Pride announces main stage hosts
READING Pride has announced its main stage hosts for this year’s Love Unites Festival.
The main stage features acts throughout the day, including live music, drag, and cabaret, featuring a number of performers from the the local community and the LGBTQ+ community.
After it recently took over B Radio to announce its headline act, Nadine Coyle, Reading Pride has now announced the 2022 hosts.
Reading Pride founding member Jamie Wake will be among those leading proceedings.
Jamie has performed as Sue Panover on the cabaret scene, and was crowned Mr Leather UK in 2017, and is now the CEO of Club FOD, which provides a regular, dedicated safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Reading.
He will also be joined by Dr Bev, a drag act hailing from Cardiff, fresh from Pride events in Malta and Doncaster.
Multi-award winning drag artist, Drag Idol 2011 champion, and equality activist Son of a Tutu will also be bringing her edgy, acidic energy to the event.
Pride mainstay Wilma Fingadoo will return to the event, with her cheeky, performances firmly established as an event favourite.
They will be joining Nadine Coyle, who has achieved 20 consecutive top ten singles in the UK, including four Number 1 singles, with Girls Aloud. Her solo work includes a Number 1 EP on the iTunes charts.
She’ll be supported by Lolly, who returns from her popular performance at Pride in 2021.
Rounding out the roster is Ring the Alarm, Carter the Bandit, Nicolette Street, Bentley Jones, Janethan, Sam Solace, and Danny Lampo.
Reading Pride’s Love Unites Festival 2022 takes place on Saturday, September 3, in Kings Meadow. The parade will set off from Reading Station at 11.15am, arriving at the festival at approximately noon.