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1	Amsterdam Bar & Bistro : The Monday Musical!
2	Bulldog : Marcia's Glitter Ball
3	Charles Street Bar : Studio 150 Warm Up
4	The London Hotel, Southampton : Monday at The London
5	The Star Inn : Polars & Daddies
6	R-Bar : Miss Jason's Madhouse
7	Queen's Arms : Cherry Poppin's Karaoke Show
8	Vavoom Video Bar : Pump up the music
9	Charles Street Club : Studio 150

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10	The Basement Club (below Legends) : Back to the 80's & 90's
11	The Zone : You Say We Play
12	Legends Bar : Dave Lynn & Friends
13	The Fountain Inn, Crawley : Chill Out Zone
14	The Aquarium Theatre Bar : Global Greats
15	Brighton Tavern : Monday Meltdown
16	The PV at The Jury's Out : I don't like Mondays!
17	Concorde 2 : Jeff Lewis & The Jitters
18	Marine Tavern : Hot Gossip

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Latest News

Cardiff Pride Park Rained off

Cooper's Field rained off... but other events to go ahead

A statement issued by the organisers of Cardiff Pride 2008 brings us the unfortunate news that the Cooper's Field event has been rained off - but street parties and other events will be taking place as planned.

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22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival on tour

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Wales for the weekend?
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Wig out
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Brighton Pride 2008

Brighton Pride 2008 : Parade setup (Brighton Pier)
Saturday, 2 August 2008
If you've never put together a float or been part of a walking group for a parade then you may not have realised just how much work goes into each and every entry. This morning, to make things ev...
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	Mother / Son (The Marlborough Theatre) Tue, 29 Jul - Sat, 2 Aug 08
	The REALBrighton Pride Quiz Challenge 2008 (Charles Street Club) Tue, 29 Jul 08

Religion-Air (Religion @ Charles Street Club)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
The Charles Street Club kicked off its Pride weekend with Religion-Air - celebrating this year's Pride Around the World theme....
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	Devil's Dyke by bike! Wed, 30 Jul 08
	Legends Cabaret Fundraiser (2 substories) (Legends Bar) Sun, 27 Jul 08

Do You Hear the People Sing? (St Andrew's Church)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Oooh, they're getting rather good, aren't they? Every time I'm sent to photograph the B&H(a)GMC ("yes, we're the Brighton and Hove Gay Men's Chorus, Ac-tu-ally...&quo...
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	The Pride Garden Party Sun, 27 Jul 08
	Over The Rainbow (Amsterdam Bar & Bistro) Sun, 27 Jul 08

Mind Out for the Laughs (Komedia)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Hoorah for locally-grown comedy fundraising evenings! Nicky Mitchell, Brighton's very own Sandy Toksvig, hosted another evening of marvellous comedy and music, with Debra Jane Appleby, Jaq Bayles...
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	Drag Racing – Battle of the Balls! (Devil's Dyke) Sat, 26 Jul 08
	Preston Park... the setup! (Preston Park) Mon, 28 Jul - Fri, 1 Aug 08

Bright'n'Queer at Pride (Joogleberry Playhouse)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Steve Bustin introduced a gaggle of comediens (I assume that's the collective term) in what was yet another sell-out show for Brighton'n'Queer. Tonight's line-up included im-off-th...
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Brighton Pride 2008 : Float Workshops
(Same Sky)
Tue, 1 Jul - Sat, 2 Aug 08

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Girls on Top vs Klub Koochy (Revenge)
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Revenge kicks off the Pride weekend with a packed out Girls on Top vs Klub Koochy....
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	Fire at the Best Western, Brighton! (Best Western : The Brighton Hotel) Thu, 17 Jul 08
	Treason Show : July 08 (Komedia) Sat, 12 Jul 08

Curiosity Light (Charles Street Club)
Friday, 25 July 2008
Following it's success at TigerTiger in Portsmouth, Curiosity has arrived in Brighton... Trashy disco pop tunes were blasted out all night with sing alongs led by Cassidy Connors and Connie Conwa...
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	Shout! The Afterparty (R-Bar) Mon, 7 Jul 08
	New food... new art! (The Aquarium Theatre Bar) Mon, 7 Jul 08

Curiosity Pre-Drinking (Charles Street Bar)
Friday, 25 July 2008
We caught a few of the clubbers downstairs in Charles Street bar as they were warming up for their first Curiosity!...
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	A Big Fruity Aloha! (Wild Fruit @ Tru) Sun, 6 Jul 08
	Pride Dog Show 2008 (Hove RFC, Hove) Sun, 6 Jul 08

Pre-Pride Sundae (Sunday Sundae @ Audio)
Sunday, 27 July 2008
A few drinks, a few friends and a few top tunes... loving it!...
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	Post London Sundaes (Sunday Sundae @ Audio) Sun, 6 Jul 08
	Andy's Last Lollipop (Revenge) Fri, 4 Jul 08

A little bit of Rio... (Sunday Sundae @ Audio)
Sunday, 20 July 2008
When Sunday Sundae throws a two-floor late-night special the choice is yours... take Monday off, or be prepared to sit at your desk with the hangover from hell all day......
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	Dolly Rocket's Celebration! (Legends Bar) Fri, 4 Jul 08
	Stars and Stripes Party (Brighton Tavern) Fri, 4 Jul 08

