Palm Springs White Party is waiting for you; Erasure's Andy Bell joins the lineup

March 14, 10:35 AMDC Gay Travel ExaminerTroy Petenbrink

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Andy Bell from Erasure spins at White Party 20.
Photo credit: Dirk Lindner .

Thousand of gay men (and some women) are expected to converge in the California desert city of Palm Springs on Easter Weekend for the annual White Party, presented by Jeffrey Sanker.

Celebrating is 20th anniversary, the famed circuit event will kick-off on Friday, April 10, and end on Sunday, April 12.  The schedule of activities include:

• Friday, April 10: Back-to-back parties will be held at the Wyndham Palm Springs.  DJ Casey Alva will spin poolside from noon until 6 pm.  From 9 pm until 4 am, it will be a Boxers or Briefs party (secure clothes check available) in the hotel's grand ballroom.  Entertainment will include music by Mexico City DJ Oscar Velasquez and sexy Latino dancers, including Cisco.

• Saturday, April 11: Another pool party will be held at the Wyndham from 10 am to 6 pm.  Sexy DJs The Perry Twins will deliver a double dose of musical excitement most of the day. Niki Harris will perform live and Erasure's Andy Bell will DJ from 3 to 4 pm.  Hotel Zoso will also host a pool party exclusively for its for its guests from 10 am to 5 pm, with music provide by DJ Rob Kaftan.  From 9 pm until 5 am  will be the weekend's main event, a mega dance party at the city's convention center.  The headlining DJs include New York City's Tony Moran, Los Angeles' Manny Lehman and Brazil's Ana Paula.  Lady Gaga will also perform live after midnight.  For those with the energy, the party will continue back at the Wyndham from 4 am to 10 am with DJ Hector Forseca.

• Sunday, April 12: A final round of pool parties take place starting at 10 am. At the Wyndham, DJ Marco will be spinning until 3 pm, which special live guest Candis Cayne, star of ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money. Hotel Zoso will again have a special poolside party for its guests until 5 pm with DJ Kaftan.  In the afternoon from 3 to 9 pm., there will be a tea dance -- complete with a ferris wheel and fireworks show.  It will be Joe Gauthreaux and Brett Henrichsen DJing and special live performance by Kat De Luna singing her hits "Whine Up" and "Run the Show."  The closing party will be back at the Wyndham, from 9 pm to 6 am, where the DJ duo known as Rosabel (Abel & Ralphi Rosario) will perform. 

Tickets for all events are still available. White Party Weekend Passes and the VIP Express Weekend Passes are the most convenient and economical way to maximize your White Party experience. Weekend Passes include entry to the four main events.  Express Weekend Passes include entry to all eight weekend events, plus a variety of extras.

For more information about White Party 20, click here or call (310) 360-6100.

*Rooms at Hotel Zoso are sold out; however, the Wyndham still had availability as of 03/14.