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Manchester Evening News

Entertainment

Adam Maidment

Manchester Pride 2022 stage times and line up for four-day event

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Manchester Pride 2022 is finally with us! This year’s event, running from August 26-29, promises to put a big focus on the activism and unity that Pride has always been built on, while also enjoying there is a huge party to be had.

This year’s main headliners include Spice Girl Melanie C, Drag Race UK icon Bimini and Girls Aloud’s very own Nadine Coyle. Local performers, including Lady Bushra, Misty Chance, Cheddar Gorgeous, Jsky and Frogboi, will also be taking to the stage.

Marking a change to recent years, Manchester Pride’s main stages will all be based within the Gay Village, with the three stages found in Sackville Gardens, Chorlton Street Car Park and Sackville Car Park.

Additionally, outside of the Village, there will also be Family Pride, Youth Pride MCR and Superbia, hosting a wide range of creative, artistic and family-friendly activities. You can find more about them here.

Manchester Pride will kick off at 7pm on Friday (August 26) with a celebration of Trans Filth and Joy in Sackville Gardens, alongside Fat Pride on the Mancunity Stage at Chorlton Street Car Park, and a cabaret showcase hosted by Donna Trump at Sackville Car Park.

Saturday (August 27) will see the likes of Bailey J Mills, Miss Blair, Tia Kofi, Yshee Black, Ginny Lemon, Danny Beard and Nadine Coyle take to the Alan Turing Stage. Saturday will also see the Mancunity Stage play host to SWAGGA and Black Pride MCR, featuring Alison Limerick, Mr Bruki and Queens In Kicks.

Meanwhile, an afternoon and evening of cabaret at Sackville Car Park will feature Lilly Snatchdragon, Carrott and the iconic 90s dance artist Rozalla.

On Sunday (August 28), K-Klass, Monopoly Phonic, Nimmo, Charity Shop Sue, Bimini and Melanie C will take to the Alan Turing Stage at Sackville Gardens, which will be hosted by drag performers Cheddar Gorgeous and Anna Phylactic. Sunday’s Cabaret Stage will be hosted by Misty Chance and will feature Pecs Drag Kings, the House of Suarez and another dance icon in the form of the one and only Angie Brown.

As usual, Monday’s events will be much more subtle, with a focus on the Candlelight Vigil at Sackville Gardens in the evening. Daytime events will feature a Disney Orchestra and a Silent Disco for those who still want a boogie.

It's worth noting that all the below times are subject to change.

Friday August 26th

Alan Turing Stage, Sackville Gardens

7pm - Trans Filth & Joy

Mancunity Stage, Chorlton Street Car Park

7pm - Fat Pride: Fat Britney

7pm - Fat Pride: Ivy Profrenne

8pm - Fat Pride: The Niallist

10pm - DJ Fat Tony

Cabaret Stage, hosted by Donna Trump, Sackville Car Park

7pm - Opening DJ

8pm - House of Fire

9.15pm - Patrick Saint James

10pm - Duncan James

10.20pm - Closing DJ

Melanie C will headline the Alan Turing stage on Sunday night (DAILY RECORD)

Saturday 27th August

Events

12pm - Parade, from Liverpool Road

12pm - Superbia: Feel Good Fest, Feel Good Club

12pm - Gay Village Party opens, The Village

12pm - Family Pride opens, Great Northern Warehouse

Alan Turing Stage, Danny Beard and Friends, Sackville Gardens

12pm - Parade viewing

3pm - Encore Youth Choir

4.30pm - Youth Pride MCR

4.50pm - Katherine Ellis

5.10pm - Lady Bushra

5.30pm - Miss Blair

5.50pm - Barb

6.10pm - Tia Kofi

6.30pm - Glitzy and Virgin Atlantic

6.50pm - Victoria Scone

7.15pm - Cara Melle

7.35pm - Bailey J Mills

8pm - Yshee Black

8.20pm - Kitty Scott-Claus

8.40pm - 2Funky2

9pm - Black Peppa

9.25pm - Ginny Lemon

9.45pm - Danny Beard

10.15pm - Nadine Coyle

10.45pm - Billy Andrew

Mancunity Stage, Swagga/Black Pride MCR, Chorlton Street Car Park

1pm - Mr Bruki

1.45pm - Shaquille

2.45pm - Queens In Kicks

3.30pm - Paigey Cakey

4pm - Monsta Boy

4.15pm - DJ KL

4.30pm - DJ NKay

5.30pm - DJ Stacy Bee

7pm - Black Pride MCR Take over (featuring Alison Limerick and DJ’s Jade Jaxson, Pops Roberts, and Suriya Aisha, alongside performers Mr Blaque, Jaded Ghetto, Angel Blaque, Tysie Blaque, De'vill Blaque, Birkin Blaque, Reece Ghetto)

Cabaret Stage, hosted by Donna Trump, Sackville Car Park

2pm - The Enby Show (with Carrott, Cyro, Mark Anthony, Frogboi and Flick)

4.30pm - Queeriosity Cabaret

7pm - The Bitten Peach (with Lilly Snatchdragon, Jason Kwan, Mahatma Khandi, Tequila Thirst, Cyro and Kitty Velour)

9pm - Rozalla