PRESS ROOM: Gay Village Party 2023 Tickets On Sale Now! – Manchter Pri

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• THE MANCHTER PRI FTIVAL GAY VILLAGE PARTY LE-UP
• MANCHTER PRI ANNOUNC A STELLAR LE UP OF 'ALL QUEER' ENTERTAMENT AND EVENTS FOR THE GAY VILLAGE PARTYTHE LE UP WILL BE PERFORMG ACROSS THREE STAGMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYLOUISA GREGSON18:32, 26 AUG 2021BOOKMARKMANCHTER PRI FULL SWG (IMAGE: UNKNOWN)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• MANCHTER PRI BACK WH A BANG FOR 2023 AS TICKETS FOR GAY VILLAGE PARTY GO LIVE THIS WEEK
• MANCHTER PRI 2022: FULL PROGRAMME, GAY VILLAGE PARTY & SUPERBIA LE-UP ANNOUNCED PL TICKET RMATN
• HERE’S EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MANCHTER PRI’S GAY VILLAGE PARTY
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• MANCHTER PRI 2022 DAT, TICKETS, PARA AND EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOWWHAT TIME DO MANCHTER PARA START, WHO’S HEADLG THE GAY VILLAGE PARTY, HOW DO YOU GET A WRISTBAND? ALL YOUR MANCHTER PRI 2022 QUTNS ANSWEREDMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYJENNA CAMPBELLWHAT'S ON EDOR08:53, 4 AUG 2022UPDATED16:18, 26 AUG 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• THE GAY ECSTASY OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE
• MANCHTER PRI FTIVAL REVEALS FAL HEADLERS FOR “ITS MOST DIVERSE LE-UP” AT THIS YEAR’S GAY VILLAGE PARTY
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

THE MANCHTER PRI FTIVAL GAY VILLAGE PARTY LE-UP

We are also welg back our homegrown legends as Danny Beard returns to the Gay Village Party wh their brand new shy crown as the reigng wner of RuPl’s Drag Race UK, to host Danny Beard and iends for the fifth nsecutive year. At the heart of the LGBTQ+ chary’s Augt bank holiday Manchter Pri Ftival, the Gay Village Party le up has been curated to provi a platform for Manchter’s LGBTQ+ talent. Gay Village Party full le-up The Alan Turg Stage Friday 27th Augt - From 7pm - 11pm, Trans Creative and Milk Prents will open the Manchter Pri Ftival wh a night of Trans FILTH and JOY.

MANCHTER PRI ANNOUNC A STELLAR LE UP OF 'ALL QUEER' ENTERTAMENT AND EVENTS FOR THE GAY VILLAGE PARTYTHE LE UP WILL BE PERFORMG ACROSS THREE STAGMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYLOUISA GREGSON18:32, 26 AUG 2021BOOKMARKMANCHTER PRI FULL SWG (IMAGE: UNKNOWN)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

30pm - 11pm, the stage will wele: Danny Beard and Friends to the stage, wh performanc om Hoe Gospel Choir, Gny Lemon, Cherry Valente, Cheddar Geo, Donna Tmp and The Queersy Cabaret, Christian Gay, The Virs Dghter, Mark Anthony, Lily Snatchdragon, Narcissa Nightsha, Eva Serratn, Val Queen, Lill Queen, Lady Bhra and Yshee Black.

Tickets are still available to purchase for the Gay Village Party, wh a limed amount available - To fd out more about Manchter Pri follow the chary on Twter @manchterpri or vis the webse at For all the latt news about what is gog on your area sign up for email alert s here. Now, for Manchter Pri Ftival 2023, there are six wonrful events that are all absolutely ee to attend, however, the ticketed Gay Village Party around Canal Street is back as always and pass go on sale this Wednday at 12pm. Whilst the rt of the ftival at large is ee to enjoy at your leisure, tickets are required to enter the Gay Village Party performanc and around Canal Street.

