Brighton Pride

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Brighton & Hove Pride
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Crowds at Brighton Pride in 2016
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Brighton, England
Years active1972–present
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
FoundersSussex Gay Liberation Front
Most recent5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) – 7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)
Next event4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) – 6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)
Attendance500,000
Website http://www.brighton-pride.org/

Brighton and Hove Pride is an annual LGBT pride event held in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, organised by Brighton Pride, a community interest company (CIC) who promote equality and diversity, and advance education to eliminate discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community.

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The major event is an annual summer festival held in the first week of August, [1] which usually consists of a parade through the city centre, a festival event in Preston Park, the Gay Village Party and other club parties. Since 2013, it has also included an Arts and Film Festival and a Pride Dog Show.

Pride attracts an estimated 500,000 people to the city over the Pride weekend across the Pride parade, Pride in the Park festival, and related events. [2] [3] Pride brings 2% of the city's annual visitors in one day [3] and an estimated £30.5 million to the city's economy, [4] credited as one of the main ways Brighton has boosted its economy from tourism. [5]

History

Brighton and Hove Pride began with a gay demonstration in Brighton in October 1972 by The Sussex Gay Liberation Front (SGLF) and a full pride march in July 1973. [6] [7]

Pride returned to the city in 1991 when Brighton Area Action Against Section 28 organised the first contemporary Pride - a weekend of events which brought hundreds to the streets. [8] After a shaky start with a large event in 1992, followed by bankruptcy of the organising committee and a much more low-key series of events in 1993, the festival began to increase significantly in size in future years, eventually attracting the support of sponsors, pubs, clubs and drag artists. Since 1996, the park festival has been based at Preston Park.

Pride events have traditionally been an environment for celebrating the diversity of the lesbian and gay community. In 2002 Pride in Brighton & Hove agreed to explicitly include and reference the trans community making that year's Pride for the first time an LGBT event. [9]

In 2004, Brighton Pride became a charity, to develop the event, to advance public education – by raising awareness of issues affecting LGBT people, and to make grants and donations to other charitable and voluntary organisations in the area. In 2011, organisers controversially introduced an entry fee to the park festival, as the company was in financial ruin and ran up over £200,000 in debt. [10] Since 2012, Pride has been under new management [11] and has raised over £922,000 for local LGBT community groups over the past six years. [12] [ non-primary source needed ] The theme of the most recent event in 2019 was 'Generations of Love', which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in the US, seen as a watershed moment for gay rights and the starting point for the Pride movement.

In 2020, the 30th anniversary Pride was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [13] however a programme of online streamed events took place during the weekend. [14] On 5 May 2021, it was announced that Pride 2021 that had been anticipated to go ahead in a reduced form had been cancelled due to uncertainty over COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. [15]

In 2022 Pride returned to celebrate 30 years of Pride with the parade, street party and the festival in Preston Park headlined by Christina Aguilera and Paloma Faith.

Pride festival

The weekend includes:

Headliners

Below is a list of artists who have headlined, or are planned to headline, on the main stage at Brighton Pride. [16]

YearDateHeadliner(s)Other Main Stage ArtistsNotes
2012Saturday 1 September Alexandra Burke Freemasons, Fatboy Slim
2013Saturday 3 August Paloma Faith Alison Moyet, MKS, Stooshe, Ms Dynamite
2014Saturday 2 August Blue Collabro, Heather Peace, Neon Jungle, Kimberly Wyatt, Katy B, Sam Bailey
2015Saturday 1 August The Human League Bright Light Bright Light, Ella Henderson, Fatboy Slim, Foxes, Kelli-Leigh, Ms Dynamite, Tulisa
2016Saturday 6 August Sister Sledge Carly Rae Jepsen, Anne-Marie, Alesha Dixon, DJ Fresh, Dua Lipa, Fleur East, Imani Williams, Seann Miley Moore
2017Saturday 5 August Pet Shop Boys Years & Years, Becky Hill, Fickle Friends, KStewart, Louisa Johnson, M.O
2018Saturday 4 August Britney Spears Ella Eyre, Pixie Lott, Louise Redknapp, MNEK, Mabel
Sunday 5 August Jess Glynne Nile Rodgers & Chic, RAYE, Gabrielle, House Gospel Choir
2019Saturday 3 August Kylie Minogue Clean Bandit (with Marina), Fleur East, Björn Again, Zak Abel, Rina Sawayama, Alice Chater, Emeli Sandé
Sunday 4 August Jessie J
Grace Jones 		Rak-Su, Nina Nesbitt, House Gospel Choir, Grace Carter
2020Saturday 1 August Mariah Carey Bananarama Cancelled due to COVID-19
Sunday 2 August The Pussycat Dolls Todrick Hall Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021Saturday 7 AugustN/AN/ACancelled due to COVID-19
Sunday 8 AugustN/AN/ACancelled due to COVID-19
2022Saturday 6 August Christina Aguilera Tia Kofi, Call Me Loop, L Devine, Bimini Bon-Boulash, RAYE, Todrick Hall & Ella Henderson
Sunday 7 August Paloma Faith Lyra, Cat Burns, Björn Again, Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Jake Shears
2023Saturday 5 August Black Eyed Peas Zara Larsson, Jax Jones, DYLAN, Mae Muller & Bellah Mae
Sunday 6 August Steps Melanie C, Louise Redknapp, B*Witched, The Vivienne & Harley Moon Kemp
2024Saturday 3 August Girls Aloud Billy Porter, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, House Gospel Choir & Beth McCarthy
Sunday 4 August Mika S Club, Gabrielle, Björn Again & Danny Beard

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  2. ↑ "Brighton Pride 2018 was biggest one yet". The Argus. 6 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Police say 500,000 people flocked to the city during Pride weekend – Brighton & Hove Independent". Brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk. 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "How Pride brings the money pouring in". The Argus. 24 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Bowden, Geoffrey (10 September 2013). "How Brighton has boosted tourism with Pride, marathons, rugby and Turner". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Simon Chilton. "Brighton Ourstory :: A History of Lesbian & Gay Brighton Chapter 3: Out of the Closet, 1967–87". Brightonourstory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Brighton Pride: Unseen images of 1973 gay march discovered". BBC News. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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  10. ↑ "Will Brighton Pride come before a fall?". The Argus. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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  12. ↑ James Ledward (26 September 2019). "Brighton Pride 2019 raises £217,432.50 for local good causes". Gscene.com.
  13. ↑ "Brighton Pride COVID-19 announcement". Twitter. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "We Are FABULOSO!". Brighton Pride. 3 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Covid: Brighton Pride 2021 cancelled for second year over virus 'uncertainty'". BBC News . 5 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Pride – Pride In The Park". Brighton Pride. 8 October 2019. Described by The Guardian as "the country's most popular LGBT+ event," hundreds of thousands of partygoers have come out in years gone by to see a host of performances from international superstars Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Jessie J, Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne, Emeli Sandé, Dua Lipa, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith, Sister Sledge, Anne Marie, Carly Rae Jepsen, Pet Shop Boys, Years & Years, Fatboy Slim, The Human League, Boy George, MNEK, House Gospel Choir, Gabrielle and loads more...
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