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Out on the town
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Ab Drag (Charles Street Club)
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Following on from the success of last month's performance, Absolutely Dragulous once again took to the Charles Street stage......
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Circus in Bournemouth
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Venturing west along the coast to the other gay mecca of the south we headed to Bournemouth for a night of Circus madness at the Opera House....
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Let's Get Physical! (Wild Fruit @ Tru)
Sunday, 24 August 2008
With the 2008 Olympics at a close it was only fitting to slip into some lycra, get together for a drink and celebrate the successes of all the fit athletes! Obviously!...
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Beacon Cabaret Fundraiser (Queen's Arms)
Monday, 25 August 2008
With Drag With No Name kicking things off, this all-day cabaret fundraiser was always going to be a storming one! A huge line-up of talent joined the mayhem to raise some much needed funds for the UK&...
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Reading Pride 2008
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Reading Pride 2008 : King's Meadow Park (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
It couldn't have been better weather as around 10,000 people headed to King's Meadow Park to explore, to have a drink, enjoy some live acts, to meet other people and to generally soak up the...
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Reading Pride 2008 : Live Stage (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
A fantastic line-up on the Live Stage ensured that the crowds continued to swell throughout the afternoon... acts that have headlined at other events put in an appearance (we caught Rozalla, Angie Bro...
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Reading Pride 2008 : The Cabaret Tent (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
The Cabaret tent was a hugely popular part of the afternoon's proceedings at King's Meadow Park - with a line-up of top talent keeping us all suitably amused. It was great to catch some caba...
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Manchester Pride 2008
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Manchester Pride 2008 : HMS Federation (Federation @ The Ritz, Manchester)
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Without a doubt one of the highlights of the Pride weekend was Sunday night's Federation at the Ritz. If there was one party not to be missed this weekend, then this was surely it!...
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Poptastic (Poptastic)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
With their usual energy and enthusiasm, the Poptastic team staged three sailor-themed events over this Manchester Pride - as well as pulling out all the stops for their float....
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Manchester Pride 2008 : Uni Challenge (Manchester Students Union & Academy, Manchester)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Now in its ninth year (count'em!), Uni Challenge is a staple of Manchester Pride weekend. As well as finding Federation in the main arena, Ibiza's Matinée joined the party, along with...
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Soho Pride 2008
Another day of drinking, dancing and mixing with likeminded revellers? Difficult to turn down! The heart of the capital was once again camping it up as Soho Pride took over the streets once more.
The Park
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Pride 2008 : Park People (Preston Park)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Despite the damp start to the day, the sun did finally make an appearance, and people turned out in their tens of thousands to explore the park.
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Pride 2008 : Revenge Cabaret Tent (Revenge Cabaret Tent)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
This year's Revenge Cabaret Tent was ably hosted by Lady James, Sally Vate, Miss Hap, Betty Swollocks, Cookie and Cassidy Connors - and included a line-up of local and not-so-local talent through...
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Pride 2008: Fruit in the Park (Wild Fruit @ Preston Park)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Pride in Preston Park simply wouldn't be the same without the huge party under the Wild Fruit canvas. The tunes kept banging out as top DJs took their turn to entertain us....
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Women's Performance Tent (Preston Park)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Even the light showers couldn't keep the crowds away from this array of talent for this year's Pride... may I present the Women's Performance Tent....
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Funfair (Preston Park)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Pride is about loads of different people getting together and having a good time and the fair at Preston Park is the perfect place to find such a collection....
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Brighton Pride 2008: Stalls at the Park (Preston Park)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Live performance wasn't the only thing going on under canvas on the park... there were two separate areas of market stalls... some of them selling things and some of them providing information on...
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Pride Saturday... After the Park
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Monkey Pride Special! (Monkey @ The Brighton Coalition)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Great to have a taste of Monkey again, and what better venue than down at Coalition. As a special Pride treat, there was live PA tonight from Kim Mazelle, and fabulous music provided by the likes of P...
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Pride at the Queen's Arms (Queen's Arms)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
It was all hands on deck as Andy and the Queen's Arms staff tried to keep the pints topped up both inside and out at the Street Party......
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Pride Carnival (Popstarz @ Concorde 2)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
The Popstarz crew pulled out all the stops for Pride in converting that creepy old seaside fun-house that is Concorde 2 into a carnival of all things indie and alternative....
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Steve and the Marine Team! (Marine Tavern)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
As ever, Steve and the Marine Team worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to keep us well watered - serving up pints through their window, and providing a little haven from the mayhem if you chose t...
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The Parade
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Parade setup (Brighton Pier)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
If you've never put together a float or been part of a walking group for a parade then you may not have realised just how much work goes into each and every entry. This morning, to make things ev...
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Parade Start (Madeira Drive)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
What better place to watch the start of the parade than atop an open topped bus... although keeping the rain wiped off the lens was a constant battle, here are some bird's eye views of what went ...
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Pavilion Parade (Royal Pavilion)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
As the Parade winds it's way past the Pavilion on the way up to the Park, James & Huw battle the crowds and the umbrellas to get a few shots of the Parade - by this time looking a little more...
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Pride Week Events
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Pride at The PV (4 substories) (The PV at The Jury's Out)
Wednesday, 30 July to Sunday, 3 August 2008
The PV did their bit for fundraising for this year's Pride with a week of events....
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Lollipop Vs Housexual (Revenge)
Friday, 1 to Friday, 1 August 2008
Revenge got their Pride weekend off to a flying start with their ever popular Lollipop v Housesexual, getting everyone in the mood for the big Brighton weekend....
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Feelings of Pride Conference (The Queens Hotel)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
This year, Pride hosted their first Feelings of Pride Conference, organised by the Brighton and Sussex Sexualities Network and supported by the University of Brighton, University of Sussex and Pride i...
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Kate & Jo's Deck Action
Saturday, 2 to Monday, 4 August 2008
In between pressing play we capture a little backstage love at various venues around Brighton for the REALBrighton Family Album....
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Pride 2008 : Cabaret at the Tavern (Brighton Tavern)
Friday, 1 August 2008
As far as I'm aware, the Brighton Tavern has never been a cabaret venue before... but tonight the side bar was transformed with glittery curtains and a sound system, and Crystal D'Canter on ...
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Lady Bex Lounge Party (R-Bar)
Friday, 1 to Friday, 1 August 2008
For some of the very best in Pre-Pride partying before we all popped next door to revenge, R Bar certainly did the trick!...
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Dolly Rockets into a Pride Celebration (Legends Bar)
Friday, 1 August 2008
Ahh...Legends is a joy on Pride Eve as residents and visitors down for the weekend flock to start their weekend celebrations off in style at Celebration with Dolly Rocket....
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Curiosity Pride Party (Charles Street Club)
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Curiosity, a relative newcomer to the line-up of clubnights at Charles Street, laid on a special night-before-pride party helping put everyone in the mood for the big weekend......
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 pride countdown
Forthcoming pride festivals... REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.
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| Christmas Day |
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| The Day of the Triffids |
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The Aquarium Theatre Bar
Cardiff Pride Park Rained off
