Organisers of Isle of Wight Pride have today (Wednesday) announced the line up for this year’s event, which will take place on 21st July and will incorporate UK Pride.
Joining firm favourites from 2017 including Miss Jason, Allan Jay and Divalicious Duo will be the likes of Danny Beard from Britains Got Talent, Charlie Hides from RuPauls Drag Race and the incredible Spook School from Scotland.
2018 will see a disco area with top DJ’s Rob Da Bank, Adam Turner and Kriss Herbert from Gaydio, and Alfie Ordinary playing everybody’s favourite hits. Gok Wan will be performing a DJ set and also Livin Joy, who are best known for fantastic 90s dance classics.
There will also be some of the UK’s best tribute acts including Lady Gaga, Dolly Parton and Paloma Faith, mixed together with brilliant Island Talent such as Medina Community Choir and VotePedro.
Later in the year a further act announcement is expected and it is thought to be a previous winner of Eurovision.
Yve from Isle of Wight Pride has said:
“We are overwhelmed that over 4,000 people have registered to come to Pride already and we haven’t even announced who would be coming to perform yet. Pride is much more than the acts on stage, but we also want to create a special day of celebration that everybody will enjoy and everybody can relate to.
“This years Pride event will have various areas that will cater to all tastes, including a cabaret tent, our popular Tea Tent, a disco area, a large Children’s area as well as the main stage on the beach. It will definitely build on the family friendly, inclusive atmosphere from 2017.
Article continues below this advertisement “We are delighted that influential speakers such as Peter Tatchell, Caroline Paige, Jacqui Gavin, representatives from Stonewall and AllOut will be joining us as well as many Unions and public sector organisations such as the Tri-Services, Police and Fire Brigade, to march and take part in the Pride event.”
Matt Bundy adds:
“Pride is delighted with the diverse line up that we have organised for this year. This was really important to make sure that there is something to cater to everybody’s tastes whilst also being fully reflective of all sectors of society. We are keeping our big headline act under wraps until June. With so many tickets already gone, we want to ensure that everybody has the opportunity to register to come to our gorgeous beach”.
Tickets are available now at www.iwpride.org.
