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December 2006
Leicester's first Christmas Pride
Leicester Pride organised a FABULOUS two days of festive fun and frolics for Christmas 2006.
In a totally new venture, organisers said that they wanted everyone to enjoy a big chunk of Leicester Pride during the Yuletide season.
Speaking before the event, committee member Nigel Bridger This is a chance for everyone to come together to celebrate equality and diversity in the city, keep the profile of Leicester Pride riding high and provide a way of raising funds to ensure the continuing success of the summer festival.
Saturday 16th December
On Saturday 16th Frontline Books was the place to take the kids for a Family Xmas Pride Day with story telling and other family oriented activities.
The Dover opened its doors at 12 noon to stage a FABULOUS day of fun filled festivities including Drag Bingo at 4 p.m. with compere COCO, Play Your Cards Right, raffles, live performers, resident DJs and the ever FABULOUS Miss Thunderpussy.
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. COCKTAIL PARTY at Amber Bar, Norflk Street
"Bring Your Passport" and win a free holiday for 2 at the RAINBOW & DOVE, evening. Book of tickets £2 - all proceeds to Leicester Pride.
Then on to the main event BOOGIE WITH PRIDE at Lallie Bella on Queen Street - with club legends DJs Liam Carver and Steve O'Donnell, from 9 p.m. til late.
Other Saturday highlights include a traditional knees-up at the Leicester Lesbian Gay & Bisexual Centre at 4pm, with naughty party games and adult prizes (over 16 only),
Sunday 17th December
The weekend wound up with a Pink Christmas Lunch at The Old Horse on London Road, followed by an opportunity to Sing with Pride at a special carol service in St Margaret's Church at 6pm .
Posters and flyers are out now - watch out for them in the venues.
October 2006
Announcement of Christmas Pride 2006
 Press
release - Christmas Pride
22nd June 2006
BBC coverage of
Pride
Photogalleries
Gay MP comes out
Lord Mayor to open Pride festival
The Pride Festival on Saturday 24th
June on Victoria Park will be officially
opened by the Lord Mayor of Leicester,
Councillor Paul Westley.
The opening ceremony will take place
at 2 p.m. in the Dance Tent.
PRIDE ON THE BBC
View the Leicester Pride coverage
on BBC Leicester
2nd June 2006
Leicester Pride Press release
"Festival
Entertainment - Meet the world on Victoria
Park"
Leicester Pride and Sounding Out have
teamed-up with Farside Music to give
you an eclectic mix of local musicians
and performers bringing the world to
Victoria Park.
Leicester Pride and Sounding Out will
bring together the best in local Lesbian,
Gay and Bisexual talent, while Farside
Music have a wide range of World music
performers.
This year is different from all previous
years at the Festival, and the biggest
change is for YOU the performers! We
are offering open mic slots to local
performers to do their thing for a
gay/mixed friendly audience.
This is the first time Leicester Pride
has been done in this format and we
are really excited about it. What it
means for performers is that you are
guaranteed a place to play on Pride
day (within reason!) and for the audience
it means a chance to see a diverse
range of rock bands, drumming, comedy,
drag, singer song-writers, spoken word,
Samba, cabaret, drama pieces or whatever
the community creates for and on the
day!
We provide the PA, staging and sound
tech and comperes. So, what we need
is performers to turn up and play.
We will be booking a handful of acts
beforehand and the rest is up to you.
It would be helpful to know beforehand
if you are planning to come and perform,
so email us with any questions or to
let us know.
The Stage Line-up will include:
Kicktin are a three piece rock funk
pop punk phenomenon! Their sounds are
comparable to a variety of artists
such as Gwen Stefani/No Doubt, The
Distillers and the Red Hot Chili Peppers,
as well as being a step away from the
norm. web site
Firebrand stage
stomping, face pulling, powerchord-avoiding,
instrumentally accomplished three piece,
ripping up the girl-band rule book
and creashing through genres like a
musical wrecking ball. web site
The Bitter
Lemonz - fabulous rock
and rolling lesbian band from Birmingham.
web site
John Anthony - local singer/songwriter
Paula Driver
African Drumers
PRIDE
ROCK takes place on Friday
23rd June at the SHED in Yeoman Street
and is one of the many pre-pride
events taking place over the pride
weekend. If you like live music,
you will love this 6 hour extravaganza
of bands and solo artists. On the
main stage we have a full line up
of bands, ranging from funky alternative
sounds through to full on rock and
roll. Bands of all types and music
of all kinds - there will be something
for everyone.
