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A dating show you can walk into.

We run live dating shows at real venues — bars, restaurants, clubs, public spaces. A host, a set of rounds, and an audience that is genuinely rooting for you. Get on the lineup, or take a seat and watch it happen.


  1. 01

    Apply to play

    Tell us who you are and who you are hoping to meet. Every application is read by a person — we build each lineup by hand so the room actually makes sense.

  2. 02

    Get your spot

    If you are on the lineup we email you the venue, the start time, and what your round looks like. There is nothing to prepare and nothing to memorize.

  3. 03

    Play it out

    Hosted rounds, in front of an audience that wants it to go well. Afterwards everyone sticks around, which is where most of the actual numbers get swapped.

If you play
You are on stage for one round, not the whole night. You will know the format before you arrive, and you can pull out any time up to the day of the show — just tell us so we can give the seat to someone on the waitlist.
If you watch
Reserve a seat and turn up. Bring people. Watching is the low-stakes way in — a good share of players first came as someone's plus-one.
House rules
Everyone is here by choice and leaves that way. No means no, on stage and off it. Anyone who makes the room unsafe is out, that night and every night after.

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Do I have to be single to play?

To be on the lineup, yes. To watch, no — bring whoever you like.

What happens to what I put in the form?

It is used to build the lineup and to contact you about the show, and nothing else. It is not published, not shown to other players, and not sold or shared. Ask us to delete it at any time and we will.

Is it filmed?

Some nights we film for social. The application has a box for whether you are happy to be on camera, and we honour it — if you say no, you are not in the footage. Audience members are told at the door on nights we are recording.

I applied and haven't heard back.

Lineups are usually set about a week out. If a show fills before we get to you, you stay on the list for the next one — you do not need to apply again.

Can I bring friends if I'm playing?

Please do. Reserve them seats the same way anyone else watches. A friendly section helps.