Manchester Pride 2004

This ten-day festival celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life, culminating in the Big Weekend with 62 hours of non-stop partying and fundraising in Manchester's Gay Village from 10pm, Friday 27th until midnight, Monday 30th August.

The Big Weekend includes a main stage with live acts, cabaret stage, dance tent, sport zone, the largest ever mass blessing demonstrating for equal partnership rights, Lifestyle Expo (where you can get free holistic therapies or find about health needs), women's space, street and circus entertainment, market stalls and all the bars and clubs in Manchester's famous Gay Village.

Acts confirmed on the Main Stage so far, include: Five Star; Hazel Dean; DJ Sammy Jo (Scissor Sisters' personal DJ); Fierce Girl; Angie Brown; Darren Hayes (lead singer from Savage Garden); Kelly Lorenna; Scooch; Soda Club; Resonance Q; songs from, Jerry Springer the Opera; the Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus; appearances from Mr Gay UK finalists, last years winner Garrad, and Robin S.

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