In the
Acoustic Lounge you will find an
equally satisfying set of singers,
from some of the best singer songwriters
in the East Midlands through to national
artists who are making their mark
on the acoustic stage.
Doors open at 9 p.m. at Leicester's
premier live music venue: THE SHED,
Yeoman Street, Leicester. Tickets
available on the door. Show ends at
2 a.m web site GAY
CABARET NIGHT Friday 23rd June
At the Y, 7 East Street, Leicester,
LE1 6EY - 8 p.m.
Box Office: 0116 255 7066
Following the success of our annual
Gay Comedy Night we are proud to present
a sparkling evening of variety, music
and laughs.
Sent overseas by the Russian government,
Madame Galina is forced to take advantage
of Lotto funding by doing outreach
work. Instead she has gone AWOL to
film a pop video with McFly. The audience
is called upon to help: they must learn
that Pas De Deux does not mean father
of twins, they must make her a national
treasure, they must name a pudding
after her… “Bonkers diva
brilliance” The Evening Standard
Rosie Lugosi is an electrifying performance
poet and riveting cabaret chanteuse.
She has her own brand of twisted tunes
including perverse parodies of well-loved
songs from Elvis to Andy Williams and
Mozart arias.“A flamboyant hostess...
she's never had anything but squeals
of delight from her audience. Terrifyingly
terrific!” The
Pink Paper
Five piece Leicester band Yardoosh
will round off the night with a cracking
set of cover songs ranging from the
60's to late 90's including Foxey Lady,
Knock on wood, Give me some lovin'
and Stupid Girl. Join us on the eve
of Leicester Pride for this colourful
night of characters with more acts
to be confirmed.
Time: 8 pm Tickets: £8/£6
concl.
FRI 23RD JUNE PRIDE
LAUNCH PARTY!
Cost: £3 before 10.30/£4
after Times: 10pm to 3am
Venue: Quebec Nightclub, Belgrave Gate,
Leicester.
Website: www.rangnight.co.uk
Come down and check out Rang Night's
pride launch party, for a night to
remember! All your favourite tunes
all night, plus hot performances from
Rang Night's divas! Don't miss it!
Start your Leicester Pride weekend
in style with Rang Night! Full details of all gay events in Leicester
can be found on our web site http://www.leicesterpride.co.uk/events.htm If you need any interviews dont hesitate
to contact us through the contact form
below.
24th May 2006
Leicester Pride, 'One Step Beyond'
24th June 2006
The 6th Leicester Pride will have
you putting on your funkiest dancing
shoes and boogieing down the streets
of Leicester.
The city's LGBT community will be
stepping out to present this years
themed festival: 'One Step Beyond',
a truly spectacular and colourful event,
which reflects the cities cultural
diversity.
Parade: We invite you to join us
in our parade which will take place
from 12noon and will include floats,
banners, costumes, dancers and other
colourful celebrations.
Party in the park: The Festival takes
place at Victoria Park from 2pm and
will include dance tents offering a
stunning line up of solo performers
and bands from both the LGBT community's
as well straight performers, blending
the counties wealth of talents together.
The ever popular beer tent serving
beers, wines and spirits to festival
goers and for those who don't drink
there will be chill out areas serving
teas, coffees and other soft drinks.
Market stalls selling a great range
of products and bargains to suit the
avid shopaholic
The dance tent will be hosted by
' The Pearl experience' with Leicestershire's
finest guest DJs from Miss Money Penny's
and Po Na Na, Hitting the decks with
ethnic dance through to funky house,
camp classics through to cool trance.
After show party To complete the
days festivities why not head into
Leicester and join the post 'Pride'
parties taking place in the popular
'Gay' venues
Click here for help
using this web site.
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