Adam Lambert, who has today announced a European tour and a Las Vegas residency is the first artist to be announced for Manchester Pride Festival’s live music extravaganza, Manchester Pride Live this year.
Adam, whose new single Roses featuring Nile Rodgers is out now, will play Manchester Pride as part of his European ‘Velvet Tour’ in support of new album ‘Velvet’, set for release on March 20th.
The show is one of two UK dates and will be the celebration of LGBTQ+ life which is delivered by charity Manchester Pride. Lambert will perform at the two-day event at Mayfield on Sunday 30 August.
Adam Lambert is an openly gay, American singer, songwriter and actor who, since 2009, has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. He rose to fame in 2009 on the eighth season of American Idol and is renowned as frontman for Queen who will also be touring in 2020.
“We are beyond thrilled that Adam has created a space in his tour to join in our celebrations of LGBTQ+ life in Manchester.
As a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality all year round it’s incredibly important to us that we showcase the breadth of LGBTQ+ artists who provide inspiration to all.
To have such an influential LGBTQ activist as Adam choose to perform at Manchester Pride Live is testament to the reputation that Manchester has as a leading City, worldwide in the advancement of LGBTQ+ equality.” (Mark Fletcher, chief executive for Manchester Pride)
Adam is the first of many more artist announcements to come. Watch this space for more great LGBTQ+ performers and allies when we release our line-up in February.”
“I am so excited to perform at Manchester Pride for the very first time! Something I have always wanted to do! I keep hearing that LGBTQ + representation is on fire over there and I can’t wait to be part of it and see you soon!” (Adam Lambert)
Manchester Pride Festival in partnership with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays, will return for another weekend of campaigning, celebrating and fundraising for LGBTQ+ life in Greater Manchester over the August Bank Holiday 2020.
Festival organisers have announced a few changes for 2020 following learnings and audience feedback in 2019. Manchester Pride Live will return to Mayfield for its second year and will see a reduced capacity and more toilets on the site to ensure a comfortable experience for those attending. Also, tickets are available to buy through Klarna which means that buyers can split the cost over three instalments if they wish.
Manchester Pride Live 2020 will be held at Mayfield, the emerging neighbourhood which has become one of the city’s most spectacular new cultural venues as it undergoes a £1.4bn regeneration scheme led by the Mayfield Partnership.
To find out more about Manchester Pride click here.
