Bristol Pride Week: 7-15 July 2012 WE ARE: PROUD is a bold weeklong celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the South West and is a chance for LGBT people, their friends, families and the whole of the South West to stand up and declare they are proud of who they are and their loved ones. With celebrity support from the likes of Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Graham Norton and Mammia Mia writer Catherine Johnson and with a packed week of events across the city Bristol Pride 2012 promises to be the biggest event yet and has placed Bristol firmly on the map with thousands of people expect to visit the city and attend the weeks celebrations. Launching on the 7 July Pride Week will host events ranging from Art, Sports, Music, Film, Theatre and Dance and will showcase great talent in some of Bristols top venues including The Watershed, The Cube & Creative Common and all culminating in a free outdoor music festival on College Green. Local shops and businesses in the city will also be showing their support all week with special events, goodie bags and discounts to Pride Card (
www.pridecard.org) & Pride Programme holders. Highlights of the week include: Sat 7 July - Pride Launch Day - A day of performances on the Fountain Promenade to launch Pride Week, a special shopping day and at 2pm Pride stages a very special Flashmob performance in Cabot Circus. The Evening will see a nautical themed party on the Under The Stars boat (Cascade Steps) complete with a special screening of What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor staring Siobhan Fahey. Tuesday 10 - Were The World Mine - Teaming up with Bristol Shakespeare Festival and taking over Creative Common, the new and exciting Big Top in Temple Meads, Pride present a special pop up theatre performance followed by an award winning reworking of A Midsummer Nights Dream. Thursday 12 Hedwig and The Angry Inch - The Cube Cinema houses The Trans Issue expect special performance from internationally acclaimed Tom Marshman and others based around this iconic film. Sat 14 July will see the largest Pride event in the South West take place on College Green and the surrounding areas. This free, unfenced and highly visible outdoor festival in the heart of city boasts five performance areas with two full stages of live music. Over forty acts are already signed up to perform including award winning Tanya Hyde, Bristols biggest LGBT choir Singout Bristol and eight piece female funk band Meet your Feet as well as Booty Luv, S Club, Xfactors Lloyd Daniels, The Lady Gaga Experience and main stage will see a chart sensation Bright Light Bright Light supporting headliner Martha Wash who will be performing her string of #1s including hits with the Weather Girls, C+C Music Factory and Black Box. Organiser Daryn Carter Said: I am really excited by all the events lined up for Pride Week and we are proud to be working with such wonderful talent and great venues in the city. In a year that we have seen cuts in Arts and Culture funding and other festivals cancelled Pride Week could not be more important and were proud to work in collaboration, and support other groups. Pride Day kicks off with our largest and most colourful parade and with well over 40 acts lined up to perform its going to be a fantastic day with lots of great entertainment, market stalls, community groups and a fantastic family area; there truly is something for everyone and we welcome everyone to attend. As evening falls, the Pride Street Fiesta brings Pride Night to life with multi-venue events and outside DJs from Motion, Wonky, New City Sound and Another Night before a takeover of the O2 Academy. The unique and ambitious equestrian inspired party DRESSAGE sees three rooms of music hosted by trailblazing clubs such as pure POP party Push The Button ( London's BEST night out Gay Times), Manchesters Tranarchy and epic main stage set from internationally acclaimed DJ collective Horse Meat Disco all supported by local favourites Horseplay. With special performances throughout the night including aerial displays the evening is topped off with a very special headline PA from QUEEN OF HEARTS. All proceeds from the O2 go to Pride and help fund the free festival - Early Bird tickets for DRESSAGE are available now for only £10 or for just £15 you can get a Pride Supporter Wristband which includes discounts across Pride Day and free entry to the night time events. Available via Bristol Ticket Shop
www.bristolticketshop.com For information on all the weeks events as well as information on Pride Day, Pride Night and events throughout the year visit
www.wearefest.com