Pri 2023 is set to be an absolute belter as always and whether you’re g along for the ee events or wantg hopg to be part of the inic Gay Village Party, you’re guaranteed to have a great time. Once aga, tickets for the Manchter Pri Ftival 2023’s Gay Village Party go live at 12pm tomorrow (Wednday, 8 March) and n be purchased through Ticketmaster.

MANCHTER PRI BACK WH A BANG FOR 2023 AS TICKETS FOR GAY VILLAGE PARTY GO LIVE THIS WEEK

The events of Manchter Pri Ftival 2023 are ee to attend wh the exceptn of the Gay Village Party, tickets for which n be purchased through Ticketmaster now. As one of the leadg LGBTQ+ chari the UK, s work aims to challenge discrimatn relatn to homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and through our grant-givg, supports, enrich and empowers LGBTQ+ muny groups, events and Greater Manchter.

A huge programme of activi and events has been unveiled, wh a foc on the Gay Village and Canal Street areas of the cy and the return of the extremely-popular a uple of years which the ftival has been affected by Covid-19, and after last year’s event which took place mired ntroversy over Pri’s purpose and directn and which led to a major nsultatn and listeng exercise, the anisers are lookg forward to the 2022 team behd Manchter Pri says most of the events will be ee and money om the tickets will be gog to supportg LGBTQ+ and chari Greater ’s your gui to what’s happeng at the 2022 edn of Manchter Pri and how you n get tickets for para through the cy centre is back for Manchter Pri 2022When is Manchter Pri 2022 and what is happeng?

MANCHTER PRI 2022: FULL PROGRAMME, GAY VILLAGE PARTY & SUPERBIA LE-UP ANNOUNCED PL TICKET RMATN

Manchter Pri 2022 tak place over the Augt Bank Holiday weekend, kickg off on Thursday 25 Augt and wh the celebratns roundg off on Monday 29 centrepiece of the celebratns, the enormo para through Manchter cy centre, is back after the panmic rtrictns scuppered last Gay Village Party will have an array of talent on s stag while there will also be street events, activi for young people, talks and is the programme for Manchter Pri 2022? The will take place on the Saturday and Sunday (27 and 28 Augt) Fay Pri at last year’s eventSuperbia, Manchter Pri’s year-round programme of arts and culture, will host the Superbia Weekend, offerg a seri of alhol-ee events for those who wish to celebrate their Manchter Pri a more tranquil whole thg will then close on a solemn and thoughtful note on Monday 29 Augt wh the Candlel Vigil Sackville Garns wh HIV support chary Gee Hoe is happeng at the Gay Village Party? The full le-up for the Gay Village Party, which has been -signed partnership wh Manchter’s queer muni, has now been is openg on Friday 26 Augt wh a trans led and curated event, Trans Filth & Joy, and will ntue throughout the weekend wh a diverse programme cludg takeovers om Black Pri MCR, Fat Pri and Queer Women’s Filth and Joy will kick off the ftival on the Alan Turg stage wh an event put together by two trans anisatns, Trans Creative and Milk stage will then featur performanc across the weekend om acts cludg Melanie C, Nade Coyle, Chary Shop Sue and Drag Race UK star, MancUny Stage, which is puttg the spotlight on homegrown and lol talent throughout the weekend, will start on Friday 27 Augt wh Fat Pri, wh DJs, dancers and performers all helpg to celebrate big Enby Show will take place on the Cabaret StageBlack Pri MCR will take ftival-goers on a mil journey, celebratg the black roots of hoe mic, dis, funky hoe, vol and tribal wh exceptnal DJs and inic dancers om the Northern Vogue Ballroom Queer Women’s Takeover will clu DJ Mix-Strs and DJ Róis, founr of the What She Said Club which giv space to LGBTQ+ women, genr non nformg and non-bary people, Paigey Cakey, and Manchter LGBTQ+ RnB DJs Stacy Bee, Nkay and DJ Cabaret Stage will host The Enby Show, which has been scribed as an “electric, unique and vibrant” genr-bendg variety show.

