Party at a packed Missing Bar this Pride
Missing is one of Birmingham’s top party bars and we’re hoping the venue has fitted a revolving door especially for Pride this weekend to keep up with the amount of acts set to its stage from Friday evening. DJs include Mike Emery, Wanda Why, Miss M, Laqueefa and Gavina while performances come courtesy of – deep breath – Divine Miss M, Twiggy, Boyonce, Martha D’Arthur, Crystal Lubrikunt, Cherry Liquor, Alfie Ordinary, Gavina, Shania Pain, Donna Trump and the House of Allure Burlesque Group. Phew.
Get ready for an XXL Birmingham Pride
London-based mega club XXL heads north this Friday (25 May) for its monthly Birmingham rave up, only this weekend it’s going to be H-U-G-E because it’s Birmingham Pride weekend! Your XXL night out starts at 9pm and comes complete with six hours of house music from resident DJ Paul Morrell and a fine crowd of bears, blokes, cubs, chubs, chunks and hunks. Entry is £6 – visit xxl-london.com/xxl-birmingham for more details.
The Vengaboys are coming… to the Nightingale
Birmingham Pride weekend reaches a pop-tactic climax on Sunday (27 May) when Dutch Eurodance group The Vengaboys hit the stage at one of the city’s best-loved hotspots, The Nightingale. That’s the cake, now here’s the cherry: entry to the club over the whole Pride weekend is just £15 with The Big Gale Pride Pass, available from nightingaleclub.co.uk. This bad boy gets you entry to not just Sunday, but Friday and Saturday too!
Free entry to Eden Bar all Pride
Eden Bar is helping to make this a Birmingham Pride to remember this weekend when a string of fabulous acts take to the stage over to star-studded days. On Saturday (26 May) get ready for Katrina of the Waves, Jake Quickenden, Mary Mac, Danny Beard, Brenda La Beau and Fanny Burns, while on Sunday (27 May) you get the one and only Beverley Knight plus Tight Fit’s Denise Pearson, La Voix, The Sundaes, Vicki Vivacious, KY Kelly and The Fleurettes. But perhaps best of all, you get all these acts for FREE! Yes, free entry, bitches. Enjoy.
Don’t miss the Birmingham Pride Parade
The jewel in the Birmingham Pride crown is the Parade and this Saturday (26 May) it assembles from 10.30am at Victoria Square in the City Centre and sets off at midday. From there it will wind its way along New Street, around the city and down to the top of Hurst Street by the Hippodrome. From there the Parade disperses where you can then explore the cabaret marquee, beer garden, food court, main stage, dance area and so much more. Check out birminghampride.com/pride-guide-2018 for all the information.
This weekend at Via Manchester
Your bank holiday weekend at Via Manchester kicks off with Thank Via It’s Friday starring Roxy Rivers upstairs and Dan Walker in the club. The following night that Brighton-based babe Drag With No Name is your Saturday evening entertainment from 10.30pm, and then what better way to start your Sunday than with a delicious Via Sunday roast, which are served from midday until 8pm. See viamanchester.co.uk for more details.
