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| May 23, 2014 | to | June 1, 2014 |
Pride Winnipeg – The Pride of the Prairies – is one of the largest celebrations between Toronto and Vancouver of LGBTTQ* (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, two-spirited, queer/questioning, and intersex) people and their allies, supporters and friends.
Winnipeg Pride 2014
After an extremely successful 2013 Pride Festival, which saw over 30,000 people participate in the festivities, Pride Winnipeg announced today at The Forks Market, that the 2014 Pride Festival will be bigger and better than ever with an even greater focus on breaking down barriers.
The Pride Winnipeg Festival, which this year runs from May 23rd – June 1st, is one of the largest Pride celebrations between Toronto and Vancouver. Today, Pride Winnipeg revealed its 2014 Parade & Festival Theme as “WITHOUT BORDERS”.
Pride Winnipeg also announced today that the Pride Forks Festival, which occurs on Pride Day (the first Sunday in June), will now begin on the Saturday before. By beginning on Saturday, Pride Winnipeg will be able to further meet the demands of festival-goers for more programming, an expanded Queer Beer Tent, more time to take in the festivities and also an opportunity to draw more attention to community-run events such as the Winnipeg DykeMarch.
More Festival Means More Headliners!
After announcing the expansion of the Pride Winnipeg Forks Festival, Pride Winnipeg announced that there will be four major headliners this year. Last night at Fame Nightclub, after a round of competing auditions were held to determine which local acts would grab coveted spots in this year’s lineup, the members of Pride Winnipeg announced that The Voice’s Beverly McClellan and hip-pop-dance-rock trio PRTY H3RO, will perform on Saturday May 31; followed by Eurodance diva Thea Austin and UK electro-dance icon Luciana on Pride Day, Sunday June 1.
Beverly McClellan is best known for being a contestant in the first season of The Voice where she placed in the top three. Her most memorable performance was “Beautiful” featuring Christina Aguilera.
Toronto-based PRTY H3RO, featuring members Natasha Zimbaro, Dizzy Overhill and Mark Luongo, cracked the Billboard Canadian Hot 100’s top 40 with their debut single “Life of the Party,” which became a favorite song last summer.
Thea Austin is an international, Grammy Award winning vocalist. Austin is best known for her participation in the German Eurodance project, SNAP! She was the powerhouse singer behind the second biggest selling single of 1992, “Rhythm is a Dancer.” In 1999 Austin topped UK charts again with the hit “Can’t Get Enough” as part of the Soulsearcher collective.
Dubbed the UK Electro Princess, Luciana has been gracing the charts since 1994 with her seductive vocals. Some of her hit singles include “We Own the Night,” “I Like That,” “I’m Still Hot,” and “U B The Bass.” She’s also been a collaborative force behind other hit singles from artists such as Tiёsto, Bodyrox, deadmau5, Dave Audé and Taio Cruz.
“Our theme this year is WITHOUT BORDERS and we’re demonstrating our dedication to this theme by having expanded the Pride Forks Festival and bringing in international talent,” said Pride Winnipeg President, Jonathan Niemczak.
The Pride Forks Festival will also feature local talent such as Take Flight Aerial & Acrobatics, hip-hop artist Ro Walker Mills, and pop-rock group Take Me to the Pilot.
Read the full media release here
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