The events at Manchter Pri 2022 are gog to be ee wh the exceptn of the Gay Village Party, which has low e, fay tickets and VIP optns available addn to the standard day and weekend tickets.

50 om every ticket will be rgfenced as a donatn to the Manchter Pri Communy Fund, wh the money gog directly to LGBTQ+ and projects Greater Manchter through the distributn of full weekend ticket for the Gay Village Party is £32. Manchter Pri has prevly announced was be makg chang for this year’s ftival, which clud axeg the MCR Pri Live mic event and refocg s attentn on the LGBTQ+ muny, s activist roots and the Gay Village around Canal Fletcher, CEO at Manchter Pri, said: “We’re lighted that after a uple of years rtricted by Covid, we’re able to announce the excg schle of events that will make up this year’s Manchter Pri Ftival, wh six out of seven of our events beg ee to attend. “We know how important is for those buyg tickets for the Gay Village Party to know that money is gog directly to the and chari Manchter that mean the most to our muni.

HERE’S EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MANCHTER PRI’S GAY VILLAGE PARTY

The four-day event, which will take place Manchter’s Gay Village om Friday 23 to Monday 26 Augt, will this year brg live performanc, a food and makers market, fay-foced activi and more for Pri-goers to enjoy.

“The Gay Village Party will be a te celebratn of LGBT+ life right at the heart of the ftival our cy’s inic Gay Village, ” said Mark Fletcher, chief executive for Manchter Pri.

A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT

The neighbourhood has weled a gay clientele sce the 1940s, but, by all acunts, ’s only the past twenty years or so that thgs have really started to turn a rner, spe homosexualy beg crimalised 1967. An excerpt om Mancunian Gay magaze 1984 tled ‘Not tonight, Anrton’ tells the story of how one night 20 pla cloth officers stormed to Napoleons and forced everyone attendance to provi their personal rmatn before beg allowed to leave – an cint that was later brand as “an obv se of police victimisatn” a prs release issued by the Gay Centre. In spe of this, the first Gay Pub and Club Olympics event (now thought of as the gural Manchter Pri) still went ahead on the Augt Bank Holiday weekend of 1985.

Inspired by Ken Livgstone‘s early days on the Greater London Council, those new uncillors created an Equal Opportuni Commtee and appoted Maggie Turner and Pl Fairweather what would prove a landmark move for gay rights the north of England.

1986 saw thgs gradually improve for the muny, as uncillors’ ‘put their arms around’ the gay muny, welg a Northern Pri event 1986 and ntributg public funds towards the celebratns. As the ’80s ntued, Manchter’s fight for gay rights ntued wh the Sectn 28 march 1988 actg as a huge turng pot as the Thatcher ernment’s dranian legislatn brought people out onto the streets to prott their drov.

MANCHTER PRI 2022 DAT, TICKETS, PARA AND EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOWWHAT TIME DO MANCHTER PARA START, WHO’S HEADLG THE GAY VILLAGE PARTY, HOW DO YOU GET A WRISTBAND? ALL YOUR MANCHTER PRI 2022 QUTNS ANSWEREDMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYJENNA CAMPBELLWHAT'S ON EDOR08:53, 4 AUG 2022UPDATED16:18, 26 AUG 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWTHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

The battl agast stutnal homophobia were still beg fought, clearly, and some ntued to ll the Canal Street area ‘Satan’s Square Mile’ – but the openg of new nightclubs like Cz 101 and semal events Electric Chair and Poptastic saw the muny phg back. Repurposed at the end of the Indtrial Revolutn to a gay quarter that has sce bee one of the most famo the world, Manchter has a lot of thgs to be proud of – and the village is fely up there wh the bt. Napoleons – The olst gay pub the neighbourhood, Napoleon’s dat all the way back to 1941 and provis a safe space for trans people, crossdrsers and drag queens.

