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Manchester Pride has revealed the final line-up for this year’s Gay Village Party. Visitors to the four-day festival, taking place on August bank holiday weekend (August 23-26), can look forward to a plethora of exciting local and international artists performing over three stages.
The Gay Village Party is a diverse, inclusive, queer-led and queer-run celebration of LGBTQ+ life and love in Manchester’s world-famous Gay Village and is set to be the ultimate celebration of queer joy at the heart of Manchester Pride Festival. Marking her first return to perform in Manchester in six years, Jessie J will be joined by two time Eurovision winner Loreen and organisers have now confirmed that Sugababes will join the Manchester Pride line-up alongside Rita Ora as a special guest and The Greatest Showman actress and singer Keala Settle.
Other performers who will be joining the array of LGBTQ+ talent from Manchester include Katy B, Chinchilla, Radio 1’s Dean McCullough, reigning Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson, Claire Richards from the Brit award winning band Steps and Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton.
The Gay Village Party hosts three performance spaces in Manchester’s Gay Village; The Village Stage which occupies an outdoor car park in the middle of the event site, The Alan Turing Stage in Sackville Gardens and the Indoor Arena. In addition to the stages there are markets, food vendors, concessions and pop-up performances held on the streets and within the bars and clubs around the Gay Village.
Located in a covered car park, the Indoor Arena provides a warehouse style clubbing experience. The space will play home to the The Gaydio Dance Arena which makes its grand return on August 24, headlined by Manchester native DJ Paulette. It will also host a number of takeovers including Runway with Banksie Manchester’s very own 7-foot drag supermodel – who will be kicking off the Bank Holiday in true Manc style, as they host a runway showcasing glamorous queer couture and fashion realness.
Stage takeovers will include Trans Filth & Joy, the Queer Asian Takeover, The Queer Women’s Takeover, Danny Beard & Friends and the unmissable Black Pride MCR which will host a takeover on the Village Stage, centering the very best local QTIPOC talent with high energy drag, house music and world class vogue performances.
The full line-up of artists and events for Manchester Pride Festival 2024
Friday 23rd August
Jessie J
Keala Settle
Bimini
Trans Filth And Joy
The RUNWAY with BANKSIE
Felix Mufti
The Bollywitch
Sam Buttery
Tito Bone
DJ Xzan
DJ Jess Rose
NELLY
Denon James
Violet Blonde
The Enby Show
Pec Kings: Black is King
Queer Stage Revolution
Fat Pride MCR
Saturday 24th August
Loreen
Special Guest: Rita Ora
Katy B
Black Peppa
Louis III
DJ Paulette
Black Pride MCR Takeover
Queer Asian Takeover
Jsky
SWAGGA
Platnum [Michelle McKenna]
DJ Stacey Bee
Martell Munro
Queens in Kicks
DJ Nkay
Freequency3
Coco Cannelll
Ghetto Fabulous
DJ Jade Jaxon
Night-Thomas
Jaii Andrews
Cadbury Parfait
Goodie
Coco Deville
Natasha Moonshine
Mr Blaque
Bennettiscoming
Lucky Roy Singh
House of Spice
Bitten Peach
Club Zindagi
Asifa Lahore
STNLY
Punjabi Roots
YDSA
Saki Yew
Duniya Dhoom
Val the Brown Queen
Immy Terial
Fortune
Shanika Sunrise
Dan Chan
Minara ’El Waters
Rajan Das
Zahira Zapanta
Tequila Thirst
Roman
Mohammed Barber
Qupid Harrow
Lady Macrocosm
Mayumi Fukiko.
Dave Cooper
Forbid
Kate Meyher
Chris Blackmore
Kriss Herbert
Craig Law
Sunday 25th August
Sugababes
Claire Richards
Chinchilla
Danny Beard
Ginger Johnson
Natasha Hamilton
Queenz: The Show with Balls
Dean McCullough’s Pop Machine
Charlieeeee
Narcissa Nightshade
Bailey J Mills
DJ Billy Andrew
Lauren Lo Sung
Mix-Stress
Stephani B
BANKSIE
Ginny Lemon’s Dog Show
Fatt Butcher
Your Manchester Live! hosted by Belinda Scandal
Divas Only with Misty Chance
Angie Brown
Rozalla
Lill
Anna Phylactic
Viola
Misty Chance
Verry Cherry
Missie Jay
Saki Yew
Big Dee
Ginger Hunter
Haus of Lasair
Hayley-Ria Christian
The Canal Street Kings
Rainbow Nation Dance Academy
Queer Women’s Takeover
What She Said
SWAGGA
DJ Stacey Bee
Freequency3
Queens in Kicks
Tam Poles
Rave with Pride
Naveen Sonne
Kimmie Smith
Olivia Mae
Vanilla Takeover
DJ NKAY
JUST SORIAH
Earlybird, Pre Sale and First Release tickets have now sold out. Second Release Weekend and VIP tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster now from £27.50 for a day ticket and £42.50 for a weekend ticket. A fixed donation of £2.50 from every ticket sold goes directly to the Manchester Pride Community Fund, ensuring that LGBTQ+ causes and projects in Greater Manchester receive vital support with grants that are distributed throughout the year. Find more information and tickets here.