SACKVILLE GARDENS

Relax in the relative calm of Sackville Gardens and take in some alternative entertainment!

Sackville Gardens will house Origin Stage with a full programme of entertainment and will offer family activities and other activities to allow festival goers the chance to step out of the throng and relax over the Big Weekend!

Friday 22 August

20:00 Village King & Queen 2008
The finale of the summer Village King and Queen competition - find out who will lead the Manchester Pride Parade on Saturday!

Saturday 23 August

SA PromotionsWith SA Promotions, Manchester Pride presents live local independent bands day - the best place to see Manchester's new music.

17:00 Kamal Arafa & The Moonlight Band
www.myspace.com/kamalarafa
17:50 Twilight Robin
www.myspace.com/twilightrobin
18:40 Reemer
www.myspace.com/reemerband
19:30 Rooks & The Ravens
www.myspace.com/rookandtheravens
20:30 Orchids
www.myspace.com/orchidsmyspace
21:30 Kid British
www.myspace.com/kidbritishandtheactionmanky
22:30 Dieter & The Gadabouts

www.myspace.com/dieterandthegadabouts

23:00 Close

Sunday 24 August

14:00

Frisky & Mannish
Frisky and Mannish met at the Leipzig Conservatoire where they forged a firm friendship based largley on mutual disdain for just about everyone else they met. Having toured their Handel concert performances to everywhere worth visiting from Krakow to Thessalonki, they embarked on a swift, self-taught introduction to famous English and American "pop songs". Their idiosyncratic results form the basis of their twisted pop cabaret...
www.friskyandmannish.co.uk

15:00 Saltylips

www.myspace.com/thesaltylips

15:30 Pride's Got Talent
15:45

Rachel Cook
Rachel Cook and co. are a five-piece unit of acoustic musical lovelyness - think songs about superheroes, a moon made of cheese and jigsaw puzzle piecing, plus percussive/funky guitar, intense cajon beats and simply delightful three part harmony... Add to the equation a shagpile rug and good times await.
www.myspace.com/rachelcookmusic
www.rachelcook.co.uk

16:00 Prossy Kakooza
17:00 Arch Ensembles

Come and join Arch Ensembles in Sackville Park to add an element of pop classics to your weekend!

Be entertained by our DJ Danny McCarthy at 5 pm before we take you on a glittering journey through the delights of stage and screen with Arch Symphonic Winds at 6 pm. You'll be able to sing-a-long as we play selections from musical theatre including Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music and much much more.

From 8pm we will entertain you with favourites from the 'Last Night of the Proms'. Flag waving and hooters are a must as we end our set with Pomp and Circumstance - 'Land of Hope and Glory' and Fantasia on British Sea Songs - 'Rule Britannia'.

21:00

Arch Stage Sound
Arch Stage Sound will bring the evening to a close with a variety of swing and jazz classics from the Rat Pack era and Motown and Soul favourites including James Brown and Stevie Wonder as you boogie the night away!
www.archensembles.com

23:00 Close

Monday 25 August

14:00 Wobblefunk DJ's

Since 2003 the Wobblefunk DJ’s (DM & Thuz) have provided a fusion of raw funk, sleek soul and sunshine reggae at a variety of events and festivals, throughout the UK and Europe, with performances this summer in London, Ibiza and Barcelona.

DJ DM will be supporting the Arch Ensemble throughout their set on Sunday afternoon with a diverse selection of funk, reggae and fun covers. On Monday DJ DM & Thuz will deliver their trademark Wobblefunk sound for 3 hours of sun-soaked carnival tomfoolery and rhythms you can Wobble to.

For further information contact wobblefunk@live.co.uk or search for ‘Wobblefunk Soundsystem’ as a Facebook group to find out about future events and links to download mixes.

17:00 Close
21:00

Manchester Pride Candlelit Vigil
Join us on Sackville Park at 9pm for the spiritual climax of Manchester Pride as hundreds gather to reflect and remember those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Click here for more information on the Candlelit Vigil

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