Mr Gay QA 2008 (Queen's Arms)
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
The Queens Arms annual competition to find the best gay in brighton.
9.00-midnight. free entry....
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	Fairylea Fotos (Charles Street Bar) Fri, 4 Jul 08
	Vavoom's New Video Lounge (Vavoom Video Bar) Fri, 4 Jul 08

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Shipwrecked at Mark & Cam's!
Saturday, 26 July 2008
I'm debating whether we need to add 'Mark & Cam's to our list of clubs in the REALBrighton directory? Congratulations to the boys who really outdid themselves once again! Even the w...
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Camping in Studland
Fri, 18 Jul 08

Pride London 2008

Pride London 2008 : Parade setup
Saturday, 5 July 2008
With the streets closed the parade began to take shape as people prepared for the 1 o'clock set off. The huge Rainbow Flag was unfurled, balloons were strung over the fire engines, St John Ambula...
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	Pride London 2008 : Around Soho Square (Soho Square, London) Sat, 5 Jul 08
	London Pride 2008 : Scottie's Parade Sat, 5 Jul 08

Pride London 2008 : The Parade (1 substory)
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Stormy, wet weather? What stormy wet weather!? The only umbrellas we needed today were to keep the sun off......
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	Pride London 2008 : Barcode Vauxhall (Barcode Vauxhall, London) Sat, 5 Jul 08
	A Charming Pride Boat Party Sat, 5 Jul 08

Berlin CSD 2008

Berlin Christopher Street Day 2008
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Berlin CSD (Christopher Street Day) 2008 was marked with a day long street party that wound its way through the city - and for many of us ended in a big night of partying - Berlin style!...
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Berlin CSD 2008... More parade!
Sat, 28 Jun 08

Brighton Fringe Festival 2008

Well - the Fringe is over for another year... but what a bloody fantastic festival it was! With four weeks of diverse events there was something for absolutely everyone. And plenty for me.

Brighton Fringe 2008 photo archive

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Oxford Pride 2008
Saturday, 12 July 2008
This year Oxford celebrated its first gay parade in over 1,000 years of recorded history... and REALPride was there to record the occasion!...
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	Lulu and friends! (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London) Thu, 10 Jul 08
	Playa PUSH 1st Birthday (Flamingos Nightclub, Bristol) Sat, 5 Jul 08

Pride London 2008

The UK's capital pride event was blesssed with sunshine this year, as thousands turned out to celebrate, some to protest and most to party.

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Reading Pride 2008

Reading Pride 2008 : King's Meadow Park (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
It couldn't have been better weather as around 10,000 people headed to King's Meadow Park to explore, to have a drink, enjoy some live acts, to meet other people and to generally soak up the...
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	Reading Pride 2008 : The Parade (The Wynford Arms, Reading) Sat, 30 Aug 08
	Reading Pride 2008 : Market Stalls (Kings Meadow, Reading) Sat, 30 Aug 08

Reading Pride 2008 : Live Stage (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
A fantastic line-up on the Live Stage ensured that the crowds continued to swell throughout the afternoon... acts that have headlined at other events put in an appearance (we caught Rozalla, Angie Bro...
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	Reading Pride 2008 : The Granby (The Granby, Reading) Sat, 30 Aug 08
	Reading Pride 2008 : The Wynnie (The Wynford Arms, Reading) Sat, 30 Aug 08

Reading Pride 2008 : The Cabaret Tent (Kings Meadow, Reading)
Saturday, 30 August 2008
The Cabaret tent was a hugely popular part of the afternoon's proceedings at King's Meadow Park - with a line-up of top talent keeping us all suitably amused. It was great to catch some caba...
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Warm-up to Pride 2008
(The Wynford Arms, Reading)
Fri, 29 Aug 08

Manchester Pride 2008

Manchester Pride 2008 : HMS Federation (Federation @ The Ritz, Manchester)
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Without a doubt one of the highlights of the Pride weekend was Sunday night's Federation at the Ritz. If there was one party not to be missed this weekend, then this was surely it!...
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : Around The Village (Gay Village : Canal Street, Manchester) Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Drama Queen Pride Party! (Cruz 101, Manchester) Sat, 23 Aug 08

Manchester Pride 2008 : Poptastic (Poptastic)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
With their usual energy and enthusiasm, the Poptastic team staged three sailor-themed events over this Manchester Pride - as well as pulling out all the stops for their float....
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : The Parade Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Manchester Pride 2008 : Stuart's Parade (1 substory) Sat, 23 Aug 08

Manchester Pride 2008 : Uni Challenge (Manchester Students Union & Academy, Manchester)
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Now in its ninth year (count'em!), Uni Challenge is a staple of Manchester Pride weekend. As well as finding Federation in the main arena, Ibiza's Matinée joined the party, along with...
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	Manchester Pride 2008 : Parade Setup Sat, 23 Aug 08
	Some Pre-Pride Cruzing (Poptastic @ Cruz 101, Manchester) Thu, 21 Aug 08

Soho Pride 2008

Another day of drinking, dancing and mixing with likeminded revellers? Difficult to turn down! The heart of the capital was once again camping it up as Soho Pride took over the streets once more.