Celeb City: 25 Years of Pride

Celeb news on Fatboy Slim, The Human League, AIKO, Mark Curry & more!

Pride
It’s nearly here! August 1 is the big day for Pride 2015 and the whole city is counting down to the biggest day in our calendar. The Pride Community Parade will draw over 160,000 people out onto the city’s streets to celebrate the 25th year of Brighton and Hove Pride; a quarter of a century of out and proud celebrations for the city’s amazing and diverse LGBT+ communities and to recognise the outstanding work done by the community groups. The theme for 2015 is the ‘Carnival of Diversity’ and no doubt the UK’s largest Pride parade will once again be the liveliest, most colourful, uplifting and empowering visual showcase in the city. If you’re planning to go along and support the groups taking part in the Pride Community Parade, don’t forget that the starting point for 2015 will be Hove Lawns, with the Parade heading along King’s Road from 11am before turning up West Street and making its way to Preston Park. At the 25th Anniversary Pride Festival in Preston Park revellers can enjoy performances from The Human League, Fatboy Slim, Ella Henderson, Hercules & Love Affair, Foxes, Tulisa and The Freemasons. The ever popular Wild Fruit Big Top, Legends Cabaret Big Top, are among the many diverse entertainment and community areas on the Park that make Pride the unique celebration we’ve come to love. Have a great Pride everyone – and don’t forget to support the community and buy your tickets from www.brighton-pride.org/tickets

Street Art

Street Art fans get your diaries out! Because we can announce that the queen of the stencil, AIKO is coming to town. The brilliant NYC based, Japanese artist is recognised in the contemporary art world as among the most important artists to emerge in the new millennium. Her large scale works both indoors and outdoors that can be seen around the world will soon be gracing the streets of Brighton. AIKO will be visiting the city to unveil her solo show at the Ink_d gallery on North Road which opens on 11 September. AIKO will also take part in the The Costume Games, a five day festival where the entire city of Brighton dresses up as its alter ego, timed to celebrate the opening weekend of Rugby World Cup 2015. For more info go to www.ink-d.co.uk and for more details of The Costume Games, head to www.thecostumegames.com