03/08/13: So the theme for this year’s Brighton Pride was ‘Icons On The Park’ and there were plenty of Gagas, Superwomen and er… even a Darth Vader on the parade route! And while we considered pulling our scrotums over our heads and going as our icon Joan Rivers, we thought “Hmm, better not!”. Why would we cover our fabulous selves in a disguise anyway?
The sun was beaming, the beats were thumping and the fags and hags of Preston Park were buzzing. Under the cabaret cover Davina Sparkle did exactly that – and we’re not talking about that glittering get-up she was sporting – her stage show was pure hilarity. And forget Nashville, later that day Trashville Tennessee proved a success for hedonistic homo’s hopping along to her trashy parodies.
While at first glance we couldn’t understand the name Calabash, inside the tent we spoke the language fluently with pure R&B jams from Rob Ninebob and Melody Kane. And in the Bear tent with Micky Galliano and Severino pumping out the happy house, things got grizzly. Although not as grizzly as the Women’s Dance Tent where we narrowly avoided a mosh pit. “Gurrrrl!”
In the Wild Fruit Tent, things were going off with Seamus Haji dropping some commercial remixes before Steve Pitron really hotted things up – so hot in fact the clubbers were stripping off quicker than a drunk twink at closing time. Over on the main stage, Stooshe warmed up a few ‘Black Heart’s before reformed Sugababes, MKS, nearly made us ‘Flatline’ with their mega new hit – along with some old favourites, while Paloma Faith had clearly taken the theme into account with an old school Marilyn Monroe look.
We used the time left to get through as much of the funfair as possible. And afterwards we went looking for a another type of ride, as everyone knows being thrown around in the air doesn’t compare to being thrown around a bedroom. Another amazing Brighton Pride to be proud of!
Words by Anthony Gilet
