No Trousers Tube Ride returns to London for 2025 this weekend
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The event, which began in 2009, will fall on Sunday, January 12 this year. Londoners are told to meet at the Old Pagoda in Chinatown from 2.45pm for a 3pm start in just their underwear to partake in the brazen stunt. The day is all about the hilarity that comes with someone not wearing trousers and taking it all in their stride.
Participants in past years have worn crazy underwear, but this year's organiser wants to keep things subtle. This year’s No Trousers riders are asked to “keep the (under)pants as normal or low-key as possible, so it looks like you’ve just forgotten your trousers”.
The No Trousers Tube Ride is an annual event in which Londoners remove their trousers and ride the Tube in their pants. The idea is to act completely normal – by reading a paper or listening to music – while being trouserless. The No Trousers Tube Ride will take place at 3pm on Sunday, January 12.
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Participants are told to arrive in warm clothes as we’re in the middle of winter and its still pretty cold outside. Anyone can take part in the No Trousers Tube Ride. They would just need to head to Old Pagoda in Chinatown to meet the event organisers leading the participants to nearby Tube stations.
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Organisers have not revealed the route ahead of time. All participants are asked to behave safely around others and be mindful of their own safety. It’s all just a bit of fun and not a political statement or attached to a charity. The first-ever event in New York City in 2006 involved seven trouserless men boarding the subway train, one at each stop for seven consecutive stops, pretending not to notice each other. The train was stopped and eight people were handcuffed and taken into custody for not wearing trousers but the charges were later dismissed.
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