Cz 101 – This gay nightclub an old textile warehoe is ready to party seven days a week, wh a range of different nights playg everythg om cuttg-edge hoe to mercial floor-fillers and 80s, 90s and 00s classics. New York New York – From cktails the glam Queens Bar, to live baret, DJ sets and dancg ’til late the club, ‘Party Palace’ NYNY is open to party seven nights a week A safe, iendly, welg space for all, ’s sat the heart of the Gay Village for over thirty years.

G-A-Y – A lbian and gay club known for blastg out the pop tun to the early hours, G-A-Y is one of the big fol pots of Canal Street and really is somewhere you n’t avoid endg up if you’re on a night out there. The home of Manchter Pri sce 1985, every year visors flock to the Gay Village their thoands to party the streets and celebrate love all s forms across the Augt Bank Holiday weekend.

THE GAY ECSTASY OF THE VILLAGE PEOPLE

From The Bean of Hope, a symbol of solidary and memorial to everyone lost to HIV that was first nceived 1997, to the 2001 bronze statue of Manchter putg legend and gay in Alan Turg, head over to Sackville Garns to get your culture and nature fix one. Wh s own taxi ranks, regular b nng up and down Prcs Street and easy accs to tras and trams at Manchter Picdilly Statn, the Gay Village is extremely well nnected.

MANCHTER PRI FTIVAL REVEALS FAL HEADLERS FOR “ITS MOST DIVERSE LE-UP” AT THIS YEAR’S GAY VILLAGE PARTY

While firm fixtur cludg the Gay Village Party and Candlel Vigil will rema, the MCR Pri Live Ftival has been scrapped followg a nsultatn wh rints and visors. Thursday night se the lnch of the Human Rights Fom, which will brg together activists and thought lears, before the Gay Village Party kicks off on Friday eveng.

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

Alongsi entertament across three stag, the Gay Village will also host the ‘ultimate street party’ wh an array of markets, performanc and parti across village venu. 50 Gay Village Party - Monday (donatn only) Fay Day Pass - Saturday (4 tickets, up to 2 adults wh fe) - £49 Fay Day Pass - Sunday (4 tickets, up to 2 adults wh fe) - £40 Acrdg to the official Manchter Pri webse the Diamond and Gold VIP pass verg the whole weekend have sold out, but there may be some rale tickets available via the ticket lk above.

The Gay Village Party is the only ticketed event, meang that Manchter Pri's programmed areas wh the Gay Village, such as the three performance stag and event spac, require a ticket to attend. Read more of today's top stori here READ NEXT: Rois Murphy and Self Esteem to headle Homobloc 2022 UK's largt trans art ftival returns to Manchter for fifth year wh a promise of good vib and hope The new rtrant wh s of herage brgg classic French okg to Stretford Mall From Flh to Sectn 28 protts: Manchter's 'loud, happy and vibrant' LGBT+ muny celebrated new exhibn 'I was kicked out for beg gay. However, be this memory real or simulacm, strik me as hilar given what the Village People are universally known for: tongue--cheek gay nuendo, sparsely vered by a flimsy veneer of hyper-macho drag.

However the service’s tomatic n-on feature clearly disagreed and cid that, when Cowley’s sensual, gay bathhoe-ready rhythms end, ‘Macho Man’ would be a great follow-up. And I was fascated by the empowerment I felt om Village People, the tle track on their eponymo but album, and an unambiguo ll for gay liberatn that sounds more ak to a prott chant than a chart topper. Said first three albums (and pecially the first two) rry a surprisgly polil energy; the more popular tracks, such as the eponymo Macho Man, might be vacuo but others – take I Am What I Am, a fiant chant that suggts exactly what you’d expect to suggt – envisn a world which male bodi uld be ee to e together whout Francis was one of the gay mecs the Village People celebrated on their visnary but album (Cred: Alamy)As far as evokg same-sex love go, there was a precent – om dis’s genis, queered sexual posivy was the life blood of the genre, as Peter Shapiro intifi Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Dis.