Blackpool Pride 2020

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A host of internationally-acclaimed music stars are lined up for Pride Blackpool’s biggest ever weekend.
Craig Coleman, Chair of Pride Blackpool, said: “We are thrilled to be working alongside VisitBlackpool to bring not just international and national performers to Pride this year, but to have some amazing local home-grown talent as part of the weekend of entertainment for everyone.

“This year, we will be making full use of the Promenade’s famous Tower Festival Headland Arena not just for the live music but there will be lots to do for younger families in the family-friendly areas with events and activities taking place across the whole of the weekend.

Parade
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Festival
Friday
The festival will open on the night of Friday 5 June on the Tower Festival Headland with performances by two of the UK’s most enduring music acts – Right Said Fred and Marc Almond.

Saturday
June 6, America’s Jake Shears, lead singer of the award-winning Scissor Sisters, will take to the stage for his Blackpool debut.
Saturday’s headline act, Jake Shears, is the charismatic lead singer of the multi platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Brit award-winning glam rock band Scissor Sisters. In 2018, he joined the cast of Kinky Boots on Broadway in the lead role as Charlie Price, and released his debut book and memoir ‘Boys Keep Swinging’. In the same year, Jake released his eponymous debut solo album to critical acclaim, followed by tours in the UK and US, and most recently in Australia with Kylie Minogue. When not on tour, he divides his time between Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans.
Jake will be supported on the Saturday night by Blackpool’s own powerhouse, Jenny Ball, who has enjoyed a decade of stage success including appearances on The X-Factor, The Voice and Britain’s Got Talent, and is a veteran of many Pride events. In 2019, she was the winner of Pride Stars and more recently winning the World Karaoke World Championships in Tokyo.

After Party
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