Black Eyed Peas and STEPS to headline Brighton & Hove Pride 2023

Brighton & Hove Pride’s FABULOSO weekend, which this year takes place on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6, is the biggest fundraiser for the Brighton Rainbow Fund

) The Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas, are set to lead a stellar line-up at this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride on Saturday, August 5

From the Superbowl half time show, and known for their electrifying performances and charttopping hits like I Gotta Feeling and Where Is the Love?, five UK numbers ones, 13 top 10s and over 80 million record sales have made the Black Eyed Peas one of the most popular and successful groups of all time, and their live shows are not to be missed. The Black Eyed Peas are also staunch allies and have used their platform to support the LGBTQ+ community in places like Poland where they wore rainbow armbands on stage and in the media.

Saturday, August 5 will also feature multiplatinum-selling artist and four time BRIT nominee Zara Larsson who, as well as racking up over six million followers on Instagram and having the second most-streamed debut album by a female artist ever on Spotify, has also performed before the Nobel Prize committee, won an award for feminism from Sweden’s oldest women’s rights organisation, and led a Durex campaign in association with the HIV charity Red. With tracks like Never Forget You with MNEK, Lush Life and Symphony with Clean Bandit, Zara Larsson has been a force in pop, delivering a flurry of slick pop bangers.

In a UK exclusive show for 2023, the iconic STEPS are confirmed to headline FABULOSO Day 2 on Sunday, August 6. With over 25 million sales, hits including Tragedy, Deeper Shade of Blue and 5, 6, 7, 8, plus energetic and colourful routines, STEPS are sure to get you dancing and singing along.

Sunday, August 6 will also welcome the incredible multi BRIT award winner Melanie C to the main stage. From her rise to fame as one fifth of the most successful girl band of all time – the Spice Girls - to her successful solo career, Melanie C’s impact on music and pop culture has been nothing short of incredible. With 11 UK number ones under her belt and being the only female artist to top the UK charts as a quintet, quartet, duo and solo artist in British music history, Melanie’s talent has gained the recognition and devotion of critics and fans all over the world throughout the last 25 years.

In addition to the headliners will be a diverse mix of performers, from up-and-coming artists to established stars, including Jax Jones, Louise, Dylan, B*Witched, Mae Muller, The Vivienne, Bellah Mae, Harley Moon Kemp and many, many more making FABULOSO a celebration of music, culture, and community. Brighton & Hove Pride say: “We are proud to support over 100 LGBTQ+ artists. Alongside the smiles, sunshine and good times, our sole ethos is to promote tolerance and diversity within the community and to organise inclusive events with community fundraising at its heart.”

D For tickets and more info, visit: www.Brighton-Pride.org

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