
What are you most looking forward to at WHOLE? Club Stamina, duh.