Tune in to celebrate Pride weekend

Pride events may have been cancelled across the country this year but Clyde 1 is ensuring celebrations can still go on with a Pride Throwback Weekend.

The event – sponsored by CMS Scotland – will be held from Friday to Sunday on Clyde 1 and across the Hits Radio Network in Scotland.

The event will include Sunday Pride, which will see Micky Gavin and Grant Thomson hosting a show on August 30 across the network in Scotland from noon to 4pm.

The show will feature iconic Pride artists including the likes of Lady Gaga, Years & Years, Kylie and Dua Lipa.

The presenters will also launch Pride: Scotland’s March for Equality’, which is a series of three podcasts where they talk about their experiences growing up gay in Scotland, talk to people from the LGBTQ+ community and learn about the history and future of Pride in Scotland.

A new LGBTQ+ dedicated station, Hits Radio Pride, is also launching on Friday.

The pop- up station will play a playlist of some of the biggest hits.

The station will initially be available in Scotland online, on mobile apps and on smart speakers.

Victoria Easton- Riley, content director, Hits Radio Network in Scotland, said:

“Covid-19 has obviously impacted on many of the planned events and we thought it was more important than ever that our listeners could celebrate Pride.

“We are planning Scotland’s biggest Pride party with our Throwback Weekend as well as the launch of Micky and Grant’s brilliant new podcast series.”