Mariah Carey is set to headline Brighton & Hove Pride’s Pride on the Park event at Preston Park on 2nd August.
The performance marks Carey’s return to live shows after a six-year hiatus and serves as a UK festival exclusive. The appearance comes after her originally planned 2020 headline slot was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“We are beyond thrilled to have the global icon Mariah Carey headline Pride on the Park this year,” says Managing Director Paul Kemp. “We were so excited to have her join us in 2020 and absolutely gutted the show couldn’t go ahead due to pandemic restrictions that summer. Pride is always an amazing weekend of celebration and inclusiveness of our city, and this year is going to be incredibly momentous.”
The weekend will begin with the LGBTQ+ Community Parade, operating under the theme ‘Ravishing Rage’. The parade will feature over one hundred LGBTQ+ charities, community groups, small businesses, emergency services, NHS representatives and other Pride organisations.
Brighton & Hove Pride has raised over £1.4million for the Pride Community Foundation, Pride Social Impact Fund, Pride Cultural Development Fund and Pride Solidarity Fund, with the Social Impact Fund providing grants to local groups.
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